Frequently Asked Questions
I’ve gone through the tutorial and I can't save links from other apps.
Technically that’s not a question, but it is a valid concern.
You may be encountering an error that says Couldn't Save Link or you may not see Plinky in the share sheet to quickly save your links.
This appears to be a bug in Apple’s iOS operating system on iPhone and iPad, not a bug with Plinky. Since Plinky has no control over that, unfortunately the only solution is to force quit and reopen Plinky. If you still don't see it you should restart your iPhone or iPad.
This isn’t ideal but it does seem to work 100% of the time. On the off chance that it doesn’t work for you please send me an email and I promise to try and get that fixed up for you.
I would like to request a feature, what’s the best way to do so?
Plinky offers a roadmap which you can view and vote on by opening plinky.app/open/roadmap on any device that has Plinky installed.
You can get the roadmap from within the app by opening Settings > Contact Support > View Roadmap.
If your feature is not on the list, shoot me an email from within the app! I’d love to hear what your needs for Plinky are and see if I can build something to improve your link-based workflows.
Will there be a native Mac app?
Plinky for Mac is currently available in beta, you can start using it through TestFlight today. The Mac app is built on the rock-solid foundation of Plinky's iPhone and iPad apps, so it's already stable, fast, and easy to use. Over the course of the beta, I will make Plinky feel even more at home on macOS — with a native look, familiar Mac interactions, and more powerful ways to save links.
It’ll still feel like Plinky — but if for whatever reason you don't yet feel comfortable with the app you can run Plinky’s iPad app on the Mac if you have an M-Series Mac such as an MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, or any Apple Silicon Mac computer. (That would be a Mac with with an M1, M2, M3, or M4 processor.)
Should I use Folders or Tags?
Folders and Tags are two similar concepts, but people often have distinct preferences regarding which they prefer.
Plinky supports both Folders and Tags, primarily because some users prefer Folders for organizing their links, while others favor Tags. The two can even be effectively used in combination to create a very personalized organization system. *
It’s probably best to tell you the differences between Folders and Tags.
You can put a link into one Folder, but you can add multiple Tags to a link.
Links can very easily be broken down into All Links, Archived Links, Unsorted Links, (links that are not in a Folder), and links in a Folder — one at a time.
You can filter multiple Tags at once, for example showing links that have both a Recipes tag and a Todo tag.
While there is no single correct way to use folders and tags, I organize my links by placing them into Folders for better organization and applying tags as additional metadata.
An example of this is that I save links for the Links You’ll Love newsletter by putting those links into a Reading List folder, and adding a Newsletter tag. When I publish a newsletter with that link, I use Plinky's Archive action to hide the link from my list of links.
You can extend this further by creating complex tagging systems, but I opt for simplicity and would suggest not over-complicating things unless the situation calls for it.
* Heck, I read a very dense book on the matter and still came away without a better idea than empowering users by giving them their choice of preference between organizing their links with Folders and Tags.
How do I prioritize Folders or Tags
As of Plinky 4.0, you now have the ability to control the appearance of Folders and Tags in the interface. Navigate to Settings > Behaviors > Display Folders & Tags to customize whether Folders & Tags are shown and to determine their order. There are four settings:
Folders & Tags: Plinky will display both Folders & Tags across the app, with Folders listed before Tags.
Tags & Folders: Plinky will display both Tags & Folders across the app, with Tags listed before Folders.
Folders only: Plinky will only display Folders across the app, and hide Tags everywhere across the app.
Tags only: Plinky will display only Tags across the app, and hide Folders everywhere across the app.