The latest articles on DEV Community by Tony Confrey (@tconfrey). https://dev.to/tconfrey https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F523769%2F42a3d4f9-fbde-4e97-8290-b4abcee8784f.jpeg https://dev.to/tconfrey en Tony Confrey Tue, 01 Dec 2020 16:26:25 +0000 https://dev.to/tconfrey/braintool-productive-research-2k6j https://dev.to/tconfrey/braintool-productive-research-2k6j <p><a href="https://braintool.org">BrainTool</a> is something I've been looking for for a long time but never found, so I decided to build it. It's a somewhat unique take on bookmarks, browser management and note taking; combining a Chrome extension with a back end plain-text org-mode file stored on your Google Drive. </p> <p>With a couple of keystrokes in Chrome you can tag a web page into your BrainTool file which is composed of hierarchical tags and notes. That file can then be edited in any plain text editor, ideally emacs with org-mode. </p> <p>For me it allows for the seamless combination of browser-based research and note taking. The BrainTool browser side panel allows Chrome tabs and windows to be controlled en masse.</p> <p>Check it out on the <a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/braintool/fialfmcgpibjgdoeodaondepigiiddio">Chrome Web Store!</a> and LMK what you think.</p> <p>PS Source available on <a href="https://github.com/tconfrey/BrainTool">GitHub</a></p> showdev productivity tooling text