Description:
Powerful command-line bookmark manager
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Type: Formula
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Latest Version: 5.1@0
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Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025
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Links:
Homepage |
formulae.brew.sh
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Category: Productivity
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Tags:
bookmarks
cli
productivity
terminal
manager
privacy
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Install:
brew install buku
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About:
Buku is a powerful command-line bookmark manager that provides a minimalist interface for organizing and accessing URLs. It stores bookmarks in a SQLite database with robust tagging and search capabilities, supporting full-text search across titles and notes. The tool is designed for privacy-conscious users who prefer keyboard-driven workflows and terminal-based environments.
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Key Features:
- Offline-first SQLite database with import/export capabilities
- Powerful tagging and search system with regex support
- Built-in web server for browser integration
- Password protection for sensitive bookmarks
- Auto-import from browser history and existing bookmark files
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Use Cases:
- Managing research references and technical documentation links
- Building a personal knowledge base of curated web resources
- Quickly searching and accessing frequently visited URLs from terminal
- Syncing bookmarks across machines with version control
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Alternatives:
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pass
– Password manager that can store URLs but lacks bookmark-specific features
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bookmark-cli
– Simpler bookmark tool with fewer features and no tagging system
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rainbowstream
– Twitter client, not a bookmark manager but terminal-based productivity tool
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License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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Dependencies: certifi, cryptography, libyaml, python@3.14, rpds-py
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Bottles available for: arm64_tahoe, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, sonoma, arm64_linux, x86_64_linux
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