looking for
an alternative
to Raindrop?

focus and vibe

Raindrop
Primarily focused on being a bookmarking tool, with an emphasis on clean organization and retrieval of web links and content.

Sublime
Goes beyond bookmarking to help you build a living library of ideas. Designed for creatives who want to not just collect links, but connect and create with their knowledge.

organization style

Raindrop
Uses collections and tags to organize bookmarks, with nested hierarchies possible.

Sublime
Uses cards and collections. Any piece of content becomes a card that can exist independently or within multiple collections.

Importantly, Sublime treats every highlight as a card. When you highlight text on the web, that highlight becomes its own card that can live anywhere - while maintaining a link to its source. This means the same insight can flow freely between collections, making it easier to spot patterns and build connections across your reading.

Plus, Sublime also offers Sublime Canvas, which lets you play with your ideas in an infinite whiteboard.

idea capture

Raindrop
Offers a browser extension and iOS app that handles various media types including images, audio, links, and articles.

Sublime
Sublime offers everything Raindrop offers, plus:

• Screenshot capture directly from the browser extension.
• Import from other apps (e.g., Kindle, Readwise).
• Add stand-alone text notes.
• Podcast insight capture via our companion app, Podcast Magic.

idea connection

Raindrop
No structured system for connecting ideas beyond personal recollection or manual tags and collections.

Sublime
he keystone feature of Sublime is its “related ideas”. When you add something to Sublime, you instantly get hand-curated related ideas—from your library and other people's. This relational approach is where Sublime shines—it transforms your content into a living library of connected ideas and portals for inspiration.

social factor

Raindrop
Primarily for personal use.

Sublime
Offers both private and public modes. While you can keep everything private, the secret sauce is the communal experience.

• Follow other people's libraries and let others peek into yours.
• Create collections, collaborate, and share with others.
• Put in a thought or idea and get instant related inspiration from other people's libraries.

Sublime combines the focus and intentionality of a personal knowledge tool with the sense of aliveness of a social space, with no likes, no vanity metrics, no pressure.

bottom line

If you're primarily looking for a bookmarking tool to organize web links and content, Raindrop is a good choice.

But if you want to go beyond bookmarking to build a living library of connected ideas that helps you create with your knowledge, you'll love Sublime.