Bookmarking

Everything in Karakeep starts as a bookmark. Here’s how the different types work and how to keep your home view tidy with favourites and archive.

Favourites

• Star bookmarks you like so they sit in their own dedicated favourites view for quick return visits.
• Handy for saved gems you want to re-open often like articles you enjoyed, references you come back to, or things worth sharing.

Archiving

• Archive hides a bookmark from the homepage without deleting it.
• Archived items stay searchable and keep all tags, highlights, and attachments.
• Ideal for achieving inbox-zero style for your homepage.

Bookmark types

• Links: URLs saved from the web or extension. Karakeep grabs metadata, previews, screenshots, and archives when configured.
• Text: Quick notes or snippets you paste in. Great for ideas, quotes, or saving context alongside links.
• Media: Images or PDFs you want to save for later. Karakeep automatically extracts content out of those files and makes them searchable.

Notes

• Attach personal notes to any bookmark to capture context, reminders, or next steps.
• Notes live with the bookmark and are searchable, so you can recall why something mattered.

Highlights

• Save quotes, summaries, or TODOs while reading.
• Highlights show up in the bookmark detail view/reader and are searchable, so you can jump straight to the key ideas.

Attachments

• Store extra context alongside a bookmark: screenshots, page captures, videos, and files you upload.
• Screenshots & archives: fallback when the original page changes or disappear.
• Uploaded files: keep PDFs, notes, or supporting assets right with the link.
• Manage attachments from the bookmark detail view: upload, download, or detach as needed.