Undoubtedly Raindrop is an excellent cross-platform bookmarking tool with a very generous free plan. I would not hesitate to recommend it as well, even though it is not my tool of choice on this front.
At this time my preferred apps on this front are:
a) Capacities.io - which offers powerful database functionalities, customization and access across web and Mac/PC and mobile. It's a tad more techy and requires some learning to extract its advanced abilities, but it can be very useful when wanting to collect different type of resources and have specific records and fields for each type.
b) Sublime.app - for collecting ideas, inspirational stuff, notes, tweets, quotes and other material for thinking / writing / curating is truly a breeze of fresh air. While still in its first year of life it shows a unique character and spirit which make it the one of a kind tool for thinkers, writers and sense-makers of all religions.
Did you get to try them?
Any thoughts from your precious viewpoint are always very welcome.
Robin, I use and like both Capacities and Sublime. Both have lots of useful capabilities and are well-designed, and they’re flexible so they can be used in lots of creative ways. I hope to write about both at some point. Raindrop remains useful as a more narrowly-focused bookmarking tool, though for someone who already extensively uses Capacities, it could be duplicative.
I have paired Raindrop with Glasp and it's been wonderful. RD helps me keep things for later; on Glasp, I keep the highlights. Then, I can use the information to write articles or put projects together.
I have been using Raindrop for about over 5 years, and it is one of my essential tools as an investigative researcher. It's also handy for storing recipes!
Concur with you about the utility of Raindrop, which I recently downloaded earlier this year but haven't used much yet. I enjoyed your in-depth article; I learned many useful new things about Raindrop's features and capabilities.
Readwise Reader has been my go-to since Pocket became buggy years ago.
I also use PaperSpan and Smarter Bookmarks, both very similar to Reader, and am evaluating LaterLinks and Folio.
I use Start.me for accessing saved bookmarks and notes anywhere. No downloads as just a web page (although there are extensions). You can set it up such that it shows on any new tab in the browser which I find handy (my default page is Most Used Shortcuts). Not free however
When that crashed and burned, I just set up a Notion database. I completely agree with you about tool overload here. I'm happy with the trade-off. Use Notion for as many things as possible.
Have you tried Fabric? I may have heard of it from you, but do not remember.... Anyway, I am curious to see what you think of it and how it compares. My Mind is visually appealing, and it is very easy to capture, but as you mentioned, the lack of sharing a folder or something else limits the use. It is too easy to end up with a half dozen of these, and the same problem each is trying to solve becomes exponentially more challenging now that you have multiple solutions that each do a little here and there.
I have fully committed to making Raindrop my link go to ... multiple browsers, companies and both Mac and iPhone - it just works. Only fear is the single owner / developer who I have begged to connect with me ... crickets ...
Thank you Jeremy for another very useful post.
Undoubtedly Raindrop is an excellent cross-platform bookmarking tool with a very generous free plan. I would not hesitate to recommend it as well, even though it is not my tool of choice on this front.
At this time my preferred apps on this front are:
a) Capacities.io - which offers powerful database functionalities, customization and access across web and Mac/PC and mobile. It's a tad more techy and requires some learning to extract its advanced abilities, but it can be very useful when wanting to collect different type of resources and have specific records and fields for each type.
b) Sublime.app - for collecting ideas, inspirational stuff, notes, tweets, quotes and other material for thinking / writing / curating is truly a breeze of fresh air. While still in its first year of life it shows a unique character and spirit which make it the one of a kind tool for thinkers, writers and sense-makers of all religions.
Did you get to try them?
Any thoughts from your precious viewpoint are always very welcome.
Robin, I use and like both Capacities and Sublime. Both have lots of useful capabilities and are well-designed, and they’re flexible so they can be used in lots of creative ways. I hope to write about both at some point. Raindrop remains useful as a more narrowly-focused bookmarking tool, though for someone who already extensively uses Capacities, it could be duplicative.
I have paired Raindrop with Glasp and it's been wonderful. RD helps me keep things for later; on Glasp, I keep the highlights. Then, I can use the information to write articles or put projects together.
I have been using Raindrop for about over 5 years, and it is one of my essential tools as an investigative researcher. It's also handy for storing recipes!
Thanks for the information about Rain and other research organizing tools. I just started receiving your email. I am looking to learning more.
I *heart* raindrop and it has become an absolutely essential part of my workflow.
I recently made a page for my website to publish a list of bookmarks I've shared with readers, it's a great way to extend the service.
Happy to share how I did that if anyone wants to reuse it... I'm not a coder so not sure the best way to share it.
IF anyone wants to see - https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/freestuff/
I love your choice of Ghost themes.
https://www.philsimon.com/
You've made it look amazing though - well done!
Concur with you about the utility of Raindrop, which I recently downloaded earlier this year but haven't used much yet. I enjoyed your in-depth article; I learned many useful new things about Raindrop's features and capabilities.
Readwise Reader has been my go-to since Pocket became buggy years ago.
I also use PaperSpan and Smarter Bookmarks, both very similar to Reader, and am evaluating LaterLinks and Folio.
Thank you!
I use Start.me for accessing saved bookmarks and notes anywhere. No downloads as just a web page (although there are extensions). You can set it up such that it shows on any new tab in the browser which I find handy (my default page is Most Used Shortcuts). Not free however
https://about.start.me/
https://start.me/p/ogd1Lk/main-shortcuts
Good article. I used to use Pocket.
When that crashed and burned, I just set up a Notion database. I completely agree with you about tool overload here. I'm happy with the trade-off. Use Notion for as many things as possible.
Have you tried Fabric? I may have heard of it from you, but do not remember.... Anyway, I am curious to see what you think of it and how it compares. My Mind is visually appealing, and it is very easy to capture, but as you mentioned, the lack of sharing a folder or something else limits the use. It is too easy to end up with a half dozen of these, and the same problem each is trying to solve becomes exponentially more challenging now that you have multiple solutions that each do a little here and there.
I have fully committed to making Raindrop my link go to ... multiple browsers, companies and both Mac and iPhone - it just works. Only fear is the single owner / developer who I have begged to connect with me ... crickets ...
I have to try this. I’m using my email to save links. And I never go back or try something I meant to.
How does it differ from Linkwarden?
I’ve been using Raindrop for years. My wishes are:
1. To be able to save things in multiple folders.
2. To be able to pull up tagged items in a list.
3. I thought you could highlight and annotate saved items within the app, but I can’t figure out how!