Karakeep

What it does

Karakeep is a read-it-later and bookmark app for people who save everything. Save a web link, a quick note, a photo or a PDF from your browser or phone. It fetches the page title and picture, keeps a copy in case the page disappears, and can tag and summarise things for you with AI. Search everything you have saved, sort it into lists and share lists with others. It runs on your own computer or server.

• Save from browser extensions and iOS and Android apps
• Automatic tagging and summaries with OpenAI or a local model
• Full-text search and page archiving against link rot
• Lists, sharing, rules, RSS feeds and imports from Pocket and others

Great for: People who save lots of links, notes and screenshots and want them organised and searchable in one private place.

Make it yours: ideas

Pick an idea to start from, or describe your own.

• Settings, no code A recipe box from saved cooking links “Whenever I save a link from BBC Good Food or any recipe site, put it in a Recipes list and tag it with the main ingredient.” Start with this idea
• Settings, no code AI tagging that stays at home “I want automatic tags and summaries, but I don't want my bookmarks sent to OpenAI. Set it up with Ollama on my own computer.” Start with this idea
• Settings, no code A shared list for planning a holiday “My partner and I are planning a trip to Portugal. Make a list we can both add hotels, restaurants and ideas to from our phones.” Start with this idea
• Settings, no code Save new posts from my favourite blogs “Add these five blogs I follow so new posts appear in Karakeep automatically and go into a Reading list.” Start with this idea
• Extend: themes, plugins, API A weekly email of things I saved but haven't read “Every Sunday morning send me an email with the 10 oldest things I saved but never opened.” Start with this idea
• Code changes Show reading time on each saved article “Show '6 min read' on every saved article card so I can pick something that fits my coffee break.” Start with this idea

How easy is it to adapt?

Rules, webhooks, AI prompts, RSS feeds and the API cover a lot without code. Code changes mean a pnpm/Turborepo monorepo: a Next.js web app, background workers, and tRPC routers holding most of the logic. Running it needs Meilisearch and a headless Chrome alongside. Your AI always tries the gentlest step first, so your version stays easy to update.

1. 1

   Settings 4 options

   No code. Change it in the app or its config.

   • Turn AI tagging and summaries on or off, choose a local or cloud model, and add your own instructions.
   • Automatic actions, e.g. any link from a recipe site goes into the Recipes list.
   • Organise saved things and share a list with a partner or publicly.
   • Save new posts from favourite sites automatically, or import from Pocket, Chrome and others.
2. 2

   Extend 2 options

   Themes, plugins, webhooks and the API. Still no fork.

   • Tell another app (n8n, Home Assistant, a chat bot) whenever something is saved.
   • Save from scripts or phone shortcuts, or let an AI assistant search your bookmarks.
3. 3

   Code 2 options

   Your AI edits the source for anything else.

   • New pages or views in the web app.
   • New behaviour or data. Database changes need a generated migration.

Can I trust it?

• AGPL-3.0-only. Free to use and change. If you run a changed version that other people use over the internet (not just you or your household), you must offer them your source code under the same licence. Private use has no extra obligations.
• Your data: stores personal data, on your own device or server. SQLite database and saved files (images, PDFs, archives) in the data volume (/data); search index in the meilisearch volume.
• Other services: Meilisearch (search engine) (required, free (included in the compose file)); Headless Chrome (required, free (included in the compose file)); AI provider (OpenAI, an OpenAI-compatible API or local Ollama) (optional, pay-per-use for OpenAI, free with local Ollama)
• Pinned version 5c72fa9. Every handover uses exactly this code, which we've reviewed.
• Set DISABLE_SIGNUPS=true once your accounts exist if the server is reachable from the internet.
• AI features send page text to the chosen provider. Use Ollama to keep everything at home.
• Headless Chrome visits every saved link from your server. Read upstream's security considerations before exposing it publicly.

Did it work for people?

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For your AI

The project pack has the pinned version, how to run it, and where to customise it. Your prompt links to it automatically.

https://handoff.bespokeai.software/p/karakeep/5c72fa9/pack.md

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