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A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search

TypeScript ◇ bookmark-manager AGPL-3.0
★29.4KSTARS
⑂1.5KFORKS
!725ISSUES
🏆#423GLOBAL RANK
🔥2DAYS TRENDING
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Stars gained+175+735+2.3K
Per day252525
Forks gained+8+31+77

karakeep gained 735 stars in the last 30 days, about 25 a day, and now has 29.4K. It is about 3 years old and has averaged roughly 9.8K stars a year. It ranks #83 among TypeScript repositories and #423 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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💡 Overview

karakeep is an open-source project written in TypeScript: A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in bookmark-manager, bookmarks, bookmarks-manager. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

1

Bookmark links, take simple notes and store images and pdfs.

2

Automatic fetching for link titles, descriptions and images.

3

Sort your bookmarks into lists.

4

Collaborate with others on the same list.

5

Full text & semantic search of all the content stored.

6

LLM-based automatic tagging and summarization. With supports for local models using ollama!

📥 Installation

terminal
$ npm install karakeep

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

Node.js >= 18, npm, pnpm or bun

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

karakeep coordinates its core functionality through a modular TypeScript pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Modern Web Interfaces

Build dynamic, responsive user experiences with component-driven architecture.

Enterprise Design Systems

Standardize design tokens, accessible widgets, and themes across engineering teams.

Interactive Data Dashboards

Render real-time telemetry, user feeds, and analytics with sub-millisecond updates.

Cross-Platform Web Apps

Deploy performant single-page applications optimized for both mobile and desktop browsers.

🚀 Getting Started

1

Install karakeep using your package manager: `npm install karakeep`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for karakeep.

3

Import karakeep into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

4

Execute your test suite or run `karakeep --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 29,402 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Built in TypeScript for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with TypeScript and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with TypeScript, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

🏆 Nearby in the Rankings

karakeep-app/karakeep is currently ranked #423 by stars across every repository tracked on GitHubRepo. These are adjacent projects:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does karakeep do? +

A self-hostable bookmark-everything app (links, notes and images) with AI-based automatic tagging and full text search

What language is karakeep written in? +

The primary language is TypeScript. Topics include: bookmark-manager, bookmarks, bookmarks-manager, nextjs, react-native.

Is karakeep actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Oct 3, 2026 with 725 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does karakeep have? +

karakeep has 29,402 stars and 1,549 forks on GitHub.

How does karakeep rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 29,402 stars, karakeep-app/karakeep is ranked #423 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #83 among TypeScript projects.

What license is karakeep distributed under? +

The repository reports a AGPL-3.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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