# Frequently asked questions ## Using Glimpse ### What is Glimpse? Glimpse is a private AI bookmark manager for Android. It turns links saved from your share menu into a searchable library with useful context, grounded answers, Collections, notes, and calm ways to rediscover what you meant to revisit. ### How is Glimpse different from a browser bookmark folder? A browser folder mainly stores addresses and expects you to remember where you filed them. Glimpse adds useful context when available, searches by meaning as well as exact words, lets you ask from selected saved sources, and brings older saves back through Rediscover. ### How do I save a link? Use the Android share menu from the app you are already in and choose Glimpse, or paste a link inside Glimpse. The link is saved first; useful context such as a summary and tags is added when available. ### Can I import bookmarks from my browser? Yes. Export your bookmarks as HTML from your browser’s bookmark manager. On Android, open Glimpse and go to Settings → Data & Backup → Import bookmarks. Choose the HTML file, review the preview, and tap Import bookmarks. It’s free and works without an account. Glimpse keeps titles and folders included in the file. ### Can I import my bookmarks from Raindrop? Yes. Download an HTML or CSV export from Raindrop, then open the bookmark import option under Settings → Data & Backup in Glimpse. Choose the file and review the preview before importing. It is free and works without an account. Glimpse can keep titles, tags, notes and folders from the export and merge matching bookmarks. CSV highlights can be copied into notes and CSV favorites can be grouped into a Collection. Archived pages, uploaded files and reminders stay in Raindrop. ### Does importing bookmarks use my AI allowance? No. Glimpse adds bookmarks on your device as plain saves, without AI requests or allowance usage during import. It may later fetch public previews and index imported links for connected search and Ask. You can choose to enrich individual saves under your normal plan limits. This free bookmark import is separate from restoring a Glimpse JSON backup, which requires current or previous verified paid Pro access. ### What can I search? You can search across the links, titles, summaries, tags, and notes in your saved library. Glimpse can match by meaning as well as by exact words, and falls back to keyword matching if the meaning-based option is unavailable. ### What is Ask Glimpse? Ask lets you choose saved sources and ask a question about them. The answer is grounded in those selected saves and keeps its source links close by. You can also bring several selected links together into one synthesis or practical plan. ### How does Rediscover work? Rediscover brings older saves back with clear context about why they may matter now. It includes journey cards, daily picks, and weekly and monthly recap surfaces, designed to feel like recognition rather than another inbox to clear. ### How are Collections, Interests, and Sources different? Collections are groups you create and arrange yourself, such as a trip or a project. Interests brings together recurring themes Glimpse notices across related saves. Sources groups saves by the apps and websites they came from, so you can browse by origin. ### What is Vault? Vault is a Pro space for private links and notes, stored encrypted on your phone and protected by its own screen lock. It locks again when you leave the app. Vault items are kept separate from the ordinary library; a device screen lock is required. ### Can I control notifications? Yes. In Settings, choose which kinds of notifications you want and a delivery window that fits your day. You can revisit delivered notifications in the in-app notification history. ### Can I organize things myself? Yes. Free includes 20 Collections, and Pro includes unlimited Collections. You can edit save titles yourself. Existing Collections are kept if Pro expires, even if you are above the Free limit. You can also add notes and quick reactions to a saved item, while Interests shows broader patterns Glimpse notices across your library. ## Plans and reliability ### What is included for free? The Free plan includes unlimited plain link saving, notes, and free export, plus 5 lifetime AI-enriched saves after Google sign-in, 20 Collections, unlimited keyword search, and 10 lifetime Ask queries. The 5 AI-enriched saves are a lifetime allowance: they do not refresh next month. ### What is included with Glimpse Pro? Glimpse Pro includes 400 AI-enriched saves per UTC calendar month, expanded search with no separate monthly product quota, and expanded Ask access subject to fair use. It also unlocks semantic search, Weekly Recap, and multi-link synthesis. Pro also includes unlimited Collections and Glimpse backup restore access that you keep after a verified paid subscription expires. Existing saves remain accessible after expiry. ### How much does Glimpse Pro cost? Glimpse Pro offers the subscription plans available in Google Play. Google Play shows the price in the currency available for your country, along with applicable taxes, any trial terms, and the final amount charged before you confirm the purchase. ### Exactly when do allowances reset? Monthly plan allowances reset at the start of each UTC calendar month, not on the subscription billing date. Minute, hour, and day fair-use safeguards reset with their corresponding UTC server window; separate 31-day safeguards reset with their fixed server window. Unused allowance does not roll over. The Free plan's 5 AI-enriched saves and 10 Ask questions are lifetime allowances and never refresh; upgrading does not erase Free usage, so returning to Free restores the remaining lifetime balance rather than granting another trial. ### Does unlimited link saving really mean unlimited? It means Glimpse does not apply a plan counter to ordinary link saving or personal notes. Practical limits such as available device storage, operating-system restrictions, unsupported links, and misuse protections still apply. ### What are the fair-use limits? AI enrichment is limited to 3 saves per minute, 30 per UTC day, and 500 per fixed 31-day safeguard window. Ask Glimpse is limited to 6 requests per minute, 60 per UTC hour, 20 per UTC day, and 600 per fixed 31-day safeguard window. Semantic search and other general connected model requests are limited to 20 per minute, 300 per UTC hour, 500 per UTC day, and 2000 per fixed 31-day safeguard window. Pro search has no separate monthly plan quota, but these technical safeguards still apply. ### What happens when I reach an allowance? Your library does not disappear and saving does not stop. New links are kept without AI-added context when the AI-save allowance is exhausted. Search and Ask explain when their connected access is unavailable. Monthly or daily access resumes at the relevant UTC reset; the Free lifetime AI-save allowance only changes if you upgrade. ### Can I create another account or reinstall to reset an allowance? No. Usage controls may be associated with the verified account and the durable app installation. Switching accounts, clearing app data, reinstalling, automating requests, or otherwise attempting to bypass an allowance can be blocked under the Terms of Use. ### What happens to my allowance if I cancel Pro? Cancellation stops the next renewal. Pro normally remains active until the paid period expires. After that, the Free plan applies again, including whatever remains of the original 5 lifetime AI-save allowance; cancelling or resubscribing does not create a fresh Free allowance. ### What happens if an AI feature is unavailable? Glimpse keeps the core library usable. Saves remain saved, search can use keywords, and places that benefit from generated text use a simple fallback or explain that the connected feature is temporarily unavailable. ### Can I back up my library? Exporting a local backup is free, including choosing a folder, scheduling local backups, and sharing the file. Restoring a Glimpse JSON backup requires an account with a current or previous verified paid Pro subscription. A free trial alone does not unlock permanent backup restore access. Backups contain your data, never a transferable subscription or a fresh AI allowance. ## Privacy ### Where is my saved library stored? Your saved links, summaries, tags, Collections, and notes are stored on your device. They are separate from the account, subscription, and limited product-analytics information needed to operate connected parts of Glimpse. ### What is processed when I use an AI feature? Only the information needed for that action. For example, adding context to a save uses details from that link; an Ask response uses your question and the relevant selected-source context. Glimpse does not send your entire library as one bulk upload. ### Are notifications local? Notification delivery is scheduled on your device. The wording may be drafted through an AI request using the context needed for that notification, and Glimpse uses fallback wording when that request is unavailable. ### Do I need an account? No account is needed for plain saving. Sign in with Google for 5 free AI-enriched saves and 10 free Ask questions per account, as lifetime allowances. Google Sign-In is also used for Pro and Glimpse backup restore access. Raindrop bookmark import is free and needs no account. Cloud AI requires internet access; local saving remains available without signing in. Your local library remains separate from the account. ## Further reading - [Glimpse: Save links. Keep the knowledge.](https://getglimpse.xyz/index.md) - [AI Bookmark Manager for Android](https://getglimpse.xyz/ai-bookmark-manager.md) - [A Raindrop.io alternative for Android](https://getglimpse.xyz/raindrop-alternative.md) - [Frequently asked questions](https://getglimpse.xyz/faq.md) - [About Glimpse](https://getglimpse.xyz/about.md) - [Contact Glimpse](https://getglimpse.xyz/contact.md) - [Privacy Policy](https://getglimpse.xyz/privacy.md) - [Terms of Use](https://getglimpse.xyz/terms.md) - [Agent guide](https://getglimpse.xyz/llms.txt)