# Springpad > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Springpad > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Springpad.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springpad > Source revision: 1288058959 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Defunct task management application Springpad Type of site Online information capture and organization service Owner Spring Partners URL www.springpad.com Commercial No, supported via lead generation[1][2] Registration Yes Launched November 12, 2008 [3] Current status Defunct **Springpad** was a free [online application](/source/Online_application) and [web service](/source/Web_service) that allowed its registered [users](/source/User_(computing)) to save, organize and share collected ideas and information. As users added content to their Springpad accounts, the application automatically identified and categorized it, then generated additional snippets based on the types of objects added—for example, listing price comparisons for products and showtimes for movies. Springpad was also available as apps on the [iPad](/source/IPad), [iPhone](/source/IPhone) and [Android](/source/Android_(operating_system)) that synchronized with the Web interface. Springpad was bundled on new [Toshiba](/source/Toshiba) notebook computers through a Web application subscription service.[4] On May 23, 2014, Springpad announced that it would cease operations on June 25, 2014.[5] The company then allowed users to export their data (as [JSON](/source/JSON) and read-only [HTML](/source/HTML) formats), or to automatically migrate it to [Evernote](/source/Evernote) accounts before the expiration date. ## Features Springpad users could use the main site interface which uses [HTML5](/source/HTML5) from most browsers[6] or use the [smartphone](/source/Smartphone) app to capture notes, tasks, or lists which were then added to the user's "My Stuff", the user's personal database or collection. Additionally Springpad let users look up items of interest which were then automatically categorized based on type or manually categorized by the user. Category types included recipes, movies, products, restaurants and wine. Events could also be added to Springpad, and if the user used [Google Calendar](/source/Google_Calendar), they could opt to sync the event to it. In addition to the smartphone app and site, Springpad could be used via browser [extension](/source/Google_Chrome_Extensions) for [Google Chrome](/source/Google_Chrome), or the Springpad Clipper,[7] a [bookmarklet](/source/Bookmarklet) to analyze webpages and clip relevant information from them—for example, the ingredients needed for a recipe—or to add the site as a normal bookmark. Another way users could add content to their Springpad "My Stuff" was by emailing entries to an [email address](/source/Email_address) specified on Springpad registration. Springpad's smartphone apps could be used to scan barcodes to identify products, save them to the user's "My Stuff", and automatically generate additional product information and links. The mobile app could also save images taken with the phone's camera, and locate nearby businesses. With most of the content added to a user's "My Stuff", relevant news, useful links and other helpful information could be viewed. Users could also attach additional notes and images to content they had already saved, and could add reminders and alerts which could be emailed to the user or texted to their phone. Springpad also added alerts to its own Alerts section for relevant news, deals or coupons for specific products users added. For additional organization, anything added to Springpad could also be [tagged](/source/Tag_(metadata)). Users could also add entries to "Notebooks" to separate content by projects, or any other way they wished. Each Notebook included a section called a "Board", which acted as a [pin board](/source/Pin_board) where users could "pin" content they'd added to the Notebook, allowing them to visually lay out items. If the user added a map to the Board and had entries that included an address, Springpad could automatically point out entries on the map. By default, everything added to Springpad was private. However users could change the privacy settings for each of the types of items added, decide to make specific items public and shareable on [Facebook](/source/Facebook) and [Twitter](/source/Twitter), add them to their public page, or keep them private but links to them with specific people. ## See also - [Comparison of notetaking software](/source/Comparison_of_notetaking_software) - [List of personal information managers](/source/List_of_personal_information_managers) - [Evernote](/source/Evernote), a similar notetaking tool that is often compared to Springpad [8][9][10] - [Google Keep](/source/Google_Keep) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Roush, Wade (16 April 2010). ["Online Notebook Smackdown: Evernote Vs. Springpad"](http://www.xconomy.com/national/2010/04/16/online-notebook-smackdown-evernote-vs-springpad). *Xconomy*. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Chiang, Oliver (22 September 2010). ["Springpad Works On 'Amazon-itizing' The Web And Mobile Web"](https://blogs.forbes.com/oliverchiang/2010/09/22/springpad-works-on-amazon-itizing-the-web-and-mobile-web/). *Forbes*. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Roush, Wade (12 November 2008). ["Springpad Opened to Public"](http://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/11/12/springpad-opened-to-public/). *Xconomy*. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [apps.toshiba.com The Essentials](http://apps.toshiba.com/offers/24716) Retrieved January 5, 2011 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Announcement: Springpad is Shutting Down on June 25th"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140524101951/https://springpad.com/blog/2014/05/announcement-springpad-shutting-down/). 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Thomas, Keir (27 December 2010). ["Five Great Free Business Apps for Google Chrome"](https://www.pcworld.com/article/214975/five_great_free_business_apps_for_google_chrome.html). *PCWorld*. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Get the Springpad Clipper"](http://blog.springpadit.com/2010/02/springpad-clipper/). *blog.springpadit.com*. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Roush, Wade (16 April 2010). ["Online Notebook Smackdown: Evernote Vs. Springpad"](http://www.xconomy.com/national/2010/04/16/online-notebook-smackdown-evernote-vs-springpad). *Xconomy*. Retrieved 29 December 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** Travis, Bobby (20 April 2010). ["Springpad vs Evernote -- Why It Might Be Better..."](http://www.40tech.com/2010/04/20/springpad-vs-evernote-it-might-be-better/) *40tech*. Retrieved 4 January 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Perez, Sarah (9 March 2010). ["Springpad Takes on Evernote with Semantic Technology, Barcode Scanner"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110109193132/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/springpad_takes_on_evernote_with_semantic_technology_barcode_scanner.php). *ReadWriteWeb*. Archived from [the original](http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/springpad_takes_on_evernote_with_semantic_technology_barcode_scanner.php) on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2011. ## Further reading - [The Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052748703376504575491750741385596?KEYWORDS=Springpad) - [Lifehacker](https://lifehacker.com/5592574/how-to-organize-your-life-with-springpad) - [CrunchGear](http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/09/23/springpad-finds-its-feet-with-mobile-app/) - [Time](https://web.archive.org/web/20100828101921/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2012721_2012894_2012890,00.html) - [Gizmodo](https://gizmodo.com/5644749/springpad-scrapbook+for+everything-app-gets-even-more-memory+proof) ## External links - [Official website](http://www.springpad.com/) v t e Task management software and project management software Active Airtable Any.do Asana Basecamp ClickUp Easy Redmine Evernote Google Tasks Habitica Jira ManagePro Microsoft Planner Microsoft To Do Monday.com Notion Novell GroupWise OmniFocus Priority Matrix Remember the Milk Reminders ShotGrid Shortcut Slack TaskCracker TaskJuggler Taskwarrior Taskworld Teamwork Things Trello Workflowy YouTrack Discontinued IQTELL Springpad Wunderlist Category --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Springpad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springpad) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springpad?action=history)). 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