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Mack Flavelle

Toby - Better Than Bookmarks

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Bookmarks are for books, not browsers. Organize your browser tabs into Toby so you can access key resources in one click instead of seven. Toby is browser extension that helps organize your tabs.

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Davor Babić
Is any, and if so what, of my information sent to your servers?
Dan Rosenshain
I'd like to know that too. no privacy policy/tos
Arthur Camara
Maker
@davor_se nothing is sent to our servers. In fact, Toby is a client side only app, so we have no way of knowing which tabs you add to Toby, or names you give to your lists. We do use third party software for analytics, though, and meta data is sent anonymously so we can learn how people are using it. We just count how many times Toby or the pop up was used in general, how many times a tab was added or removed, a list was added or removed, or a card was clicked. We also use google analytics for the site.
Arthur Camara
Maker
@danr_4 I'll link the privacy policy we use today and send you the link
Mack Flavelle
Flow
Maker
@danr_4 Hi! We're getting the privacy policy sorted out now. Will be done ASAP. Clearly the underlying principal is we won't be shitty, but apparently lawyers want more then that. **Head Shake**
Alex Bulat
@davor_se in case you don't want to transfer any info to third-party servers, you need this https://www.producthunt.com/post...
Raphaël Chabaud
Lots of extensions are competing to get the Chrome New Tab space ! I used to have the Product Hunt Extension showing up today's hunt in my New Tab. And I like to have it. So how can I keep PH Extension for my new tab and use Toby at the same time ? It would be nice to have the possibility to use Toby without being forced to have it in a new tab.
Thibaud
@raphc this exactly, I use speed dial a lot and I'm not sure I'm ready to give it up to use Toby (as much as I love the UI).
Dorian Tireli
@raphc you'll have to choose one of the apps I'm afraid...
Jamie
@raphc Would be pretty rad to open the tabs from inside the context menu next to your URL bar I think
Arthur Camara
Maker
@raphc @tgerin @dtireli @jamielovelace You can use it without having it in a new tab :) When you install it, it will use your new tab, but if you want to use something else as a new tab, you still can continue to use Toby. Click the Toby icon and you'll see button "Open Toby". That will open the dashboard in case you don't want to have it on your new tab :) Great point, though! Thanks a lot for your feedback and for trying it out! Let me know if you have any other thoughts
Adam Snodgrass
@raphc there's an idea for an extension. A Chrome New Tab extension that has an API for other extensions to inject widgets from other extensions.
Michael Babich

Downloaded. Couldn't even try it stopped by request to register account. If every minor Chrome extension would require registration for usage, it would be nightmare. There are OneTab that does similar job very good with no need to provide an email.

This one looks like hustling to get your contacts and spam you.

Pros:

None

Cons:

I'd never recommend anything that requires registration to even see. A small utility like many that has absolutely no need for registration.

Alita Angle
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Kristiyan Tsvetanov
DANchat
@michaelbabich Hi there, I know this is comment is old. Yet, the problem is still relevant. Regarding your Cons, I created Startab, you can check it out on startab.io - It allows you to manage your tabs, bookmarks, and events. - Your links are stored only on your device as bookmarks. - Use without registration. Optionally, log in with Google Calendar to see upcoming events on your new tab. - Serves similar purpose to Toby and One Tab, save all tabs with 2 clicks, then open them together in a tab group. - No Google Analytics. It would be disabled by default if we implement any.
Hannah K Zambrano

Downloaded the product, looks great and perfect for a big problem I have had for years with bookmarks and then later realized that my brownser home page had change to toby?!?! what?? not cool. If you will change a setting in my browser you HAVE to let me know, and if you did let me know then it was not clear AT ALL.

Pros:

Really nice onboarding and interface

Easy to use

Cons:

I got deceived, and now google is no longer my browser home page but is Toby... why?

Pyae Sone
Yes, it will be nice to import our bookmark to Toby. Love the product but want that feature
Drew Bridwell
Toby changes the "New Tab" page, a function clearly stated in the description in the Chrome Store. If your browser is set to open a new tab when clicking the home button then Toby becomes your home page... You can switch what is opened with the home button in Chrome's settings, which I suggest going through before changing default functionality with extensions.
Haoyang Feng
Any plan for Safari?
Sergio Sala
@haoyangnz I wanna know too!
Arthur Camara
Maker
@sergiosa_la @haoyangnz Haven't thought about it yet, but I'll def consider it! :) Thanks for trying it out guys
Bruno Nascimento
@arthur_camara @sergiosa_la @haoyangnz If you build this for Safari, I'll gladly give you my wallet.
Sergio Sala
Thinh
@arthur_camara Toby is GREAT. I'd pay for a Safari extension.
Mack Flavelle
Flow
Maker
My friend Arthur is one of the productivity nuts. Always looking for a way to claw back precious time stolen by shitty processes and stupid UX design. So he built Toby, cause tabs suck! Toby makes them not suck. Or not as much at least. Most of us at the office are using this religiously now. It makes managing waaaaay to much information much more gooder. We (but really he) would love to answer your questions about why he built it, why the other solutions on the market weren't the right fit for him, and some of the cool features we plan on launching in the next couple weeks.
Jonathan Tzou
LiveTour
@mackflavelle Thank you for this. As a tab hoarder myself, this is godsend.
Nico Ford
My name is Nico, and I am a tab addict. Toby saves. Try Toby!
Daniel Williams
First off, this is amazing. I've really been wanting something like this. The UI and UX are spot on for the most part. I have one small feature request for the future: Please add the ability to remove a tab from your Toby quickly through the chrome extension. I like that I can add websites to Toby quickly, but when I'm finished reading something from my 'Read Soon' list, I'd like to tap the chrome extension and click a minus button somewhere so I don't have to open a new blank Toby tab just to remove and manage that specific item. Amazing product! Edit: after a bit of usage I realized that tab lists are not shared between installations. Unfortunately a deal breaker for me as I constantly hop between my mac and PC. Will this ever be implemented in the future? :(
Arthur Camara
Maker
@xcadaverx Thanks for the review, Daniel. Yes, both of those are part of our plans for the very near future. Great to see our efforts are aligned with your needs. More specifically, the sync feature is ALMOST there, I'd say 95% done. Archiving a tab from Toby easily is also in my plans and will be nice to have as well, like you described. Thanks again, and let me know if you have any additional thoughts.
Daniel Williams
@arthur_camara How exciting! Can I join a mailing list to be notified when syncing is enabled, or will the extension automatically update? Cheers!
Mack Flavelle
Flow
Maker
@xcadaverx @arthur_camara We should get a mailing list up and running, but for now I promise to message you here on PH/ or twitter when it's ready to fly.
Johnny Hill
@mackflavelle @arthur_camara Agreed, a mailing list would be fantastic! I'm excited to see all the features that get added to this—it already does enough (hallelujah Toby), but with a couple more this thing will rule the internet. Also, thanks for releasing it for free, but you should really have a donate link on your site... This thing is worth its weight in gold. :)
Arthur Camara
Maker
@xcadaverx @thejohnnyhill @mackflavelle There are now live!!! YAY If your Toby has already been upgraded to version 0.2.2 you can already remove websites easily by using the right click. You can remove from a list or from all lists. You can also remove from a list using the pop up. Also, you can sync tabs across devices that use the same Google account, using Google Drive. I hope you try Toby again, Daniel. Let me know how it goes. Read more about other features here: http://www.gettoby.com/blog/post...
Tony Freed
@mackflavelle Love it! Really helpful. One thing I would love you to add is an option to rename tabs. Great job!
Arthur Camara
Maker
@tony_freed @mackflavelle Great point! I'll look into that and let you know when we add it. Thank you
Bruno Stasse
Really nice! I've been looking for something like this for a very long time. Why disable special characters in the sections name and in the search though? My language (French) uses characters like "é" or "à", and no way to use them there :/
Arthur Camara
Maker
@brunostasse Very valid point. I'll make sure to reanable that in the next release! Thanks for your feedback and let me know if you have any additional thoughts. I hope Toby helps you :)
Arthur Camara
Maker
@brunostasse Check out the new updatesm Bruno. I added special characters to list names and you can now use French. Or Japanese. Or Swedish - you name it :) I hope you enjoy version 0.2.2. Let me know if you like it.
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