The short answer. Capd is the open-source capture tool: links, text, notes and images in one searchable place, which is the version that replaces a browser bookmark folder with an archive. Spillo is the Pinboard client, so the library lives on a service and the app is a fast window onto it. ReadKit combines bookmarks with feeds, which is the one to choose if the two habits are really one habit. Hungrymark puts bookmarks in the menu bar for files, folders and links, which is a launcher rather than an archive. Starcat is the narrow, interesting one: it turns GitHub stars into a searchable local knowledge base. The dividing question is whether you are trying to remember a link or to reach one, because an archive and a menu bar shortcut are different products with the same name.
This guide covers 5 bookmark managers for macOS. Every fact below is drawn from the same verified records that back each app’s own page. The recommendations are our editorial judgment, not payment.
Quick comparison
| App | What it is | Pricing | Licence | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capd | bookmark manager | Open source | MIT | 0.0.8 |
| Hungrymark | Mac utility | not published | not published | — |
| ReadKit | productivity app | not published | not published | — |
| Spillo | productivity app | not published | not published | — |
| Starcat | developer tool | Open source | MIT | 1.8.0 |
What actually decides this
- Archive or shortcut. An archive is searched. A shortcut is clicked. Tools that do both are usually one with the other bolted on, and the interaction tells you which came first.
- Where the library lives. A local database can be backed up and read without a service. A hosted one survives a dead laptop and dies with the company. Since the value of a bookmark library is entirely in its age, this is the decision that matters most.
- What it can capture beyond a URL. A link, a selection of text, an image and a whole page are four different captures. A tool that only stores URLs is a bookmark manager; one that stores content is a read-later service that happens to have a URL field.
- Whether full-text search covers the content. Searching titles finds what you named. Searching body text finds what you remember. The second is the reason to use a capture tool instead of a browser folder, and it is the feature most often claimed and least often verified.
- What happens when the source disappears. A saved link to a dead page is a broken bookmark. A tool that keeps a local copy is doing archival work, which is a different promise from a tool that keeps a URL.
Our picks
- Capd — Its record describes saving links, text, notes and images with full-text search, which is the capture case. Choose it when you want to capture links, text and images into one searchable local archive.
- Spillo — Its record describes a fast Pinboard client, which is the hosted-library case. Choose it when your bookmarks already live in Pinboard.
- ReadKit — Its record describes a bookmark and RSS management client, which is the combined case. Choose it when bookmarks and feeds are the same reading habit.
- Starcat — Its record describes turning saved repositories into a searchable, AI-assisted knowledge base, which is the code-library case. Choose it when the thing you keep saving is repositories.
- Hungrymark — Its record describes bookmarking files, folders and links for quick menu bar access, which is the shortcut case. Choose it when you want a bookmark in the menu bar rather than in a database.
The apps
Capd
Capd is a bookmark manager for macOS. Open-source capture and bookmarking app for saving links, text, notes, and images with full-text search. It is released under MIT.
What it does. Save anything on your Mac and find it again in seconds.
Capd is listed with current version 0.0.8.
Full profile and verified facts for Capd →
Hungrymark
Hungrymark is a Mac utility for macOS. Bookmark files, folders, and links for quick menu bar access. Its pricing is not published.
What it does. hungrymark website.
Full profile and verified facts for Hungrymark →
ReadKit
ReadKit is a productivity app for macOS. Bookmark and RSS management client. Its pricing is not published.
What it does. ReadKit - Read later and RSS client for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
Full profile and verified facts for ReadKit →
Spillo
Spillo is a productivity app for macOS. Powerful, beautiful and amazingly fast Pinboard client for OS X. Its pricing is not published.
Full profile and verified facts for Spillo →
Starcat
Starcat is a developer tool for macOS. Native, local-first GitHub Stars manager that turns saved repositories into a searchable, AI-assisted knowledge base. It is released under MIT.
What it does. Starcat is an open-source, native macOS GitHub Stars manager for organizing, searching, and turning starred repositories into a local-first AI knowledge base.
Starcat is listed with current version 1.8.0.
Full profile and verified facts for Starcat →
How to choose
- No licence fee, source available. Capd and Starcat — the source can be read and, under the terms of each licence, reused.
- Pricing not published in our data. Hungrymark, ReadKit and Spillo — check the developer’s own site before assuming anything about cost.
Open source: Capd and Starcat (2 of 5).
Common mistakes
- Saving links for years into a tool with no export.
- Assuming a bookmark manager archives the page. Most store a URL and nothing else.
- Keeping two libraries, one in the browser and one in the app, and searching only one of them.
- Using a menu bar shortcut as an archive, then wondering why nothing is findable.
How this guide was put together
Each app’s facts come from its own record: the developer’s own pages and repository, the App Store listing where one exists, and the documentation, each with a source grade and an access date. Where a fact rests on the developer’s own statement rather than on something we verified independently, the sentence says so. Where our data has no value for something, the guide says “not published” instead of guessing.
A price appears here only where the record carries one from a stated source; the guide never estimates one, and it records the pricing model alongside so the two can be read together. Prices change and vary by region, so each app links to its own page for the current detail.
The facts and the recommendations are kept apart on purpose. Everything in the app entries, the comparison table and the answers above is composed from the records. The short answer, the criteria and the picks are our editorial judgment: they reflect what we would choose and why, and they are not paid for. Where we make a recommendation we name the condition it applies under, because we do not call anything “the best” without explaining the criteria.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I choose between these bookmark managers?
There is no single answer — it depends on what you need. This guide covers 5 bookmark managers: Capd, Hungrymark, ReadKit, Spillo and Starcat. They differ mainly in pricing model, licence and the trade-offs each one carries. Pick by the trade-off you care about rather than by rank.
Are these bookmark managers free?
Pricing across this group: open source (Capd and Starcat) and not published (Hungrymark, ReadKit and Spillo). Where we list pricing as not published, the developer does not state a model we could verify — check their own site before assuming anything about cost. We quote a price only where the record carries one from a stated source, and we never estimate one. Prices change and vary by region and by store, so always check the developer’s own page for the current figure.
Which of these bookmark managers are open source?
Capd (MIT) and Starcat (MIT) are open source.
Do these bookmark managers support Apple Silicon?
Our data does not carry an explicit Apple Silicon statement for any app in this group, so we do not claim one. The absence of a statement is not the same as the absence of support.
How do I choose between them?
Start with how you pay: the guide groups these apps by pricing model, because the budget is the constraint most people actually have. Then check the trade-offs listed for each app: the limitations are the part that decides most people’s choice, because they describe what the app will not do for you.
