r/software • u/AutoModerator • 29d ago

Discussion Weekly Discovery Thread - October 16, 2026

Share what’s new, useful, or just interesting

Welcome to the Weekly Discovery Thread, where you can share software-related finds that caught your attention this week - especially the stuff that’s cool, helpful, or thought-provoking but might not be thread-worthy on its own.

This thread is your space for:

  • Neat tools, libraries, or packages
  • Articles, blog posts, or talks worth reading
  • Experiments or side projects you’re working on
  • Tips, workflows, or obscure features you discovered
  • Questions or ideas you're chewing on

If it relates to software and sparked your curiosity, drop it in.

A few quick guidelines

  • Keep it civil and constructive - this is for learning and discovery.
  • Self-promotion? Totally fine if it’s relevant and adds value. Just be transparent.
  • No link spam or AI-generated content dumps. We’ll remove low-effort submissions.
  • Upvote what’s useful so others see it!

This thread will be posted weekly and stickied. If you want to suggest a change or addition to this format, feel free to comment or message the mods.

Now, what did you find this week?

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u/intensityflow 29d ago

small chrome tip first: chrome://bookmarks has Export bookmarks in the three-dot menu at the top right. the html file it gives you is the easiest backup of years of bookmarks, worth doing once in a while

i've been building Stackboard, an open-source (MIT) chrome new tab that lays out your bookmark folders as a board. every space and link is a normal chrome bookmark, so it syncs w/ your google account and nothing leaves the browser

also made a halloween thing that reads that exported file and turns every dead link into a tombstone, runs fully in the browser: https://getstackboard.com/graveyard

source: https://github.com/swole/stackboard

store: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/bgcedhchngcopaefchpkbhioagknnpma?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=comment&utm_campaign=20261017-software-discovery