# Karakeep

> Karakeep is a free, open-source app you can self-host in the bookmarks & link sharing category. Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there. It has 29,464 GitHub stars, is released under the AGPL-3.0 license and ships a Docker image. It is a self-hosted alternative to Pocket.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/karakeep-app/karakeep |
| Website | https://karakeep.app/ |
| Demo | https://try.karakeep.app/signin |
| GitHub stars | 29,464 |
| Forks | 1,552 |
| Open issues | 582 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 |
| License type | Open source |
| Language | TypeScript |
| Docker image | Yes |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Categories | Bookmarks & Link Sharing, Pastebins |
| Commits, last 12 months | 824 |
| Last commit | Oct 5, 2026 |
| Latest release | v0.33.2 (Aug 11, 2026) |
| Created | Feb 6, 2024 |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained |
| Archived | No |

Topics: bookmarks, bookmarks-manager, nextjs, react-native, read-it-later, bookmark-manager, self-hosted

## Install

Karakeep ships a Docker image; follow the README at https://github.com/karakeep-app/karakeep for the image name and environment variables.

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## Karakeep replaces

- [Pocket alternatives](https://appsgit.com/alternatives/pocket): A read-it-later app for saving articles and web pages.

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