BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks

BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks

BrainTool is the best Bookmark and Tabs Manager for your online life.

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  • BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks
  • BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks
  • BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks
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What is BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks?
BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks is a Chrome extension that revolutionizes bookmark and tabs management. It allows users to organize all their web resources into a personal online topic hierarchy via the BrainTool Topic Manager and control browser tabs easily and effectively. Users can capture links, add notes and assign topics through keystrokes. It also allows users to tailor their workspace by allocating each topic to its own window or tab group. Remarkably, all user data is kept private within a plain text file, giving the user complete control over their information.
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Users: 6,000+
Version: 0.9.9 (Last updated: 2022-04-07)
Creation date: 2020-11-23
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • storage
Size: 1.21M
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BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks
BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks (v0.9.9)
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Organize all your bookmarks, web resources and notes into a personal online Topic hierarchy and control it via the BrainTool Topic Manager. Open and close individual browser tabs, windows and tab groups with a single click and navigate using powerful keyboard commands. Capture a link, add a note and assign a Topic while in context on a web page, all with a couple of keystrokes. Allocate each of your Topics to its own window or tab group for a focused workspace.

Tame your browser tabs, focus your attention and never be afraid to delete a tab again!

Your braintool data is private, it's your personal information space that the BrainTool application reads from a plain text file completely under your control. It's written in the popular Org-Mode format and so fits within any larger text-based workflow. Back it up, copy it, share it - it's just a text file that you own.

Import from .org files or from Tabs Outliner, download locally and/or sync automatically to Google Drive. BrainTool is a 100% browser based application so your data never leaves your control.

"Every Google Chrome user should try this...Bring your bookmarks into the 21st century" - ZDNet "I've used Session Buddy and OneTab. This is far superior." - User Review "As a current Tabs Outliner user, my first reaction is that BrainTool, even in its pre-1.0 release, is far more polished." - User Review

BrainTool is hard to summarize. Its a way-better bookmarks manager, but it's also a browser manager, a tabs manager and a session manager. It's a replacement for tools like Tabs Outliner, but it's mostly a personal knowledge management system that allows you to organize all of your online information sources (web sites, Google docs, gmails, files, photos, Slack channels, social media groups, code repos, wiki pages, task backlogs, Jupyter notebooks, etc etc etc), combine them with your text-based notes and see the big picture in the tree structured side panel. It's the plain text bookmarking tool that I always wanted to exist but could never find, so I built it. I hope you like it!

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User reviews summary
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Extensive customization and personalization
  • Minimal permission requirements and strong focus on user privacy
  • Integration with emacs org-mode
  • Ability to add notes to bookmarks
  • Syncing across devices using portable text files
Cons
  • Buggy and hangs frequently
  • Clunky and outdated UI
  • Issues with synchronization, especially with Google Drive
  • Limited number of pages before requiring payment
  • Difficulty in understanding how to use the extension
Most mentioned
  • Extensive customization and personalization
  • Buggy and prone to hanging
  • Integration with emacs org-mode
  • Syncing across devices using portable text files
  • Minimal permission requirements and strong focus on user privacy
Recent reviews
I've only been using BrainTool a short amount of time, but already I'm incredibly impressed. It offers extensive customization and personalization, allowing me to organize things exactly how I want. I love that I can choose to display the menu as either a separate tab or a sidebar. One of the standout features is its minimal permission requirements and strong focus on user privacy. I've tried other options, but BrainTool far surpasses them. It integrates seamlessly with my workflow, especially with organizing my research links and bookmarks, which is a game-changer for me. The UI is a bit different from what I expected, but having everything in one place is incredibly convenient. Although it's still a bit unpolished, the functionality more than makes up for it. It's truly amazing how it meets all my specific needs, even those I didn't know I had. The developer's commitment to updates and improvements is reassuring, and I'm excited to see what new features will be added. Overall, BrainTool has become an indispensable part of my browsing experience in the short amount of time I've been using it, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a powerful tool to manage their tabs and bookmarks.
by Evan Smith Evan Smith, 2024-05-22

Came from Tabs Outliner and I'm currently testing version 1.0, although a different philosophy, I looks very promising, specially the developer commitment and upgrade do manifest v.3 which will diminish out options a lot. It seems one of the best option in fast development in 2024.
by Decio Yokota Decio Yokota, 2024-05-19

I've always missed the ability to add notes to my bookmarks and BrainTool solves this problem. The Google Drive auto sync also means that your data is not locked-in. My only complaint is that I can't resize the notes column at this time.
by Kai Luo Kai Luo, 2022-09-11
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Risk impact

BrainTool - Beyond Bookmarks may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

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