Linkit: a free desktop bookmark manager that summarizes and searches saved links by meaning

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The developer built Linkit, a free desktop bookmark manager, after finding saved links hard to revisit. Unlike browser bookmarks, which store only a URL, Linkit fetches and summarizes each saved page and extracts key takeaways. Its search matches on meaning via embeddings, so queries don't need the exact wording, and a knowledge graph visualizes how saved items connect. The app also offers AI-curated collections, duplicate detection, background link health checks, and periodic curation insights, with support for OpenAI-compatible APIs or local models through Ollama. Recent updates add interface scaling tied to the system display, safer storage switching, and rollback-capable import and export.

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