Anybox vs Karakeep
We give Anybox and Karakeep the same GPA: 3.4 out of 4.0. Anybox grades higher on value for money and ease of use. Karakeep grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Anybox
Native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad
Karakeep
Open-source bookmark app that tags saved links, notes and images
How we grade them
| 3.4GPAAnyboxVery good | 3.4GPAKarakeepVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | APro is $1.99 a month or $14.99 a year, well under what most paid reading apps charge. Or pay $39.99 once and keep it for life. The FAQ says there's no education discount or other offer, but at this price we wouldn't miss one. | BPro on Karakeep Cloud is $4 a month or $40 a year, about typical for a reading app. It holds 50,000 bookmarks and 50 GB, with AI tagging and full-text search, and comes with a 7-day money-back guarantee. Self-host it and you pay nothing. |
| Free plan and trial | BFree has most features, Quick Find and Quick Save included, and you can export your bookmarks. But it stops at 50 saved links in total, and 50 links goes fast. | BKarakeep Cloud's Free plan is a taster: 10 bookmarks and 20 MB, with AI tagging and full-text search listed under Pro. The real free version is the self-hosted one, with every feature and no caps, if you have a server to run it on. |
| Features | ANested tags, folders, Smart Lists that fill themselves, and Anydock, a floating bar of links on your Mac desktop. It archives a page as a PDF, web archive or screenshot, and keeps notes, images and files too. The Mac app even has a local MCP server for AI agents. | ALinks, notes, images and PDFs in one place, tagged and summarised for you. Search covers the full text, and OCR reads the words inside screenshots. There's a reader view with highlights, full-page archives, rules, RSS feeds saved automatically, and an API, CLI and MCP server. |
| Ease of use | A4.7 from 521 App Store ratings. Saving is a browser extension, the share menu or one shortcut, and iCloud does the syncing without a new account to make. | BThere's no App Store rating on record for it, so a B is as high as we go. On Karakeep Cloud you sign up and start saving, and the tagging is done for you. Hosting your own copy is a Docker job, which is a different afternoon. |
| Platforms and integrations | CMac, iPhone and iPad, with browser extensions and hooks into Raycast, Alfred, PopClip and Shortcuts. All Apple, though. The FAQ says there are no plans for a Windows or web version. | AWeb, iPhone and Android apps and browser extensions, with a REST API, webhooks, a command-line tool and a first-party MCP server. Self-hosted installs can run local models through Ollama. |
| Best for | keyboard-quick bookmarks on Mac and iPhone | self-hosted bookmarks that tag themselves |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Anybox and Karakeep. How we grade
Where they differ
- Anybox starts at $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $39.99 lifetime (Pro). Karakeep starts at $4 per month, or $40 per year (Pro, Karakeep Cloud).
- Only Anybox lists a macOS app.
- Only Karakeep lists a web app.
- Only Karakeep lists an Android app.
- Anybox can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- Karakeep is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Karakeep also covers highlights.
At a glance
| Anybox | Karakeep | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $1.99 per month, $14.99 per year, or $39.99 lifetime (Pro) | $4 per month, or $40 per year (Pro, Karakeep Cloud) |
| Free plan | Most features, including Quick Find and Quick Save, with 50 saved links in total and up to 12 links on Anydock. Bookmarks can be exported. | Karakeep Cloud's Free plan holds 10 bookmarks and 20 MB of storage. The self-hosted version is free with every feature and no cap on bookmarks or storage. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Anybox Ltd. | Localhost Labs Ltd |
| Price read from | anybox.app | karakeep.app |
| Checked | Oct 6, 2026 | Oct 6, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Anybox
- Mac, iPhone and iPad users replacing a browser's bookmark manager
- People who want keyboard-driven search across saved links
- Users who automate with Shortcuts, AppleScript, Raycast or Alfred
Karakeep
- People who keep links, notes, images and PDFs in one collection
- Self-hosters who want a bookmark manager with no feature limits
- Anyone who prefers automatic tagging to filing bookmarks by hand
Worth knowing
Anybox
- Apple platforms only: the FAQ says there are no plans for a Windows or web version.
- The free version stops at 50 saved links in total; unlimited links need Pro.
- Sync runs through iCloud only, so every device must be signed in to the same iCloud account.
- The FAQ says there is no education discount or any other special offer.
Karakeep
- The free Karakeep Cloud plan stops at 10 bookmarks and 20 MB of storage, so regular hosted use needs Pro at $4 a month.
- On Karakeep Cloud, AI-powered tagging and full-text search are listed under Pro and not under the Free plan.
- Pro is capped at 50,000 bookmarks and 50 GB of storage; only the self-hosted version is unlimited.
- Single sign-on and user management on the hosted service are part of the custom-priced Corporate plan.
Key features
Anybox
- Native apps with iCloud sync
- Anybox runs as native apps on iPhone, iPad and Mac and syncs through Apple's CloudKit. The vendor says no personal data is collected.
- Quick Find and Quick Save
- Quick Find is a Spotlight-like panel, opened with a global shortcut, that searches bookmarks offline and opens or shares them. Quick Save captures the current browser tab with its details.
- Anydock
- A floating, Dock-like bookmarks bar on the Mac desktop, also available as a menu bar icon. It holds 12 links on the free version and 30 on Pro.
- Nested tags, folders and Smart Lists
- Bookmarks are categorized with nested tags and folders, and Smart Lists gather them automatically by attributes such as URL and date added.
- Archives and other data types
- A bookmark can be archived as a PDF, a web archive or a screenshot, and notes, images and files can be saved alongside links.
- Automation and MCP server
- Siri Shortcuts, AppleScript and URL schemes automate saving and opening links, and the Mac app includes a local MCP server so AI agents can search and save items.
Karakeep
- Links, notes, images and PDFs
- Save links, text notes, images and PDFs from any device. For links, the title, description and preview image are fetched automatically.
- AI tagging and summaries
- A language model tags and summarizes what you save. Self-hosted installs can run local models through Ollama; on Karakeep Cloud, AI tagging is listed under Pro.
- Full-text and semantic search
- Search covers the full text of saved content in keyword, hybrid or semantic mode, and OCR makes the text inside images and screenshots searchable.
- Reader view, highlights and archives
- Articles open in a reader view where passages can be highlighted, the mobile apps keep content for offline reading, and full-page archives protect against link rot.
- Rules, RSS feeds and shared lists
- A rule engine tags or files new bookmarks by conditions such as the URL, subscribed RSS feeds are saved automatically, and a list can be shared with editors or viewers.
- API, CLI and MCP server
- A REST API with scoped keys, webhooks, a command-line tool and a first-party MCP server let scripts and AI assistants search and save bookmarks.
Plans
Anybox
Free$0
Most features, such as Quick Find and Quick Save, with 50 saved links in total, up to 12 links on Anydock and bookmark export.
Pro (monthly)$1.99
per month
Unlimited saved links and up to 30 links on Anydock, bought as an App Store subscription.
Pro (yearly)$14.99
per year
The same Pro features, billed once a year through the App Store.
Pro (lifetime)$39.99
one-time purchase
The same Pro features for a single payment. The site and the App Store show $39.99 against a crossed-out $59.99, with no end date.
Karakeep
Free$0
Karakeep Cloud for trying the product: 10 bookmarks and 20 MB of storage, with the mobile and web apps and browser extensions.
Self-HostedFree
Unlimited bookmarks and storage on your own server, with every feature and community support.
Pro$4
per month, or $40 per year
Karakeep Cloud with 50,000 bookmarks, 50 GB of storage, AI-powered tagging and full-text search. 7-day money-back guarantee.
CorporateCustom
Managed deployment for teams, priced per seat: everything in Pro plus a custom domain, single sign-on, user management and priority support.
Ways to pay less
Anybox
- Annual discount
About 37% less with yearly billing
Pro costs $14.99 a year against $1.99 a month, which adds up to $23.88 over twelve months.
- Lifetime license
Lifetime Pro for a single payment
The pricing section lists a Lifetime purchase of Pro at $39.99, shown next to a crossed-out $59.99. The US App Store listing shows both amounts as in-app purchases.
Karakeep
- Annual discount
Save 17% with yearly billing
The pricing page lists Pro at $4 a month or $40 a year, and labels the yearly option as a 17% saving.
