{"slug": "capd", "title": "Capd", "summary": "Capd, a native macOS app for building a personal library of web pages, text, links, images, and notes, stores all data locally in a SQLite database with no account, subscription, or telemetry. It offers a global shortcut, drag-and-drop, and macOS share sheet for capture, strips tracking parameters, merges duplicates, and includes a CLI and read-only MCP server for AI assistant access. The app targets users seeking a private alternative to cloud-based read-later tools like Karakeep or Readeck, with on-device OCR and tagging.", "body_md": "Open Source Alternative to:\n\nLast 30 days\n\nLast commit\n\nRepository age\n\nVersion\n\nLicense\n\nRepository\n\nCapd is a native macOS app for building a personal library of things worth keeping: web pages, selected text, links, images, and notes. Everything stays on your Mac in a local SQLite database. No account, no subscription, no telemetry.\n\nCapturing is designed to stay out of your way. A global shortcut works from any app, you can drag links or images to the menu bar, or use the standard macOS share sheet. A small HUD confirms the save and lets you add a note without opening the main window. Capd also strips tracking parameters from URLs and merges duplicate captures automatically.\n\nFinding things is where it earns its keep:\n\nFor automation, Capd ships a `capd`\n\nCLI that captures, searches, and exports the same local library with stable JSON output. It also exposes a read-only MCP server, making your library accessible to compatible AI assistants without any cloud intermediary.\n\nCapd fits people who want a private alternative to cloud-based read-later or bookmark tools like [Karakeep](/karakeep) or [Readeck](/readeck), without giving up search quality or capture convenience. OCR and tagging run entirely on-device, so nothing leaves your machine.\n\nLast 30 days\n\nLast commit\n\nRepository age\n\nVersion\n\nLicense\n\nRepository\n\nEvery Sunday we deconstruct one proprietary app and pick the best open source alternatives worth switching to.\n\nStars\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nStars\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nStars\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nStars\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with\n\nStars\n\nStars\n\nStars\n\nStars\n\nStars\n\nStars\n\nStars\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with\n\nLast commit\n\nLicense\n\nCompare with", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/capd", "canonical_source": "https://openalternative.co/capd?utm_source=openalternative.co&utm_medium=rss", "published_at": "2026-09-04 10:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-04 10:52:46.292496+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools"], "entities": ["Capd", "Karakeep", "Readeck"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/capd", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/capd.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/capd.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/capd.jsonld"}}