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