Last updated April 2026
A Bookmarking Tool with Notes
Save This One is a free bookmarking tool that lets you add a note to every bookmark. Write a short line about why you saved it, and search those notes later. No more staring at a link title wondering what it was for.
Sound familiar?
You saved a link three weeks ago. The title says 'Building Modern UIs'. But you have no idea why you saved it. Was it the animation technique? The layout pattern? The color palette? Without context, saved links become dead links.
How Save This One helps
Add context at save time
Write a quick note like 'good onboarding flow for the dashboard redesign'. Two seconds now saves ten minutes of confusion later.
Search your own words
Notes are fully searchable. Search 'onboarding dashboard' and find the link instantly. You search what you wrote, not just page titles.
Free, unlike the competition
Raindrop.io locks notes behind a paid Pro plan. Save This One includes notes for free on every bookmark. No paywall, no limits.
Save fast. Find fast. Move on.
Three steps. No folders to babysit.
Save a link
Paste a URL, use the browser extension, or send from your phone. It takes a second.
Leave a breadcrumb
Add a tag or a short note so future-you knows why this link mattered.
Come back later
Search, skim, and reopen what you need without digging through old tabs.
Keep the link. Keep the context.
A saved link is only half the job. The other half is remembering why you saved it.
Tags that help
Keep related links together without making a big filing system.
Good example for the launch page hero.
ycombinator.com
Notes that explain
Write one short line so the next visit starts with context.
Search that works
Find by title, source, or the clue you left for yourself.
Why this matters
The biggest reason saved links become useless is lost context. You saved it, but you forgot why. A quick note at save time solves this. Two seconds of effort when you save can save ten minutes of searching later.
Common questions
No. Notes are optional. But even a few words help. When you come back weeks later, you will be glad you left a clue for yourself.
