Open Source Pinterest AlternativesSocial Bookmarking Tools & Social Networks like Pinterest

The best open source alternative to Pinterest is Karakeep. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Pinterest and 14 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Pinterest are LinkAce, Painterest, Allusion and Pinry.

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  1. Karakeep icon

    Karakeep

     99 likes

    Self-hostable, open-source tool for organizing bookmarks, notes, and images with automatic AI tagging, full-text search, Chrome plugin, web dark mode, and iOS support planned. Fetches titles and descriptions, sorts by lists, and is designed for privacy-focused users.

    132 Karakeep alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • GB flagUnited Kingdom
    Karakeep screenshot 1
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  2. LinkAce icon

    LinkAce

     38 likes

    LinkAce is meant to provide a long-term archive of links to websites, media files or anything else which has a valid URL. Store interesting articles, neat web tools or libraries you may use sometime in the future.

    123 LinkAce alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    LinkAce screenshot 1
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  4. Painterest icon

    Painterest

     7 likes

    Privacy-respecting, anonymous, NoJS-supporting Pinterest frontend. Based on disinterest.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Home page. Instance: https://pain.thirtysix.pw/
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  5. Allusion icon

    Allusion

     25 likes

    Designed to complement PureRef, Allusion is a Visual Library for reference images, with watched folders, image tagging, and advanced search features. Allusion helps you organise your images and keep them under your control.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Allusion screenshot 1
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  6. Pinry icon

    Pinry

     31 likes

    Pinry is a private, self-hosted, Pinterest inspired by Wookmark and built on top of Django.

    24 Pinry alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Pinry is an open-source alternative to Pinterest, written in Python with the Django Framework
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  8. LinkHub Link Manager icon

    LinkHub Link Manager

     6 likes

    LinkHub is a simple and effective link management application that can help you to easily manage your own links with no ads!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • HUAWEI AppGallery
    • Samsung Galaxy Store
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
    LinkHub Link Manager screenshot 1
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  9. Inout StickBoard icon

    Inout StickBoard

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    Pin and Board Style Image and Video Sharing Social Script or Inout StickBoard Script from Inout Scripts. The script lets you start a social networking website. Since the script is a ready-made script, with few installation steps a website will be up.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • IN flagIndia
    Pinterest clone from Inout Scripts.
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  11. Bowrd icon

    Bowrd

     3 likes

    Bowrd is a self-hosted, open-source image bookmarking tool — a free alternative to Pinterest.

    Cost / License

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    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU
    Your boards, find all your collected images by boards
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  12. DashMachine icon

    DashMachine

     8 likes

    Another web application bookmark dashboard, with fun features.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    DashMachine screenshot 1
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  13. Linkzary icon

    Linkzary

     2 likes

    Save and organise your links beautifully with Linkzary - the minimal link bookmark manager designed for simplicity and elegance.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • PK flagPakistan
    Linkzary screenshot 1
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  14. Bookmark Sidebar icon

    Bookmark Sidebar

     16 likes

    Bookmark Sidebar is an extension for Chrome, which adds a toggleable sidebar with all your bookmarks on the left or right side of your screen. You can sort, edit, delete or rearrange your bookmarks easily from within the sidebar.

    84 Bookmark Sidebar alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    Bookmark Sidebar screenshot 1
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