About Karakeep
Karakeep, previously called Hoarder, is the most modern of the self-hosted options. It is an open source bookmark and read-later app that archives pages, searches their full text and tags them with a model you can run locally.
You run it with Docker, point the browser extension at your server and everything you save is stored there. It handles links, notes, images and PDFs, with full-page archiving against link rot, video archiving, highlights and OCR for images. Tagging and summaries can use a language model, and the docs say local models work through Ollama, so your reading list need not go to a third party. Importers cover Pocket, Omnivore, Linkwarden and Chrome bookmarks.
The catch is the server. You must run one, or pay for the hosted service at cloud.karakeep.com, which has a small free tier and a paid Pro plan. The extension is small, with about 30,000 Chrome users, and the Chrome listing says the developer collects no data. Safari is covered by the Karakeep App on the App Store. It is not for casual users, but it suits anyone who wants to own their library.
Pros and cons
- AGPL-3.0 open source, with very active development
- Archives full pages, searches full text and can tag with a local model through Ollama
- Importers for Pocket, Omnivore, Linkwarden and Chrome bookmarks
- The Chrome listing says the developer collects no data
- You must run a server, or pay for hosting beyond a small free tier
- Small extension audience, about 30,000 Chrome users
- No separate Edge listing; Edge users install the Chrome version
Permissions
It asks for storage, tabs, the context menu, the active tab and scripting. It uses these to read the page you are saving and to send it to your Karakeep server.
