Bookmark To File 4+
Create a .webloc or .url file
Ganymed Stanek
Designed for iPad
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- $0.99
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Description
Right from within your browser, create a bookmark file with a .webloc or .url ending that links to the website you are currently on - and store it in any of your cloud storage drives set up on iOS.
By storing your bookmarks individually as link files right along your other files on a project or topic, you save yourself duplicating your folder structure inside the browsers bookmark feature.
This is how it works:
1. Tap the share icon in your web browser and chose 'Bookmark to File'
2. Keep the website title as the filename for the bookmark link, or change it to what you like.
3. Select your cloud folder where to save the bookmark file to - and hit save - that's it!
Works from Safari, Chrome, Opera and Edge browsers on iPhone and iPad. Firefox is NOT yet supported.
Works with any cloud drive provider that can also be used with the Apple File App. This includes Google Drive, iCloud, OwnCloud, OneDrive, Dropbox and many more.
What’s New
Version 1.3
- Improved handling of website titles with special characters or consecutive white space in the middle of the title
- Updated for latest iOS versions
Ratings and Reviews
A five-star gem of an app
I’m updating my original review to assign 5 stars to this little app. The developer has been extremely responsive to feedback and with the latest release the last known (to me at least) annoyance is gone: no more & like characters in URL titles.
I joe use this app routinely on my iPhone at the gym when finding something useful that I want to store on my MacBook Pro; when traveling I do the same thing using my iPad Pro.
Like I said in my original review: with so much usefulness I can’t comprehend why people don’t rate this app more frequently.
Developer Response ,
I added support for dark mode now in ver 1.2 :)
Regularly locks up on share sheet of app using it
Good basic concept, unfortunately poor execution.
After only three uses of trying to save a .webloc to iCloud from inside the Twitter app, it reliably locks up the Twitter app without saving the url, requiring a force quit of the Twitter app.
I presume some memory problem, improperly handling of an error from iCloud (for instance a file name error) or some other bug is causing this lockup. There is no crash.
That this error cropped up so quickly bodes poorly for this app.
Developer Response ,
Hi ChristopherA, I think I fixed the issue you were encountering with trying to use the Bookmark To File app with the Twitter app. Please give the latest version 1.1 another try. Originally, when sharing from Twitter, Bookmark To File wasn't listed as one of the options by iOS. You got to try it in the unfortunate time when Twitter had changed their app so Bookmark To File is listed as a sharing option. I couldn't replicate a crash of the Twitter app (that might have been fixed by Twitter since), but I had to make an adjustment on my side for Bookmark To File to work with the way Twitter is sharing the link. Let me know if you encounter any further issues.
Update: I just released version 1.2 which fixed another issue that you might have encountered. Please give the app another shot and let me know if you still encounter issues. It‘s really the goal to have all happy customers :)
App Privacy
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Information
- Seller
- Ganymed Stanek
- Size
- 26.3 MB
- Category
- Utilities
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- iPad
- Requires iPadOS 13.6 or later.
- iPod touch
- Requires iOS 13.6 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 11.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2022 Ganymed Stanek
- Price
- $0.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.