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Re: Raindrop.io – Smart Bookmarks

#21

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I thought the same thing! I started looking for a self-hosted alternative straight away.

The closest thing you can get that is opensource is https://www.wallabag.org/ But it needs more work to be useful to me. For instance, I don't always want to save the contents of the webpage, but just the link along with some notes or tags.

For that case you may use a bookmark manager. For an open-source self-hosted one, check Shaarli : https://github.com/sebsauvage/Shaarli

Re: Raindrop.io – Smart Bookmarks

#22
When I upload my html bookmark file, Raindrop shows all of the folders within the file, but when I click on import all I get told that I have no bookmarks. Something seems to be broken.

Re: Raindrop.io – Smart Bookmarks

#24

Now make this self-hosted and then I'm in.

I thought the same thing! I started looking for a self-hosted alternative straight away.

OwnCloud has a bookmarks app built in with a bookmarklet to save links, and it's all self hosted. I love it :)

Re: Raindrop.io – Smart Bookmarks

#25
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When Dropbox first launched, there were already 8 or so competitors.

Just had a chat with my designer and I think will continue. Maybe this is a good opportunity to learn.

Finding a competitor to a project you have yet to launch can be disheartening, for sure. But, take it this way.. You just got confirmation that there is a market for what you're building. Plus, you can see what they are doing wrong, and do those things right :)

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#26
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Could you expand on this? I use pocket for 'read this later'. Raindrop.io seems very well suited for bookmarks so far.

Pocket is limiting me on articles only.. (psychologically). I always wanted an app where I can save my links, for say images on the web, or videos with a description of the timestamp I have reached at. Maybe I want to keep bookmarks for later, but it's not worthy for it to be in my bookmarks bar in my browser and it's not an article (say at top 20 list to submit your startup written by a YC user).

https://delicious.com/ ?

They have an app (for android at least, not sure about iOS) with which you can share stuff to. So from your (mobile/desktop) browser you can store anything that has a url.

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#27
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Why does chrome keep showing a "Translate this" button on pages (i'm on signup page). There is something which is making it think it is not in English. Just a heads-up!

Plus, the Chrome extension displays hover text in Russian. http://www.evernote.com/shard/s27/sh/9510a5b2-4910-46c4-b52f...

Raindrop outsources some of their development to Ukraine. Perhaps, someone left `` somewhere. Many IDEs and editors use system language inside their HTML templates by default. I think, WebStorm does it, maybe some others.

In addition, many companies like Facebook offer localized versions of SDK downloads and Widget scripts. Thus, when a developer somewhere in China downloads the SDK and puts the tags on their page, people from all over the world will see Facebook authentication dialog in Chinese.

Localization can be tricky.

Re: Raindrop.io – Smart Bookmarks

#28

Now make this self-hosted and then I'm in.

I thought the same thing! I started looking for a self-hosted alternative straight away.

You may try to install blog (like wordpress or similar) in your on server. With some plugins and themes functionality may be replicated almost 100%.

Re: Raindrop.io – Smart Bookmarks

#29
This is great! I've got 40 tabs open in firefox and my browser is straining under the pressure. A lot of them is research for work (servers, services, reviews). Some of it I don't care to bookmark. And some of it I'd like to read at home but have no way to get it there except emailing the link to myself.

Re: Raindrop.io – Smart Bookmarks

#30
post #5

Why does chrome keep showing a "Translate this" button on pages (i'm on signup page). There is something which is making it think it is not in English. Just a heads-up!

My page had a "Русский" button in the corner so maybe that did it?
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