Totem blog
Notes on bookmarks, reading, and the things you save.
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Why Your Twitter/X Bookmarks 'Disappear' — The Real Bookmark Limit, Explained
X caps your visible bookmarks at the most recent 800 — that's why old ones go missing. Here's the official documentation, the storage gap nobody at X has cleaned up, and what to do about it.
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Are X / Twitter Bookmarks Private? The Real Answer (2026)
Yes — your X bookmarks are private. Nobody sees what you saved. But the rumor that they're going public has resurfaced twice, and X did make one bookmark-related thing public in 2023. Here's exactly what is and isn't visible.
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Best Chrome Bookmark Managers in 2026 — Sorted by What You Actually Save
There is no best Chrome bookmark manager. There's the one that fits the kind of stuff you save. Five picks, segmented by what's actually in your bookmarks bar — with an honest comparison table and the part most listicles miss.
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How to Export Your X / Twitter Bookmarks (Every Method, Ranked) — 2026
Four ways to get your X bookmarks out — a userscript, a Chrome extension, a paid SaaS, or the official X data archive. Ranked by who you are, with the one method that doesn't actually work flagged up front.
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Pocket Alternatives for 2026: A Decision Tree
There is no single best Pocket alternative — there's the one that fits the kind of stuff you actually save. A decision tree, an honest comparison table, and the branch most listicles miss.