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Raindrop.io

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Raindrop.io is commercial bookmark manager software made by Raindrop.io.

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Raindrop.io
Source code
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Judgement

What it is
Complete system
What it does
A bookmark manager that saves links, articles, images and videos into collections with tags, previews and full-text search on the paid plan.
Adopt it when
You want to organise lots of bookmarks visually across browsers and devices.
Watch out
Run by a very small team, and permanent copies and full-text search need Pro.
Ready for
Production-ready
Runs as
Cloud service, browser extension and mobile app
What the license allows
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the maker's description and Wikipedia. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

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Under it

Every program, Raindrop.io included, runs on a microchip.

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

The description is the maker's own, quoted as written.