osmoscraft / osmosmemo

Turn GitHub into a bookmark manager

osmos::memo

A browser bookmark manager optimized for capture and retrieval speed.

• Extract page title and url into a short markdown snippet.
• One-click to insert the snippet to README.md hosted on GitHub.
• Add new tags or reuse the ones from previous snippets.
• Instant search from snippets with the "find on page" utility built into browsers.

Screenshot

My memo since 2018

Get started

Install

• Chrome
• Firefox

Connect to GitHub

• When you active the extension from browser toolbar for the 1st time, click the button to connect to GitHub.
  
• Provide your GitHub username and repo.
  • If you don't have a repo yet, it's easiest to create from the template.
  • You can set the visibility of your repo to either Public or Private. The extension works in both cases.
• Create a new personal access token for the extension to add content on behalf of you. Make sure you select the repo scope.
  
• Use README.md as the storage filename. Other filenames work too but GitHub will not automatically render it as the home page for your repo.
• Click Connect and make sure you get a success message.
  
• Now navigate to any page and re-open the extension. You will be able to save new content.
  

FAQ

How to open the extension with keyboard shortcut?

By the default, Alt+Shift+D opens the extension. You can customize it with browser extensions settings.

• Chrome and Edge: visit chrome://extensions/shortcuts
• Firefox: visit about:addons as shown in this video.

How long does it take for a new release to reach my browser?

• Firefox: from a couple hours to a day
• Chrome: 1-3 days

Ecosystem

Browse other projects from the OsmosCraft ecosystem.

• Read the web with Fjord
• Manage bookmarks with Memo
• Take notes with Tundra