Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers?

Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by m0guz on Thursday August 18, 2022 @03:58AM (#32506645)

I don't know how people think Firefox has feature-rich bookmark manager, probably never used a browser that cares about power-users. Firefox can't even open Bookmark manager in a new tab, whole bookmark feature hasn't improved in 15 years.

Vivaldi has the best bookmark management in UX/UI.

> i want to be able to quickly load common favourite news sites & blogs.

Right click on a tab > Bookmark all tabs. Vivaldi creates a new folder "Saved Tabs ($time$)". Press F2 to open quick commands and write "Saved" and it will auto complete all the folder starts with "Saved"

You can create Session for currently opened tabs too.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by ad8e on Thursday August 18, 2022 @09:59AM (#32509692)

In Firefox, bookmark manager in a tab: chrome://browser/content/places/places.xhtml

"You can encounter issues when you want to create a new folder, moving a bookmark to another folder may not work as well."

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by imaginaryNumb3r on Thursday August 18, 2022 @03:59AM (#32506655)

I second Vivaldi. The people I know who tried it never went back.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by xpil on Thursday August 18, 2022 @05:46AM (#32507307)

I have been using Vivaldi for years now, on mobile (Android). Gave up after their recent update. Why? Because they changed the layout of the "reload" button. Previously, I could simply double-tap the "V" menu to reload the current tab. Now I have to either pull down (which is not always feasible) or find the "refresh" button in the far left part of the "V" menu, because double-tapping now brings the settings screen. Not sure what genius in their UX dept thought that opening the settings screen is more important than re-loading the current tab but they should change it back.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by altilunium on Thursday August 18, 2022 @08:05PM (#32516281)

Vivaldi's "reading list" feature is better than just a simple "bookmark".

You can read it offline and sync it from mobile browser to PC browser.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by dfgsdfgwef on Thursday August 18, 2022 @05:16AM (#32507119)

tried Vivaldi for a while.It doesn't have bookmark tags went straight back to FF. FF has the best bookmark features IMHO

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by jollyllama on Thursday August 18, 2022 @08:59AM (#32508993)

Hasn't improved in 15 years but at least you can still search within / by month. Can't do that in Brave.

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by mynameismon on Thursday August 18, 2022 @05:41AM (#32507276)

You also forgot the Speed Dial. Allowing you to populate (what essentially becomes your) New Tab Page with the bookmarks of your choice. Greatly helps reduce the time taken after a browser restart to get going

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Re:Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers? by StuffMaster on Monday August 22, 2022 @08:54AM (#32550658)

>Firefox can't even open Bookmark manager in a new tab, whole bookmark feature hasn't improved in 15 years.

For me this is a strength.

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