Hookmark 6

Hookmark version 6.0.1 is now available for download.

New in Hookmark 6.0.1 compared to 6.0

  • IMPROVED: When re-starting the app, the default size, position, and layout are now used instead when opening the Bookmark window
  • IMPROVED icons in Bookmarks window
  • FIXED some crashes
  • FIXED integration with Apple Notes for Sonoma
  • FIXED: Resize Hookmark window would only resize the inner table
  • FIXED: Some URLs containing invalid characters (such as filenames with %25 or spaces) led to ‘no linkable item detected’

Major improvements in 6.0

Hookmark 6.0 introduces significant enhancements.

  • Hookmark now contains a persistent Bookmarks window where you can peruse all your bookmarks. To access it from the Context window, type ⌘B, or click the Bookmarks icon in the title bar. Or use the global keyboard shortcut defined in Hookmark’s Preferences. Dismiss the window with ⌘W or ⌘H.
  • The Context window has two new sections INDIRECTLY HOOKED and RELATED ITEMS. Hide and show them via Gear menu > views (or keyboard shortcuts).
  • The PINNED and RECENT sections have been moved to the new Bookmarks window.
  • You can now filter the Context window using ⌘F.
  • You can now use Hookmark in more than one macOS account at the same time.
  • The Advanced context menu has been removed.
  • Improved startup time

Please let us know what you think in the Hookmark forum.

Other improvements in 6.0

  • IMPROVED: Gear button has been moved to just below the title bar; still on the right side of the window.
  • NEW: You can put Hookmark in the dock icon; clicking the icon opens the Bookmarks window
  • NEW: Added notification for Copy Link button
  • IMPROVED: Added “>” to quotes returned by ‘Copy Selection and Link* (aka “co…
  • IMPROVED: Enhanced import to handle a link with valid URL but invalid bookmark.
  • IMPROVED: Shortcuts preferences label changes
  • FIXED: Cases where Keyboard shortcuts did not work in Hookmark

  • FIXED: Copy as path could still be disabled after upgrade from Standard to Pro.

  • FIXED: Backward arrow did not work when navigating hooked items.
  • FIXED: Copy Link did not trigger synchronization of the added bookmark.
  • FIXED: Copy link to email did not work for Hookmark Basic
  • FIXED: Hookmark did not issue notifications for global shortcuts
  • FIXED: Incorrect shortcut for “Hook to New App As…”
  • FIXED: Took out Hookmark from share list
  • FIXED: “Open Hookmark window” command shows nothing, or it shows the Bookmarks window
  • FIXED: Authorization instruction message was not tailored for Ventura
  • FIXED an issue that affected macOS Ventura (macOS 13) only, which would cause links copied from web browsers and pasted into Apple Mail to have their title set to the URL, not the title of the web page.
  • FIXED: HOOKED section duplicated when Hookmark invoked via Finder extension.
  • FIXED: Hookmark does not have notification events for global shortcuts
  • FIXED: A Hookmark sync issue
  • FIXED: Hooks to Volumes produced unexpected behaviors.
  • FIXED: The first row of context window is skipped when select a row by a letter
  • FIXED: various crashes

Integration improvements in 6.0

  • NEW: Support Spaces
  • NEW: Support QSpace Pro
  • NEW: Support Tim (time tracking app). Its dave gave us the script
  • NEW: Support Zotero 7 beta
  • NEW: Support MS Microsoft Word deep links
  • FIXED: an issue reported by user wherein Microsoft Word creates multiple bookmarks in a document
  • FIXED: an issue affecting many apps on macOS 14 (Sonoma) BETA (Photos, Obsidian, Bear, Nitro PDF, Craft, nvUltra, Preview, QuickTime player, etc)
  • FIXED: issue affecting Skim.
  • FIXED: Bear 2 integration.
  • NEW: Add support for ForkLift 4 Setapp version
  • IMPROVED Capacities and DEVONthink integration.

Eligibility for updates

Hookmark software updates are free to any Hookmark CogSci Apps customer with a Hookmark Updates license that was valid at the time the update was released. Hookmark Pro and Hookmark Standard each come with one year of free access to software updates.

If your Hookmark Updates license has expired and you apply this update, please note that Hookmark will revert to Basic mode until you purchase and apply an Updates license. However, you can also revert to a previous version of Hookmark that was released during your Updates License period. Upgrading from Standard to Pro includes an additional 12-month Updates license.

Eligibility for updates

Hookmark software updates are free to any Hookmark CogSci Apps customer with a Hookmark Updates license that was valid at the time the update was released. Hookmark Pro and Hookmark Standard each come with one year of free access to software updates.

If your Hookmark Updates license has expired and you apply this update, please note that Hookmark will revert to Basic mode until you purchase and apply an Updates license. However, you can also revert to a previous version of Hookmark that was released during your Updates License period. Upgrading from Standard to Pro includes an additional 12-month Updates license.