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24 alternatives to Commonplaces

Digital scrapbook for your interesting internet reads

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Commonplaces launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   WebStickies▲89

   Sticky notes for the Internet

   2023 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Markbook▲135

   Collect, search and organize social content – seamlessly

   2015 · markbook.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   CommonPlace▲99

   Annotate books, save quotes and connect with fellow readers

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Scrapbox▲153

   A new style of note-taking where ideas connect

   2017 · scrapbox.io · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Skore▲172

   If Evernote and Pinterest had a baby

   2016 · skore.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Elink 2.0 - Curate the Web - Newsletters, Embeds, Web Pages▲238

   Turn links into beautiful newsletters & web pages in minutes

   2016 · elink.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Favorize▲72

   Highlight, share and discover bite-size content

   2016 · favorize.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Content Snippets ▲106

   Copy examples from websites to inspire writing professionals

   2014 · contentsnippets.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Play for Web▲246

   Listen to articles from around the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Notebook Web Clipper▲137

    Clip text, images, and entire articles from the web

    2016 · zoho.com · its alternatives →

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    Medium Bookmarklets▲74

    Extension that lets you save your spot in Medium articles

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Web Highlights - PDF & Web Highlighter▲190

    Productivity highlighter for any website & PDF - free to use

    2024 · web-highlights.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Roughbook▲71

    Tool for quick notes-taking & Productivity.

    2021 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Save to Google▲215

    Save your favorite webpages to read later on Google

    2016 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Commonplace Book App▲78

    Digitally record quotes and book notes

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    WebStickies – Sticky notes for the internet▲201

    I made a browser extension that lets you leave notes on websites. Some features: search by content, add tags, sync, export/import

    2022 · lawrencehook.com · its alternatives →

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    Memex 2▲152

    Bookmarking for power users. History search & annotations

    2020 · jo777.it.com · its alternatives →

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    Briefly▲75

    TL;DR highlight the internet and share on social media

    2020 · briefly.co · its alternatives →

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    Play Embedded Player▲169

    A handy tool to narrate your Medium articles

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Summarize This▲121

    Summarize text, YouTube, tweets, and anything else you want

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Medium Embeds▲82

    Embed Medium stories, collections, & profiles on the web

    2014 · medium.com · its alternatives →

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    Sumnotes▲131

    Export highlights from PDFs

    2016 · sumnotes.net · its alternatives →

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    Nicely Said▲78

    Writing for the Web with Style and Purpose

    2016 · nicelysaid.co · its alternatives →

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    SearchTrack Handy▲89

    Annotate & collect best links to understand any topic

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →