# Raindrop.io

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Raindrop.io and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 6 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for its strong bookmarking features, including tagging, search and a decent mobile app, and say it works better than other bookmark tools. Some find it takes too much work to get value from it.

## Why people recommend it

- Strong bookmarking features (3 comments): "the same bookmarking features I love so much with Raindrop.io (big fan)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889904)) "dedicated black holes with better viewing features such as Raindrop.io" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153361)) "Has tagging, search, and a decent mobile app." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46885103))
- Better than other bookmark tools (2 comments): "dedicated black holes with better viewing features such as Raindrop.io" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153361)) "I've found Raindrop to be a better stand in" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49529766))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Karakeep](https://hackerapproved.com/p/karakeep.md): 23 recommend
- [Linkding](https://hackerapproved.com/p/linkding.md): 13 recommend
- [Pinboard](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pinboard.md): 10 recommend
- [ClipNotebook](https://hackerapproved.com/p/clipnotebook.md): 8 recommend
- [Linkwarden](https://hackerapproved.com/p/linkwarden.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://raindrop.io/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Raindrop.io", https://hackerapproved.com/p/raindrop-io/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).