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buku vs Grimoire: catalog facts
buku	Grimoire
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.
Self-hosted, Command line	Web, Self-hosted, Command line
Fast search with regex and deep scan options Imports bookmarks from browsers and fetches page metadata	Data stays local and private Keyword and meaning-based search
Primarily a command-line tool Web interface is a separate component to set up	Recent full rewrite; v0.5 migration tool is experimental Self-hosting setup needed
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: MIT
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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