When comparing Tagpacker vs Text Blackness, the Slant community recommends Text Blackness for most people. In the question“What are the best Chrome add-ons?” Text Blackness is ranked 33rd while Tagpacker is ranked 38th. The most important reason people chose Text Blackness is:
Author is transparent about privacy and it’s a Swedish company.
Specs
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Pros
Pro 100% free (at the moment)
The company earns (enough) money with affiliate links, therefore there is no need for a purchasable pro membership.
Pro Auto tagging
It makes tag suggestions based on your tags already used
Pro Follows strict privacy rules
Because it is located in Germany, the company has to follow very strict rules regarding privacy.
Pro Automate tasks with Zapier
Automating tasks with Zapier.
Pro API
Programatically access links and tags.
Pro Clean, efficient UI
Pro Date
It saves the date when the bookmark is added
Pro Privacy
Author is transparent about privacy and it’s a Swedish company.
Pro Only need pay once
Doesn’t ask for subscription.
Pro Can adjust how dark you want
You can set it to darken just enough so buttons don’t look too strange.
Pro Can make links darker
It’s actually surprisingly comfortable to read things when light blue links are turned dark blue.
Cons
Con 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.
Con Only list view available
Con No Firefox support
Con Not free
It costs $17.
