Raindrop
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Raindrop.io is an all-in-one bookmark manager for saving, organizing and rediscovering links, PDFs, images and tabs across every device, with full-text search and an AI assistant on the Pro plan.
About Raindrop
What Is Raindrop.io
Raindrop.io is a bookmark manager built for people who save more than they can keep in a browser toolbar. It collects articles, videos, images, PDFs and whole tab sessions into collections, then gives you the tools to find any of them again months later.
Most browser bookmarks turn into a junk drawer. Raindrop.io treats them like a personal library instead. You group items into nested collections, tag them, and search by keyword, page content or meaning. The paid plan layers on a permanent web archive, so a page you saved stays readable even after the original is taken down.
The catch is what you pay for. Unlimited bookmarks, collections and devices are free forever, but the features most heavy savers want sit behind Pro. Automatic backups, reminders, annotations and the AI assistant all require a subscription, and file storage jumps from 100 MB to 10 GB a month when you upgrade. It also leans toward curating links rather than reading them, so it complements an app like Instapaper instead of replacing it.
Getting Started
- Create a free account at raindrop.io with an email address, Google, or Apple sign-in, or continue as a guest.
- Install the browser extension for Chrome, Safari, Firefox or Edge, plus the desktop and mobile apps if you want them.
- Import your existing bookmarks from a browser or another app, or start saving with the bookmark button.
- Sort new saves into collections, add tags, and let suggested tags fill in the details.
- Search by keyword or content, set reminders, and share a collection if you want other people involved.
Product Information
A quick look at Raindrop's pricing, supported platforms, and performance.
Best for
The users, tasks, and scenarios where this tool fits best.
Users
- Researchers and students
- Designers and visual thinkers
- Small teams
Tasks
- Saving for later
- Archiving pages
- Cleaning a library
Scenarios
- Pulling up a link from months ago
- Sharing a shortlist
- Collecting on the go
Key features
Cross-device sync and saving
Raindrop.io runs on the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android, plus extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge. Anything you save on one device shows up on the rest, and the browser extension clips a page, highlight or set of tabs in one click. The free plan covers unlimited devices, so syncing is not held back by the paywall.
Nested collections and tags
You organize bookmarks into collections that can nest, which handles both broad topics and one-off projects. Tags add a second layer of classification, and suggested tags guess the right labels as you save. Custom filters and sorting by date, title or site then narrow a large library down to what you need.
Full-text search
Search a bookmark manager usually lands on titles and tags. Full-text search goes deeper and reads the actual content of every saved page, PDF, EPUB and even YouTube transcript. That means you can find an idea by a phrase buried halfway through an article, which turns the library into something closer to a personal index.
Permanent web archive
The web archive stores a copy of every page you save, so it stays available even if the original is deleted or edited. For tutorials, product pages and news that vanish, that archived copy is often the only record left. Pro users get unlimited archive copies, and downgrading cuts off access to them.
AI assistant and suggestions
Stella, the built-in AI assistant, answers questions about your saved content, helps sort a messy collection and manages bookmarks without you clicking around. AI suggestions do the initial sorting as you save. Both run on the Pro plan and turn a passive list into something you can query in plain language.
Reminders, annotations and highlights
Reminders put a notification on a bookmark so a saved article actually gets read instead of fossilizing. Highlights let you mark key passages in pages, PDFs and books, and annotations attach a note to those highlights. Each bookmark holds up to 100 highlights, and the tools are bundled with Pro.
Integrations and API
More than 2,600 integrations connect Raindrop.io to tools like Notion, IFTTT, Zapier, Readwise and Google Drive. A public API and an MCP server let developers build their own workflows on top. The API is what makes Raindrop.io a hub rather than a dead end for everything you save.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Unlimited bookmarks, collections, tags and devices stay free, so the core organizer never expires.
- Full-text search reads page content, PDFs and YouTube transcripts, not just titles and tags.
- A real install base across web, desktop, mobile and every major browser keeps saving consistent.
- Publishing a collection as a public page makes sharing easy without an account for the reader.
Cons
- Full-text search, the web archive, reminders and the AI assistant all need Pro, so the free plan skips the features heavy savers want most.
- Archiving on mobile needs Safari 16.4 or newer, so older phones fall back to a mobile-friendly page instead of the full archive.
- It stores and finds links rather than reading them, so long-form reading still needs a separate app.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Raindrop.io is free forever with unlimited bookmarks, collections, tags, highlights and devices. The Pro plan adds full-text search, the web archive, reminders, annotations, the AI assistant and larger file uploads, and it comes as a monthly or yearly subscription with roughly 20% off yearly.
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