Backpocket gives you granular visibility control at two levels — your space and individual saves. This is a key differentiator from other bookmark managers that only offer collection-level visibility.
Two levels of visibility
Space visibility
Your public space itself can be:
| Setting | Effect |
|---|
| Public | Your space is accessible at yourslug.backpocket.my |
| Private | Your space URL returns a private page — nobody can browse it |
Save visibility
Each individual save has its own visibility:
| Setting | Effect |
|---|
| Public | Appears on your public space (if space is also public) |
| Private | Never appears on your public space — only visible to you |
A save must be public AND your space must be public for it to appear to visitors. If either is private, the save stays hidden.
How it differs from other services
Most bookmark managers (like Raindrop.io) only support collection-level visibility. This means if you make a collection public, every bookmark in it becomes public. There’s no way to share some links from a collection while keeping others private.
Backpocket’s per-save approach gives you finer control:
| Scenario | Backpocket | Others |
|---|
| Share 5 of 20 saves in a collection | ✅ Mark 5 as public | ❌ Must create a separate collection |
| Mix public and private in same collection | ✅ Each save controls its own visibility | ❌ Not possible |
| Quickly unpublish a single save | ✅ Toggle the save’s visibility | ❌ Remove from public collection |
Default visibility
You can set a default visibility for new saves:
- Private (default) — New saves are private unless you explicitly make them public
- Public — New saves are public by default
Configure this in Settings → Preferences on web, or Settings → General on the extension.
If you use your public space as a reading log or link blog, setting the default to “public” saves you from toggling each save individually.
Bulk visibility changes
On the web app, you can change visibility for multiple saves at once:
- Select multiple saves using checkboxes
- Click the Visibility bulk action
- Choose Public or Private
Visibility flow diagram
