4

I understand the reasons why an Orion version for Windows will take a long time (years). It takes a lot of effort. Maybe this suggestion would take far less time (don't know for sure, of course ....).

When working on a Windows PC, it would be very useful if I would have access to the Orion bookmarks in a Windows browser (Chrome, Edge, etc).

On macOS I certainly prefer the build-in native bookmarks, so on Apple devices I'll keep using that, but on Windows I could use Raindrop.io, which works quite well (free and paid version).

Raindrop has an API. Maybe Orion could sync their bookmarks with Raindrop?

I don't need/want to sync other bookmarks that may be also in Raindrop, and not in Orion. Maybe only do a (one-way) sync to a dedicated "Orion browser" in Raindrop would do (for me).

  • Vlad replied to this.

    chorizo
    Ah ok, didn't know that feature request exists. That would be a better solution. I've added my (different) suggestion, to use Raindrop, there.

        marcvanbreemen other users reported that raindrop already works as an extension, floccus is entirely different solution more privacy focused and selfhosted

            chorizo
            I understand, but as @Vlad already (correctly) mentioned, supporting such a solution would require a lot of work. For the purpose of having the Orion bookmarks in Windows browsers, it might be quicker/easier to just use a solution which has a ready to use API.

            I understand the privacy point, but do how can we know that Kagi is more trusted than Raindrop? I can selfhost the bookmarks, but when Orion pulls them in Kagi could, if they're "evil" (I think they're not), misuse that data.

            So I guess my feature request is different from the other one. I'll change my question a bit.

                Sorry, I never used raindrop so correct me if I'm wrong because maybe I'm not aware of some raindrop functionality:

                Raindrop is a service, their extension is simply a bookmarklet where you send the pages you want to save to their service, to look at all your bookmarks you have to go to their service and from there click on the bookmark you want to navigate. Is this correct? Isn't this already working?
                I ask this because every other bookmarklet I use in orion just works

                Do raindrop sync your bookmarks native inside the browser?
                Or maybe retrieve automatically the bookmarks you saved in your browser?

                  chorizo
                  Raindrop has an extension for all Mac/Windows browsers. Safari works; didn't check Orion yet.

                  This extension shows a list, with folders and that, in which you can open the bookmarks. So you certainly won't have to "go to their service", although the bookmarks can be viewed and used via a browser app and also a desktop app.

                  It's quite a good service/extension. The free version is good enough for just having the bookmarks available.

                  But as said before, I always prefer not to use extensions at all.

                      marcvanbreemen please correct the title of this post than, if the ask is the integration of the raindrop API and not a more general solution to sync bookmarks across browsers.

                          marcvanbreemen changed the title to Sync bookmarks with Raindrop .

                            marcvanbreemen Supporting any API is significant effort and we do not know Raindrop will be around in a year.

                            We like native solutions - iCloud Sync is one. Unfortunately it is not cross platform. In the absance of those we'd prefer to rely on third party extensions that already work - like floccus.

                                4 days later

                                I wish there was a sync option, instead I just use Raindrop for my bookmarks. Pros and cons vs normal broswer bookmarks but feels good to have them all in one place..

                                  No one is typing