Pinboard Tools

Toolbar actions for Pinboard (http://pinboard.in)

Pinboard Tools - Save and Manage Bookmarks Easily

"Pinboard Tools" is the official Chrome extension for Pinboard, the popular bookmarking and personal archiving service. This minimalistic extension allows users to effortlessly save bookmarks and tab sets, making it easier to manage and preserve their browsing state. It also features convenient shortcuts to your Pinboard account, enhancing your bookmarking experience.

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Extension stats

By: https://pinboard.in

Users: 5,000+

Rating: 3.51

(73)

Version: 1.1.2 (Last updated: 2025-01-08)

Creation date: 2019-03-20

Permissions:

tabs

Host permissions:

*://*/*

Size: 32.73K

Email: ma*****@ceglowski.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 13,581 ▲ 19

Other rankings

#12442 in Tools ▲ 124 #138 in tools keyword 67

Other platforms

Not available on Android

Not available on Firefox

Not available on Edge

User reviews

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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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

Simple and functional to use
Allows saving and reading later easily
Works great for many users
High-resolution icon appreciated

Cons

Popup does not automatically close after saving a bookmark
Blank page remains after saving, leading to confusion
Slow performance on recent updates
No customer support or lack of responses reported

Most mentioned

Popup not closing after saving
Blank page issue after saving a bookmark
Slowness in saving bookmarks
Issues with customer support and lack of updates

User reviews

While this extension works reasonably well, I can not recommend anything related to pinboard. Pinboard looked promising 5 years ago, when I paid for an archival account. Now that my subscription is ending, I can not get Pinboard to send me my archive. Emails went unanswered, my post to the pinboard google support group was not approved, dm on twitter was unanswered. A public comment on twitter got me a reply that he'd "look into it", then nothing. Maciej is infamous these days for his complete lack of customer support -- I've had multiple unanswered emails over the past 5 years. The official Pinboard twitter account is a mess of political rants. Save your money -- and your bookmarks -- and look elsewhere. My current recommendation is raindrop.io

Presto Cadenza, 2021-07-24

No support and it's flaky. I am not going to renew

Dula Abdu, 2020-06-30

Broken in Chrome 79. Prompts for login when attempting to bookmark when already logged in.

Mike Rogers, 2019-11-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Pinboard Tools requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Pinboard Tools. Use it at your own risk.

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