What is a standalone bookmark manager?
One that does not live inside a browser. Browser bookmarks belong to the browser and the profile that made them, so Chrome on your laptop and Safari on your phone keep separate, unrelated lists. Favourl keeps one library you reach from any of them, including offline.
Can I organize bookmarks in folders?
Yes. Folders can be nested, reordered by hand, and a bookmark can belong to more than one. You can also write a note on any bookmark explaining why you saved it, which is searchable later.
Do I need an account to start?
No. You can save and search immediately. An account is only needed if you want your library synced between devices or want to publish a folder.
Will it work without internet?
Yes. Bookmarks are written to your device before anything is sent to a server, so saving and searching work with no connection. Changes reconcile automatically when you are back online.
Can I import bookmarks from Chrome, Firefox, Safari or Edge?
Yes. Each of those exports a standard HTML file and Favourl reads all of them, keeping your folder structure. Importing is a copy — your browser keeps its own bookmarks.
Can I export my bookmarks out of Favourl?
At any time, in the same standard HTML format every browser reads. A tool that makes importing easy and exporting hard is a trap, so exporting is deliberately as simple as importing.
What happens to links that go dead?
Favourl flags URLs that stop resolving so you can clear them in a single pass. In a bookmark list more than a couple of years old this is typically 10 to 20% of the entries.
Is my library private?
Yes, by default. Nothing is visible to anyone else, or to search engines, unless you deliberately publish a folder. Publishing is per folder and reversible.
How is this different from just using my browser?
Browser bookmarks store a URL and a title. Favourl stores the description, preview and source too, and lets you add a note — so search can match how you actually remember something rather than the exact words in a headline. It also works across browsers and on mobile, which browser bookmarks do not.
Does it cost anything?
It is free to start, with no account required. Paid plans cover sync across devices and larger libraries.
Something not answered here?
Email [email protected]. Questions that come up more than twice end up on this page.
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