Raindrop.io is a Creatives’ Dream Bookmarking Tool

To most, bookmarking has remained the same since they started using the web.

It is a simple featured added to every web browser – even the neanderthals over at IE headquarters managed to figure it out.

Keeping websites (or web pages) saved seems to be a relatively straightforward process – you bookmark the page into your folder and its saved forever.

For the first ten or so years that I used the internet, I never put any extra thought into how I save the websites I want to read later. Chrome’s current bookmarking functionality was all I needed, but since I entered the creative industry, the outdated method slowly started to drive me crazy.

As I am sure most designers do, I have my bookmarks of design inspiration I occasionally reference when designing a website or needing some outside inspiration.

Now, I can always open my folder, click on a link, and view the website or design that way, but over time it started becoming a real pain in the ass. If I forgot the name of the website, I was forced to blindly click on each link until I found the one I needed.

For months, I searched for a solution that displayed my saved pages visually instead of textually, but couldn’t seem to find an answer – until now.

In steps Raindrop.io.

A visual way to view bookmarks

Raindrop.io solved just about every issue I had when it came to bookmarking.

It provides different ways to sort your saved websites:

• Lists
• Headlines
• Cards
• Moodboard

Lists  and headlines sort your links very similarly to an average bookmarking tool: listed websites displaying the page or website title.

Alternatively, cards and moodboards show a websites open graph image.

You can also use moodboards and cards to save images (pictured above).

Some additional benefits of using Raindrop.io include:

• Apps for both Mac and Windows
• Mobile apps for IOS and Android
• Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera

You can use Raindrop.io for free, but they also have a “Pro plan” that costs just $3 per month and includes additional features like nested folders, broken link finder, cloud backup, and a few other components.

For more information, go to Raindrop.io!