Re:The best browser bookmarking system is already built-in
by josephernest on Monday September 30, 2024 @10:00AM
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For me, it totally fixed the problem you mentioned: each time I find something really interesting, I drag and drop the bookmark to either a folder "MISC" (unsorted) or to a dedicated folder if it's specific to a project I'm working on.
Since the shortcut's file name contains the Page title, I can later search with my OS's search tool "curve fitting .url" => it finds the right bookmark.
If I use it in a particular project, I can copy/paste this .url file into the project folder, etc.
Having thousands of bookmarks creates no real problem: you end up with thousands of 1KB file in various folders, there is no mental burden in that: it doesn't add "weight" to the UX of a particular browser extension, since they are only files.
Drag-drop only takes 1 sec, there is no friction, no prompt.
Since the shortcut's file name contains the Page title, I can later search with my OS's search tool "curve fitting .url" => it finds the right bookmark.
If I use it in a particular project, I can copy/paste this .url file into the project folder, etc.
Having thousands of bookmarks creates no real problem: you end up with thousands of 1KB file in various folders, there is no mental burden in that: it doesn't add "weight" to the UX of a particular browser extension, since they are only files.
Drag-drop only takes 1 sec, there is no friction, no prompt.