 | Aug 1 2009 |
GRYPHONENT Great app... if only it would provide syncing with Del.ico.us! The feature has been blatantly overlooked.
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 | Apr 18 2009 |
EDGARCABRERA I'm testing this application, but the tags disappear and it's impossible to use them to sort bookmarks. I'm using 10.5.6
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 | Apr 15 2009 |
MICHEL TRIBET Where is, in 1.4, the CoverFlow view ? How can I activate it ? Because it seems to have disappeared from Webbla, I am really sad !
(Version 1.4) | |
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 | Apr 16 2009 |
ANONYMOUS We removed the top preview and offer now a new preview panel which is working like the Quicklook panel in Finder. For a later version of Webbla we have planned to include a "real" CoverFlow view.
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| Mar 21 2009 |
HAL0THANE This is such a fabulous app. It's beautiful, sleek, elegant, and sexy. It's a great way to manage your bookmarks (favorites) offline. What it is NOT is an application that interfaces with any of the popular social bookmarking sites, such as Delicious, StumbleUpon, and so forth. For someone who has been storing bookmarks in Delicious for 3+ years, this is essential functionality to any application I regularly use. Having said that, though, Webbla also makes a great backup repository for me. And for those who don't use social bookmarking, Webbla imitates the same functionality (most notably, tagging) for a single user. Webbla does, in fact, import one's Delicious tags and notes when importing from Delicious--making the process that much easier.
(Version 1.3.1) | |
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| Mar 17 2009 |
MAR6473 Why is the bookmark font so blurry? This is a nice app but a few basic things like quicklook and an option to adjust the font would be really practical.
(Version 1.3) | |
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| Mar 17 2009 |
ANG Multi tagging is added... great !
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| Mar 17 2009 |
ANG First, Webbla is great ! -the database on multiple files (for dropbox each time i add just one bookmark it's about sync the whole database bookmark !) -the ability to choose the size of capture screen ! -the ability to tag multiple bookmarks at once ! | |
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| Jan 21 2009 |
JO* This is such a cool app.! Bought it today on a MUPromo. Exactly what I was looking for. A godsend when you are looking for a specific webpage that you can only remember by its look and search terms didn't help. My bookmark-collection consists of +2,500 bookmarks (pretty well sorted) an they were imported in less than 10 minutes on a MacBook Pro 2.33Ghz. The only drawback is the manual import from Safari. But you can add a button to your favorite browser (in my case that works in Safari) where you can add bookmarks directly to Webbla. What I haven't figured out yet is why some bookmark-icons only display a black "@"-square whereas others automatically show as thumbnails (the ones that don't show can be manually refreshed though and then correctly display the thumbnail preview). Maybe the developers can help me out. Preferences are set to "Added bookmarks are marked as check: Once per session". I'd definetly gave it an overall 5-star-rating if automatic syncing with Safari would be included (hint hint :-) to the devs). Keep up the great work... | |
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| Nov 10 2008 |
E. This app is shaping up quite nicely. I started with the previous version and had no problem importing my thousands of bookmarks. The new bookmarklets and global hotkeys features are already second nature to me (after just one day) and really a pleasure to use. Webbla wouldn't be for everybody and it is overpriced IMO, but if you are visually oriented, give this a try - the thumbnails have jogged my memory on a daily basis :)
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| Aug 2 2008 |
::MILE:: This ist still far from being there yet -- even though 1.0.2 finally managed to import my bookmarks correctly... Actually it feels more like a beta than something I would be willing to pay 15 $ for...! The features are pretty basic, even though the preview option is kinda nice... I guess I was trying to like Webbla, but I'll probably have to wait for it to mature into a useful app -- right now it's more of a gimmick...
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| Jul 29 2008 |
HOBOJOE This is an update to my comments below. I am in no way associated with the developer, and am only being so verbose because this application is something I've been looking for for a long time. I did hear back from the developer within the 3 days promised with helpful info. I went ahead and purchased the app, and this review is based on 1.0.2. They got the Safari import fixed. It's manual, meaning you have to export your bookmarks from Safari, and then import them into Webbla. It keeps any folder structure you may have created in Safari, and brings in your Bookmarks Bar as well. The developer said they're hoping to include sync with Safari by 1.1. I had nearly 5500 bookmarks (crazy...), and it did take a while for them to import into Webbla. I can't tell you exactly how long, because I walked away from my computer, and when I came back, there was a dialogue box asking for permission to tap into a keychain item for a password-protected site (Screencasts Online). I don't know how long the dialogue box was sitting there. I would guess it took about 2 hours to process all of the bookmarks, which means the app goes to each page and gets a snapshot of it. With about 350 left, the app did hang, pegging CPU usage at 99%, and taking up about 650 MB of RAM. I force-quit the application, and when I re-opened it, it picked up from where it hit a snag, processing the rest, CPU running around 1.5 to 2%. I've been messing around with Webbla for a bit now, and really like it. It's perfect for my needs, which are organizing all these bookmarks I've collected like a pack rat. I'm definitely cutting it some slack for being a new release, but judging from the developer's responsiveness, I'm okay with that. Some niggly bits to point out: - I don't love the position of the "tags" window - When you resize the app, the upper window runs into the title of the webpage - I wish there was an "activity viewer" so I could see just which webpage it's processing - I'm not seeing tool tips on some of the buttons (e.g., the buttons in the toolbar), so I'm not sure what they do - The program sends out the spinning beach ball often, but I'm sure this will change as the program becomes optimized The program is responsive with all my bookmarks in there. I haven't tried exporting them back out to Safari yet, as it's going to take me a while to get these organized and cleaned up. I can easily see this app hitting 5 stars in a couple of revisions.
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| Jul 27 2008 |
HOBOJOE I'm having the same experience as the previous poster. I can't get Webbla to import my exported Safari bookmarks with either 1.0 or 1.0.1. What does work, if you want to try out the software, is dragging .webloc files into the program. However, this only works with one file at a time. You apparently can't drag a whole bunch of them in (or at least, I haven't be able to figure out how). I wrote to the developers a few days ago. Apparently, they're based in Mauritius, and on their site, it says to expect a reply in 3 days or so. I think I'm on day 3. Unlike the other posters, I think this program holds a lot of promise. I'm okay with it not syncing back to Safari automatically as long as I can export my organized and tagged bookmarks from Webbla and then import them into Safari with the same structure (not sure how tags are going to play with Safari...). I've tried Bookdog and WebnoteHappy, but they all have their weaknesses. I'll post back if/ when I hear from the developers.
(Version 1.0.1) | |
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| Jul 28 2008 |
HOBOJOE Just heard back from the developer, who suggested copying and pasting bookmarks from Safari into Webbla until they get the kinks worked out. I just tried it with 25 bookmarks, and it worked great! They also mentioned that they are going to bring syncing with Safari in v. 1.1. I'm in no way associated with the developer, fyi, and am going to purchase Webbla now. I'll try to come back to do a full review soon.
(Version 1.0.1) | |
| Aug 2 2008 |
::MILE:: Thanks for your effort...but with a few hundred bookmarks this is not an option for me...! :( Right now this app misses one of its main features, even though it is still being advertised -- the simple import of browser bookmark files...! It also lacks a few other things, like tagging and such, but that's a different story... Right now it's definitely not worth the price...
(Version 1.0.2) | |
| Jul 26 2008 |
::MILE:: I've tried 1.0 and now 1.0.1 -- and so far I haven't been able to import any kind of bookmarks...! I exported from Safari, I exported from Firefox, I tried altering the names and contents, whatever I try, all I get is ""Bookmarks.html" is not a valid bookmark file."!?!? So why would I consider paying for an app when the most standard of it's features is such a hassle to begin with...?!
(Version 1.0.1) | |
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| Jul 21 2008 |
PAXTON It just doen't make any sense without syncing with at least Safari... So hoping for the next version.
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| Jul 21 2008 |
GRYPHONENT If this would merge with BookIt's functionality and sync bookmarks across browsers while picking up bookmarks from browsers... then we'd be talking. But a separate app to organize bookmarks outside the browser? No thank.
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| Jun 5 2008 |
ISILVER Good little program, does what it is supposed to with stability. Personally I don't think I'd use Webbla because the bookmarks that I would spend time organising with Webbla aren't accessible by the browser (you can click a website preview in Webbla to open the browser). If Webbla could open my Safari bookmarks, let me manage them in the Webbla way and then write back the changes to the Safari bookmarks file when I have finished, now that'd be a different story.
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