LinkAce

Productivity

bookmark manager

SHOW HN2020

227points
68comments
#225of 3,028 in 2020
Top 8%of 2020 by points

How HN took it

CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments

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

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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 HN
    • Looks 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 HN
    • Having 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 HN
    • I 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 HN
    • bookmarklets 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 HN
    • I'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

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

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