--- title: "Dewey vs Raindrop: feature and pricing comparison | Keep" description: "Side-by-side comparison of Dewey and Raindrop: features, pricing, strengths, and what to pick for each use case." canonical: "https://keep.md/compare/dewey-vs-raindrop" language: "en" --- # Dewey vs Raindrop 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. ## Short answer 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 Markdown library for mixed sources plus agents. If you only need a CSV of X bookmarks, use a browser exporter rather than either of these apps. ### Dewey Save and search X, LinkedIn, Bluesky, TikTok, Threads, Reddit, and Mastodon bookmarks in one place. Free, paid from $10/mo - One of the only tools that syncs X bookmarks natively - Supports LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, Mastodon, Substack bookmarks too - AI auto-tagging for fast organization of thousands of saves ### Raindrop All-in-one bookmark manager with collections, tags, and a polished UI across every platform. Free, paid from $3/mo - Best-in-class UI for organising a large library of saves - Nested collections and tags for serious curators - Native apps on every major platform including browsers ## Feature comparison 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 | Keep | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Capture and save | | | | | Browser extension | ✓Chrome | ✓Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge | ✓Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave | | Mobile apps | × | ✓iOS, Android | × | | Save from email | × | × | ✓Forward to in.keep.md | | Save tweets | ✓Native X bookmarks sync | −Partial | ✓ | | Save YouTube videos | × | −Partial | ✓With transcripts | | Save GitHub stars | × | × | ✓ | | Save PDFs | × | ✓Full-text search Pro only | ✓Converted to markdown | | Save files (docs, spreadsheets) | × | ✓PDF, EPUB, images, video | ✓Word, Excel, CSV, HTML, OpenDocument | | Save audio files | × | ✓mp3, wav, aiff, flac | ✓With Whisper transcription | | 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 | × | ✓Automatic sync is a $5/month add-on. Manual CSV or JSON import on every plan. | | GitHub stars sync | × | × | ✓ | | Newsletter inbox sync | × | × | ✓ | | Library and reading | | | | | Reader view | × | ✓ | ✓ | | Offline reading | × | × | −Partial | | Full-text search | ✓ | −Pro | ✓ | | Semantic / AI search | × | −Pro (Stella) | ✓ | | Highlights | × | ✓ | ✓Highlight from the extension or from inside the reader, with optional notes; renders inline | | Notes | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Tags | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | | Collections | ✓Nested folders | ✓Nested | ✓ | | Public sharing | ✓Public folders (Pro) | ✓ | −Partial | | Full-text RSS extraction | × | × | ✓ | | AI and agents | | | | | Markdown export for AI agents | × | × | ✓Per-item .md URL | | Bulk markdown export | × | × | ✓ | | MCP server | × | ✓Official server | ✓ | | CLI tool | × | × | ✓keep npm package | | Claude Code skill | × | × | ✓ | | AI summaries | −AI auto-tagging | ✓Pro (Stella) | ✓AI summary and AI tagging on every saved article | | Public API | × | ✓ | ✓ | | Import and export | | | | | OPML import / export | × | × | ✓Import from and export to any OPML-compatible reader | | Pocket import | × | ✓ | ✓ZIP, CSV, and legacy HTML exports | | Instapaper import | × | ✓ | ✓CSV export with folders, archive, and starred state | | CSV / JSON export | ✓CSV, PDF, Google Sheets | −HTML, CSV, TXT only | ✓Export to CSV or JSON. Import plain CSV/TSV plus Omnivore, Raindrop.io, Pinboard, and Wallabag export files. | | Send to Kindle | × | × | ✓EPUB delivered to your Kindle email | | Import Kindle highlights | × | × | ✓From My Clippings.txt, no Amazon login required | ## Pricing Dewey has a free manual-sync plan, Pro at $10/mo or $7.50/mo annually, Lifetime at $225, and a $50 Export Pass for 48 hours. Raindrop is free for unlimited bookmarks, with Pro at $3/mo or $28/yr. ### Dewey Free Manual sync, one connected account, search, filters, folders, tags, AI assistant. Free Pro $10/mo monthly or $7.50/mo annual. Automatic sync, unlimited accounts, public folders, Notion + Google Sheets sync. $10/mo Lifetime $225 one-time. Matches Pro features. Custom Export Pass $50 for 48-hour export access without a Pro subscription. Custom ### Raindrop Free Unlimited bookmarks, collections, tags, sync devices. 100 MB/month uploads. Free Pro Full-text search, permanent web archive, 10 GB/month uploads, Stella AI assistant, annotations on highlights. $3/mo ### Keep Starter Bookmark saves from the web app and browser extension, plus a limited note library. Free Personal Full-content Markdown, search, sources, automations, MCP, CLI, API, and export. Also available as a one-time lifetime purchase. $10/mo X bookmark sync Optional add-on. Automatic private X bookmark sync. Requires Personal. $5/mo ## Strengths and weaknesses Dewey's strength is narrow focus done well. Raindrop's is breadth and polish. Different tools for different jobs. ### What Dewey does well - One of the only tools that syncs X bookmarks natively - Supports LinkedIn, Bluesky, Threads, TikTok, Reddit, Mastodon, Substack bookmarks too - AI auto-tagging for fast organization of thousands of saves - Custom RSS feed of your bookmarks for external workflows ### Where it falls short - Social-bookmark focus only (no articles, PDFs, or reader view) - No native mobile apps or public API - Exporting your library requires Pro or a $50 Export Pass - No MCP server or AI-agent-ready markdown export ### What Raindrop does well - Best-in-class UI for organising a large library of saves - Nested collections and tags for serious curators - Native apps on every major platform including browsers - Genuinely usable free tier with unlimited saves - Official MCP server for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and more ### Where it falls short - Not a reading app; reader view is secondary - Export formats limited to HTML, CSV, and TXT (no markdown or JSON) - No native RSS subscription or newsletter intake - Highlights are basic compared to Readwise Reader or Matter ## Which one should you pick? ### Pick Dewey if… 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. ### Pick Raindrop if… 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. ## About Dewey 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 a $50 one-off Export Pass that unlocks export for 48 hours without a full subscription. ## About Raindrop 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. ## Frequently asked questions Dewey syncs private X bookmarks as a first-class source. Keep can import a CSV or JSON dump on any plan, and Personal plus the $5 X Sync add-on can pull new private bookmarks automatically. Raindrop saves individual posts. It does not ingest your X bookmark list. A Chrome exporter such as ilo is the right tool if you only want the file. 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 does. Keep can import a dump and optionally sync new X bookmarks with the add-on. It does not sync Bluesky or LinkedIn the way Dewey does. 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. ## Try Keep instead of Dewey or Raindrop Save articles, posts, videos, feeds, files, and notes as Markdown your AI agents can search and reuse. [Start for free](https://app.keep.md/signup?utm_source=keep.md&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=compare-dewey-vs-raindrop) [Browse alternatives](https://keep.md/alternatives) ## Keep exploring ### More Dewey comparisons - [Dewey vs Keep](https://keep.md/compare/dewey-vs-keep) ### More Raindrop comparisons - [Raindrop vs Keep](https://keep.md/compare/keep-vs-raindrop) - [Raindrop vs Pocket](https://keep.md/compare/raindrop-vs-pocket) ### Browse alternatives - [Dewey alternatives](https://keep.md/alternatives/dewey-alternatives) - [Raindrop alternatives](https://keep.md/alternatives/raindrop-alternatives)