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With the exception of syncing the list between devices (a feature I personally can't imagine myself needing or wanting, though I can definitely see why others w

With the exception of syncing the list between devices (a feature I personally can't imagine myself needing or wanting, though I can definitely see why others would), these things are basically what tabs are for. You open things up in tabs to read them later, and you can also search tabs (a feature supported by firefox, at least, not sure about other browsers) and categorize them (their order and grouping into separate windows). Tabs also have the benefit of being extremely convenient, whereas there's a whole lot more friction involved in using any other option, like bookmarks, or things like pocket.

jasaldivara 3y ago
Maybe if you have big amounts of RAM and never turn off your computer nor close your browser. I like being able to read my bookmarks a week, or even a month later.
- mostlylurks 3y ago
  > Maybe if you have big amounts of RAM Browsers these days have settings which automatically unload tabs to make sure you don't run out of RAM. I personally don't run into issues with 16GB of RAM, so I don't have those settings enabled. > and never turn off your computer nor close your browser. I like being able to read my bookmarks a week, or even a month later. Browsers allow persisting the set of windows and tabs you have open across sessions, so this isn't an issue. I probably have a few hundred tabs open at any given moment across a few subject-specific windows, some of those tabs several months old, and I close my browser and shut down my computer all the time. Firefox simply restores the windows and tabs when I open it, so it all works out just fine.
- Lammy 3y ago
  https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-discard/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-disc...
  - gxnxcxcx 3y ago
    about:unloads
phito 3y ago
Oof that won't work for me, I can't stand having 1-2 stale tabs open. It feels like clutter and I instinctively close them.
- jacquesm 3y ago
  You'd really hate my browser state. While on a project I can easily have a few hundred tabs open for days.

jasaldivara 3y ago

Maybe if you have big amounts of RAM and never turn off your computer nor close your browser. I like being able to read my bookmarks a week, or even a month later.

mostlylurks 3y ago
> Maybe if you have big amounts of RAM Browsers these days have settings which automatically unload tabs to make sure you don't run out of RAM. I personally don't run into issues with 16GB of RAM, so I don't have those settings enabled. > and never turn off your computer nor close your browser. I like being able to read my bookmarks a week, or even a month later. Browsers allow persisting the set of windows and tabs you have open across sessions, so this isn't an issue. I probably have a few hundred tabs open at any given moment across a few subject-specific windows, some of those tabs several months old, and I close my browser and shut down my computer all the time. Firefox simply restores the windows and tabs when I open it, so it all works out just fine.
Lammy 3y ago
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-discard/ https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/auto-tab-disc...
- gxnxcxcx 3y ago
  about:unloads

phito 3y ago

Oof that won't work for me, I can't stand having 1-2 stale tabs open. It feels like clutter and I instinctively close them.

jacquesm 3y ago
You'd really hate my browser state. While on a project I can easily have a few hundred tabs open for days.