Karakeep
Verified Oct 15, 2026 ActiveSelf-hosted bookmark manager that auto-tags saved links, notes, and images, and makes them full-text and semantically searchable.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Freemium
- Paid options from
- $4/mo
- Billing
- Monthly
Free cloud tier caps out at 10 bookmarks and 20MB of storage; the Pro tier unlocks 50,000 bookmarks and 50GB for $4/month (or $40/year). Self-hosting the open-source version has no license fee at all.
Use tool ↗About Karakeep
Karakeep (formerly Hoarder) saves links, notes, and images and tags them automatically using AI, so a large personal archive stays searchable by full-text and by meaning rather than just by folder. It ships as open-source software you can self-host with Docker, or run on the vendor's own cloud starting on a free tier. Apps exist for web, iOS, and Android, plus Chrome, Firefox, and Safari extensions, a CLI, and a documented API with an MCP server for AI assistants. The company behind it, Localhost Labs Ltd, is registered in the United Kingdom. The project has drawn a large open-source following, with tens of thousands of GitHub stars and well over a hundred contributors.
- Platforms
- Web · iOS · Android · Chrome extension · API
- API
- Yes
- Last verified
- Oct 15, 2026
Verified sources
- hoarder.app permanently redirects to karakeep.app, confirming the product renamedhoarder.app ↗
- Cloud pricing tiers: Free, Pro at $4/month ($40/year), Corporate customkarakeep.app ↗
- Company entity Localhost Labs Ltd and UK registration shown in footer, plus platform and API detailskarakeep.app ↗
Is Karakeep legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- Domain registered
- Mar 29, 2025 (1 year ago)Registry record (RDAP), registrar Porkbun LLC, looked up Sep 6, 2026
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Google Trust Services, valid until Dec 19, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 15, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 15, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- Localhost Labs Ltd, United KingdomOur research, card verified Sep 1, 2026
Pros & cons of Karakeep
Karakeep is a genuinely open bookmark and note archive: self-host it for free with Docker or pay a small monthly fee for the hosted version, and AI tagging plus full-text and semantic search make a large pile of saved links usable again. The trade-off is that the free cloud tier is capped so low it barely counts as usable on its own.
Pros
- Full open-source codebase with an active, large contributor base
- AI-based auto-tagging plus both full-text and semantic search
- Apps and extensions across web, iOS, Android, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari
- Documented REST API, webhooks, CLI, and an MCP server for AI assistants
Cons
- Free cloud tier's 10-bookmark, 20MB cap is too small for real use
- Self-hosting still requires running and maintaining a Docker stack
- Corporate-tier pricing is not published and requires contacting sales
Best for
- People who already self-host other services and want their bookmarks in the same stack
- Users who save large numbers of links, screenshots, and notes and lose track of them
- Anyone who wants an API or MCP server to pull saved content into other tools
Not for
- Users who just want a simple free browser bookmark folder with no setup
- Teams needing enterprise SSO without contacting sales for the Corporate plan
Watch out: The product renamed from Hoarder to Karakeep, so links, tutorials, and reviews under the old name may point to the same project or may be stale — check the date.