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If I use Chrome and the sync of bookmarks for that, across devices, why would I use Pinboard? All these comments have me wanting to try it, but I'm not sure wh

by e40 7y ago

If I use Chrome and the sync of bookmarks for that, across devices, why would I use Pinboard? All these comments have me wanting to try it, but I'm not sure what I get over what I have. Thanks.

alexpotato 7y ago
What about the day when you decide that Chrome is not the browser for you anymore?
- e40 7y ago
  I export my bookmarks and import them to Firefox, and possibly use Pinboard then?
Consultant32452 7y ago
https://pinboard.in/tour/ https://pinboard.in/tour/ A highlight for me was the ability to tag bookmarks, search through them, and manage them with bulk editing abilities.
- e40 7y ago
  Can you search through them only with the $25/year sub?
  - docbrown 7y ago
    I think, and someone correct me if i’m wrong, that the $25/yr sub is mostly to enable archiving, which gives you full-text search through all of your bookmarks. You can search by tag or URL on a standard account.
    - idlewords 7y ago
      That is correct.
docbrown 7y ago
First, you rid yourself of the Google Overlord that is tracking any and all input from its user — You! On a more serious note, Pinboard can be incorporated into so many different services, even his competitors. Do you use Instapaper? Pinboard will sync everything you saved so you don’t have to worry about losing it after reading it. Same with Pocket. Or it’ll automatically grab embedded links from Twitter posts you “liked.” He makes it easy for you in import all of your Google bookmarks if you export them to HTML. His API is a modified version of Delicious. You have a built in Notes path that can also store (x) amount of notes. Your account is as public or private you want it to be. You can make all bookmarks and user page private by default, or you can alter which tags you want to be public, etc. Best of all, nobody is tracking you. You can be an invisible user with a backlog of bookmarks spanning years and you will always have access to them. Quick disclaimer: I’ve been using Pinboard since 2013-2014, before the new subscription model, and am fortunate enough to have paid an onetime-fee.
- kasey_junk 7y ago
  Don’t forget search...
zrobotics 7y ago
The huge thing, and the reason it is worth paying for, is that it archives bookmarks automatically. Not archiving the bookmark itself, but a searchable archive of the page contents itself. This is great for bookmarking random dev blogs or documentation that I come across, if I even suspect I've searched for an issue before my first port of call is pinboard, since I can often find the exact page that solved the problem last time. Or, in the cases where the original site is offline or the page contents have changed. I gladly pay the 25/year, the only software product I was ever happier paying for was sublime text.
- soulofmischief 7y ago
  How does Pinboard differ from a self-hosted service like Zotero?
shawkinaw 7y ago
From a pure product perspective: 1. Tagging 2. Archiving 3. Not Google From a human perspective: 1. Supporting a one-person SaaS (i.e. "the dream")
tedmiston 7y ago
Pinboard is great if you use multiple different browsers on multiple different devices and want to be able to quickly access any bookmark anywhere. Or in an environment where you don't want to sync all of your bookmarks but you still want access. I also really like the tagging feature which I believe Chrome does not offer. The read / unread toggle is nice too.

by e40 7y ago

If I use Chrome and the sync of bookmarks for that, across devices, why would I use Pinboard? All these comments have me wanting to try it, but I'm not sure what I get over what I have. Thanks.

alexpotato 7y ago

What about the day when you decide that Chrome is not the browser for you anymore?

e40 7y ago
I export my bookmarks and import them to Firefox, and possibly use Pinboard then?

Consultant32452 7y ago

https://pinboard.in/tour/ https://pinboard.in/tour/ A highlight for me was the ability to tag bookmarks, search through them, and manage them with bulk editing abilities.

e40 7y ago
Can you search through them only with the $25/year sub?
- docbrown 7y ago
  I think, and someone correct me if i’m wrong, that the $25/yr sub is mostly to enable archiving, which gives you full-text search through all of your bookmarks. You can search by tag or URL on a standard account.
  - idlewords 7y ago
    That is correct.

docbrown 7y ago

First, you rid yourself of the Google Overlord that is tracking any and all input from its user — You! On a more serious note, Pinboard can be incorporated into so many different services, even his competitors. Do you use Instapaper? Pinboard will sync everything you saved so you don’t have to worry about losing it after reading it. Same with Pocket. Or it’ll automatically grab embedded links from Twitter posts you “liked.” He makes it easy for you in import all of your Google bookmarks if you export them to HTML. His API is a modified version of Delicious. You have a built in Notes path that can also store (x) amount of notes. Your account is as public or private you want it to be. You can make all bookmarks and user page private by default, or you can alter which tags you want to be public, etc. Best of all, nobody is tracking you. You can be an invisible user with a backlog of bookmarks spanning years and you will always have access to them. Quick disclaimer: I’ve been using Pinboard since 2013-2014, before the new subscription model, and am fortunate enough to have paid an onetime-fee.

kasey_junk 7y ago
Don’t forget search...

zrobotics 7y ago

The huge thing, and the reason it is worth paying for, is that it archives bookmarks automatically. Not archiving the bookmark itself, but a searchable archive of the page contents itself. This is great for bookmarking random dev blogs or documentation that I come across, if I even suspect I've searched for an issue before my first port of call is pinboard, since I can often find the exact page that solved the problem last time. Or, in the cases where the original site is offline or the page contents have changed. I gladly pay the 25/year, the only software product I was ever happier paying for was sublime text.

soulofmischief 7y ago
How does Pinboard differ from a self-hosted service like Zotero?

shawkinaw 7y ago

From a pure product perspective: 1. Tagging 2. Archiving 3. Not Google From a human perspective: 1. Supporting a one-person SaaS (i.e. "the dream")

tedmiston 7y ago

Pinboard is great if you use multiple different browsers on multiple different devices and want to be able to quickly access any bookmark anywhere. Or in an environment where you don't want to sync all of your bookmarks but you still want access. I also really like the tagging feature which I believe Chrome does not offer. The read / unread toggle is nice too.