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Karabau vs Shiori: catalog facts
Karabau	Shiori
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source, distributed through F-Droid.
Android	Android
Native Jetpack Compose interface Search across bookmarks	Mobile access to a self-hosted Shiori bookmark library Save pages straight from the Android share menu
Requires an existing Karakeep server Android only	Requires your own Shiori server Android only
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License: Apache-2.0
Account needed	Account 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 October 2, 2026

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