The KARL Project is the open source project name for a web-based application called KARL. KARL is an open source, web-based product for collaboration, organizational intranets and knowledge management. Developed by the Open Society Foundations (OSF), it was first introduced in 2008 and is now used by a broad range of international organizations including OXFAM GB and OSF. The following set of simple, well-integrated tools are available within each community: It might be considered an alternative to Microsoft SharePoint by some users.It is an actively developed Open Source collaboration product.