Karakeep
Bookmark-everything app with a touch of AI for the data hoarders out there.
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Still maintained? Yes: 241 commits in the last 90 days, latest release v0.34.1 (Oct 2026).
Also an alternative to Pocket.
At a glance
Karakeep quick facts
- Health score
- 98/100 GOOD
- Stars
- 30,153
- Last commit
- yesterday (Oct 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.34.1, Oct 2026
- Licence
- AGPL-3.0
Top alternatives to Karakeep
Full rankings: Pocket alternatives
Why it ranks here
Health score explained
Karakeep scores 98/100, #1 of 19 in Bookmarks and Link Sharing: 241 commits in the last 90 days earn 35.0 of 35 points, the latest release (v0.34.1, 8 days ago) earns 25.0 of 25, 30,153 stars add 17.9 of 20, an active, unarchived repository keeps 10 and Docker support adds the final 10. That places it in the good band (70 and above). The biggest shortfall is star count, worth 2.1 more points.
Recomputed nightly from the GitHub API. How the score is calculated.
Health over time
- Commit activity 35.0 / 35
241 commits in 90 days (30+ scores full marks)
- Release recency 25.0 / 25
v0.34.1 released 8 days ago
- Stars biggest shortfall 17.9 / 20
30k stars on GitHub (logarithmic)
- Not archived 10.0 / 10
Repository is active
- Docker support 10.0 / 10
Docker image or Compose file available
Commit activity
- 241
- Last 90 days
- 939
- Last 12 months
- yesterday
- Last push
Ranked #1 of 19 tools in Bookmarks and Link Sharing by health , just above LinkWarden (#2) .
Details
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker |
| Latest release | v0.34.1 · 8 days ago |
| Stars | 30,153 |
| Open issues | 598 |
| Docker | Yes |
| Repository | karakeep-app/karakeep ↗ |
Karakeep vs its top 5 alternatives
Active tools that share a comparison page or a category with Karakeep (Bookmarks and Link Sharing), scored on the same five terms.
| Tool | Health | Stars | Licence | Last commit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karakeep (this tool) | 98 | 30k | AGPL-3.0 | yesterday |
| LinkWarden | 97 | 20k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| linkding | 96 | 11k | MIT | 4 days ago |
| LinkAce | 94 | 3.4k | GPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
| Readeck | 92 | 1.2k | AGPL-3.0 | 7 days ago |
| Espial | 47 | 924 | AGPL-3.0 | 4 days ago |
Karakeep: common questions
What does Karakeep replace?
Repoly lists Karakeep as an open-source alternative to Pocket. Each comparison page ranks every alternative by the same health score, so you can see where Karakeep stands against the others.
Is Karakeep still maintained?
Karakeep had 241 commits in the last 90 days and its last push was yesterday; the latest tagged release, v0.34.1, is from 8 days ago. Repoly recomputes this nightly.
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