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buku

Powerful bookmark management from the terminal with auto-fetched metadata, browser import, encryption, and a portable database that syncs across devices without tracking.

buku is a robust command-line bookmark manager that brings powerful organization and search capabilities to your terminal. It automatically fetches titles, tags, and descriptions from URLs, saving you time on manual entry.

Key capabilities include:

  • Browser Integration: Import bookmarks directly from Firefox, Chrome, Chromium, Vivaldi, Brave, and Edge
  • Advanced Search: Find bookmarks using regex, substring matching, and deep scan modes for thorough URL searching
  • Encryption Support: Protect your bookmarks with manual encryption for sensitive collections
  • Portable Database: Your bookmark database is lightweight and mergeable, making it easy to synchronize across multiple devices
  • Privacy First: No tracking, analytics, or hidden history—complete control over your data
  • Multiple Export Formats: Save bookmarks as HTML, XBEL, Markdown, RSS/Atom, or Orgfile
  • Wayback Machine Integration: Check if broken links are available in the Internet Archive
  • Text Editor Integration: Use your preferred editor to compose and update bookmarks
  • Web Interface: Optional bukuserver provides a browsable front-end for GUI users
  • Python Library: Use buku as a library in your own projects with full API documentation

Whether you're a power user managing thousands of bookmarks or someone seeking a private alternative to cloud-based managers, buku delivers a flexible, command-line-first solution with zero compromises on privacy or functionality.

Features

JSON outputScriptable

Terminal features

OSC 8 hyperlinks

Media

Pros

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  • Bookmark management with auto-fetched metadata
  • Import bookmarks from multiple browsers
  • Portable and mergeable database for syncing
  • Optional encryption for enhanced privacy
  • Web application for browsable front-end

Cons

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  • Requires Python 3.10+ and several dependencies for full functionality

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