Interlink

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The new kid in town: Interlink, an offline-first bookmarking experience for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. In active development by @anhdo. First TestFlight build to be available in Q1 2023.
I also made @pins for Pinboard.
GitHubhttps://github.com/quanganhdo
Show threadInterlinkFeb 12, 2023
Already received a few actionable feedback notes in my inbox. It’s no brainer to use Interlink to keep track of those.
Show threadInterlinkFeb 4, 2023

Fast forward to 2023, I’m building a new link organizer to address Pins’ shortcomings (mostly due to API limitation): limited “syncing” capabilities, lack of bulk link management (batch processing), among others. While I’m aware of similar offerings (bookmarking is so last century), I want something mobile-first instead of web-first.

This becomes Interlink’s roadmap:

Show threadInterlinkFeb 4, 2023
The missing piece as of 2020 was a modern iOS app. At one point there was a vibrant scene of 3rd party Pinboard clients until they disappeared one by one due to what I guess was sustainability. I made a bet and spent a few months working on Pins to deliver a best-in-class client for iOS + macOS. It worked out pretty well.
InterlinkFeb 4, 2023
When I started working on Interlink, I used Pinboard as the blueprint. It has always been my favorite kind of services: does one thing and does it well, simple yet versatile. There’re different ways to add links to and retrieve them from Pinboard: bookmarklet, browser extensions, support from automation tools like Zapier / IFTTT / Make, API, RSS feeds, etc.
InterlinkJan 21, 2023

Testing Interlink with different type of links I saved over the years: articles, apps, podcasts, YouTube videos, etc.

Title and description aside, the AutoFill feature tries to extract more metadata from each link: publisher, author, and publication date.

InterlinkJan 13, 2023

Must-haves for the first (upcoming) TestFlight build: Tools to import your existing bookmarks into Interlink and export your data elsewhere.

These include support for Pinboard (via @pins) and HTML/Netscape Bookmark File format for browsers (Safari/Chrome/Firefox/etc), link organizers (Raindrop/Linkding), read later services (Instapaper, Pocket).

Manual HTML export can be done at anytime.

InterlinkJan 5, 2023

Last week I briefly mentioned the new app/bookmarking service I’m working on, Interlink.

I’m aiming for the first beta later this month/early next month. I’ll post a link to sign up for TestFlight as the time comes.

https://indieapps.space/@pins/109603772239331753

Pins for Pinboard (@[email protected])

Recently, people have been contacting me about adding support for alternative endpoints in Pins. In case you haven't read: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34062802 tl;dr: Pinboard the service has gone worse over the last year(s) and many are seriously considering to move elsewhere / write their own Pinboard-compatible API for personal use. I've been working on a solution of my own: a new app built on the foundation of Pins for an offline-first bookmarking experience.

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