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Raindrop.io
All-in-one bookmark manager
As of 30 August 2026, Raindrop.io has a free plan and paid plans start at $38/year. Raindrop. Softwr lists it under Browser Extensions. Raindrop.io is launched in 2013, available on Web, Browser extension, macOS, Windows.
Overview
What Raindrop.io does
Raindrop.io is a beautiful bookmark manager that helps you organize and save web pages, articles, photos, and videos. It features collections, tags, full-text search, and works across all devices and browsers.
What people use it for
- Organizing research materials across multiple projects with instant previews
- Backing up web articles and pages before disappearing from the internet
- Tagging and annotating content for collaborative team research with highlights
- Consolidating bookmarks from Twitter, YouTube, and Dropbox into unified collections
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Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Raindrop.io.
- No offline access to bookmarks
- Free plan limited to 100 MB per month file uploads
- Free plan limited to 3 highlights per bookmark, Pro unlimited
- Full-text search only available in Pro plan
- No self-hosted deployment option
- No enterprise SSO or SAML support
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- Raindrop.iovsEvernote Web Clipper
Evernote Web Clipper: Web clipper for saving and organizing web content within Evernote, comparable bookmark and note organization approach.
- Raindrop.iovsMMercury Reader
Mercury Reader: Article reading tool with highlighting and annotation features, serving similar document capture and reading workflows.
Pricing
What Raindrop.io costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Free
Free
- Unlimited bookmarks and collections
- Basic organization with tags and filters
- Cross-device syncing
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge
- Apps for macOS, Windows, iOS, Android
- Collaboration with up to 3 users per collection
Pro
$3.17 /mo
- Everything in Free
- Full-text search of all page content
- Permanent web archives of saved pages
- AI-suggested tags
- Unlimited file uploads (10 GB/month)
- Unlimited highlights per bookmark
Capabilities
Features
Bookmark management
Collections
Full-text search
Duplicate detection
Chrome support
Available on chrome
Firefox support
Available on firefox
Edge support
Available on edge
Safari support
Available on safari
Opera support
Available on opera
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.
Does Raindrop.io work offline?
No, Raindrop.io is a cloud-based service and does not support offline access to your bookmarks. An offline mode has been heavily requested by users but is not yet available.
SourceCan I export all my bookmarks from Raindrop.io?
Yes. You can export your entire account, individual collections, or selected bookmarks in HTML (Netscape Bookmarks format), CSV, or TXT formats. Pro users can create automatic daily backups with up to 30 retained versions.
SourceWhat is the difference between the free and Pro plans?
The free plan offers unlimited bookmarks and collections with basic organization. Pro ($38/year) adds full-text search of page content, permanent web archives, AI tag suggestions, file uploads up to 10GB/month, automatic backups, and an AI assistant for managing bookmarks.
SourceHow much can I upload to Raindrop.io on the free plan?
Free users are limited to 100 MB per month in file uploads, with individual files capped at 100 MB. Pro users get 10 GB per month with 300 MB per file.
SourceDoes Raindrop.io offer self-hosting or SSO for teams?
No, Raindrop.io is a cloud-only service. There is no self-hosted option or enterprise SSO (SAML/LDAP) support. Authentication is limited to email/password, Google, or Apple sign-in.
SourceBehind it
Who makes Raindrop.io
- Company
- Raindrop.io
- Based in
- Remote
- Founders
- Rustem Mussabekov
Timeline
Raindrop.io over time
- Milestone2022-01-01
Company relocates from Russia to Kazakhstan following geopolitical changes
Source - Milestone2019-01-01
Raindrop.io reaches 50 million bookmarks saved across 3 million collections
Source - Milestone2018-12-01
Raindrop.io transitions to full-time company as Rustem quits day job
Source - Founded2013-01-01
Rustem Mussabekov launches Raindrop.io as a personal project
Source
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