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Espial vs Karakeep: catalog facts
Espial	Karakeep
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Web, Browser extension
Multi-user support Simple SQLite storage	Includes search and optional AI-assisted organization.
Requires running your own server Small project with a modest feature set	AI features require a separately configured model provider.
Self-hosted	Self-hosted, Browser extension
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: AGPL-3.0
Account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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