Backdrop
All use cases

Content Curation

Curate reading lists that actually last.

Collections your audience can browse, today and years from now.

Great curation means nothing if the links are dead. Backdrop lets you build beautiful, shareable collections of archived web content — so your reading lists, resource pages, and curated feeds are permanently accessible, not just a list of URLs that might stop working.

Public collections

Publish collections with a clean shareable URL. Your audience browses archived content in a structured view.

Curated organization

Name, describe, and organize collections by topic, theme, or series.

Clean reading experience

Readable text extraction strips ads and clutter. Your readers get the content, not the noise.

Permanent links

Collection URLs don't change. Share once, link forever.

Annotated resources

Add editorial notes and context to each item in your collection.

Shareable with one link

No account required to browse a public collection. One link, anyone can view.

How it works

1

Archive the content you want to curate

Save articles, guides, papers, or any web content worth recommending.

2

Organize into a named collection

Name it by theme, topic, or series. Add a description to give readers context.

3

Add your editorial layer

Annotate each item with why you included it. Your curation voice matters.

4

Publish and share

Make the collection public. Share the URL in your newsletter, on your site, or in your bio.

“I run a weekly newsletter and link to a Backdrop collection with every issue. My readers love that the links never die and the reading experience is clean. It's become part of my brand.”

Yuki Tanaka
Independent Technology Curator

Build collections worth sharing

Create, curate, and publish. Your readers will thank you.

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