Buku

Buku

Buku is an open-source, lightweight browser-independent bookmark manager. It allows users to categorize and tag bookmarks for easy access and organization. As a standalone application, Buku stores bookmarks locally without the need for internet connectivity.
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Buku: Open-Source Bookmark Manager

A lightweight browser-independent bookmark manager allowing users to categorize and tag bookmarks for easy access and organization, stored locally without internet connectivity.

What is Buku?

Buku is an open-source, lightweight command-line bookmark manager that allows users to easily save, organize and access bookmarks from the terminal. It is designed to be simple, fast, and secure while still being customizable to suit advanced needs.

Some key features of Buku include:

  • No internet required - Buku stores all data locally in an SQLite database file
  • Keyboard-driven interface for efficiency
  • Intuitive directory-style organization using nested tags
  • Search bookmarks by tags, titles, URLs with regex support
  • Import/export bookmarks from various formats like HTML, Markdown, Firefox/Chrome formats
  • CLI access allows automation of repetitive bookmark tasks with scripting
  • Lightweight program with minimal dependencies - runs even on low resource systems
  • Secure - encrypts stored passwords and supports https connections

With its speed, intuitiveness and lack of bureaucracy, Buku aims to make bookmark management pleasant again. Its focused terminal-based UI keeps the user experience clean and no-nonsense. If you manage a large number of bookmarks and are looking for an offline, independent solution with advanced scripting capabilities, Buku is worth considering.

Buku Features

Features

  1. Browser-independent bookmark manager
  2. Open-source and lightweight
  3. Local bookmark storage without internet connectivity
  4. Bookmark categorization and tagging
  5. Search bookmarks by tags or keywords
  6. Import/export bookmarks to HTML or JSON
  7. Command-line interface

Pricing

  • Open Source

Pros

Simple and easy to use

Good for privacy - no data sent over internet

Works across all operating systems

Customizable categories and tags

Fast bookmark searching

Portable - bookmarks stay with you

Cons

No online sync or backup

No browser integration or extensions

Basic interface without many bells and whistles

Not intuitive for non-technical users

No bookmark suggestions or AI


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