[HN Gopher] Show HN: Pins - A modern Pinboard app for iOS/macOS
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Show HN: Pins - A modern Pinboard app for iOS/macOS
Author : quanganhdo
Score : 28 points
Date : 2021-01-23 11:58 UTC (11 hours ago)
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| t-mw wrote:
| Looks great. Unfortunately login with api token doesn't seem to
| work for me on iOS ("Invalid login credentials"). Also tried
| resetting my token.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| That sounds weird. I know this is not ideal but you can also
| use the password option - it isn't stored on device and only
| used once to retrieve the API token. All subsequent requests
| use that token as well.
|
| I added that so less savvy users can still log in easily
| without having to hunt for the token.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| Just released my new Pinboard app for iOS 14 and macOS Big Sur
| called Pins. I've been looking for a good Pinboard app but most
| have been discontinued or rarely have any updates in the last few
| years. So I took the matter in my own hands and built one. Pins
| is free to try -- give it a look if you're a happy Pinboard user
| like me!
| cawlin wrote:
| So far this looks great. The share interface seems nice which
| is about the only thing I use these apps for to be honest.
| Anything that makes that faster to fill out is a win in my
| books.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| Browsing your old bookmarks and looking for something you
| saved in the past is valuable as well. Pins comes with full-
| text search support and a On This Day page for all your
| nostalgic need.
| poletopole wrote:
| Hi, I was just looking for a good iPadOS bookmark app last
| night, so I was surprised to see this. I downloaded your app
| but I have a question: do I have to connect/login to pinboard
| in order to create a new bookmark? I tried clicking "Done"
| button and the app does nothing.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| Yeah your Pinboard account has to be connected in order to
| create a new bookmark. You can either use your Pinboard
| username/password combo or just the API token. Your password
| isn't stored on the device anyway -- it's just used to
| retrieve the API token and save you a few clicks.
| skinnymuch wrote:
| Awesome! Spillo on Mac was getting old so this is great. Excited
| to try this across iOS and Mac.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| Glad to know! The apps are free-to-try and you have access to
| pretty much every feature with some limitations. It's built for
| modern devices running iOS 14 and Big Sur so system integration
| is prioritized well: Spotlight support, Shortcuts integration,
| Widgets, etc.
| timf wrote:
| Thank you for this! I've been unhappy with the iOS options
| recently (bugs, no one replying to bug reports, etc). So far your
| app is working better than the other choices and it handled my
| 15k+ bookmark collection easily.
|
| The most important feature for me is being able to use the iOS
| share function and quickly add something with tags (and tag auto-
| complete). It would have been nice to test that ahead of the in-
| app purchasing but decided to go for it. Happy that all works
| well. Great work.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| Glad to know it works out for you! Pins should be able to
| handle even 100,000K+ bookmarks so you're good to go.
|
| Share extension comes with tag suggestion and tag
| autocompletion, so give it a try.
| skinnymuch wrote:
| Tag autocomplete is available after purchasing? I didn't see it
| under the list of unlock features.
|
| Though I'd probably be more interested in how the Mac app works
| unless Pins also gets Pushpin's feature of showing you how many
| times you've used tags during auto complete.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| Tag autocompletion is available in the free-to-try version as
| well. When you start typing in the Tags fields, 3 most used
| tags matching that query will show up above the keyboard.
|
| The Mac app is based on Catalyst and 99% feature equivalent
| to the iOS version. More options to view how tags are used in
| your account is coming in later versions.
| timf wrote:
| Just to clarify what I was saying, the iOS share extension
| (including tags and tag-autocompletion) is the most important
| feature to me and the share extension is only available after
| unlock. Tag autocompletion will work elsewhere as the author
| replied.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| Actually the share extension is available before unlocking
| with one limitation: You can use it once every 5 minutes.
| Something weird may be going on with iOS so sometimes you
| have to restart the device for new share extensions to show
| up. This is outside my control.
| timf wrote:
| Cool. I also saw "Save to Pinboard share extension" on
| the list of unlock features which also led me to believe
| it was only available that way. Anyhow, it's working well
| and thanks again.
| skinnymuch wrote:
| Are tag auto complete on the horizon? I use tagging a lot and it
| is really hard to tag without.
|
| Also one amazing feature Pushpin has I haven't seen elsewhere is
| they also tell you how many times you have used a tag during auto
| complete. If this could be available cross platform, it would be
| amazing.
|
| Paying is not a problem.
| quanganhdo wrote:
| There's tag completion in the free-to-try version! Just start
| typing in the Tags field and Pins will offer you the 3 most
| used tags that matches it above the keyboard.
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