Raindrop.io
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Capture and organize bookmarks and associated content like articles, photos, and more with Raindrop.io. Enjoy real-time collaboration, privacy focus, web clipper, and sync across devices without ads.
License model
- Freemium • Open Source
Application types
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
- Microsoft Edge
- Vivaldi
- Google Chrome
- Safari
- Yandex Browser
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Opera
- Mozilla Firefox
Features
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Raindrop.io information
AlternativeTo Categories
Web Browsers, File Management, Office & Productivity, Social & Communications, Security & Privacy, Education & Reference, Photos & Graphics, News & BooksApple AppStore
- Updated Dec 12, 2024
- 4.45 avg rating
GitHub repository
- 1,027 Stars
- 106 Forks
- 32 Open Issues
- Updated Feb 18, 2025
Comments and Reviews
It can be used either as a read-it-later service or to save and organise bookmark. Differently from its main competitors, bookmarks can be organised using both folder and tags simultaneously.
Development was put into hiatus, but now it seems active again.
Like others here I got the impression the site was not being maintained. I used it for a bit but never got any support emails returned. I moved on to Bookmark OS and have not looked back https://bookmarkos.com
Reply written Jul 22, 2019
but bookmark os is not free at all, it is commercial tool
Reply written Feb 13, 2020
After a while seeking a bookmark manager to replace the default browser functionality, I decided to subscribe to Raindrop.io after checking a few different ones out...
I was unfortunately left very disappointed. Not only was the interface (browser sidebar and extension clunky and slow to load), the UI left me feeling incredibly frustrated, for example:
You can quickly bookmark the current page using the browser extension, no problem with that but it adds it to an 'Unsorted' folder (so gives you no option to change where you want to save the bookmark to) - if you then use the sidebar integration (Opera) to then move a bookmark from 'Unsorted', there is literally no way at all to do so. So you have to somehow launch the full app (I don't even know how you to do this other than going to the website and clicking the 'App' button from there) just to get the entire interface up full screen so that you click and drag the unsorted bookmarks to the right folders. It makes the 'one click' bookmark save completely pointless as you have to take about 50 additional clicks just to organise anything.
In multiple places, the interface lacks basic and what I would consider, priority functionality that you would expect with a bookmark manager. In the two days of trying to work with this app, I wasted about an hour of my time and only tried to save a handful of URLs before giving up.
Absolutely would not recommend this app. And the main reason I paid to upgrade was so that I can nest collections (create sub-folders for bookmarks) - well the app makes it so difficult for you to actually get to them, it makes it completely pointless even upgrading and paying so save your money!
That being said, masses of potential but until it can compete with the default browser way of bookmarking pages, then it offers nothing any better than what you already have.
would you share which alternative did you land on?
Reply written Aug 9, 2024
What's wrong with you all? This app is just fine. But I prefer to use Linkman Pro!
Pros: It would be good for developing your applications. It has some interesting features. It has a pretty UI, and the app is smooth and nice. You can fetch articles and tweets. You can use it on the web/desktop. Works on the phone.
Cons: The list of links is too large! Works online!
Reply written Nov 14, 2024
This is not a real read-it-later tool because it won't store any bookmarks offline.
There is a feature request of the community which says that they would like to see this feature. That feature request is from 2016(!!) and is still "under review". Sorry to say that, but to me it looks a little bit like there is no active development at all.
German translation is hilarious in some cases. I wasted 28€ for that.
Online only. No way to keep my data private and local. They want your data, like most companies. I need one that can keep my data on my computers, and optionally my iCloud. Everyone just gives it all away to everyone. It's not just Microsoft and Google.
The interface is user-friendly, with good features for adding bookmarks. This was my impression while the app was working. However, one day I launched the app on Windows 10 and saw the following message: "Nothing found. Return to home."
After that, I tried to locate the file with my bookmarks and searched the internet for ways to recover the data. Found nothing. I contacted the developer, and it's now been 19 months without a response. As a result, all my data was lost. Therefore, I do not recommend using this app as the sole place to store your bookmarks.
I can agree to that. This application looks like noz being under active development anymore. I feel like being scammed for paying a yearly subscription.
Reply written Nov 1, 2024
Could you share which alternative you chose?
Reply written Nov 14, 2024
One of the best bookmark services!