Karakeep
Collect links, notes, and images in Karakeep, a self-hostable app with automatic AI tagging and full-text search.
About Karakeep
Karakeep is an open-source, self-hostable app for saving links, notes, and images. According to its repository README, it was formerly known as Hoarder. It fetches link titles, descriptions, and images automatically, and it sorts saved items into lists that can be shared with others.
The app adds search and organization on top of saving. It offers full-text and semantic search, LLM-based automatic tagging and summarization (with support for local models through Ollama), and a rule-based engine for managing items. The README also lists browser extensions, iOS and Android apps, and RSS-based saving. A public demo is available, but it is read-only and seeded with sample content.
Key features
- Saves links, notes, images, and PDFs in one app
- Fetches link titles, descriptions, and images automatically
- Full-text and semantic search across stored content
- LLM-based automatic tagging and summarization, with Ollama support for local models
- Full page archiving with monolith and video archiving with yt-dlp
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Safari, plus iOS and Android apps
Best for: People who want to run their own read-it-later and bookmarking app on a server they manage.
Good for
- Open source, with the repository publicly available on GitHub
- Designed for self-hosting first
- Supports local AI models through Ollama for tagging and summarization
Watch out for
- The public demo is read-only and seeded with sample content
Karakeep at a glance
- Category
- Software & Utilities › Browser Extensions
- Type
- Open-source project
- Pricing
- Not confirmed. Check the site
- Open source
- Yes · Source code
- Language
- English
- Last checked
- Oct 6, 2026 · Online when checked
- Listed
- Oct 5, 2026
Guides for Browser Extensions
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Karakeep FAQ
Can I try Karakeep before installing it?
A demo is available at try.karakeep.app. It is seeded with some content and is in read-only mode to prevent abuse.
Does Karakeep support local AI models?
Yes. The README states that its LLM-based automatic tagging and summarization supports local models using Ollama.
Which clients are available?
The README lists Chrome, Firefox, and Safari extensions for quick bookmarking, plus an iOS app and an Android app.
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