Short Term Memory
A Chrome extension

Hold that thought.

Save a page, put it down. Pick it up when you're ready, or don't.

Coming soon to Chrome
The Short Term Memory popup holding six pages, each with how many days it has left. The top one, due today, is marked in amber.
The Problem

Every save-for-later tool keeps a record of what you didn't read.

You saved it because you meant to come back. You didn't, and now it sits in a folder somewhere, waiting. Multiply by a thousand. That's your bookmark bar. Your Pocket. The tabs you keep open.

We call this storage. What it actually is: a list of things you meant to come back to.

Memory, not storage.

Storage assumes what you saved will still matter. Most of the time, it doesn't. A memory is different. It holds what's on your mind right now, lets you act on it, and releases the rest. Not every item earns your attention. The ones that don't aren't failures. They're just things that didn't turn out to matter.

The saving is the point. Once it's in memory, you stop carrying it.

You forget less of what mattered. You carry less of what didn't.

How it works

The mechanics are the point.

Save a page.Anything you want to come back to. A tab you're not done with, an article for tonight, something worth a second look.
Ten slots.Small enough to keep in your head.
Seven days.Long enough to come back. Short enough to stay light.
Click to open it.Back to where you left off.
No folders, no tags, no search.Nothing to maintain.

That's the whole product.

Questions

The short of it.

Why only ten?

Past ten, the list stops fitting in your head. That's the point at which it stops being memory and starts being a pile.

Why seven days?

Long enough to come back to something on purpose. Short enough that if you didn't, it didn't matter as much as you thought.

Isn't this just bookmarks?

Bookmarks are forever. They assume you'll come back eventually. Short Term Memory assumes you'll come back this week, or not at all. That changes what you save, and what you do with it.

Where does my data live?

In your browser. Nothing leaves your device. No account, no sync, no tracking.

How much does it cost?

Free. No account, no card, no trial timer.

Will there always be a free version?

Yes. A paid tier may come later for people who want more, but everything you see now will stay free.

How do I save a page?

Click the + Save button in the popup, or hit ⌥⇧S from any page.

How does something leave my list?

Click it to open it. The item opens in a new tab and the slot frees up. Or hit the × to remove it without opening. The × has a 2.5-second undo window.

What if I save the same page twice?

It stays saved once, on its original timer. Re-saving doesn't extend it.

Can I keep something longer than seven days?

No. Seven days is seven days. If it matters again later, save it again.

Coming soon to Chrome