What the Tech: App of the day
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – How many tabs do you have open right now? Ten? Twenty? More? We constantly stumble upon articles, videos, and recipes that we want to save for later. But too often, those links get lost in a sea of open tabs and forgotten bookmarks. If your digital life feels cluttered and disorganized, then it’s time you met Raindrop, a free app to simplify how you save and find content online.
Raindrop isn’t just another bookmarking tool; it’s a visual bookmark manager designed to make saving and finding things effortless. Gone are the days of a jumbled mess of browser
bookmarks that offer no visual cues. With Raindrop, every saved link is accompanied by a name and a clear thumbnail, making it incredibly easy to spot what you’re looking for at a glance.
If you’ve used the popular bookmarking app “Pocket”, you’ll quickly pick up how Raindrop works. And since Mozilla scrapped “Pocket”, Raindrop is one of the best replacements.
The beauty of Raindrop lies in its simplicity and powerful organizational features. When you find something you want to save, whether it’s an insightful blog post, a YouTube video, or even an funny Instagram post, a quick tap or click on the Raindrop extension in your browser instantly saves it to your account.
But the real magic happens with collections. Imagine neatly organized folders for all your interests: “News Articles to Read,” “Delicious Recipes,” “Life Hacks,” or “Dream Travel Destinations.” Raindrop allows you to categorize your saved items into these custom collections.
What’s more, Raindrop integrates across all your devices. Save something on your desktop, and it’s instantly accessible on your phone through the Raindrop app and vice versa. Need to find a specific saved item? Simply tap “RD” and a keyword in your browser, and Raindrop will swiftly pull it up. And for those of us with years of old bookmarks scattered across Chrome or Firefox, Raindrop offers an import feature to bring everything into one central hub.
If you have lots of things saved in the Pocket app, you can export those and import them into Raindrop. By the way, you have until the first of October to save those before they’re deleted forever. Raindrop also makes sharing a breeze. Want to send a friend a collection of travel tips or gift ideas? Just share a link to your custom folder, much like a personalized Pinterest board. I also love the fact you can make those shared folders available to others for collaboration.
If you’re taking a family trip on a cruise ship or somewhere around the world, you can begin saving articles, ideas, even Vrbo rentals so everyone else can see and share their own ideas. Raindrop is the perfect solution for busy browsers and anyone who’s tired of losing track of valuable online content. It’s free to save an unlimited number of bookmarks and is available across iPhone, Android, Windows, and Mac operating systems.
