How to Share Bookmarks with Anyone

You found a great article, a useful tool, or a whole collection of resources. Now you want to send them to someone — a coworker, a client, a friend, your audience. What are your options?

Copy-paste a URL into Slack. Send a Google Doc full of links. Forward an email chain. None of these age well. Links get buried, docs go stale, and nobody bookmarks the bookmark list you sent them.

There's a better way. With Bookmarker, you can share individual bookmarks or entire collections with anyone — and they don't need an account to view them.

Most bookmark managers treat sharing as an afterthought. Your bookmarks live in your browser, synced to your profile, locked behind a login. Sharing means exporting a file or copying links one at a time.

Even tools that support sharing often require the recipient to create an account first. That's friction nobody asked for.

The core problem: bookmarks are personal by default. Making them shareable requires a system designed for it from the start.

Every collection in Bookmarker has three visibility modes:

Private — The default. Only you can see it. Nothing is exposed publicly.

Unlisted — Anyone with the link can view the collection, but it won't appear on your public profile. Good for sharing with specific people without broadcasting it.

Public — The collection appears on your public profile page and is accessible to anyone. Search engines can index it.

To share a collection, open it and click the share icon. Pick your visibility level, and Bookmarker generates a shareable link instantly.

Clean, Readable URLs

Shared collections get proper URLs, not random strings. If you've set a username, your links look like:

bookmarker.cc/alice/design-resources

The slug is auto-generated from your collection name. Rename a collection and the old URL still works — Bookmarker handles redirects automatically so shared links never break.

If you haven't claimed a username yet, collections use a short token URL (bookmarker.cc/s/a1b2c3d4) as a fallback. You can upgrade to pretty URLs anytime by setting a username in your profile.

What Viewers See

When someone opens your shared collection, they get a clean, read-only page showing every bookmark with its title, description, source, and thumbnail. No login wall. No sign-up prompt. Just the content.

Viewers can switch between compact, list, and card layouts. The page works on mobile. It respects dark mode.

For image collections (Canvas), the shared page displays a full grid of images — the same visual moodboard experience you built, now visible to anyone.

When you paste a Bookmarker collection link into Twitter, Slack, Discord, or LinkedIn, it unfurls with a rich preview card. The card pulls the collection title, description, and a cover image from your first bookmark or canvas item.

This matters if you're sharing with an audience. A bare URL gets scrolled past. A card with an image and headline gets clicked.

Four Ways to Use Shared Collections

1. Team Resource Libraries

Create a collection of onboarding docs, style guides, or tool links. Share the URL in your team's Slack channel or wiki. When you add new bookmarks, the shared page updates automatically — no need to re-send anything.

2. Client Deliverables

Freelancers and agencies can share research, competitive analysis, or reference materials with clients. An unlisted collection keeps it between you and the client without making it public.

3. Curated Lists for Your Audience

Bloggers, newsletter writers, and educators can publish curated link collections. A public collection on your profile acts as a living resource page — better than a static blog post that goes stale.

4. Visual Moodboards

Designers and creatives can share visual moodboards built in Canvas. Share a mood board with a client for feedback, or publish your inspiration publicly.

You don't need a full collection to share. Any individual bookmark can be shared directly — the share dialog gives you quick buttons for Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord, and email. There's also a copy-link button and native Web Share on mobile.

Privacy Controls You Can Trust

Sharing is opt-in at every level. Nothing is public unless you explicitly set it that way.

Private collections are invisible. No URL, no token, no way in.
Unlisted collections are accessible only to people you give the link to. They don't appear on your profile or in search engines.
You can revoke sharing at any time by switching a collection back to private.

There's no global "make everything public" toggle. Each collection is controlled independently.

A shared collection is only useful if it's well-organized. Before making something public, take a few minutes to organize your links — give bookmarks clear titles, group related items, and remove anything outdated.

If you're building a resource for others, think about what order makes sense. Pin important items to the top. Write short descriptions so viewers understand each link at a glance.

Getting Started

Sharing a collection takes about 10 seconds:

Open a collection in Bookmarker
Click the share icon in the header
Choose Public or Unlisted
Copy the generated link

That's it. The recipient clicks the link and sees your collection immediately. No account needed, no app to install, no export files to manage.

If you're looking for a bookmark manager built around sharing and collaboration, see how Bookmarker compares to other tools.

FAQ

Do people need a Bookmarker account to view shared collections?

No. Shared collections are fully viewable without an account. Viewers see all bookmarks, images, titles, and descriptions in a clean read-only layout.

Yes. Open any bookmark and use the share button to send it directly via Twitter, Facebook, Reddit, Discord, email, or copy the link.

Will my shared link break if I rename a collection?

No. Bookmarker stores old slugs and redirects them automatically. Links you've already shared will continue working.

Can I make a collection public and then change my mind?

Yes. Switch any collection from public or unlisted back to private at any time. The shared link will stop working immediately.

What's the difference between unlisted and public?

Unlisted collections are viewable by anyone with the link but don't appear on your profile page. Public collections appear on your profile and can be indexed by search engines.

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