Dewey and Raindrop are both bookmark managers but they target different territory. Dewey is narrow and deep on social-media bookmarks (X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, Mastodon, Substack). Raindrop is broad and polished across every kind of web content you'd want to save.
Dewey wins if your reading life is mostly social posts and threads. Raindrop wins if you save articles, videos, PDFs, and files alongside any social content. Keep is the option if you want both and also need markdown output for AI agents.
Save and search X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Reddit, and Mastodon bookmarks in one place.
Free, paid from $10/mo
All-in-one bookmark manager with collections, tags, and a polished UI across every platform.
Free, paid from $3/mo
Dewey has a feature set tailored to social platforms. Raindrop has a bigger surface but doesn't sync X bookmarks natively. Here's where each wins and where Keep slots in.
| Feature | Dewey | Raindrop |
|---|---|---|
| Capture and save | ||
| Browser extension | Chrome | Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge |
| Mobile apps | iOS, Android | |
| Save from email | ||
| Save tweets | Native X bookmarks sync | Partial |
| Save YouTube videos | Partial | |
| Save GitHub stars | ||
| Save PDFs | Full-text search Pro only | |
| Save files (docs, spreadsheets) | PDF, EPUB, images, video | |
| Save audio files | mp3, wav, aiff, flac | |
| Save via API | ||
| Auto-sync sources | ||
| RSS auto-sync | Outputs RSS of your bookmarks | Via IFTTT applet |
| YouTube channel sync | ||
| X bookmarks sync | Auto sync on Pro | |
| GitHub stars sync | ||
| Newsletter inbox sync | ||
| Library and reading | ||
| Reader view | ||
| Offline reading | ||
| Full-text search | Pro | |
| Semantic / AI search | Pro (Stella) | |
| Highlights | ||
| Notes | ||
| Tags | ||
| Collections | Nested folders | Nested |
| Public sharing | Public folders (Pro) | |
| Full-text RSS extraction | ||
| AI and agents | ||
| Markdown export for AI agents | ||
| Bulk markdown export | ||
| MCP server | Official server | |
| CLI tool | ||
| Claude Code skill | ||
| AI summaries | AI auto-tagging | Pro (Stella) |
| Public API | ||
| Import and export | ||
| OPML import / export | ||
| Pocket import | ||
| Instapaper import | ||
| CSV / JSON export | CSV, PDF, Google Sheets | HTML, CSV, TXT only |
| Send to Kindle |
Dewey: Free (manual sync), Pro $10/mo or $7.50/mo annually, Lifetime $225, Export Pass $50 for 48h. Raindrop: Free (unlimited), Pro $3/mo ($28/yr). Keep: Free (50 items), Pro $10/mo, Max $25/mo.
Free
Manual sync, one connected account, search, filters, folders, tags, AI assistant.
Pro
$10/mo monthly or $7.50/mo annual. Automatic sync, unlimited accounts, public folders, Notion + Google Sheets sync.
Lifetime
$225 one-time. Matches Pro features.
Export Pass
$50 for 48-hour export access without a Pro subscription.
Free
Unlimited bookmarks, collections, tags, sync devices. 100 MB/month uploads.
Pro
Full-text search, permanent web archive, 10 GB/month uploads, Stella AI assistant, annotations on highlights.
Dewey's strength is narrow focus done well. Raindrop's is breadth and polish. Different tools for different jobs.
Your X bookmarks are the main thing you care about, and you want a dedicated UI with AI auto-tagging, social-specific filtering, and RSS output for external workflows. You don't need native mobile apps or a public API.
You save a wide mix of web content and want the most polished bookmark manager available. Raindrop's nested collections, tags, reader view, permanent web archive, and MCP server cover broader use cases.
Dewey is a niche tool aimed at one specific problem: saving and organising bookmarks from social platforms. It ingests from X, Bluesky, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Mastodon, Substack, and Truth Social, and puts them in a unified library with AI auto-tagging and nested folders. Browser extension (Chrome) and web app only, no native mobile. Pricing: Free (manual sync, one account), Pro at $10/mo monthly or $7.50/mo annually, Lifetime at $225, and an $8.50 one-off 'Export Pass' that unlocks the export feature for 48 hours without a full subscription.
Raindrop is a bookmark manager with polished apps on every major platform, a generous free tier with unlimited bookmarks, and a surprisingly thorough AI layer for Pro users. Pro is $3/mo ($28/yr) and unlocks full-text search across saved pages and PDFs, the Stella AI assistant, a permanent web archive, reminders, and annotations on highlights. Highlights themselves are free on every tier. The product quietly got ambitious on AI in 2025. There's an official MCP server at /rest/v2/ai/mcp that works with Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code with Copilot, Windsurf, and Zed, plus an open REST API with OAuth and token auth.
Dewey and Keep. No other mainstream tools in this comparison sync X bookmarks natively. Most treat social posts as ad-hoc saves via the browser extension rather than as a synced source.
You can save individual posts via the browser extension or mobile share sheet, but Raindrop doesn't automatically sync your bookmarks from those platforms. Dewey and Keep do.
Sure. They don't overlap much. Use Dewey for social bookmarks and Raindrop for everything else. Keep replaces both if you want one tool with markdown output for agents.
Raindrop Pro at $3/month is much cheaper than Dewey Pro at $10/month monthly or $7.50/month annually. Raindrop's free tier is also far more generous than Dewey's (Raindrop is unlimited; Dewey's free tier requires manual sync and a single account).
No. Dewey is web and Chrome extension only. Raindrop has native iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and Linux apps plus extensions for every major browser.
Raindrop exports as HTML, CSV, or TXT on all tiers. Dewey exports require Pro or a one-time $50 Export Pass for 48 hours. If exportability matters, Raindrop wins.
Raindrop has a built-in reader view for articles. Dewey doesn't. It's a bookmark manager for social posts, not a reading app. For long-form reading, use Matter, Readwise Reader, or Instapaper.
Dewey syncs from all of those, plus TikTok, Instagram, Reddit, Mastodon, and Substack. Raindrop doesn't. If your bookmarks live across multiple social networks, Dewey is built for that.
Both. Raindrop Pro has the Stella assistant (semantic search, summaries) and an official MCP server. Dewey has AI auto-tagging for bulk organisation. Raindrop's AI is more general-purpose.
Raindrop, easily. Nested collections, unlimited tags, filters, and polished apps across every platform. Dewey works well for social bookmarks but doesn't scale to the same workflows for mixed content.