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I previously posted this at https://lemmy.world/post/30816595

I really appreciate all the feedback from the community! I haven't had time to address everything yet, but I thought I'd share the redesign as I continue to make this a useful tool for everyone who needs to find a new home for their articles. For anyone who saw the old version, I think you'll agree it has come a long way!

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[-] LWD@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Sponsored, using affiliate links and accepting donations? Somebody better fork this guide before the GitHub gets yanked

Edit: Okay, after looking around at this, something seems... off. Linking to getoffpocket.com?by=lemmy was odd already, but then I noticed that every single service here appears to have a referral link. Even the OneNote link has a referral code stapled onto it:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app?rby=getoffpocket.com%2Fproprietary%2Fmicrosoft-onenote%2F

For some reason, those same UTM links are used for everything, including links to GitHub?
How about no extra query parameters at all?

I'm also surprised there's not even a passing mention to Obsidian and Evernote.

I think I'll stick to searching out my own recs on AlternativeTo

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

You have some good feedback. Thanks for taking the time to provide it.

[-] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

Yeah I'm sketched out that it shows only paid monthly subscription options even for open source self hosted options that you probably don't need to pay a penny for

[-] LWD@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world 0 points 1 month ago

It takes a lot of effort to make something like this. I appreciate any support people are willing to provide so I can continue improving it.

[-] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

Great, you stole my domain. Now I have to come up with a whole new brand for my new line of travel sized fleshlights.

[-] Blisterexe@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Good look! Might I suggest it would look better with the pocket logo being next to the "Get off pocket" text instead of below.

[-] bluelander@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 month ago

For those unaware: RSS is still a thing and still works. You don't need fancy platforms and algorithms to follow sites that post stuff you care about. Just an RSS catcher.

On F-Droid, Capy Reader does a great job and supports full article downloads to circumvent the sites that only put previews on RSS.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 1 month ago

This isn't analogous to RSS. I've been using RSS for more than twenty years. I've been using Pocket to save web pages for eleven years (migrated to Wallabag). RSS is great for catching new info. Read-it-later services are great for storing information.

[-] bluelander@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 month ago

I use bookmarks for that. All the browsers I use support them.

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

You can certainly do that, but read-it-later apps offer offline reading and other features that many people enjoy. It could be worth a second look, but if you have something that works for you, that's great

[-] benjaminoakes@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Certainly RSS adjacent! Definitely different purposes, as you've described. Wallabag and FreshRSS are a nice combination.

[-] d00phy@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I thought Omnivore was sold.

Also, isn’t pocket being renamed to something? Odd having it listed as an “alternative” to itself!

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