LinkPouch

A local-first Chromium extension for quickly capturing pages, returning to them in the browser, and clearing the reading backlog.

Install

1. Download the latest release ZIP.
2. Extract it to a permanent folder.
3. Open chrome://extensions and enable Developer mode.
4. Select Load unpacked and choose the extracted LinkPouch folder.
5. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts if Chrome did not assign the suggested shortcuts.

To update, download and extract the next release, then select Reload for LinkPouch on chrome://extensions.

Development

Requirements: Node.js 22+ and Chrome 127+.

npm install
npm test
npm run build

Load the generated dist/ directory from chrome://extensions:

1. Enable Developer mode.
2. Select Load unpacked.
3. Choose this project's dist/ directory.
4. Open chrome://extensions/shortcuts if Chrome did not assign the suggested shortcuts.

Suggested macOS shortcuts:

• Option+Shift+S: capture the active page.
• Option+Shift+Q: open or focus the Queue.

Chrome or macOS may reserve a suggested shortcut. Assign another combination from the extension shortcuts page when needed.

Behavior

Capture persists the URL before opening Quick Capture. Enter confirms the note; Shift+Enter adds a line; Escape dismisses note editing without removing the captured item. Press Ctrl+E followed by 1–9 to insert a configured preset.

All data stays in chrome.storage.local. Core behavior has no backend or network dependency.