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The best open source alternative to Pinterest is Karakeep. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 50 alternatives to Pinterest and 11 is open source so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting open source alternatives to Pinterest are Pinry, LinkAce, Allusion and Painterest.

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A virtual pinboard to collect, share, and follow collections filled with inspiring ideas like wedding plans, home decor, and personal style.

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Pinterest alternatives page was last updated May 1, 2025
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  1. Karakeep icon

    Karakeep

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    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.

    78 Karakeep alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
    Karakeep screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Bookmarks
    7.  Bookmarking
    8.  AI-Powered
    9.  Automatic Tagging

    Karakeep VS Pinterest

     

    • Karakeep is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Pinterest.

    • Karakeep is the most popular Open Source alternative to Pinterest.

    • Karakeep is Free and Open SourcePinterest is Free and Proprietary
    • Karakeep is Privacy focusedPinterest is not according to our users
  2. Pinry icon

    Pinry

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

    19 Pinry alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    Pinry is an open-source alternative to Pinterest, written in Python with the Django Framework
    Discontinued

    Last commit was in December 2022

    Pinry Features

    1.  Private Pin/Board

    Pinry VS Pinterest

     
    Comments about Pinry as an Alternative to Pinterest
    Most Recent Comment
    John Fastman
    Positive Dec 31, 2016
    4

    Pinry is a good Pinterest alternative. However, it is self-hosted, which means you will need to know how to configure the software to work on your own server. The advantage is that you then keep control of your data. Excellent project.

    illustietor
    Positive Jan 6, 2024
    0

    Self-hosted and Open Source alternative to Pinterest with a very similar user-experience.

    Guest
    Positive Aug 30, 2015
    2

    It's explicitly made to be an alternative to pinterest.

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    • Almost everyone thinks Pinry is a great Pinterest alternative.

    • Pinry is Free and Open SourcePinterest is Free and Proprietary
  4. LinkAce icon

    LinkAce

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    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.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    LinkAce screenshot 1

    LinkAce Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Bookmarking
    3.  Bookmarks

    LinkAce VS Pinterest

     
  5. Allusion icon

    Allusion

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    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.

    6 Allusion alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Allusion screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    The latest version (1.0.0-rc.10) was released in February 2023.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Tagging
    2.  Works Offline
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  No registration required

    Allusion VS Pinterest

     
  6. Painterest icon

    Painterest

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Work without JavaScript
    4. Pinterest icon  Pinterest integration

    Painterest VS Pinterest

     
  7. Tabsets Tab Manager icon

    Tabsets Tab Manager

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    Bookmarks next generation - Tabsets is a browser extension that helps you get your links really organized.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
    Tabsets in your browser's sidepanel

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Browser extension

    Tabsets Tab Manager VS Pinterest

     
  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.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IN flagIndia

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Pinterest clone from Inout Scripts.

    Inout StickBoard VS Pinterest

     
  10. DashMachine icon

    DashMachine

     8 likes
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    Another web application bookmark dashboard, with fun features.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    DashMachine screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    Last GitHub commit on Sep 2020: https://github.com/rmountjoy92/DashMachine

    DashMachine Features

    1.  Bookmarks
    2.  Bookmarking

    DashMachine VS Pinterest

     
  11. Bookmark Sidebar icon

    Bookmark Sidebar

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    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.

    License model

    • Freemium • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    Bookmark Sidebar screenshot 1

    Bookmark Sidebar Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Sidebar
    3.  Bookmarks

    Bookmark Sidebar VS Pinterest

     
  12. wishthis icon

    wishthis

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    wishthis is a simple, intuitive and modern wishlist platform to create, manage and view your wishes for any kind of occasion. wishthis respects your privacy and focuses on creating a good product for its users.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    wishthis screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  No Tracking
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Self-hosted
    4.  Wishlist

    wishthis VS Pinterest

     

  13. Binternet

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    An online alternative front-end to Pinterest

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    Front-page screenshot from the Github page.

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  No registration required
    4.  Ad-free
    5.  Work without JavaScript

    Binternet VS Pinterest

     
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