Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by marcinem » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 10:50 AM UTC

Bookmarks which you wanted to read, but simply forgot...

It happened to me all the time. I bookmarked the articles to read later and simply forgot about them. Forever.

I built Mailist to help with that. Already 2350 users enjoy their "weekly digests" composed from their bookmarks. It makes me super happy!

So now, https://mailist.app Pro account allows you to send an email newsletter every day, built from your bookmarks.

Does it sound interesting? The free version (weekly email) is available for everyone!

Let me know what you think.

PS. Unlike other tools, we care about your privacy and don't suggest promo content based on your saved links.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by sciencewolf » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 1:41 PM UTC

I remember https://www.linkdrop.co/ tried to do this and the Show HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19960313) appears to be this exact idea. However, it looks like they shifted to using an extension as opposed to a bookmark. Any idea why?

Also, curious how many pro subscribers you currently have? I imagine it's pretty difficult to get people on board with a $4/mo tool for personal consumption, unless you market it as a "productivity" tool.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by fock » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 1:56 PM UTC

looks like wallabag to me

Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by kirubakaran » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 2:07 PM UTC

sciencewolf wrote: post #2

I remember https://www.linkdrop.co/ tried to do this and the Show HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19960313 ) appears to be this exact idea. However, it looks like they shifted to using an extension as opposed to a bookmark. Any idea why? Also, curious how many pro subscribers you currently have? I imagine it's pretty difficult to get people on board with a $4/mo tool for personal consumption, unless you mar…

As a data point, https://histre.com/ (Effortless Knowledge Base) that I'm bootstrapping, includes features around bookmarks - so it is in a way in the same space fwiw. Histre has a "solo plan" currently at $3/month. People who use it for "personal consumption", as you put it, sign up for that plan. When I talk to them, they say that at $3/month, they don't even have to think about it. You're definitely getting several multiples of that in value and it's a great way to support the startup be independent.

Otherwise all we'll have in the world is different flavors of VC funded adtech companies providing "free" services.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 2:57 PM UTC

sciencewolf wrote: post #2

I remember https://www.linkdrop.co/ tried to do this and the Show HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19960313 ) appears to be this exact idea. However, it looks like they shifted to using an extension as opposed to a bookmark. Any idea why? Also, curious how many pro subscribers you currently have? I imagine it's pretty difficult to get people on board with a $4/mo tool for personal consumption, unless you mar…

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Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 3:04 PM UTC

sciencewolf wrote: post #2

I remember https://www.linkdrop.co/ tried to do this and the Show HN ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19960313 ) appears to be this exact idea. However, it looks like they shifted to using an extension as opposed to a bookmark. Any idea why? Also, curious how many pro subscribers you currently have? I imagine it's pretty difficult to get people on board with a $4/mo tool for personal consumption, unless you mar…

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Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by blaydator » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 3:04 PM UTC

Very nice. I have built similar tool for Android and iOS to save notes (And webpages) by email so they don’t get lost in another note app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boomerang.... https://apps.apple.com/fr/app/boomerang-email-myself/id11544...

Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by kerrybright3000 » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 3:50 PM UTC

I use time filters in Bookmark OS for this. You can view only bookmarks created in the last week and it keeps folder intact. https://bookmarkos.com

Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by newman314 » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 4:01 PM UTC

I would love a related tool.

Content search engine for my open tabs / bookmarked. Oftentimes, I bookmark or leave a tab open for something to read later but I can't find it later.

To be clear, it would index and search said URL.

Re: Show HN: I built a tool to send you daily digest of your saved bookmarks

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Post by kirubakaran » Mon, Apr 27, 2020, 4:11 PM UTC

newman314 wrote: post #9

I would love a related tool. Content search engine for my open tabs / bookmarked. Oftentimes, I bookmark or leave a tab open for something to read later but I can't find it later. To be clear, it would index and search said URL.

Please try my https://histre.com/ for this. My email is in my profile if you have any questions.