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nb vs buku: catalog facts
nb	buku
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Self-hosted, Command line
Plain text notes with Git-backed versioning and sync Bookmarking and archiving alongside notes	Fast search with regex and deep scan options Imports bookmarks from browsers and fetches page metadata
Terminal-first workflow; the web interface runs locally Windows needs WSL, MSYS or Cygwin	Primarily a command-line tool Web interface is a separate component to set up
Downloadable app	Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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