Bukmarkz vs Pinboard
A Pinboard alternative for people who outgrew the bookmarklet
Pinboard is plain, fast and tag-driven, and its users like it that way. Bukmarkz keeps tags and adds the parts a tab-heavy day needs: stash a window, undo it, and search by meaning.
- One-click tab stashing
- 2FA and passkeys
- Search by meaning (beta)
Free to start. Pro is free for 6 months, no card.
Bukmarkz and Pinboard, side by side
Pinboard details checked on 8 November 2026. Pinboard is deliberately minimal. If minimal is what you want, it may already be right for you. Where Pinboard’s own pages do not say, it is shown as “Not stated”, not “No”.
| Feature | Bukmarkz | Pinboard |
|---|---|---|
| 1-click window tab stashing | ✓ Chrome extension: one click saves every tab in the window under one tag, then closes them so the browser lets go of their memory. Pinned tabs stay open. | ? Not stated |
| Account security | ✓ Authenticator-app 2FA (TOTP) and passkeys (fingerprint, face or device PIN) on the same account | ? Not stated |
| AI content search | ~ Search by meaning with vector embeddings (beta): describe what you remember | ? Not stated |
| Undo and session history | ✓ Undo button for 10 seconds after a stash, accepted by the server for 5 minutes, and a Stashes page that lists every session | ? Not stated |
| Self-hosting and cloud | ~ Secure EU cloud (Frankfurt). Self-hosting is not offered as a supported product yet. | ? Hosted service; self-hosting not stated |
| Browser extensions | ~ Chrome today; Edge and Firefox are not published yet | ~ Browser bookmarklet for saving |
| Mobile and desktop apps | ✕ Not yet | ? Not stated |
| Saved copy of the page | ✓ Saves a readable copy of the page (reader view) | ~ Page archiving is a separate, higher-priced option |
| Price to start | ✓ Free plan; Pro free for 6 months, no card | ~ Paid accounts only, no ads (an annual fee; $22 a year was reported in 2021) |
Why power users switch from Pinboard to Bukmarkz
01
You like tags, you do not like tab clutter
Tags are the heart of Pinboard and they are the heart of Bukmarkz too: a stash is just a tag with a date on it. The difference is the step before saving. Bukmarkz stashes every tab in the window in one click and closes them, so “I will tag these later” stops meaning forty open tabs.
02
You want a way back from a mistake
Closing tabs should be reversible. After a stash you get a 10-second Undo button, the server accepts an undo for 5 minutes, and a Stashes page keeps every session so you can re-open one in a fresh window or delete it.
03
You want to find it without remembering the tag
Pinboard’s own pages, as summarized publicly, do not describe search by meaning. Bukmarkz search can match what a page is about (beta), and new saves are sorted and summarized for you, so a link is findable even if you never tagged it.
Import your Pinboard bookmarks and try Bukmarkz free
Drop your export file in. It is read in your browser, and nothing is uploaded until you sign in. Nothing changes in Pinboard, so you can run both side by side.
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Sources, read on 8 November 2026: Wikipedia: Pinboard (website). Product details change; if something here is out of date, tell us and we will fix it.