Karakeep

Karakeep (previously known as Hoarder) is a self-hostable bookmark manager built for data hoarders who want to save links, notes, images, and PDFs in one place. Licensed under AGPL-3.0 and owned by Localhost Labs Ltd, it combines AI-powered automatic tagging with full-text search and broad platform support. The project has accumulated over 24,000 GitHub stars and a managed cloud offering entered public beta.

What It Is

Karakeep is an open-source "bookmark-everything" application that goes beyond traditional link managers. It stores links, plain notes, images, and PDFs, then uses LLM-based AI to automatically tag and summarize saved content. Users can run it on their own infrastructure via Docker or use the managed Karakeep Cloud. The name is inspired by the Arabic word "كراكيب" (karakeeb), a colloquial term for miscellaneous clutter or odds and ends that hold personal value.

Core Feature Set

Karakeep ships with a wide range of capabilities out of the box:

• AI tagging and summarization using OpenAI or local models via Ollama
• Full-text search powered by Meilisearch
• OCR for extracting text from images
• Full page archival using monolith to protect against link rot
• Auto video archiving via yt-dlp
• RSS feed auto-hoarding to pull content automatically
• Rule-based engine for customized bookmark management
• Highlights for marking and storing excerpts from saved content
• Collaborative lists for shared team bookmarking
• SSO support and bulk actions
• Bookmark importers from Chrome, Pocket, Linkwarden, Omnivore, and Tab Session Manager
• Automatic browser bookmark sync via floccus

Platform and App Ecosystem

Karakeep is accessible across virtually every major platform. Browser extensions are available for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari. Native mobile apps exist for both iOS (App Store) and Android (Google Play). The web app, REST API, webhooks, and a powerful CLI round out the integration surface. The project also supports LLM agent frameworks such as OpenClaw and Hermes through official agentic skills.

Tech Stack

The application is built on a modern TypeScript stack: Next.js (App Router) for the web frontend, React Native for mobile, Drizzle ORM for database management, NextAuth for authentication, tRPC for client-server communication, Puppeteer for crawling, OpenAI for AI features, and Meilisearch for full-text search.

Update: v0.32.0

The latest release is v0.32.0, published on May 8, 2026. The repository was last updated on May 20, 2026, indicating active development. The project notes it is "under heavy development," with planned features including offline reading on mobile and semantic search across bookmarks. The Karakeep Cloud managed service entered public beta, offering a hosted alternative for users who prefer not to self-host.