What is BrainTool - Go Beyond Bookmarks?
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Organize all your bookmarks, web resources and notes into a personal Topic hierarchy and control your browser with the BrainTool Topic Manager. Open and close browser tabs, windows and tab groups with a click or navigate using powerful keyboard commands. Capture links and notes while in context on a web page. 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 close 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 can fit within any larger text-based workflow. Back it up, copy it, share it - it's just a text file that you own.
Import from bookmarks, Org files or Tabs Outliner, sync automatically to Google Drive or a local file. BrainTool is 100% browser based, so your data never leaves your control.
"Every browser 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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- Powerful and effective tool for managing bookmarks and tabs
- Open source and utilizes plain text format, allowing for data portability
- Supports advanced organization features like tags, topic cards, and hierarchical structures
- Active development with planned features to enhance functionality
- Integrates well with existing workflows and other applications
- Steep learning curve for new users with complex functionalities
- Lack of instructions or guidance on how to use the tool effectively
- Initial setup can be cumbersome compared to simpler alternatives
- Some users report issues with the interface and usability in terms of window management
- Currently lacks session management features
- Organizational capabilities and management of bookmarks/tabs
- Complexity and learning curve involved in using the tool
- Open source nature and use of plain text for data management
- Integration with browser features and efficiency in managing large volumes of tabs
- Active development and future feature additions
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BrainTool - Go Beyond Bookmarks requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
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BrainTool - Go Beyond Bookmarks has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.