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Having a first-class UI for bookmarks really does make a difference. I used to agree with some of the sentiments expressed in comments here - that bookmarking i
by sundarurfriend 3y ago
Having a first-class UI for bookmarks really does make a difference. I used to agree with some of the sentiments expressed in comments here - that bookmarking is a write-only activity, that just feels satisfying without actually being useful. Then I started using Zotero for my bookmarks, organizing them into collections, tagging them, adding descriptions ("Abstract"), etc., and I find that I actually go back to them a lot more, and find it really useful.
The UI browsers provide for bookmarks is pretty atrocious, and seems to have been the main reason I didn't go back to use them much - which I didn't realize until I had the idea to use Zotero as a bookmark manager. It has a lot of the features that Grimoire lists, including separate "user accounts" - I have a separate Work profile, for which I've created a desktop shortcut the same I do for Firefox [1], with its own collections and tags.
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37953035 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37953035
- LunarAurora 3y agoIf you overlook some idiosyncrasies due to its main purpose (references), Zotero really shines as a bookmark manager. It is mature and has a lot of advanced features. The last one I discovered is enabling hierarchical tags with an addon. [1] I still welcome any new well-built alternatives like Grimoire, and I agree with you that a first-class UI is important. [1] https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-actions-tags https://github.com/windingwind/zotero-actions-tags
- actuallyalys 3y agoI’ve been really liking Zotero, but I don’t use it for webpage bookmarks outside of topics I’m researching. Maybe I should rethink that.
- dr_kiszonka 3y agoAre there any good apps that allow you to add bookmarks to zotero from a phone? For example, I would like to easily bookmark websites that I come across in a HN app. I found Zoo for Zotero but it is pretty clunky in this respect.
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