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Grimoire vs buku: catalog facts
Grimoire	buku
Free Free and open source under the MIT licence.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Data stays local and private Keyword and meaning-based search	Fast search with regex and deep scan options Imports bookmarks from browsers and fetches page metadata
Recent full rewrite; v0.5 migration tool is experimental Self-hosting setup needed	Primarily a command-line tool Web interface is a separate component to set up
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: MIT	License: GPL-3.0
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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