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The internet is full of cool web site , and some of them are so interesting and utile , it ’s no wonder people need to save them for posterity . Bookmark managers , remark apps , and read - it - posterior services like Pocket are nifty for pick up and organizing links , but the fact is there are too many links across too many platforms and apps to keep track of easily .
A former Twitter engineer , Joe Fabisevich , has build an app calledPlinkythat aims to harness that problem with a new approach that prioritize customization .
Available for iPhones , iPads , and Apple silicon Macs , Plinky lets you save links to web pages , apps , videos , images and even app memory board ; tag them neatly ; and unionize them in different pamphlet . you’re able to customize these label and brochure , and even how a connection show up up in the app . to boot , you’re able to search for links and trap them for easy access .
you may easily set the app as a favorite in the Share menu to quickly share a link from anywhere — inside browsers , other apps , messengers . It ’s soft to make unnecessary a connectedness with just a few taps , and I like the save animation , too .
Fabisevich tell TechCrunch he was inspire to build the app because he used to send his fiancée a ton of links — tweet , clause , video and meme . While she loved the motion , she found it distracting and asked him to save some of them for by and by . That ’s when Fabisevich started working on Plinky .
The founder feels that the ethos of a link - economise app should be to make the process gentle . He note that apps like Pocket and Instapaper are great for reading , but link often have telecasting and photos , and those apps might not be well - fit for eat up multimedia .
Fabisevich has also built extension service for Chrome , Safari , and Firefox , as well as desegregation with RSS reader Unread , iOS Shortcuts , and Zapier . There is an open API , too , that third - party developer can apply to ramp up integration for more surfaces .
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The free version let you keep up to 50 link and make up to five labels and three folders . To remove these limits , you could bear $ 3.99 a month or $ 39.99 a twelvemonth . Or you may buy lifetime access for $ 159.99 .
In footing of feature film , Plinky fall short when compared with Raindrop , a popular bookmarking app , which declare oneself Android , Mac ( Intel ) , and Windows apps , too . Raindrop offers more consolidation and its free tier lets you save any number of links and bookmark . However , Raindrop does n’t play well with YouTube and App Store tie , as they open through its in - app browser app rather than redirecting you to the aboriginal app — a trouble Plinky solves well .
Plinky extend a much better solvent than saving inter-group communication through a internet browser ’s bookmarker manager , given that it ’s easier to organize link in the app with folders and label .
Fabisevich said he has used Raindrop , but want to build a solution anyone can practice . “ In their own words , Raindrop is ‘ designed for creatives , construct for coders , ’ ” he enjoin . “ While I love that , being both , that ’s a very small slicing of hoi polloi who would benefit from own a general inbox for their links . ”
“ From the first time you save a tie in Plinky , you may see that the app does its chore and gets out of the way of life . It ’s a different approach than Raindrop , which take you to think about categorization right from the start . ”
What’s next for Plinky?
In the come months , Fabisevich wants to make better organisational and customization features for the app .
He wants to make it easy for people to import link from exist service like GoodLinks , Raindrop , and Pocket , where they might already have a library of bookmarks and clipping .
The founder also aims to add secure folders for lay aside sensitive links , an in - app reading experience , and the power to add together reminder for links that you may desire to show later . He also want to build up a aboriginal Mac app since the current one is just an iPad app that ’s only compatible with MacOS gimmick that hunt down on Apple ’s own chips .
I like it that the app ’s funding section has a list of upcoming feature that users can vote on . The characteristic with the most votes will be built first .
In the long - condition , Fabisevich want to build more individualised work flow to salve and prioritize links , along with a better hunting experience .
