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Early access

Free whileit’s early.

Every feature, no card, no account. Anchor will become a paid subscription later — you’ll hear well before anything changes, and your bookmarks stay searchable and openable whatever happens.

EARLY ACCESS

Anchor

Freeduring early access

The whole app, free while Anchor is in early access. Every feature, no limits, no account and no card.

  • Unlimited bookmarks, tags and collections
  • ⇧⌘B launcher with full fuzzy search and ranking
  • Search inside notes and page text
  • Every browser and every Mac you own
  • Every update, as it ships
  • Your library stays on your Mac, and yours
Download Anchor — free

Anchor will become a paid subscription later. You’ll hear well in advance before anything changes.

How early access works

Anchor is free while it’s in early access — every feature, with no card, no account and no licence key.

It will become a paid subscription later. Before anything changes you’ll hear well in advance, and whatever happens, everything you’ve saved stays searchable, openable and yours.

Stay in the loop

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Occasional emails about new versions of Anchor. Unsubscribe any time — see our Privacy Policy.

During early access

Everything works. No clock is running.

No trial clock and no limits. Whatever comes later, nothing you have saved is ever held back.

What you can do during early access.
What you can doNOWEarly accessFreeno card
Search and open everything you've savedThe ⇧⌘B launcher, the library window, the rankeryes
Edit, tag, file and archiveyes
Your library filePlain SQLite on your Mac — yours either wayyes
Save new bookmarksFrom the extension, the launcher or an importyes

Everything, free for now. Anchor becomes a paid subscription later, with plenty of notice first — and nothing you saved is ever locked, hidden or deleted.

Getting started

Four steps, and the first one is a drag to Applications.

  1. 01Install itDownload Anchor, drag it to Applications and open it. The first run walks you through appearance, theme, density and import.
  2. 02Bring your bookmarksPick your browser and let it read the profile, or drop in an HTML export. Duplicates collapse on the way in.
  3. 03Add the extensionPair it with the six-digit code from Settings → Connections to save the page you're on without leaving the tab.
  4. 04Press ⇧⌘BFrom anywhere on macOS. Type a few letters, press Return, and the page opens in the browser you chose.
Download Anchor

macOS 14 or later · Apple silicon and Intel

Early access questions

Free now, and what comes next.

Is it really free?
Yes. During early access the whole app is free — every feature, no limits, no card, no account and no licence key to enter.
Will it always be free?
No, and it’s better to say so now. Anchor will become a paid yearly subscription once it’s out of early access. Before anything changes you’ll hear well in advance, in the app and on this page.
What happens to my bookmarks when it goes paid?
They stay exactly where they are. Your library is a file on your Mac, and Anchor never holds it hostage: searching, opening and editing what you’ve saved will keep working whether or not you ever pay.
Does Anchor need to be online?
No. Searching and opening never need a connection. The only thing Anchor fetches is a small file once a day to see whether there’s an update — nothing about you or your library is sent.
How do I get updates?
They arrive by themselves. Anchor checks once a day and offers each new version with a short note on what changed; you can also choose Check for Updates… from the menu bar.
How is my data protected?

It never leaves your Mac, which removes most of the question. Your library is a SQLite file in your own Application Support folder; the extension reaches the app over a local socket protected by a token in your Keychain, revocable at any time.

Every feature, and what’s still planned, is on the features page.