The personal bookmark manager for smart, folder-based link organization.
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Mento is the modern, full-stack bookmark manager for folder-based organization, smart link saving, and Notion-style viewing.
Designed for developers and digital power users, Mento helps you save, categorize, and revisit content with zero clutter. Built on a fast, responsive dashboard experience, it’s the perfect tool for managing everything from YouTube videos to X threads — all in one place.
Mento is built for your digital brain — structured, searchable, and beautifully minimal.
- React – framework
- Tailwind CSS – utility-first styling framework
- Framer Motion – animations
- Axios – API requests
- React Hot Toast – notifications
- Node.js – backend runtime
- Express.js – web server framework
- MongoDB – NoSQL database
- JWT – authentication (JSON Web Tokens)
- Bcrypt – password hashing
- dotenv – environment configuration
- Postman – API testing
Mento follows a clean and modular MERN stack architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
Client (React + Vite)
├─ Tailwind CSS → UI styling
├─ React Router DOM → Routing and layout management
├─ Axios → API requests
├─ Framer Motion → Animations and transitions
└─ React Hot Toast → Notifications and user feedback
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Server (Node.js + Express)
├─ Modular route handling (REST APIs)
├─ JWT-based auth middleware
├─ Bcrypt for password hashing
└─ Mongoose ODM for MongoDB schemas
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Database (MongoDB)
├─ users → user credentials & auth tokens
├─ folders → default + custom folders per user
└─ bookmarks → linked to folders, enriched with metadataYou can run Mento locally with full functionality using the following steps:
git clone https://github.com/realsubodh/mento.gitnpm installPORT=3000
MONGO_URL=your_mongodb_connection_string
JWT_SECRET=your_secret_keycd backend
node server.jscd frontend
npm run devIf you found Mento helpful or inspiring:
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