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Readability
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Service is now defunct
This service was terminated on 30th September 2016.
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Allows seeing what other people are reading
You can follow friend's feeds to find out what they are interested in.
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No longer updated since 2013
Readability is no longer updated. The last update for this app is on January 7, 2013, which means no app redesigns, bug fixes or new features will be available.
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Pocket
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Available on the web and mobile devices
Pocket is available on iOS, Android, Kobo eReader and on the web.
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Only the paid version allows to search by tag
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Allows reading saved content in offline mode
Instead of only saving the link, the content is saved for offline use.
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Correct and open export of bookmarks and tags are not possible
This means that Pocket is (currently) a total lock-in. This is very sad, unfortunate and creates a no go decision for any seasoned user. Too many bookmarking and tagging companies have stopped or have gone bankrupt these last years (e.g. Kippt, Spingpad, Delicious (to some extent), etc...). So, if you are going to invest a lot of your personal time and energy in curating your Internet findings (i.e. your bookmarks and tags), it is essential that a total, fair and open export (including all tags) functionality is provided. Personally tested the export "feature" and the resulting .html file that Pocket generates currently included only the URLs themselves, i.e. no save dates nor any of your personally curated tags, nor any other useful meta-data. This is deplorable, because otherwise, Pocket is a very polished and well-functioning piece of multi-platform and multi-device software/app/web service, with a very easy and well-designed and implemented user interface... Please fix this, Pocket ! These days of open and inter-operable web services, users are only attracted by valuable functionality, clean UX design and no lockins.
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Well-finished GUI and UX
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Search function in Pro version does not follow the proper date sequence
Although the pro version lets us search by tags, the search results unfortunately does not follow the time sequence of the saving of articles. Search results may show some old articles first, then a bunch of new articles, and then again old articles. It's so random and frustating. I have been using Pocket pro for quite a long time primarily because it lets me have the permanent copy of a news (this feature is really useful in journalism). However, when I search tag wise for the old references, the absence of time-sequencing the search results really frustates me.
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The Pocket plugin for Google Chrome is very stable
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Can't rename the title of links
If the page title isn't correct/good for a link, there is no way for you to fix it.
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Allows tagging bookmarks
Bookmarks can be tagged for search accuracy later on.
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Not really a bookmark tool but a tool to save webpages for later reading
A real bookmark tool has editable fields like title, url, folder, tags, notes. This saves webpages.
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Included in Firefox
Pocket is now integrated into the Firefox web browser, and you can login using your firefox/mozilla login, instead of having to create a separate account. This login method can even be used natively on their website, regardless what browser is being used.
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Deleted or edited tags do not go away from tag suggestions
For example, imagine you accidentally created a tag "US" instead of "USA," and saved some articles under "US." The unfortunate part is even if you edit the tag and rename it "USA" , the previous tag name will always appear in the suggested tags: so when saving an article, if you type US in the tag box, you will see two suggestions "US" and "USA."
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Integrates with over 500 apps
A key advantage of Pocket is that it is integrated in over 500 apps as a way to save the link, including Twitter, Flipboard, Pulse and Zite.
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Chrome addon doesn't let you open your library without saving current page first
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Works well across Google Chrome on macOS and iOS
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Can't import Firefox bookmark tags
When importing bookmarks from Firefox, Pocket doesn't include the tags.
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Highlighting available on iOS
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Chrome addon doesn't allow you to add tags with keyboard only (have to use mouse) while saving page
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Ability to filter by content type
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Platforms:
Android, iOS, Kobo, web, macOS, Windows
Software Type:
Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari extension, desktop app
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EmailThis
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Available on the web and mobile devices
Extensions for Chrome, Firefox, and Opera. Bookmarklet for Safari & IE. Also includes a 'mail to self' feature for Android and iOS devices.
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PDF snapshots & notes
Lets to save PDF snapshots of all web pages. EmailThis also lets you add notes and keywords for faster searching.
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One-click save
The Chrome extension allows you to save articles with a single click.
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Makes it easy to organize and save pages for later
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Allows reading saved content in offline mode
Web pages are cleaned up and sent to your email inbox. They can be accessed even offline from mobile devices.
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Wallabag
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Optional server self hosting
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Poor UI
UI is not as good as other apps in this category.
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Open source
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Paragraphs missing
Paragraphs within downloaded articles are missing.
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Firefox and Chrome extensions available
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Difficult to configure
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Tagging
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Poor Text to Speech
Text to Speech frequently breaks and doesn't respond to speed change.
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Offline article support
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Import content from other apps
It's possible to import content from other apps, i.e Pocket
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RSS reader compatible
Miniflux, Vienna, FreshRSS, Tiny Tiny RSS, Leed FeedReader, Fiery Feeds.
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epub/kobo integration
Integration within Kobo reader through simple hack allows epub creation of saved articles.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Web, Mobile
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Raindrop.io
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Design (UX)
Really well-done.
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Security/Privacy Concerns
The contact information on the website indicates that the business is a sole proprietorship based in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The privacy policy, section 3 concerning how the information they collect may be disclosed, may be concerning to some users given recent events that have been alleged to involve the governing authorities for this business.
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Mobile native clients available
Clients for iOS and Android available that are better integrated than the browser version.
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Slow performance in Safari
Slow to use with delays in response on Safari. Has not been fixed over many years.
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Cross-platform
Cross-platform because it's browser based. There are also apps for Mac, Chrome, iOs & Android.
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Subscriptions are non-recurring
You have to resubscribe every month to keep pro which is a real pain.
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Tagging
Add tags to bookmarks.
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Quite new company
Time will tell if this product will survive.
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Import bookmarks
Offers a possibility to import bookmarks from browsers.
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Regularly updated
Updated with features, yet not with performance.
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Export bookmarks
There is also a possibility to export bookmarks.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac, Mobile
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Tagpacker
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100% free (at the moment)
The company earns (enough) money with affiliate links, therefore there is no need for a purchasable pro membership.
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Uses affiliate links, which can be seen as an invasion of privacy
Affiliate links are usually not only a way to earn money with advertisement. They also include generating user profiles, which could be seen as a big privacy issue.
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Auto tagging
It makes tag suggestions based on your tags already used
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Only list view available
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Follows strict privacy rules
Because it is located in Germany, the company has to follow very strict rules regarding privacy.
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Automate tasks with Zapier
Automating tasks with Zapier.
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API
Programatically access links and tags.
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Clean, efficient UI
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Date
It saves the date when the bookmark is added
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Google Keep
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Easy to use
1-step to take a note on Android: tap 'take a note'. Web version: cursor is on the note itself.
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Google can access and mine your data
You have to be okay with Google analyzing and using your data in order to use Keep.
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Super fast to use
The focus on a minimal interface makes everything fast to use on both web and mobile. This comes in handy for when a note needs to be jotted down quickly, as there is little to no load times or faffing about trying to get to a space where the note can finally be recorded.
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Messy if you have lots of notes
It can be difficult to organize notes because you can only create labels and not, for example, separate projects.
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Unlimited and seamless sync across all Google connected devices, from mobile to desktop
When a mobile device isn't in use, Google Keep can be accessed as a Chrome app or as a website. Basically, no matter the device being used or the OS on it, there is always a way to access the app. There is also no limitation to how many devices this can be done with, freeing up the user to always have access.
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Organization is limited to just multiple tags for notes
There are no folders in Keep that you can move notes into. It makes the user interface more cluttered, and navigation gets more difficult.
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Automatic saving
Automatically saves new changes so that nothing is lost.
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Can be taken down some day
As Google is notorious for taking down services, you may end up with just a backup of your notes in XML format and a need to look for a substitute.
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Useful Android home screen widget
The Keep widget lets users quickly see existing notes and add new ones.
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No ability to undo changes
There is no way to revert changes or restore text you may have accidentally deleted (however, you can restore entire notes for up to 7 days after deletion).
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Notes can be grouped via labels
In addition to the ability to color-code notes, they can be labeled and navigated and grouped that way. This allows for easy organization, to then be found easily at a later date.
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Synchronization bugs
There are some issues with synchronizing data including laggyness and returning old/deleted items.
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Notes can be color-coded
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No text formatting
No basic formatting like bold, italics. Makes it harder to do things like meeting notes. Keep is intended as a minimal and quick note taking app, but sadly for those that are looking for something more robust, the features are just not there.
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Cross platform
This app can be used seamlessly across all platforms including Android, iOS, and desktop computer platforms.
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Scrolling through notes is horrible
There are no options to decrease the surface area of the notes to make it easier to get an overview. Compare this to something like the Apple Notes or Evernote UI, for example. You can't organize nor have a glance of what you have.
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Works as a great bookmarking tool as links added can optionally include a preview image
Keep has a great feature that allows you to save sites you visit as a special note type with a link and a preview image.
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Not free/libre
This application is proprietary, and thus cannot be modified or freely distributed.
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Can share and collaboratively edit any item including lists
Keep allows sharing any item with other contacts and editing them together at the same time. This way a team can work together in real time, no matter their location.
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Can be difficult to discover the features
Google Keep has slowly been introducing new features, but doesn't do a good job of helping you discover them.
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Really well implemented speech-to-text
Google has a lot of experience with speech-to-text functionality and they did a fantastic job with Keep. This means you can easily record spoken notes that can then be changed to a text based note.
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Google account required
You're required to have a Google account in order to use the app.
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Notes can include photo and audio attachments
Notes can include multimedia attachments in addition to text.
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Does not offer themes
There is no option for changing the color theme (such as a dark theme) unless you use a 3rd party extension.
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Supports drawing or writing notes by hand
Newer version of Google Keep now supports drawing on either a blank page, existing notes or in an image attached to the note.
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Does not integrate with Google Calendar or Tasks
It does not integrate with Google Calendar or other Google Apps with the exception of "Google Now." Keep reminders can appear on Google Calendar, but you can not get reminders and use Tasks at the same time.
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Both location- and time-based reminders
You can set reminders that bring certain notes to your attention when you arrive at a specified location or when it’s a specified time or date. Unfortunately you can only do one or the other for each note.
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Too simplistic of an approach
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Includes character recognition for text in images
Google Keep lets users take pictures of physical notes and makes the contents searchable within the app. This can be a convenient time saver for those that do not want to type out the necessary info, but rather take a quick snapshot of it.
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No integrated social media sharing
There is no integrated social media sharing if you directly want to post your note to Twitter, Facebook, etc.
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Drag and drop sorting
You can move cards manually, which is great for prioritizing to-dos. Within a card, you can also drag and drop items.
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Not good at all for longer notes
With almost no formatting options whatsoever it's hard to actually use Keep for long-form notes.
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Archives finished tasks
Any finished task is archived and can be searched at a later date.
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Sharing within team doesn't work that well
You can share separate notes but not Projects, Wordspace, or Teams.
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Not distributed
Cannot run on own servers as Keep will only run on Google's own servers. This increases the risks which are normally associated with handing over critical applications to a large (US) corporation.
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No notifications when tasks are added to shared lists
Although the ability to collaborate on lists is advanced, Keep will not let you know when another person adds an item to a list you share.
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No API
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There is a label limit up to 50
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No dedicated app for windows, linux, mac (except unofficial)
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Cannot share groups of notes (e.g., labels)
Google's equivalent of groups are labels, which can't be shared. By comparison, Trello allows you to share boards with others. Trello also supports grouping through teams. Google Keep has no such concept.
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Slow to save the updates
Saving is delayed by a moment and the saving status UI is unclear. You can lose updates if you close the tab too quickly.
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Delay between to-do entries
The keyboard closes and reloads between to-do list entries, so the first letters or words may be missed if you’re trying to quickly create a list.
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Notes get lost/deleted and can NOT be recovered
Since nothing is stored locally on the phone, everything can go missing. Google can't recover any of it.
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No BlackBerry 10 app
No BlackBerry support apart from web.
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No Windows Mobile app
No Windows Mobile app, and it is unlikely to ever be produced.
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Android / iOS / Chrome / Web / Desktop
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Stash.ai
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No more updated
The application has not received updates for over a year. It is plausible to think that its development has been abandoned, yet no mention was made of it on the site and the possibility of its free use was not offered at least until its natural obsolescence.
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Automatic categorization via machine learning
Links are automatically assigned to basic categories like Place or Product by machine learning.
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Expensive
At a total cost of $36 per year ($3/month * 12 months) this option is more expensive than other options with more features.
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Android app unstable
This application is just out of Beta, but still crashes a few times a day on Android (e.g. on Nexus 6 with Android 7).
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Android or Google Chrome only
Add-ons are not available for Firefox, Safari or other common browsers.
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Buku
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Import/export
Importing means that you don't need to start from scratch to try Buku, and exporting means that you don't risk locking yourself in by doing so. Buku allows you to import and export bookmarks from and to a few important formats, including the recently added orgfile.
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Assumes that you always know what you're doing
Buku doesn't show you what will happen before it performs a command that you input. For example: If you type the command to delete a bookmark, there's no way to see which bookmark is tied to the index that you input before the deletion happens. You need to know yourself by checking with another command. Couple this with the lack of a way to undo actions, and you could end up with a situation where you accidentally delete the wrong bookmark (or worse, range of bookmarks) and find out afterwards, without having any way to know which bookmark was deleted by this mistake (because bookmarks are identified by reassignable indices, not URLs or titles) and no way to undo the damage that was done. This lack of safety means that you must know exactly what you're doing before using dangerous options like "-d", or you could cause irreversible damage.
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Extensive search options
Include, exclude, regex, tags, all or partial search terms.
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CLI only backend, Bukuserver provides a self-hosted GUI
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Fully compatible with Firefox bookmarks
Also supports Google Chrome, Chromium, Opera...
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Under active development, responsive team
The project is maintained actively with a rolling ToDo list and the devs encourage feedback and requests.
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Quality documentation
The Github page for Buku is useful for learning how to use it, and discovering features.
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Powerful
Advanced bookmark management is possible, with the right use of Buku's commands.
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Completion scripts
Handy completion scripts are available for bash, fish and zsh shells.
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Easy to use
Using Buku is easy once you memorize its simple syntax.
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GUI webserver available
Buku v3.8 has added a GUI based local webserver to access the bookmarks from the browser.
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Checks added for deletion options
Checks have been added for all deletion options in v3.8 to show the bookmarks to be deleted and confirm with the user before actual deletion.
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Platforms:
Windows, Linux, Mac
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Poki (for Pocket)
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Comparatively feature complete to Pocket
Similar to the official Pocket app, Poki comes with many features that are available in the official Pocket app such as offline viewing, text-to-speech, search by title, URL or tags, find articles by tag and customizable reading view. This makes for no reason to use Pocket over Poki as Poki has all of Pockets features, plus a bunch of their own.
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Can't access Pocket's native sharing functionality
Poki can't share articles with other Pocket users directly through Pocket's service. Instead they're sent as links via email.
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Beautifully crafted
Unlike the Pocket main app, the design of the Poki app is specially crafted based on the Modern UI in addition to the great enhancements of the additional design and functionality, which makes this one of the most beautiful Windows app to date.
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Offline storage allows for unlimited storage (depending on how much offline storage one has)
Poki is capable of storing articles offline so that the user can view the article anytime even if they don't have an internet connection. Users can also set a maximum number of articles to be downloaded to the device which is useful for devices with a limited storage capacity. This way users are not limited to how much online storage Poki allots the user.
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Conveninent text-to-speech
Text-to-speech is a features that allows the app to automatically generate speech from an articles text in order to assist people who wish to listen to the article rather to read an article. This is convenient for when the user is doing other work or just can't look at the screen.
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Themes make the app feel more personal
There are 4 themes for the main app and 5 themes for reading view. The default will be the dark theme. These themes allow the user to customize their experience.
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Achievements make reading a game
Achievements is a features only available in Poki (and not the first party Pocket app) that gives users a way to unlock special achievements whenever they read an article or are active in any activities in usage of the Poki app. This allows the user to be drawn into the app and creates a reason to keep coming back, by making a game out of reading.
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Tasker
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Infinitely tweakable
Tasker has an impressive amount of triggers, actions, and parameters that can be used together in an incredible variety of ways. It can even accept scripts to follow instructions.
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Awful user interface
While it's incredibly powerful, Tasker's user interface is counter-intuitive, confusing, and just plain clunky at every turn.
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Create powerful custom applications
Tasker has the ability to create custom applications, effectively replacing multiple installed apps in your phone with tasks that are triggered automatically. What's even better is that they will be custom tailored to fit your specific needs.
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Steep learning curve
Tasker lacks good documentation or tutorials, which is important as the learning curve is very high if you want to use its advance features where this app actually shines.
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Can adjust system software
With Root access it can also dabble with system software which other apps are not likely to achieve at the moment.
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Export tasks as standalone apps
Tasker allows exporting workflows you've created as standalone applications that can then be shared or even put on the Google Play store.
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Awesome plugin support
Tasker has awesome plugin support to connect with hardware that usually requires installing specific apps. For example, it has a plugin for Pebble smartwatch so that you can automate tasks that require using Pebble.
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Purchase only once
The dev does not keep bringing out revised apps expecting you to pay each and every time; the same app has been developed consistently for nearly a decade.
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Reading List
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Lacks Edge support
The is as of yet no support for Microsoft's Edge browser on Windows 10.
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Deletion proof
Reading List can retrieve any deleted articles in a specific place in case a user has accidentally deleted an article.
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Lacks offline mode
There is no way of saving the articles for offline use.
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Easy categorization
Reading List comes with categories which allow users to add articles based on types of articles a user is saving, based on user preferences as well as types of categories the user has created.
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Mailist
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Chrome plugin
Very simple and fast. No fireworks!
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No explore mode
But it's listed in their open Road Map so it might change
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Weekly reminder
Built from your saved bookmarks
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Platforms:
web, Android, iOS
Price:
FREE
Software Type:
web, browser extenstion, Chrome, Firefox
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AdAway
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System wide blocking
Use the hosts files to block ads, so it works for everything.
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Needs root (by design)
Needs root to update the hosts file.
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Doesn't consume CPU time or memory
The app updates the hosts file periodically but doesn't need to run in the background in order to block ads, which is especially convenient for older phones.
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Won't block same domain ads
Because the host file can only redirect domains, if the ad and content are on the same domain the ad will be displayed.
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Can use systemless host
Can be used without modifying the system if rooted with magisk.
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Can use custom host files
Lots of people and keep their own updated host files used for blocking ads and ad away supports loading them in or even adding their source for autoloading.
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Platforms:
Android (Host-file)
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System-wide
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Voice Dream Reader
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Easy to follow along with your eyes
If you look at the screen while the app is reading, the text scrolls and emphasizes the sentence and the individual words as they are read, kinda like high quality karaoke lyrics.
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Ugly interface
The interface is ugly and not well thought out. For instance, putting items in folders removes the details from the list and replaces it with the name of the folder. Also, adding folder names has an ugly double popup.
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Imported document (PDF, ePub, Doc, Mobi, TXT) is displayed in an easy to read, nicely arranged format.
VDR arranges most documents you import into a clean, easy to read format that is customizable. Can control the size of margins, select from several fonts & adjust the size, change text, background & highlight colours. Can swipe and view text in original layout/format or view as plain text and lose all the formatting for a simpler view of material.
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Cannot read via OCR
If you have image based PDFs for example, this won't be able to read it, at least not without pre processing with other OCR software before exporting/uploading to Dream Reader. That being said, VoiceDream Reader now has a companion app to make OCR > Voice Dream Reader very simple and easy. Visit this link.
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Dropbox source
By being able to connect to Dropbox in the Voice Dream Reader app, you can open and read books that are stored in your Dropbox account.
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Can't play DRM protected content
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Highlighting text
Allows highlighting text on the fly.
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Few voices
When bought, a voice package from the iOS App Store, as part of a package with voice writer & voice dream, had over 20 voices/accents, now there are only 2 voices.
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Inexpensive
Compared to the alternatives, this is a cheap solution.
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Very efficient voices
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Has the best share implementation I've seen on iOS
Voice Dream Reader has a share sheet extension for iOS. When you use it, there are three options, you can save in Aritcle format (text and images), PDF format, and Full Text format. and it will show you a preview of what it will look like so you know what to expect.
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Has OCR companion app
Here.
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Instant pickup
Just click on a new page or new paragraph to skip boring sections. Also, allows speed increments changes to a very small accurate degree - i.e. to read at the right speed.
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Reflows PDF text content as plain text
This feature lets you read along beautifully and in the focused and pac man modes. Great for studying purposes.
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IFTTT
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2
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Free
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Recipes aren't guaranteed to work
Sometimes recipes don't work as expected, or fail to launch completely.
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Extremely simple
While this app can complete complex tasks, it is very easy to use.
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Limits only one action per trigger
Instead of allowing users to have a large amount of actions launch based off of one trigger, the limit is only 1:1.
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Platforms:
Web, Mobile
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Zenkit
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3
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Powerful and simple to use tool with a clean design
Easy to use and easily understandable for everyone.
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Many important data views
Data views include Mind-Map, Kanban-Board, Spreadsheet, List, and Calendar. Views can be switched easily.
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Native apps
Native apps for iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux.
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Platforms:
Web, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone
Languages:
English, German, Portuguese, Spanish, French, Chinese (traditional), Korean, Russian
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Yes
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OsmAnd Maps & Navigation
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Based around crowdsourced OpenStreetMap data
OSM provides a map editable by everyone; just like the web-based encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Using a community edited map allows one to correct isses they encounter. Combined with the monthly turn around, these edits are added for navigation quickly.
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Slow and sometimes poor search
Most often does not find what you are looking for (which is not caused by bad OSM data).
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OpenStreetMap contributing made convenient
One can also utilize features to contribute back to OSM. This includes reporting a bug or adding a POI. This feature doesn't require an internet connection as the points can be uploaded latter upon request.
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Slow rendering
It can take some time for an area to be rendered. This tends not to be a problem during navigation since only a small area must be rendered as the map moves, and this area isn't immediately needed; though likely a bigger issue with smaller screens.
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Works offline once the maps are downloaded
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Poor navigation interface
The interface is not the most intuitive, though is continually progressing. It doesn't provide a 3D view like many navigation apps.
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Helpful lane guidance
Lane guidance can assist in deciding if one should stay in the right or left lanes. OsmAnd provides detailed information on the number of lanes and which are valid for your chosen destination; based on the data available it may show too many or too few lanes.
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Near impossible to scroll through map
Due to the slow rendering (already mentioned) it is near impossible to scroll through OsmAnd's maps. You move the map only slightly and it takes ages to redraw all vector layers.
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Excellent general map viewing
Sometimes one needs more than just navigation, they have a need to view a map or specify a specific route. OsmAnd provides a very nice, detailed map. This can be good for seeing what is around you or showing a place you are talking about to a friend. It also provides a means to add waypoints on the map which can be used to dictate a specific route (not simple enough to do routinely).
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No display when the next speed limit occurs
When driving on unknown streets you are often surprised by speed limits or town signs, so you have to friction brake.
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Routinely updated maps
Utilizing the community driven OpenStreetMap data has allowed for monthly publishing of new maps that the user can use. Though that doesn't necessarily mean the map data has changed.
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Terrible address data
This is a limitation of OSM's data, but it is unreliable for locating an address while offline. Even with internet it doesn't appear that it can locate most addresses.
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Free and open source
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No recorded voices can be found for download, only text-to-speech
Though not generally a problem, since OsmAnd+ favours TTS-based voice prompts it does advertise also supporting recorded voice prompts. However they cannot be downloaded or selected anywhere in the app, so you'll end up with awkward pronunciation, depending on your device's TTS engine, especially when setting your language to English in a non-English speaking area. Disabling street names will help as a limited workaround, but for those looking for clear and well-pronounced instructions, it's better to look elsewhere.
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Shows speed limit
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Being based on OpenStreetMap data can be lacking
The use of OSM also has the drawback of many places not getting the attention needed for updates. Depending on the geographic location OSM may have the most detailed maps or the most bare/outdated map.
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Contour lines enable understanding the terrain
Through the use of an additional plugin OsmAnd Maps & Navigation is able to utilize contour lines on its maps which helps view the landscape and terrain.
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For car navigation, vehicle parameters and specifications can be entered
This helps in optimizing route calculations based on vehicle's maximum speed or a country's maximum speed limits, typical driving speeds, width and height of the vehicle and so on.
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Has an option to FAVOUR (rather than avoid) unpaved roads (remember when you have this selected!)
This helps in avoiding often congested main roads and in casually discovering alternative routes, sometimes dirt roads as well, which are commonly far less-travelled in most places. Odd place for this option though, should be near the section where you can select which types of roads to avoid instead.
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License:
GPLv3
Supported platforms:
Android, iOS
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Nova Launcher Prime
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30
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23
Cons
6
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Has a more customizable stock Android experience
Nova Launcher provides an experience that's similar to stock Android, but adds multiple customization options. Customization ranges in ways that interactions and the user interface can be changed both aesthetically and functionally.
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Lacks automatic backup
There is no way to automatically back up settings or content. Reinstalling the launcher on the same device will lose all settings and content.
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Fast
Speed of Nova Launcher is one of the app's key points. Even with a lot of widgets Nova Launcher performs speedy.
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Overwhelming at first
Nova Launcher offers such a huge amount of customization that at first it is quite a bit overwhelming. There are settings everywhere and other launchers offer more of a step-by-step setup process. Nova Launcher could take you hours to set up how you like it. On the other hand the pure amount of settings allows you to set it up almost exactly how you like it.
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Drawer style options
Options include horizontal pages, vertical scrolling or list. The user is also able to adjust the background transparency. This way the users drawer can look unique while also offering more or less apps on the page depending on their preference.
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Notification count not included
Notification count need tesla Unread app to be installed
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Custom grid size
From the Nova Settings menu, users can create a custom grid size for their desktop and app drawer, up to a maximum of 12 columns and rows. Discriminating users can also adjust the size of the margins on the top, bottom, left and right. This allows for users to set how many widgets and apps can fit on these screens.
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unable to inherit icon size on dock - dekstop - drawer
you need to set icon size separately on dock - dekstop - drawer
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Custom icon packs
Not all custom launchers allow custom icon packs. Nova supports most custom icon packs that are in the Play Store.
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Less icon packs
This launcher has less icon packs. The system icons it has, are not HD quality.
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Infinite home screen scroll
Turning on infinite scrolling allows the user to move seamlessly among all of their home screens, rather than having to scroll backward when the last page is reached. This proves particularly useful if the user has a large number of homescreens. Infinite scrolling can also be enabled in the app drawer.
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Memory utilisation is a bit high
With all of the features and options Nova Launcher offers there is an understandable loss of RAM, though it could always be optimized better.
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Extra dock pages
There are extra bottom row dock pages accessible when swiping left or right on the dock. In Nova's settings there is support for a maximum of five dock pages and a minimum of one. This way you can set up to 25 shortcuts in the dock that can be scrolled though, leaving plenty of room on the home screen for widgets and other apps.
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Tapping & swiping a shortcut can have different results
Nova has the ability to add an assortment of action shortcuts to the home-screen which can be performed when swiping on particular areas or icons (as opposed to when tapping).
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Folders in the app drawer
Nova Launcher has the ability to add folders into the app drawer making for easy sorting of many apps.
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Can automatically sort inside of folders alphabetically
The user can sort their folders in the drawer and home-screen alphabetically.
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Tablet support
The app drawer and widgets take full advantage of a tablets extra screen real estate.
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Outstanding widget support
With the custom grids, most widgets can be sized to specifications which give added control over Android home screens.
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Allows hiding the status bar
Within Nova's setting the user can set the notification bar to stay hidden, allowing for more screen real estate.
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Desktop lock
It has an option to lock the icons and widgets in place as well as locks out the ability to delete apps, preventing accidental rearranging or deletions.
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Folder contents synced between drawer and homescreen
Create a folder in the drawer. Drag the folder from the drawer to a home screen. Add more items to the drawer folder. The item gets added automatically to the home screen folder (because it is the same folder). In addition, the user can set a custom icon for the folder (or for each shortcut).
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Google widget customizations
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Sesame Shortcuts integration
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Gesture support
Use gestures (swipe up, double tap, etc.) to easily launch apps.
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Stable
Solid performance for getting work (and play) done, no crashes, no slow downs.
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Useful visual customization options
Allows you to customize scroll effects, scroll speeds, animation speed, app animations, gestures. All of these options allow for very individualistic differences in how the launcher performs and looks, making for a great way to set ones phone apart from others.
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A free version available
A free version, Nova Launcher is available, but it lacks gestures, unread counts, custom drawer groups, ability to hide apps from the app drawer, icon swipes and additional scroll effects.
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Backup option available.
Users can save their configuration in a backup file and quickly restore it.
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Unread counts
Nova Launcher Prime offers unread counts for all supported apps, a feature not available on all launchers. Although it requires the free installation of TeslaUnread. What TeslaUnread does is add unread count numbers to certain application icons in ones application drawer and home screen, giving a quick overview of how many unread notifications they have in that supported application.
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Publisher:
TeslaCoil Software
File Size:
8.35MB
Required Android Version:
4.1 and up
In App Purchases:
None
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SwiftKey
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17
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Highly acclaimed for its constantly improving prediction engine
The prediction engine of SwiftKey is continuously being improved by using data from social networks, text messages or even emails from the user's device. Predictions appear above the keyboard as soon as a letter is typed. By adjusting to the user's writing habits and style, it really helps to save time when writing.
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Swipe recognition not as smart as Swype
It requires much more precision, if you miss one letter you have little chance of having the desired word, which makes it difficult to use in some situations.
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Can be customized with plenty of themes available
Swiftkey offers a wide range of different themes to add personality to your keyboard (some are free.. others paid for via in app purchases).
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Privacy, automatically saves unknown words
E.g. passwords entered in plain text fields, place names, people names etc.
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Has a large number of languages available
Has 61+ languages available that can be downloaded. So chances are the languages you need will be available.
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High data bandwidth usage
This product consumes several MB per week, sometimes per day. The fact that SwiftKey doesn't fix the bug despite many similar reports is not really reassuring.
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Multiple simultaneous languages
Keyboard can integrate multiple languages into one seamless autocorrect engine.
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No language separation or weighing
If you load several languages, you can choose any keyboard for any of them, but it won't help the recognition algorithm, which insists on giving other language words in the most absurd situations. Again, no help from their support to arrange the situation.
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Can be resized to as large or as small as you want
You can choose between five different sizes to resize the keyboard.
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Cannot remove some options
You cannot remove the emojis or Info button from the keyboard.
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Can be undocked
The feature may seem odd but the ability to undock the keyboard is extremely useful in certain situations. For example when creating content or using difficult websites.
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Themes are in app purchases
Like most third party keyboards, Swiftkey offers tons of themes but of course they cost money and have to be purchased through the app.
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Ad-free
SwiftKey is competely ad-free.
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The smallest layout is too big
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Can be customized to have a numbers row in easy reach
Users can optionally display a number pad above the keyboard.
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High processor/memory usage makes it unusable on older devices
SwiftKey is extremely resource-intensive compared to many of its competitors, and will often lag even on high-end smartphones.
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Gestures typing or tap typing
Swiftkey supports both popular methods of typing. Either way the methods integrate perfectly with the predictions featured above the keyboard.
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Predicting and inserting word combinations faulty
Recent update enabled Swiftkey to predict short word combinations. In principle this should be quite convenient, but so far it turns out this new algorithm is defective and way too aggressive. Too often it inserts combinations that are completely meaningless, or inserts English combinations in Dutch sentences or the other way around. Has almost doubled the amount of corrections needed.
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Fast access to Emojis
When users type the name of the desired Emoji, a small list will come up where the right one can be selected.
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Bought by Microsoft
Will undoubtedly lead to less innovation.
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Free
Swiftkey is free to download and use, though there are in app purchases to unlock more features.
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Users can view in-depth usage statistics
SwiftKey will even provide you exciting data about how you type such as a heatmap. The more you use SwiftKey, the more your heat map will transform from perfect circles into blobs where you tend to press. From the Heatmap you'll know where you tend to make mistakes and how SwiftKey is improved. Other stats provided include: Distance flowed in meters Keystrokes saved Typos corrected Words completed
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Supports Google voice dictation
Even though SwiftKey is a third party keyboard, Swiftkey still uses the preferred Google voice dictation.
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All the typing information saved from SwiftKey is synced across devices
Any learned words, phrases (inc. email addresses) will be backed up to the cloud and available across multiple devices.
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Various convenient layouts available, also for tablets
Among the layout choices is a split keyboard which anchors each half to the lower corners of the screen, where one would naturally hold a tablet device while typing, with the option to place a dedicated 10-key number pad in the unused space between them.
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Cloud backup
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Social Account Integration for learning new languages
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Platforms:
Android
App Stores:
Google Play
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