CNET Editors' review
Bookmark Buddy Unicode lets users organize their bookmarks. Although the program is chock-full of features, its unintuitive interface and overwhelming Help file made us feel more frustrated than organized.
The program displays users' bookmarks by category and subcategory. For example, the News and Analysis category has subcategories, for international news, magazines, and computer news. All of these can be customized, allowing users to create categories and subcategories that are meaningful for them. Users can then export their bookmarks to their browser, although this function seemed aimed primarily at Internet Explorer users and wasn't clear about how Firefox users should complete the task. The program also has a feature that allows users to auto-complete log-in forms on Web sites, which is handy. All of this is fairly simple to use, but going beyond those basics is a recipe for a headache. The built-in Help file is huge and poorly organized, and while we rarely fault programs for having too many features, it may be true in this case. We suppose that a user who has a tremendous number of bookmarks and is somewhat anal-retentive about organizing them would enjoy this program, but the average user will likely find Bookmark Buddy is more trouble than it's worth.
Bookmark Buddy Unicode has a 30-day trial period. It comes as a ZIP file, and although it installs politely, it leaves a folder behind upon removal. We recommend this program with reservations; there's nothing functionally wrong with it, but we believe most users will find it frustrating and unhelpful.
Publisher's Description
From Edward Leigh:
Organize your bookmarks/favorites, shortcuts and logins simply, quickly and reliably with this intuitive, feature-rich bookmark and login manager: To retrieve a bookmark quickly: - Navigate to any bookmark in three clicks: category, subcategory, bookmark. - Search for a bookmark with full-text searching or filter by rating, date or site status. - Check the SmartFolders, which automatically track which bookmarks you're using. - Schedule one-off or regular visits to bookmarked pages. Store your login details (securely encrypted) and fill out log-in forms and dialogs with a single keystroke. Keep unlimited notes with your bookmarks: site descriptions, shipping details, order references, you name it. File a bookmark quickly with the intuitive 3-level filing system - and file in as many categories as you like using Bookmark Buddy's neat aliasing facility. Use keywords and a star rating to help you find bookmarks again. Find and remove duplicates with ease. If you have bookmarks that are commercially or personally sensitive, protect your entire bookmark collection (web addresses, notes, log-in details, the lot) with 128-bit Blowfish encryption. Keep track of web sites with Bookmark Buddy's bookmark checker - it works in the background so you won't need to wait while it runs. Create and share any number of collections of bookmarks (for work, home, projects, clients) - up to 50,000 in any bookmark list! Export your bookmarks to a printable document, web page, spreadsheet, XML and most browser formats. Insure your bookmarks with Bookmark Buddy's 3-stage autobackup and undelete facility. Use any web browser and import bookmarks from Internet Explorer, Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox, MSN, Opera, Yahoo Toolbar, AOL, CompuServe 2000 and even your Start Menu. Enjoy the fast, efficient, highly customizable design of Bookmark Buddy. You won't notice it's running except when you need it. This edition can hold bookmarks and notes in any language.
What's new in this version: Various browser compatibility updates, tweaks, and bug fixes.
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"Didn't work for me"
Version: Bookmark Buddy Unicode Edition 3.6.2
Pros
none that I found
Cons
didn't care for the interface
Summary
not worth it.
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