I’m the best programmer who can’t actually program. Yep, that’s me. I’ve managed to build my own little Bash script, thanks, of course, to one of my trusty AI sidekicks.

Let me introduce you to BookCLI—a minimalist bookmark manager for the Linux terminal.

Why BookCLI? If you've read any of my previous posts, you know I’m a bit obsessed with organizing my digital (and analog) life. That includes browser bookmarks; those little nuggets of useful links we swear we’ll revisit, then promptly forget.

But honestly? Most browser bookmark managers (looking at you, Firefox and Brave) feel bloated, awkward, and worst of all... underutilized.

Let’s take Firefox’s Bookmark Manager for example. You can open it with Ctrl + Shift + O. Here’s what it looks like at the time of writing:

Bookmark Manager in Firefox 139.0.1

Looks fine at a glance, right? But managing bookmarks there is... ugh. Too many menus. Too many clicks. Too many unknowns. It’s like trying to declutter your closet with a blindfold on. Enter: the Terminal.

So I thought, why not build something simple? Something fast, keyboard-friendly, and distraction-free. I use Debian with Xfce, and I love working from the terminal (Xfce Terminal, to be precise). That’s where BookCLI comes in.

With just a few keystrokes, I can add a new bookmark, delete a bookmark, open a bookmark in my browser. All from the comfort of my terminal.

No frills. No bloat. Just clean, efficient, nerd-approved bookmark management.

Want to see it in action? Here’s a quick demo video where I walk you through how BookCLI works. Hope you enjoy it, and maybe even give it a spin.