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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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Platforms:
Web
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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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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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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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start.me
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Great to have bookmarks, feeds and notes in one place
Start.me offers a great tool to stay organized and productive because it allows all bookmarks, news feeds and notes to be available in one place.
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No longer able to meet security standards for Google Sign-In
Start.me used to have an e-mail widget which gave you quick access to your Gmail account(s) along with all your other bookmarks, but it requires a security assessment so that Google can ensure that they do not misuse user data obtained using restricted scopes per the Google API policy. As of 2020, they no longer meet that standard and the e-mail widget has been removed altogether.
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Beautiful & Customizable Interface
It has a very nice and customizable interface + you can get your bookmarks online anyware.
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Should sell itself as a start page because they are not just a bookmark service
Be careful if you Curate Bookmarks or even just have a bunch. You can upload and export bookmarks now, the upload limit is raised. Still, you need an internet connection.
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Development could be faster
There's a lot to like about this product, but you need patience to see new widgets.
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Platforms:
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Atavi
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Official Android app
If you have need to manage or organize, share or export your bookmarks on the go, Atavi offers an Android app which provides a quick and easy means to do so. The web page interface on mobile is fine for visiting your bookmarks, but the app brings the smooth drag-and-drop and long press inputs that are needed to easily rearrange or share your collection.
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No support for multi-level folders structure
Atavi.com does not support a multi-level folders structure. When importing such structures, all sub-folders will be placed at one level. Folders with the same name will be merged into one.
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Search engine integration
At the top of your Atavi bookmarks page on each browser tab is a search field, which can be set to pass your query to Google, Bing, Yahoo!, or Yandex. There's no need to lose the familiar new tab page search field when switching to keeping your bookmarks with Atavi.
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Unique implementation as a browser homepage
Atavi is able to be used in almost any web browser and platform because it bypasses the native bookmark management, instead providing access to your links through a responsive web page. With every new tab opened, your bookmarks appear with all the grouping and sorting options you expect from the native bookmark manager.
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Full five-browser support
Atavi is developed to render properly on both the desktop and mobile versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera, and Safari.
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Stable browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome, and Opera
Atavi's browser extensions further simplify use of the service by ensuring that new tabs display your Atavi bookmarks and providing a one-click mechanism for importing bookmarks you already have in that browser into your Atavi account.
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Multiple layouts to choose from
Three possible layouts are available on-the-fly for your bookmarks page: traditional speed dial boxes, multi-column list, and a detail view with one bookmark per row which displays the URL as well.
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Platforms:
, Mac, Linux, Android, iOS
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Google, Bing, Yahoo! or Yandex
Offline support:
No
Software Type:
Web page
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xbrowsersync
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Use this extension on all majorly used browsers: Chrome (and most up to date 'chromies' as well as Firefox and Android
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No iOS support
It doesn't support anymore iOS.
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Anonymous
No sign up required and no personal data is collected.
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Does not sync passwords
If youre afraid due to the lack of password syncing with xbrowser, this problem is easily fixable by using myki password manager. It supports all major operating systems with secure features that work alongside xbrowsersync perfectly. myki is available as a chrome extension, and for android, iphone, mac, windows, and more!
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Encrypts your bookmarks securley with a method you can check for yourself
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Doesn't support new Firefox for Android
Maybe not the developer's fault but since using Firefox as main browser, the cross platform niche can't be satisfied. Will be looking to jump ship once the extension is added to the very limited pool Firefox Android currently has.
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Developer seems to be actively developing the app
See here.
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It is free and the developer announces that it will stay this way, neither are there any ads involved
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xBrowserSync adds descriptions and tags to new bookmarks automatically.
Speeding up workflow cataloging important meta-data automatically.
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Know your way around docker? xBrowserSync is easily self hostable.
Not only will it benefit the people who set up docker containers, if opened to the public, even more people will be able to quickly get to know xBrowserSync. See here.
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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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Papaly
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So far impossible to delete account
Menus only give option to deactivate, not delete account. Can't log into helpdesk with main account credentials (as it says you should), so no way of tracking submitted ticket. Deleting account should not require helpdesk input.
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Easily customizable
You can organize your bookmarks however you want.
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It is slow on Chrome web browser
A new tab opens slower than on others.
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Great bookmark resource
Simple and well designed bookmarklet with a lot of useful features.
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No Android App
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Cross platform
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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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Pearltrees
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You can add contents from other apps
You can add contents from other apps using the share functionality.
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Requires a monthly subscription for private collections
To be able to set your collection to private instead of public you need to pay a subscription starting at 2.99€ a month.
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Intuitive UI
The UI is intuitive and easy to use.
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Shaarli
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Fast performance
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Software update must be done manually
No auto-update built in.
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Free forever
Since you host your own data, you can continue using Shaarli indefinitely with no possibility of the service becoming paid.
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You must host it yourself
If you do not already have a web server, this can cost you money to purchase.
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You host your own data
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Instapaper
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Became a paid service again
Most functions, like search, became premium.
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Annotation tools
Allows leaving notes attached to articles and highlighting certain part of the text. Free version of the app is limited to 5 highlights a month.
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Basic search not free
Basic search for link title or website too is part of the premium.
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Excellent typography choices
Instapaper allows you to choose from 14 different fonts, some of which have been designed specifically for the application. You can manually adjust spacing between lines, padding around text and font size to fit your preferences.
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Embedded images and videos are sometimes ignored
Instapaper sometimes saves articles without images or videos.
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Allows listening to articles
Instapaper comes with a build in text-to-speech feature that will read out loud articles. Premium version of the app allows creating playlists.
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Only supports English
It only supports English, and not Chinese, Japanese, and Korean languages.
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Articles can be emailed to Instapaper
You can add articles to Instapaper by sending them to a unique email address associated with your account.
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Tags not implemented
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Pagination
Allows for pagination, not just scrolling.
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Search functions return random articles
The search function is very slow and does not provide accurate results. The user can not filter or reorder the search results, or search the archive or annotated articles.
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Awesome offline mode
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Can look up words in a dictionary and Wikipedia
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Can be set to switch to dark mode based on time of day
Instapaper includes a dark theme and allows switching to it after a set period in time or gradually over the course of the day.
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Rarely seen organization options
In addition to allowing you to sort articles by when you saved them, you can also order articles by length or read progress and popularity.
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Free archiving of deleted webpages
In Pocket, this is a paid function - but Instapaper provides this for free! If a webpage is deleted, it remains in your Instapaper and they even archive pictures of the articles.
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Can playback inline video
Instapaper will play videos from YouTube, Vimeo and other sources that are embedded in articles, but you have to be online for playback to work.
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Has a font designed for readers with Dyslexia
Instapaper includes Dyslexie a font that helps people with reading problems understand the text better.
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Includes optional social features
If you set your Instapaper profile to be public, your friends will be able to see articles you've liked.
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Platforms:
web, Android, iOS
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Rewind
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Thumbnails and preview
You don't have to look at boring links, screenshots and pictures are retrieved automatically.
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Sorted by date
This is the killer feature, you can display the bookmarks that were added on a specific date, no matter which year, so you can easily find a link you bookmarked two days ago.
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Crastination
If you have a habit of saving cool links to your bookmarks and never checking them again, you're in for a treat, Rewind makes your old saves fun and easy to find again.
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Feedly
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Clean, easy to overview UI
Feedly has an easy to overview interface. While this interface is clean and simple, it is still full of bright colors. A great feature that adds to the clean feel is "eliminate clutter", which keeps only the text of the desired topic.
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Long list of paid-only features
Free features are pretty basic. It seems like all the new development goes into paid-only features. Paid features include sharing and saving options, alerts, backup, support or integrations with collaborative tools.
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Integrates other services for ease of use and sharing
Feedly sign-in is done with Facebook, Twitter, Google, or Microsoft credentials. It offers many ways to share a story from within the application, including social networks, e-mail, etc.
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No push notifications
Among the most requested features for Feedly is push notification support. The feature was officially requested in 2011 and currently has over 600 votes on Feedly's Uservoice.
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Choice of many different layouts
For each news source, a different layout can be chosen. Choose between showing thumbnails, titles and summaries, titles only, thumbnails with overlaid titles in a grid, or have all content inlined.
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Log-in is buggy
Logging in can sometimes cause Feedly to struggle. It can become unresponsive and force close.
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Great article recommendations
Search a topic and Feedly will offer resources that are related to that topic.
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The layout isn't like Google's original or Inoreader's of which is much easier to browse and read quickly
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Supports OPML export/import
With this feature, all subscriptions can be saved.
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Inline adds
Free version puts adds in your feeds
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Seamless Google Reader migration
Feedly have made it especially easy to navigate away from Google Reader.
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No keyword filtering
Feedly has no ability to filter a feed by keyword like a lot of other RSS readers do.
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Similar mobile experience to Google Reader
It supports a list UI similar to Google Reader, among other more graphical layouts.
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No offline support
There is no offline support with the official client.
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Browser extensions
Feedly's extension lets users add feeds directly from websites, but also lets users curate pages, save them to Evernote or Facebook, email, or Tweet pages.
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Forces external account to log in
Users are forced to use Twitter, Facebook, Google, or Microsoft login credentials.
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Open API
There are multitudes of third party clients available for many platforms.
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Steals page views
Feedly has had issues multiple times with hijacking page views from original publishers. See: Feedly WAS (is) Hijacking Shared Links And Cutting Out Original Publishers Feedly Found a New Way to Steal Page Views From Publishers
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Boards for organising the content (Paid)
Feedly allows you to create unlimited Boards (folders/sets/collections) and use them to organise your saved content.
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Organization/sorting features lacking
There is no ability to sort feeds within a folder, and moving feeds between folders is difficult with lots of content.
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IFTTT and Zapier integration (Paid)
Feedly functionality can be extended and workflows automated with IFTTT and Zapier integrations that make it possible to connect the reader with hundreds of popular apps.
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Slow interface
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Platforms:
Web, iOS, Android, Kindle
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Yes
Search:
Yes
Filtering:
Yes
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Workona
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Effortless organization
Intuitive UI. Minimal ramp-up.
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Paid
For free accounts, you can only have 5 personal workspaces and 3 shared workspaces.
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Works seamlessly across multiple monitors and browser instances
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Worst than alternatives
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Incorporates tasks, notes, and collaboration
Plus: auto save, sharing permissions, various modes for organization, tab suspension, (optional!) new tab, layout switching, multi-platform, file attachments, most web apps supported, and its actively developed and updated with new features. With some ingenuity and a few extra extensions, I've even included my local directory resources in my client workspaces with in-place editing.
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Application concept changing all the time
They still seem to be searching heavily for their vision of productivity focussed tab management. Big changes in user interface have occured in the last years. The UI is more complex than needed and it is not clear what they want to achieve.
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Efficient use of System Resources
It seems to be well written and in no way bogs my system.
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Duplicating and loosing windows and tabs
Sometimes window sessions are duplicated and have to be merged by hand. More than once sessions and tabs have been lost. Mostly because it couldn't cope with Chrome restarting. Once also because the backend was updated and it went wrong. Workona has not at all proven to be reliable.
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Very responsive
There is nearly no lag between multiple instances.
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Doesn't always play well with others
Even though most of the bugs and glitches are a result of conflicts with other extensions or browser features (e.g. edge rolling our new tab management features)... it takes a lot of trial an error to figure out what works. Some feedback by way of a useful error message would help.
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Telegram
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Free and convenient large file sharing
Copy/paste videos, gifs, images, geolocation, documents, and even executable files. Drag over files for practically any time up to 2GB in size. Images can be compressed, too.
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Not fully open source
Telegram has an open API and protocol free for everyone, but the backend software is not open source. Therefore 100% privacy can not be evaluated.
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Free of cost
The application is available free of cost.
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Can only be used with a phone number
It is not possible to activate and use Telegram by mail etc. You need a phone number.
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Privacy focused
In addition to the end-to-end encryption [only in secret chats] that provides privacy to communications, the app also includes self destructing timers for chats, and the ability to permanently delete messages, yours and theirs, from your and their devices.
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Only "Secret Chat" messages are encrypted end to end
The only way to get end-to-end encryption (client-client) using Telegram is to use the Secret Chat function, anything through the service is server-client encrypted. Also secret chat is only implemented in the mobile apps, meaning there is no way to encrypt messages end-to-end when using the desktop client or the web browser client.
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Media messaging
Videos, gifs, images, geolocation, and documents.
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"Secret Chat" feature is not available for desktop client
Secret chats with end to end encryption are only available on mobile apps.
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Channels for one way broadcasting
Broadcasting channels suitable for announcing things.
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No source code sintax highlighting
Telegram does not have source code syntax highlighting, making it difficult to share code snippets.
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Beautiful UI
Very customizable with a lot of clean looking options.
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Does not work for visually impaired
Doesn't work for visually impaired.
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Possible to send photos and videos without compression
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Does not support spherical 360° photos
Spherical 360° photos becoming more popular these days, but Telegram does not support such format.
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Supergroups of up to 200,000 people
In Supergroups, anyone along with admins can delete their messages from all sides. A message can be pinned to the top. All of the user's messages can be deleted by an administrator, and they can be banned and reported as well. Supergroups can have a public link (outside of Asia, due to high spam volumes), which is also a username.
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Does not support text messaging
You can NOT make it your default text messaging App.
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Two-step verification
You can set up an additional password to your account, which can be reset by your email. You don't have to use an email if you do not want to. If you lose access to your email or forget your password, you will be able to reset it via text message if your account is over seven days old and will receive it within a week (in case you recover anything before then).
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Secure
Telegram uses an open source MTProto encryption protocol that provides complete end-to-end encryption for secret chats. To show off their confidence in the protocol the company behind Telegram has organized $200,000 and $300,000 challenges to break the encryption. So far there have been no winners.
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Saved messages
You can write messages to yourself. You can write some notes, add links, and see everything across all your devices.
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Cloud chat keys are kept in different jurisdiction
Even though encryption used for cloud-based storage (e.g. Gmail, Facebook, iCloud) may not be as secure as end-to-end encryption or zero-knowledge storage, Telegram does the most that it can by holding keys to chats in different jurisdictions, requiring intergovernmental cooperation to obtain the keys. This is aside from whatever other security measures have been taken, of course.
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Multiplatform native client apps
There are native desktop, mobile and web client apps, that are optimized for speed and are light on memory usage.
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Open source client apps
Client apps are open source, making whole service more trustworthy.
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Unlimited storage
Unlimited number of files can be stored forever on the cloud. You can upload files up to 1.5 GB each.
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Voice and video messages
You can post voice and video messages if you are too lazy to write text messages.
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Group Voice Chat
This Discord-like feature adds to the interactivity of the application.
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Pinned Messages
You can pin messages to the top of groups or supergroups so members will see them when opening the group.
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Self-destruct messages
Messages in individual chats can be set to self destruct on a timer. They will disappear after the timer expires. Messages in all new chats can be set to self-destruct with a global auto-delete timer in Settings > Privacy and Security > Auto-Delete Messages.
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Edit or delete messages after sending them
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Banned in China
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Save time with inline bots and link previews
Unfortunately, on the desktop videos don't play, but images are viewable without visiting popular websites like imgur and Instagram. You can play YouTube videos and others within the app, so you don't need to embed code or anything. With inline bots, such as @gif, @pic/bing, @vid/YouTube, etc, you can look things up without leaving the client or chat that you're in. Simply type the name and some keywords and wait for the results to load.
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@mentions
You can ping people to get their attention by @mentioning them.
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Desktop app handles HiDPI
The desktop app has a built in setting to scale the UI of the app up to 200% which allows for those with 4k monitors/screens to use the app without scaling issues.
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High quality calls
Uses the latest GPL audio codecs, such as Opus, an adaptative high-quality codec that supersedes AAC at any bitrate.
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Customer support is within the app
Although it's volunteer based, but still pretty top-notch if available, which it tends to be.
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Large groups can have channels called 'Topics'
Topics are now available in groups of 100+ members and have a sleek two-column layout and new buttons to quickly navigate. A default topic called General is now in every topic group, holding the group’s service messages and previous message history.
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Popular in the USA
On SimilarWeb you can see that Telegram is on the top 15 among all communication apps.
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Platforms:
Web, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows phone, UWP
Publisher:
Various companies affiliated with Telegram
File Size:
2048 MB
End-to-end encryption:
Secret chats
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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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Markdown or Rich Text editor
Choose between Markdown or Rich Text editor.
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No mobile support
This app offers no mobile support.
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Web clipper
A web clipper built into the app saves web pages locally.
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No built-in sync options
For data syncing, a service like Google Drive or Dropbox needs to be used.
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All data is saved locally
Data is saved to a local hard drive, not stored on a company's servers.
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Cross-platform support
Support for macOs, Windows and Linux.
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Supported platforms:
Windows, Linux, macOS
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