Fabian 🚢
Writing about Developer Productivity, Streamlining your workflow, and Mindful Digital Organisation
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Day 12: Supercharge Your Browsing Productivity with Templated Bookmarks (2/2)
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This Guide is for Firefox but the Steps are similar in other Browsers.

How-To: Search for Open Source Software Alternatives

1 - Open https://alternativeto.net/

2 - Search for TEST in the pages search bar

3 - Now Bookmark it. It should look like this: https://alternativeto.net/browse/search/?q=TEST

4 - Open up the Bookmark manager (`Ctrl+Shift+o`)

5 - Replace your search term with the placeholder %s, like: https://alternativeto.net/browse/search/?q=%s

6 - Add a keyword, such as alt:

7 - Now search for alt: google drive in the Address bar.


So take a moment and consider how your workflow could benefit from working more effectively with your bookmarks.
Apply your creativity and imagination — And Happy Browsing!

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