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Hoarder is rebranding to Karakeep - r/selfhosted (redlib.kylrth.com)
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Hoarder is rebranding to Karakeep

As you might know from my previous post, Hoarder (github link) has been caught up in an ongoing trademark dispute. Since the legal process is still unresolved, I’ll have to save the full story for another time. For now, I’ve decided that the best path forward is to rebrand.

Starting today, Hoarder is rebranding to Karakeep!

The name Karakeep is inspired by the Arabic word "كراكيب" (karakeeb), a colloquial term commonly used to refer to miscellaneous clutter, odds and ends, or items that may seem disorganized but often hold personal value or hidden usefulness. It evokes the image of a messy drawer or forgotten box, full of stuff you can't quite throw away—because somehow, it matters (or more likely, because you're a hoarder!).

Over the next couple of weeks, things will start getting renamed to Karakeep (the repo, apps, extensions, etc). hoarder.app will soon also begin redirecting to our new domain: karakeep.app.

I took pride in coming up with "hoarder" as the name for the project. I've spent months searching for a different name, but nothing felt as good as hoarder was. But it's time to move on. I'm incredibly grateful for the support this community has shown throughout the whole thing. Hopefully, I can now focus my time and energy on what matters: building Karakeep.

It goes without saying, but please refrain from contacting the other party in any way, shape, or form.

https://redlib.kylrth.com/r/selfhosted/comments/1js667o/hoarder_is_rebranding_to_karakeep/

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[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 56 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What the fuck, the asshole that won the dispute had TEN downloads on Google play and launched only a few months ago

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 14 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The reason that I'm pissed so much for just a name (karakeep can be found with a search engine much easier) is that I had a domain that started with "er" so it was so funny to have it installed as hoard.erXXXXXXX.com 😂

[–] Owljfien@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago

Karakeeper still works at least?

[–] peregus@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

😆 number one!

[–] prenatal_confusion@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can't seem to find it. I want to know what their product is.

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 20 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The other app is called similarly, but with the "e" missing.

"Hoarder" but misspelled, like Grindr

It's a massive success, Google play says downloaded between 1 to 10 times worldwide

[–] higgsboson@dubvee.org 18 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

IMO, It's a better name. I have almost given up on Stash a couple of times because it is a pain is the ass to search for it.

Also, on the flip side, IMO it is easier to remember than Czkawka.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Agreed. And bonus points for it evoking what it does in English as well (the "keep" bit). It's easy to pronounce, understandable, short enough, and has a fun etymology.

[–] irmadlad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Picked up the story a while back. See, it would not do me good to have this happen to me. If I were forced to rename it, it would be the most deliberate, yet creative, slur against the other product.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

Hey, better SEO at least

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago

the new name is pretty slick so not all that bad