The Bookmarklet: Save Bookmarks from Any Browser on Any Device

The browser extension is the fastest way to save bookmarks on desktop, but it only works in Chrome and Firefox. The bookmarklet is the answer for everything else: Safari, mobile browsers, Firefox on Android, or any browser that doesn't support extensions.

What is a bookmarklet?

A bookmarklet is a browser bookmark that runs JavaScript instead of opening a URL. When you click it, it opens the Recallio save dialog pre-filled with the current page — exactly like the extension popup, but without needing an extension.

Setting up the bookmarklet on desktop

1. Log into Recallio and go to Settings → Bookmarklet.
2. You'll see a button labelled "Save to Recallio".
3. Drag it to your browser's bookmarks bar.

That's it. Click the bookmark on any page to open the save dialog.

If you can't see your bookmarks bar: in Chrome, press Ctrl+Shift+B (Windows) or Cmd+Shift+B (Mac). In Firefox, right-click the toolbar and check "Bookmarks Toolbar".

Setting up on iPhone (Safari)

Safari on iOS doesn't allow dragging bookmarks, so the setup takes a few extra steps:

1. On your phone, open Safari and go to any page.
2. Tap the Share button → Add to Bookmarks. Name it "Save to Recallio" and save.
3. Now go back to Recallio Settings → Bookmarklet on your phone and copy the bookmarklet code.
4. Open the Bookmarks list in Safari (the open-book icon), find the bookmark you just created, and tap Edit.
5. Replace the URL field with the code you copied.
6. Save.

Now when you're on any page in Safari, tap the address bar, type "Save" and the bookmark will appear as a suggestion. Tap it to open the Recallio save dialog.

Setting up on Android

On Chrome for Android:

1. Visit Settings → Bookmarklet in Recallio on your phone and copy the code.
2. Bookmark any page in Chrome (tap the star icon in the address bar).
3. Open Bookmarks (⋮ → Bookmarks), find the bookmark you just created, and tap the edit (pencil) icon.
4. Replace the URL with the bookmarklet code.
5. Name it "Save to Recallio".

To use it: tap the address bar, type "Save to" and select the bookmarklet from the suggestions.

On Firefox for Android:

1. Add the bookmarklet to Bookmarks the same way.
2. Edit the URL to the bookmarklet code from Settings.
3. Access it from the address bar shortcut.

What the bookmarklet saves

When you tap the bookmarklet:

• The current page URL is captured.
• The page title is pre-filled.
• You can choose a collection and add tags before confirming.
• Tap Save and the bookmark is added to your library.

The experience is identical to the extension popup. The only difference is it requires one more tap (tapping the bookmarklet bookmark).

A note on paywalled or logged-in pages

The bookmarklet saves the URL, not the content. It works on any page you can view — paywalled, logged-in, or otherwise. Recallio's background metadata fetcher may not be able to retrieve a description if the page requires authentication, but the URL and title are always captured.

Using the bookmarklet as a quick capture tool

Some users keep the bookmarklet as their only Recallio save method, even on desktop, because it doesn't require the extension to be installed. If you work across multiple machines or shared computers, the bookmarklet means you can always save — as long as you're logged into Recallio in the browser.