Hoarder

Hoarder is a modern, self-hosted solution for developers and tech enthusiasts who want complete control over their bookmarking system. Built with NextJS and powered by AI-based tagging, it goes beyond simple link saving by providing full-text search, content archival, and OCR capabilities. Think of it as your personal, self-hosted alternative to Pocket or Raindrop, but with the added benefits of AI-powered organization and local control.

🎯 Value Category

🛠️ Developer Tool - Streamlines resource management and knowledge organization for developers
⚙️ Self-hosted Alternative - Provides a privacy-focused, locally controlled alternative to commercial bookmarking services
🎉 Business Potential - Could be extended into a SaaS offering with premium features for teams

⭐ Built-in Features

Core Features

• Smart Bookmarking - Automatic fetching of titles, descriptions, and preview images
• AI-powered Tagging - Automatic categorization using ChatGPT or local Ollama models
• Full-text Search - Complete content indexing powered by Meilisearch
• Content Archival - Link rot prevention with full page archival using Monolith
• Multi-platform Access - Chrome/Firefox extensions and mobile apps for iOS/Android
• RSS Integration - Automatic content importing from RSS feeds
• OCR Processing - Text extraction from saved images

Integration Capabilities

• REST API for custom integrations
• SSO authentication support
• Browser extension compatibility
• Mobile app synchronization

Extension Points

• Custom tagging model integration
• Pluggable storage backends
• Extensible archival system

🔧 Tech Stack

• NextJS (App Router)
• TypeScript
• Drizzle ORM
• tRPC
• Puppeteer
• OpenAI/Ollama
• Meilisearch
• NextAuth

🧩 Next Idea

Innovation Directions

• Collaborative Workspaces - Team-based bookmark sharing and organization
• Knowledge Graph - AI-powered content relationship mapping
• Offline Reading - Enhanced mobile app with offline content sync
• API Ecosystem - Third-party integration marketplace

Market Analysis

• Growing demand for self-hosted alternatives to commercial services
• Increasing focus on data privacy and ownership
• Rising interest in AI-powered organization tools

Implementation Guide

• MVP Phase: Core bookmarking, AI tagging, basic search
• Product Phase: Mobile apps, browser extensions, content archival
• Commercial Phase: Team features, hosted option, premium AI features
• Key Milestones: Q2 - Team features, Q3 - Enhanced AI capabilities

The future of personal knowledge management lies in the intersection of AI-powered organization and user data sovereignty. Hoarder shows how modern web technologies can create powerful self-hosted alternatives to commercial services while maintaining user privacy and control.