Diigo alternative: save and find your links and notes
Diigo is a long-running bookmarking tool with highlights and sticky notes on web pages. NexoPad takes another path: keeping your links and notes close at hand while you work. Here are the differences, plainly.
For many years, Diigo has helped students, teachers and researchers save pages, tag them and, above all, highlight text and leave sticky notes on top of it. It works on the web, on Android, on iOS and as a browser extension.
NexoPad doesn't try to do that. It's an everyday extension: you save a link with a note and tags, and find it in seconds from any page to open, copy or insert it. We're the NexoPad team, but we'll tell you clearly when Diigo is the better fit.
What Diigo does well
- Highlights and sticky notes right on web pages, so you can come back to them later.
- Bookmarks with tags and a personal library that keeps everything in one place.
- An outliner to organize what you save for a research project.
- Archived copies of pages on its paid plans, in case the original changes or disappears.
- Groups to share links and annotations with other people.
- It's available in several places: web, Android, iOS and a browser extension.
Comparison table
| Diigo | NexoPad | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Research: saving, highlighting and annotating pages | Keeping links and notes at hand while you work |
| Highlight and annotate on the page | Yes | No |
| Tags | Yes | Yes, plus folders |
| A note on each link | Yes, with annotations | Yes, a short note in the Notes field |
| Find something without leaving the page | From its library or its extension | Ctrl+K search on any site for links, notes and snippets; also sys in the address bar |
| Archived copies of pages | Yes, on paid plans | No |
| Sharing | Groups and lists | Team vault on the Teams plan; no public lists |
| Where it works | Web, Android, iOS and extension | Extension for Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Brave; no mobile app |
| Plans | Free and paid; check the current plans on its website | Free (20 links and 15 notes) and Pro (up to 1,000 items) |
How you save and find things in NexoPad
In NexoPad you save a page with a right-click or from the popup. Each link has a name, a URL, a short note in Notes and its Tags, and you can sort links into folders. For example: “Lumina Docs · Style guide”, with the note “Key: start with the answer and give numbered steps” and the tags style support.
To find it, press Ctrl+K on any website and type a few letters: your links, notes and snippets show up. Press Enter to open the link, insert the snippet or copy the note. You can also type sys, a space and the name or tag in the address bar. And if you save several links as a group, they open all at once as a tab group.
If what you care about is a paragraph, select it and press Alt+C: it's saved as a note with a link to the source page. It isn't a highlight on the website, but it leaves the text ready to reuse. For longer notes you have the Notebook (Alt+Q). More details in the links guide.
When to choose each one
Choose Diigo if…
You study or do research and want to highlight and leave notes on the pages themselves, keep archived copies, organize your sources in an outline or share them in groups. Also if you need a mobile app.
Choose NexoPad if…
You want to save links with a quick note and find them in seconds from any page, without opening another website to get organized, and keep them next to your notes, clips and text shortcuts.
How to get started with NexoPad
Save the links you use every day
Open each page and save it with a right-click or from the popup. Start with the links you open every week, not your whole library.
Add a note and tags
Write in Notes why you're saving it and add one or two tags, such as style or support. That way you'll find it even if you don't remember the name.
Find it with Ctrl+K
On any website, press Ctrl+K (Cmd+K on Mac), type a word and press Enter.
Clip what you want to reuse
Select a paragraph and press Alt+C. It's saved as a note with a link to the source page.
FAQ
Can NexoPad highlight or annotate a page like Diigo?
No. NexoPad doesn't mark anything on the page. The closest thing is selecting text and pressing Alt+C: it's saved as a note with the source link.
Is Diigo free?
It has a free plan and paid plans with more features, such as archived copies of pages. Check the current plans on its website, as they change over time.
How much can I save in NexoPad?
On the free plan, 20 links and 15 notes (clips count as notes). With Pro, up to 1,000 items.
Does NexoPad have a mobile app?
No. It's an extension for your desktop browser (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Brave). If you need your links on your phone, Diigo is a better fit.
What other Diigo alternatives are there?
Raindrop.io is a good option if you want lots of collections and apps: we compare it in NexoPad vs Raindrop.io. You'll find more in our list of bookmark managers, and if you came from Pocket, in Pocket alternatives. For studying, see also how to take notes in online classes.
Published on October 20, 20266 min read
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