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MyNav vs Raindrop.io: which bookmark manager fits how you actually use bookmarks
Raindrop is the better research library: it has more integrations, a mature mobile app, and handles thousands of items with tags and previews. MyNav is the better start page: one screen you actually open every day, with text notes stored next to links. If you want a library to archive into, pick Raindrop. If you want the page you land on when you open a browser, pick MyNav.
| Feature | MyNav | Raindrop.io |
|---|---|---|
| Primary shape | Start page / new tab dashboard | Collection-based library |
| Free plan limits | 100 bookmarks, 10 folders | Unlimited bookmarks (limits apply to Pro features) |
| Full-text search | Searches your titles, URLs, notes and saved page text | Paid feature |
| Text notes without a URL | First-class: a note is a card, same as a link | Notes attach to a bookmark, not standalone |
| Data export | JSON (full) and HTML (browser bookmarks) | HTML and CSV |
| Mobile | PWA — installable web app | Native iOS and Android apps |
| Integrations | Chrome extension only | Many: browsers, apps, automation |
| Price | $3/month or $24/year | Free tier is genuinely usable; Pro unlocks extras |
| Tracking | None. No ad or analytics scripts | Uses product analytics |
When to pick MyNav
You open a browser dozens of times a day and want your own links on the first screen. You keep snippets and half-formed ideas that have no URL. You want your data exportable without a paid plan.
When to pick it instead
You collect heavily from many sources, need native mobile apps, tag thousands of items, and care about integrations more than about a daily start page.
How to migrate
Raindrop can export your library, and MyNav imports standard browser bookmark files. The path is: export from Raindrop, import into MyNav, then re-file what matters.
- 1In Raindrop, open Settings → Export and download the HTML file (CSV also works if you only need URLs).
- 2In MyNav, go to Settings → Import and upload that HTML file. Folders become folders, titles are preserved.
- 3Pro is required above 100 items — the free plan caps at 100, so import a subset first if you want to evaluate.
- 4Raindrop-specific fields (tags, highlights, cover images) are not carried over. Keep the original export file as an archive.
Common questions
- Is MyNav a drop-in replacement for Raindrop?
- No. Raindrop is a library with native apps and deep integrations; MyNav is a start page with a small bookmark store behind it. They overlap on 'saving links', not on 'managing a research archive'.
- Can I use both?
- Yes, and it is a reasonable setup: Raindrop as the archive, MyNav as the ten links you touch every day. Importing the same HTML file into both costs nothing.
- Does MyNav have tags?
- No. Organization is folders plus pinning plus search. That is a deliberate limit — tags are powerful but most people stop maintaining them after a few hundred items.