Understand the project
Practical overview
When it fits
Use Brace.to when building a personal link collection that should be organized into lists and available across supported web and mobile clients.
Who it is for
- People who want to save links and retrieve them across web and mobile devices.
- Users who want folders, tags, pinned bookmarks or locked lists to organize saved links.
Documented uses
- Save links to revisit later.
- Group bookmarks in nested lists, add tags and pin important links.
- Access saved bookmarks through web, Android or iOS clients.
Before you choose
Requirements & limits
- The project describes end-to-end encryption with a decryption key known only to the user.
- The README lists web, Android and iOS availability.
- Web uses React, Redux, Tailwind CSS and Stacks; mobile uses React Native.
- The public repository is TypeScript and MIT-licensed.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Source-based practical guide
Set up the Brace.to client locally
Prepare the web or mobile package and invoke its documented start script.
Before you start
- Git and npm
- The public stxapps/brace-client repository
Steps
Clone the repository.
Change into either the packages/web or packages/mobile directory.
Run npm install.
Run npm run start.
Expected outcome
The documented local start command is invoked for the selected package.
Guide limitations
- The README does not specify platform-specific requirements or further run instructions.
Evidence and transparency
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 14 October 2026
- Original website title
- stxapps/brace-client · Official homepage title · retained in its source language