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Online Bookmark Manager Suggestions? 78

Posted by Cliff from the online-links dept.
nonLocal Bookmarks asks: "I have been looking for an online bookmark manager to allow me access to my bookmarks at various computers. There are a bunch of them out there, but most of them use the traditional tree structure. I am looking for something that lists everything cleanly on one page. The only one I can find so far that does this is SiteJot. But this site is missing a few other features I am looking for. I was wandering if any Slashdot readers could recommend a good bookmark manager?"
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Online Bookmark Manager Suggestions?

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  • This question has been asked on Ask Slashdot how many times now? Someone else please go and dig up the links for me.

  • Try (Score:2, Informative)

    by mattboston ( 537016 )
    Sitebar www.sitebar.org. You need LAMP to run it, but it works great for me. It has multi-user accounts so I can setup accounts for whoever I want to maintain bookmarks. Since it's hosted, you can be anywhere. I prefer it because I like to have my bookmarks available whether I'm at home, at work, or at a cybercafe.
    • 1 other point, it integrates into your Sidebar
    • Maybe I'm being obtuse here, but if the submitter wants everything on one page, he could simply save his bookmarks.html file (assuming he's not using IE) to a flash drive, or even a floppy, and carry it in his shirt pocket.

      But maybe that's just too simple. :-)

      • Maybe you should check it out. It's not at all what you think. It's got folders & subfolders! And the ability to get your bookmarks from anywhere(any computer). It can be integrated into Mozilla/Firefox's sidebar, etc. More options than most other bookmark managers.
    • I agree with this totally. Sitebar is easy to setup, (assuming that you have MySQL and Apache installed). I combine it with a dyndns account which means that i can access the same bookmarks at home, at work or if i am away.

      And it just works ....

      t

  • Something different (Score:5, Informative)

    by dthree ( 458263 ) <chaoslite.hotmail@com> on Friday November 12, 2004 @11:53PM (#10804961) Homepage
    This lets you manage bookmarks, share them with other users, and let your browse their lists.

    http://del.icio.us/
  • http://del.icio.us
  • is a firefox plugin that syncs the builtin bookmarks via an FTP site.

    • You mean like... (Score:5, Informative)

      by Anonymous Coward on Saturday November 13, 2004 @12:00AM (#10805000)
      Bookmarks Synchronizer (FTP) [texturizer.net]?
      Bookmarks Synchronizer is a Mozilla Firefox extension that let you connect to an FTP server and synchronize your bookmarks that are stored in an XML file. Setup is easy; just write in your FTP server address, username, password and a name for the XML file (by default called xbel.xml). To start, press Upload to create the file on the server and set if you want to automatically download the file on startup or upload it when you close your browser.
    • Better yet, a firefox plugin that uses a mysql database to store the bookmark data. This would allow realtime updates of the bookmarks across multiple computers. Since I have two computers on my desk, and jump back & forth constantly, having a networked bookmark manager would be a huge timesaver.
      • I don't think you really need a database for it. Unless you plan to be adding bookmarks on multiple machines 30 times a second or something.

        What I've been using is a shell script, but its not efficient at all, it does however handle adding bookmarks from multiple computers pretty well.

        There is a script called poll bookmarks, which checks to see if the bookmarks.html on the ftp server is newer than the local one, if it is, then get gets that copy.

        Then another script that uploads a new bookmark. which chec
        • True, MySQL isn't mandatory. And I'd be happy with any solution, regardless of how it works. I tend to think a DB backed solution is a bit more elegant & flexible. You could have a quite powerful solution with no scripting or programming needed outside of the mysql database & the plug-in.

          Here's a better summary of what I envision: The database (I said MySQL, but I'm not really picky as long as it's freely available) stores the same basic info as is now stored as XML. It would also have a seperate t
          • The problem I see with that method is that you have to have a database, I'd just like the browser plugin to handle all the hard stuff, and all you need is an ftp site to sync it all.
            • Granted, this adds a touch of complexity, but not much. And if such a plugin became available, I imagine that people would step in to offer free or cheap hosting. But as I said, though I think there are advantages to a databased backed solution, I would be happy with any solution that works. Someone posted Sitebar [sitebar.org], which looks promising. I haven't had a chance to look at it too closely yet, but it might work...
            • Ok, I've had a chance to play with Sitebar for a bit now. It's not perfect from an integration standpoint, but it is good. Some of my (basically minor) issues: It doesn't use the standard firefox bookmarks menu or toolbar, but uses a sidebar. You can't right click a link & select Bookmark Link. The sidebar doesn't refresh when you add a new bookmark (Hey, I said these are minor quibbles...). But even with these problems, unless I find something major as I play with it more, this could be the solution th

  • Google (Score:2, Insightful)

    by Zarf ( 5735 )
    No really. I use google.
    • That gives me an idea (sort of a modification of a previous idea I had).

      Write a search agent to modify the search result page so that links you had previously bookmarked are shown right at the top and marked obviously. Bookmarks could be pulled from your local machine and/or from a networked location.

      That way you never have to think about your actual bookmark list and you don't have to search a list which might not have the answer you want. Just use your favourite search engine as you normally do. Too
  • http://del.icio.us/

    The best one I know of.

    • Re:Delicious (Score:3, Informative)

      by Goo.cc ( 687626 )
      BTW, there is a Firefox extension that can automatically sync to your Delicious bookmarks. Or you can just take advantage of Delicious' RSS feeds.
      • > BTW, there is a Firefox extension that can
        > automatically sync to your Delicious bookmarks. Or
        > you can just take advantage of Delicious' RSS feeds

        Score -1 for LAZY.

        This little gem of a program is called Foxylicious and its website is here [ganx4.com]. Firefox users click here [ganx4.com] to install.

        Dont be lame like this guy, provide USEFUL INFORMATION when you post.

    • Links people! (Score:3, Insightful)

      by ibbey ( 27873 ) *
      It's not hard to activate links... <a href="http://del.icio.us/">http://del.icio.us/</a> results in http://del.icio.us/ [del.icio.us]. Ok, I know I'm lazy, but an extra 5 seconds in making your post makes it a better experience for all.

      Thanks!

  • linkagogo (Score:3, Informative)

    by jayrtfm ( 148260 ) <jslash@sophontCOFFEE.com minus caffeine> on Saturday November 13, 2004 @12:11AM (#10805030) Homepage Journal
    IMHO, linkagogo.com is the best.
    If you go to the download tab, it can export as a bookmark file, which can be automatically opened in a new window, giving you the single page you want.

    A recently added feature is a weekly email of your bookmarks, so if the service does fold, at least you won't lose too many links.

  • http://del.icio.us/ (Score:3, Informative)

    by comwiz56 ( 447651 ) <<comwiz> <at> <gmail.com>> on Saturday November 13, 2004 @12:27AM (#10805086) Homepage
    http://del.icio.us/

    Make you're own, toolbar links for quick access.

    Also you can browse others links, and have your links as RSS feeds.
  • What are these features? Telling us could help us find an alternative that better suits your needs.

  • Tree structure... (Score:2, Insightful)

    by eurleif ( 613257 )
    If you don't like tree structures, why not just put all of your bookmarks in the root folder?
  • del.icio.us

    Not only can you get your bookmarks from anywhere, but you can also share them with the rest of the world.

    Even better than that, if you use firefox ( which I hope you do ) your bookmarks are stored as an html file. Just put this html file in any web accessible place, and you can visit it and whoah! your bookmarks are there.

    I know another one. Get a USB thumb drive and carry your bookmarks with you.

  • treeview (Score:5, Informative)

    by quiddity ( 106640 ) on Saturday November 13, 2004 @02:09AM (#10805439)
    treemenu [treemenu.net] has a large variety of viewing methods [treemenu.net]. i use them for different purposes, but find it easy and friendly and fast when needed.

    see also:
    links [weblens.org]
    del.icio.us [del.icio.us]
    bookmark4u [sourceforge.net]
    bkm [sourceforge.net]
    plasticbag discussion [plasticbag.org]
    and of course all the PIMs(personal information managers) in the works...
  • Simpy [simpy.com]
    Onfolio [onfolio.com] (bookmarks on steroids, currently IE-only but the beta 2.0 supports Firefox)

    I posted a more detailed comparison of the two in my blog a while back here [dogcaught.com].


  • Bookmark Syncronizer [mozilla.org]

    Works with ftp and http(s) WebDAV. Toodles.

  • BookmarkManage (Score:2, Interesting)

    by russ_allegro ( 444120 )
    I like the bookmark manage I wrote.

    You can expand the folders to get it on one whole page if you want.

    If you use a mozilla based browser you can add a link in your toolbar to add bookmarks to the manager.

    http://coldstonelabs.org/index.jsp?projectIndex= 3

  • Index Cards! (Score:2, Interesting)

    by Gregg Alan ( 8487 )
    I kid you not. My Dad initially kept his favorite sites on index/recipe cards and kept them in one of those little boxes. That's pretty portable.

    He was impressed, however, when I showed him how to use browser bookmarks.
  • How many features could you possibly want which would make it more complicated than the proccess of writing that message and clicking "submit"? It's a list of bookmarks and would possibly have an "import" and "export" button for as many as two whole browsers. If you started writing when you read the subject, you'd probably be done by now.
  • I've got a very small and basic Wiki CGI script that I use as a glorified bookmark system. It's a modified version of the script that used to be available at Ward's Wiki at c2.com (back when that had a page which generated a custom script for you). That no longer seems to be available, but there are plenty of other Wiki implementations out there.
  • Use a blog - and share those bookmarks
  • ...funny this should come up - I have a site [mywebsitelinks.com] which does exactly this.

    It's very light and text based and designed to run on anything.

    For Firefox and IE I've taken advantage of the way they handle javascript to implement a quick add button - you can be on any site and click one of your quicklinks to add the site you are looking at to your online links database. It's a work in progress, and right now links can't be edited or deleted, but those features are very much on my to do list. If it doesn't do s
  • I use Bluesmiley Bookmark Manager, see Bookmark Manager [bookmark-manager.com], supports Import and Export of Bookmarks.

  • Real men... (Score:3, Funny)

    by JaF893 ( 745419 ) on Saturday November 13, 2004 @09:55AM (#10806382) Journal
    Real men just upload their bookmarks on ftp and let the rest of the world mirror it.

  • The Era of the Dot.Com (Score:3)

    by da_Den_man ( 466270 ) <dcruise@nosPam.hotcoffee.org> on Saturday November 13, 2004 @11:12AM (#10806635) Homepage

    Thei reminds me of a story I tell to illustrate how idiotic my "years in the valley" were. I was working for this "dot.com" and on a lunch break at the local Bagel shop (you know the one...in that little shopping mall in Redwood shores next to the Starbucks...)

    I was just sitting down to enjoy my lunch when I overhear a conversation:

    Guy1: So they store the Bookmarks ONLINE and can access them wherever they are. The VC's think its a go, and are willing to shell out the 4 mill to get it going!

    Guy2: Can't you just export the bookmark links to a file and save them locally as an HTML page? Carry that one file with you and just maintain the updates locally? Why would anyone want to use this as a Service...much less Pay for access??

    Guy1: Did you not hear me...? Its gonna be ONLINE!. People will flock to it for that reason alone. We should have the capital by the end of the week!

    Guy2: Still sounds like a stupid idea to me....

    Just though I would share... ;-)

  • SiteBar [sitebar.org] (http://www.sitebar.org ) is by far the most comprehensive bookmark manager out there.

    It's meant for a browser's sidebar, and integrates tightly with IE [sitebar.org], FireFox (via XPI) [mozdev.org], Opera, and of course Mozilla.

    It also runs in it's own separate window, in the body [sitebar.org] of the browser, or even as an embedded section of any web page or blog app!

    You can display your bookmarks with any of the included plug-ins, which include the standard multi-folder tree, an RSS feed [brablc.com], and a Google/Yahoo-like [brablc.com] layout, which is

  • Two applications I like a lot are:

    Booby [nauta.be]
    and
    APB [lbstone.com].

    APB is no longer in active development, but it still is a very usefull app. I use it on a daily basis. Both are LAMP applications.
  • Geez, I would have though the answer would be obvious.

    iSync and dotMac
  • I discovered a new one, well, new to me.

    http://www.spurl.net/ [spurl.net]
  • I use Firefox on my PC, which create a "bookmarks.html" file in the "~/.mozilla/firefox/utwnmzil.default/" directory. I have a cron job that periodically scp's this to a web server. My bookmarks are then available to me (or anyone I tell) anywhere, and I can secure them any way I choose.

    Setting up an account with an outside service for this purpose seems unnecessary.
    • Yoiu have a slightly more automated version of what I ahve been doing for years. The day i realized Mozilla uses a plain HTMl file for it's bookmarks made me happy. I simply use one main browser and up load my bookmarks as I need to.

      Well traveling without a computer, I can just find web access and access my bookmarks quite easily.
  • Because My karma sucks I:ll just take the hit, even though this info is good. Here:s the best way.. damn this japanese keyboard is wierd.

    Use firefox. Download Bookmark synchronizer, and get your own webspace.

    this check this link out.
    http://www.koldark.net/archives/2004/09/17/ s ee_my_ bookmarks.php

    you can sync your bookmarks from home work etc, and using a xsl stylesheet, show them as a webpage. Updating the bookmark xbel file constantly, the page will always be new. Don:t worry about cron scripts or

  • I store firefox on a hi-speed usb 2.0 drive. With a custom script (on Windows: yes, a .vbs file - I could have used a batch script but I didn't want a dos window), you can store your profile on the drive. This way I can carry everything with me - my bookmarks, history, and other nice things.

    USB drives are useful for more than just firefox. I store some useful Java programs like jEdit [jedit.org] and Saxon [sourceforge.net]. I even have a copy of Cygwin [cygwin.com] for GNU hacking in Windows. Just learn how to use the windows scripting host.

  • I use Amazons A9 toolbar. It runs on Firefox (Crossplatform .xpi) and IE. It's very nice and installs very quickly.

    http://toolbar.a9.com/ [a9.com]
  • Spurl [spurl.net] is a "social" bookmark site in the same vein as del.icio.us. In fact, the spurl "submit" form will also add the url to your del.icio.us account if you'd like.
  • Wouldn't a simple HTML website on free hosting [freewebz.com homestead.com w/e] be a viable solution? Sure it'd be a little more difficult to add/remove bookmarks, but anywhere that can access the web can access your assortment of links.
  • ooc, is there anything besides del.icio.us for p2p bookmarking?
  • those files aren't big. just copy /s *.url to your USB thumbdrive..

    dir /b /s | grep whatyerlookingfor

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