Best alternatives to Karakeep (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Karakeep, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Karakeep alternatives, compared
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linkding extension
Companion extension for the linkding bookmark service
≈10K users4.9★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Karakeep
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
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Smart Bookmark Companion extension
Smart Bookmark Companion extension
≈1K users4.4★ from 7 ratingsUpdated 18 months ago5 permissions- About 30× fewer users than Karakeep
- Updated less recently
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Holmes
Chrome Bookmark Search Extension
≈10K users4.5★ from 159 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago3 permissions- About 3.0× fewer users than Karakeep
- Rated 0.3 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
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Talis Reading Lists Bookmarking
A browser extension to bookmark resources to Talis Reading Lists
≈30K users4.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago4 permissions- A similar number of users to Karakeep
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Reading List
This extension saves a list of links to pages to read later.
≈40K users4.3★ from 746 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- A similar number of users to Karakeep
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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Chrome Bookmark Separator
This extension allows you to add a vertical or horizontal separator to your Chrome Bookmarks Bar
≈3K users3.1★ from 35 ratingsUpdated 22 months agoNo special permissions- About 10× fewer users than Karakeep
- Rated 1.7 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Instapaper
Instapaper browser extension to save links for offline reading.
≈200K users3.2★ from 563 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years5 permissions- About 6.7× more users than Karakeep
- Rated 1.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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Webtop.com Browser Extension
Take advantage of the Webtop Browser Extension with Secure Vaults. Quick-import links, bookmarks and web apps to your Webtop.com…
≈2K users5.0★ from 3 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years9 permissions- About 15× fewer users than Karakeep
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (9 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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booky.io Extension
Add new links to booky.io and browse your existing bookmarks.
≈4K users4.1★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago7 permissions- About 7.5× fewer users than Karakeep
- Rated 0.7 stars lower
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
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syncmarx
Web extension built for cross-browser bookmark syncing to the cloud.
≈2K users4.4★ from 72 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago7 permissions- About 15× fewer users than Karakeep
- Rated 0.5 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
- Listed under Workflow & Planning
Karakeep alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Karakeep?
By users, the most popular alternative is Instapaper with ≈200K users and a 3.2-star rating. The closest match by what it does is linkding extension.
Which Karakeep alternative has the best rating?
Holmes has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.5 out of 5 from 159 ratings.
Is there a Karakeep alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Chrome Bookmark Separator asks for 0 permissions, against 5 for Karakeep.
How many alternatives to Karakeep are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Karakeep on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.