Grimoire
Local-first bookmark and research library with extracted content, notes, search and optional AI features.
Meet Grimoire
Grimoire's current rewrite centers on a local library for links and extracted material, with tags, categories, notes and reading states. Search can combine conventional retrieval with optional AI-assisted capabilities, while import, export and backup tools support ownership of the collection.
The current application should not be confused with its older hosted-web architecture. Its documentation warns against exposing the local service directly to the public internet; remote access requires appropriate authentication and network safeguards.
- Payment structure
- Free open-source
- Hosting model
- Local-first application and local web interface
- Free option
- Yes - free software
- App types
- Web app / website service | Command-line tool | Bookmarklet
Payment and hosting
Free local-first software. Optional AI services or user-operated infrastructure may carry separate costs.
| Vendor-hosted | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Yes - local deployment |
| Open-source status | Yes |
Where you can use it
| iPhone / iOS | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Android | Not listed |
| macOS | Not listed |
| Windows | Not listed |
| Linux | Not listed |
| Web app | Yes |
| Progressive web app | Not listed |
| Command-line tool | Yes |
| Chrome extension | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Safari extension | Not listed |
| Firefox extension | Not listed |
| Edge extension | Not listed |
| Bookmarklet | Yes |
| Mobile share capture | Not listed |
| Other browser support | Not separately verified |
What to check before choosing
Platform notes: Local web interface and CLI; not recorded as a native graphical desktop client.
Limitations and verification: Current rewrite differs from legacy v0.x. Local service is not intended for unauthenticated public exposure.
Research snapshot: September 17, 2026. Official public pages / publisher documentation reviewed; not hands-on tested.
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