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mymind is the most elegant tool I’ve found for saving images, links and online articles into a private visual collection. It lets you create a gorgeous scrapbook of your favorite finds without the hassle of labeling. Read on for usage ideas as well as limitations and alternatives.

How it works: Add a “save to mymind” button to your browser. When you see something you want to clip, click the button to save it. That’s it. You don’t have to label, tag, file or organize what you save.

AI-enhanced: mymind uses AI to classify everything you save, making it easy to find anything, even after you accumulate a library.

Clean and simple: No ads, no data tracking, no social sharing, no likes, and no distractions.

Two-minute mymind masterclass

• Go to mymind.com and create an account with your Google or Apple ID.
• Download a browser extension and/or, the iOS, Android or Mac app.
• Save a few interesting sites by pressing the browser button. If you see images you want to save, right-click it. Or highlight text in an article and right-click that text to save it as a quote.
• Return to mymind or the app and browse through your collection. Try a search term (like “map,” “pizza,” “video,” or “quote”) to surface items without having tagged anything.
• Collections: You can optionally create custom “spaces”—basically smart searches—if you like organizing your finds into sub-categories.
• Serendipity mode lets you focus on exploring one saved item at a time, enabling minimalistic deep thinking.
• Pricing: It’s free to save up to 100 items or “cards.” If you want to keep collecting more, plans cost $4, $7 or $13 a month.
• Check out a video guide to learn more.

Five ways I recommend using mymind

I like using mymind to save striking visuals and thought-provoking maps, diagrams or graphics. I also use it to collect AI-related links to scan through. 

Increasingly, I save items in multiple places, because I like having the option to explore material visually with mymind, or in other ways using the alternative tools noted below, like Raindrop.

• Create an inspiration moodboard. Include art, photography, designs, clothing, food, architecture, or whatever catches your eye. Refer back when you’re stuck on a blank page.
• Collect project ideas. Save links, quotes, or screenshots to inform a project. Highlight articles to save specific passages.
• Save articles and videos for later. The distraction-free mymind interface makes it a nice place to read long articles or watch YouTube videos.
• Clip recipes. I was surprised by how helpfully mymind strips out the cruft in online recipes. It shows just the ingredients and instructions, though you can easily return to the original recipe page.
• Organize shower thoughts. You can write text notes, jotting down a few words or an entire essay draft with a visually spare, clean backdrop.