| Feature |
Bookmark Buddy |
URL Organizer 2 |
URL Organizer Free |
| Cost |
US$ 29.95 |
US$ 9.95 |
Free |
| Search |
Advanced free-text and filtering by rating, dates and status. Store & recall searches. |
Basic free-text |
Basic free-text |
| 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
|
- Notes
- Site log-in name
- Last visited time
|
Last visited time |
| Bookmark list backups |
Autosave. Easily revert to any of three automatic backups. |
Manually create backups with 'Save as'. |
Not supported |
| Display modes |
- Three list boxes (Regular/Organize)
- Two menus plus list box (Compact)
- List view with sortable columns
|
- Three list boxes (Regular/Organize)
- Two menus plus list box (Compact)
|
Three list boxes (Regular/Organize) |
| QuickLogin (automatically enter login and password) |
Supported for most web sites and software. |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Duplicate management |
Detection of duplicates; user can delete or alias (merge) duplicates. |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Bookmark validation |
Background checking of individual, groups or whole collections of bookmarks |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Encryption of passwords |
128-bit Blowfish encryption |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Encryption of entire bookmark collections |
128-bit Blowfish encryption |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Scheduling |
Schedule one-off or regular visits to a site any time in the future. |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Sorting |
- Alphabetical sorting by section
- Alphabetical sorting of entire bookmark list
- Manual re-ordering
|
- Alphabetical sorting by section
- Manual re-ordering
|
Manual re-ordering |
| Aliasing (filing in multiple places) |
Supported |
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) |
Supported |
Not supported |
Not supported |
| Drag and drop |
Drag bookmarks to, from and within Bookmark Buddy |
Drag bookmarks to and from URL Organizer |
Drag bookmarks to URL Organizer only |
| bookmarks per list |
Approx 50,000 |
10,000 |
Approx 2,000 |
| Separate bookmark collections |
Open and switch between any number of bookmark lists |
Open and switch between any number of URL lists |
Configure up to 3 URL lists |
| Open in browser |
- Stored bookmark
- Groups of bookmarks
- Blank browser window
- Any entered bookmark
|
- Stored bookmark
- Blank browser window
- Any entered bookmark
|
Stored bookmark |
| Support for different web browsers |
Open and fetch bookmarks from any configured browser. Specify browser preference for individual bookmarks |
Open bookmarks in any configured browser; fetch from default browser |
Open and fetch bookmarks from default of up to three browsers |
| Import formats |
- Internet Explorer
- Netscape
- Mozilla
- Firefox
- Opera
- MSN
- AOL
- Compuserve 2000
- Yahoo Toolbar
- URL Organizer
- Start Menu
- plus others
|
- Internet Explorer
- Netscape
- Mozilla
- Firefox
- Opera
- AOL
- CompuServe 2000
- Start Menu
- plus others
|
Not supported |
| Export formats |
- Internet Explorer
- Netscape
- Mozilla
- Firefox
- Opera
- MSN
- Yahoo Toolbar
- URL Organizer
- Windows shortcuts
- Web page
- Spreadsheet
- XML
- Printable document
- User-definable
|
- Internet Explorer
- Netscape Navigator
- Opera
|
Not supported |
| Program, folder & document shortcuts |
Supported, with wildcards |
Supported, with wildcards |
Not supported |
| Copy formats |
Text, HTML links, HTML table |
Text, HTML links, HTML table |
Not supported |
| Separators |
Horizontal rules with text |
Horizontal rules |
Not supported |
| Visual customization |
- Window colors
- Display font
- Bold items
|
Window colors |
Window colors |
| Install/uninstall |
- Comprehensive install options
- Modify install later
- Fully automated uninstall
|
- Straightforward install
- Modify install later
- Semi-automated uninstall
|
Not included |
| Working languages |
Unicode Edition supports virtually all languages |
Supports most European languages, but only one character set at a time |
Supports most European languages, but only one character set at a time |
| Portability |
Free Portable Edition runs from anywhere (e.g. USB memory stick) without touching the host computer's files or settings. |
Requires installation and requires License Register to be present in Windows folder. |
Runs from anywhere without installation, but requires License Register to be present in Windows folder. |
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