2/5 Plinky emerged out of a personal need, I built the first version in 17 days to stop annoying my then new girlfriend now-fiancée Colleen.

When we first met I would send Colleen a barrage of links throughout the day: articles I found insightful, funny tweets (back when those were a thing), cute cat videos, or even recipes we could cook together. I may be an indie developer with lots of flexibility, but Colleen has a real job (and she’s very good at it).

And I didn't want to lose her...

3/5 Colleen was overwhelmed by how much internet I could consume, what we needed was a place to save links for later.

I tried saving links into a Notes file, but I would never remember to look at them. I started saving links into my Reminders app, but then my todos were swimming in a sea of links. I tried leaving tabs open in my browser, but then I never had those links on my phone when I needed them.

I built the first version of Plinky for us, but as I showed people the app they loved it.

4/5 People loved how fast links saved, they loved the design, and how simple Plinky was to use. Plinky isn't just an app, it's about a dozen apps and services so you can save links anywhere and everywhere. You get:

1. A Mac menu bar app to make saving easy.
2. Browser extensions so you can save links anywhere.
3. An API to build your own tools to save links.
4. Shortcuts support for powerful automations.
5. You can even save links with Zapier, on Android, or in Unread thanks to @johnbrayton.