LinkAce
Productivity
bookmark manager
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
5 positive, 16 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.04.
Design: 2 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, simple UI and good documentation
From 2 comments
This looks nice based on my quick look at the demo and the feature list. Seems to be a well-polished project with a good design and documentation. The feature list says it does…
bachmeier on HNLooks great!! I’m about to host this project on my raspberry pi I love the UI very clean and simple
mraza007 on HN
Good alternative to browser bookmarks for a separate archive
From 2 comments
This looks pretty cool. I'm a bookmarks nerd. I love collecting and organizing web resources in a useful way and returning to blogs with good content, or a website with nice…
l00sed on HNHaving something self-hosted would give me a little more confidence in the long-term lifespan of my collection and its formatting.
l00sed on HN
Objections
Bookmarking requires opening the app, adding friction compared to browser bookmarks
From 2 comments
This looks like a cool project. Here's a bit of feedback / thoughts I'm having related to a similar project, Archivy [0]. The problem I have with these type of solutions is…
etherio on HN> The problem I have with these type of solutions is basically the time it takes to just quickly bookmark. This is a significant issue. I've been thinking of making my own…
dspillett on HN
Auto-archiving via Internet Archive is not a reliable backup without maintenance
From 1 comment
> After you saved a link, it will automatically saved by the Internet Archive. A reliable backup without maintenance.~ The wayback machine does require maintenance, by the good…
lucideer on HN
No search on mobile layout until logged in
From 2 comments
Just had a quick look around the demo account. Feels snappy. One thing I'm missing (maybe it's the mobile UI layout) is a search. I'm using pinboard.in for years and the search…
axelthegerman on HNI also don't see a search icon. Android + Chrome.
beepboop43 on HN
Requests
Browser extension or bookmarklet for quicker saving
From 2 comments
This looks like a cool project. Here's a bit of feedback / thoughts I'm having related to a similar project, Archivy [0]. The problem I have with these type of solutions is…
etherio on HNbookmarklets are great, specially for a first version. I actually would usually prefer a bookmarklet if it wasn't for a lack of keyboard shortcut. I use raindrop.io and notion,…
FalconSensei on HN
Local archiving of pages
From 2 comments
Alternatively, add an option into linkace to archive the page locally?
mattowen_uk on HNI'm hoping there's a way turning off auto-archiving using archive.org? Seems to defeat the purpose of self-hosting to some extent, and I'd really prefer hosting my own archive,…
elric on HN
Sync with browser bookmarks
From 2 comments
Does it sync with [insert my browser of choice]? (Not a lazy question, I did look at the website but found no clues - it seems that it does have an API though)
egeozcan on HN> I use browser bookmarks for regularly accessed sites and have a separate application that takes care of all those links I would like to “keep in mind” but don’t want to pollute…
egeozcan on HN
RSS feed
From 1 comment
Thanks - is there an RSS feed?
mjgs on HN
Questions
Does it auto-tag bookmarks?
From 1 comment
The single most important feature I want of a bookmark manager is auto-tagging. Every-time I add a bookmark it should discover the subject it is relevant to and add tags…
qwerty456127 on HN
How does it differ from ArchiveBox?
From 1 comment
I'm using ArchiveBox [1]. What does this solve that ArchiveBox doesn't? [1] https://archivebox.io/
throwaway435234 on HN
Alternatives named
Archivy
From 1 comment
This looks like a cool project. Here's a bit of feedback / thoughts I'm having related to a similar project, Archivy [0]. The problem I have with these type of solutions is…
etherio on HN
Buku
From 1 comment
There's also a similar project buku (https://github.com/jarun/buku). I've been using buku for a while given its mature ecosystem around decoupled search-and-viz server, fantastic…
rounakdatta on HN
Wallabag
From 1 comment
https://github.com/wallabag/wallabag Self-hostable PHP application allowing you to not miss any content anymore. Click, save and read it when you can. It extracts content so that…
based2 on HN
ArchiveBox
From 1 comment
Awesome! https://archivebox.io/ should be mentioned in this context too.
unicornporn on HN
Shaarli
From 1 comment
There's another project that's probably more popular on the french-speaking internet: shaarli (https://shaarli.readthedocs.io/en/master/). Same as LinkAce, it has custom text,…
rakoo on HN
Diigo
From 1 comment
This looks promising. An extension or bookmark let is critical for adoption as it’s the easiest way to get bookmarks into the system. I would recommend trying out www.diigo.net…
j45 on HN