| Feature |
Bookmark Buddy |
Internet Explorer |
Netscape/Mozilla |
| Search |
Advanced free-text |
none |
none |
| Encryption of passwords |
128-bit Blowfish encryption |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Encryption of entire URL collections |
128-bit Blowfish encryption |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Bookmark validation |
Background checking of individual or whole collections
of bookmarks |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Aliasing (filing in multiple places) |
Supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Duplicate management |
Detection of duplicates; user can delete or alias (merge) duplicates. |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| SmartFolders (automated aliasing) |
Automatically-maintained aliases to bookmarks:
- Scheduled to visit
- Recently visited
- Recently added
- Most visited
- Favorites
|
Not supported |
Not supported |
| QuickSearch (pre-enter site search terms) |
Bookmark Buddy can prompt for search terms and display
the results immediately. |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| QuickLogin (automatically enter login and password) |
Supported for most web sites and software. |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Scheduling |
Schedule one-off or regular visits to a site any
time in the future. |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Sorting |
- Manual re-ordering
- Automated sorting by section
- Automated sorting of entire bookmark list
|
Manual re-ordering |
Manual re-ordering |
| Concurrent support for different web browsers |
Unlimited |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Program, folder & document shortcuts |
Supported, with wildcards |
Supported |
Not supported |
| Display modes |
- Three list boxes (Regular/Organize)
- Two menus plus list box (Compact)
- List view with selectable content
|
Hierarchical menu |
Hierarchical menu |
| Title tips (for long title text) |
Implemented in list boxes and 'list view' window |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Separators |
Horizontal rules with text |
Not supported |
Horizontal rules |
| Typical disk space per 1,000 URLs |
100Kb |
4Mb (NTFS/FAT32)
to 32Mb
(FAT) |
150Kb |
| Separate bookmark collections |
Unlimited; instant switching |
1 per user |
Unlimited; slow switching |
| Metadata stored with each bookmark |
- Notes
- Site log-in name
- Site password
- Rating
- Keywords
- Preferred web browser
- Times of: last and previous visits, entry creation and update, site update and check
- Number of visits
- Schedule for future visits
|
Times of: entry creation and update |
- Notes
- Times of: entry creation and update
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