Frequently Asked Questions

Can I add a bookmark from within my browser?

Yes: set a Fetch bookmark hot key in Bookmark Buddy. Whenever you want to add the bookmark of the currently-showing web page, just type the hot key, choose which category and subcategory to add it to, and click the rightmost button.

Does Bookmark Buddy synchronize bookmarks between browsers?

No. Bookmark Buddy is designed as a stand-alone bookmark manager that works with most browsers, including Firefox and Internet Explorer. Apart from the fact that syncing in two directions is almost impossible to do reliably, Bookmark Buddy stores far more information than IE or Firefox, which therefore has to be held separately from the browsers' own stores. Bookmark Buddy's own bookmark store is a small text file, which you can easily back up or transfer to a memory stick to use with the Reader edition of Bookmark Buddy.

Does Bookmark Buddy work with AOL?

Bookmark Buddy works with the AOL Explorer (but not older editions of the AOL browser). Bookmark Buddy can also import your AOL Favorite Places (see Importing a Bookmark Collection), but cannot export them back to AOL.

How do I recover my registration?

You can obtain a new copy of your Personal License Register immediately from OSoLiS: see Registrations Problems.

My e-mail address has changed since registering

Simply log in to your account with OSoLiS to update your contact details: www.osolis.com/login.cgi?update.

Why the non-standard interface?

Windows Explorer-style tree lists and hierarchical menus permit you to create any number of levels, but they are slow to navigate around, are cumbersome to edit, and they require lots of space on screen. By contrast, Bookmark Buddy’s interface requires you to make no more than three mouse clicks to get to a bookmark; editing, re-ordering or regrouping items is quick and easy; and the interface is compact.

Why only three levels?

In order to create a compact, simple but powerful interface. If you have, on average, 15 items at each level, you can comfortably store over 3,500 bookmarks. If you break your bookmark collection into separate lists (effectively creating a fourth level), you can readily store and retrieve tens of thousands of bookmarks. You can use separators to achieve visually what another sub-level would. And you won’t find yourself wasting time drilling down 5 levels to find a bookmark that you can’t quite remember how you categorized. The next edition of Bookmark Buddy will support multiple filing levels.

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