localink

Local-first bookmark manager CLI. Save, tag, search. 100% local, no cloud.

A lightweight CLI tool for managing bookmarks locally with SQLite. No cloud, no API, no internet required after install.

Why localink?

• ✅ No API costs: Runs entirely on your machine
• ✅ Privacy: Your bookmarks never leave your computer
• ✅ Fast: SQLite-based, instant search
• ✅ Full-text search: FTS5-powered search across title, description, tags
• ✅ Tagging: Organize with comma-separated tags
• ✅ Open source: MIT license

Installation

pipx install localink

Data is stored at ~/.localink/bookmarks.db by default.

Usage

Add a bookmark

localink add "https://docs.python.org/3/" --title "Python Docs" --tags "python,reference"
localink add "https://github.com/..." -t "My Repo" -d "Cool project" --tags "github,coding"

List bookmarks

localink list
localink list --limit 20

Search

localink search "python async"
localink search "tutorial" --limit 5

Filter by tag

localink tag python
localink tag tutorial

Show details

localink show 1

Delete

localink delete 1
localink delete 1 --yes  # skip confirmation

Count

localink count

Pricing

License

MIT