floccus bookmark sync vs InstaLate
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
floccus bookmark sync
Manage and synchronize your bookmarks via Nextcloud, or any WebDAV service, or any Git service, or Google Drive, end-to-end encrypted, if you want. This is the standalone bookmarks manager android app variant of floccus. You can also install floccus on your Desktop browsers to sync bookmarks with them. This App, due to technical reasons, cannot access bookmarks in your mobile browser apps directly, which is why you can only view them in the app or import and export them as a html file. More information on https://floccus.org Support If you'd like to support the creation and maintenance of this software, you can donate here: https://floccus.org/donate/ Problems? Please file bug reports or requests for help over on Github: https://github.com/floccusaddon/floccus Legal License: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/blob/master/LICENSE.txt Privacy Policy: https://github.com/marcelklehr/floccus/blob/master/PRIVACY_POLICY.md
InstaLate
Features: - Distraction-free translation displayed in a semitransparent overlay window - Choose from many different translation providers - 3 different trigger modes: 1. Context menu 2. "Share" intent 3. Floating button (requires the selection to be copied/cut to the system clipboard first) - Button freely movable via drag 'n' drop - Android versions < 10 only: show/hide button automatically Permissions: - INTERNET: Allows InstaLate to connect to the internet to lookup translations - ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE: Allows InstaLate to verify if the device is connected to the internet - FOREGROUND_SERVICE: Allows InstaLate to run a service that listens to clipboard changes and to show a floating button - RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED: Allows InstaLate to optionally start this service during start-up of the device - SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW: Allows InstaLate to display a floating button over other apps Privacy: - No search history is stored locally or remotely by this app (last search term is cached in memory only) but it may or may not be possible that your search is tracked by the selected translation provider - No client-side JavaScript is executed - HTTPS communication between app and translation providers Please be extra cautious to not share sensitive data (passwords etc.) with translation providers by accident! If you're using the floating button don't trigger a translation if sensitive data is located in the system clipboard. Tips and Tricks: - If an app has implemented a custom context menu see if the floating button works for you or if the app is able to share text - Integration into "Librera" (FOSS ebook reader): 1. Select any word in the document by long-pressing it (text selection must be supported by the document) 2. In the opening dialog tap the "+" sign at the bottom and select InstaLate 3. Next time you select text you'll have access to the InstaLate button at the bottom Thanks: To all translation providers and their awesome services this application would be nothing without (in alphabetical order): - Beolingus: https://dict.tu-chemnitz.de/ - DeepL: https://www.deepl.com/ - Dict. cc: https://www.dict.cc/ - GNU CIDE: https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/ - Heinzelnisse: https://www.heinzelnisse.info/ - LibreTranslate: https://translate.argosopentech.com/ - Linguee: https://www.linguee.com/ - WikDict: https://www.wikdict.com/ - Wiktionary: https://wiktionary.org/
| Feature | floccus bookmark sync | InstaLate |
|---|---|---|
| License | MPL-2.0 | GPL-3.0-only |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-Droid |
| Categories | NotesProductivityCloud StorageBrowser | NotesProductivityBrowserTranslator |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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