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How Eden assigns sources

How saved items get grouped by where they came from, how to merge two sources, and how to fix an item's source.

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Eden files every saved item under where it came from. To browse by source, click the stack icon (Browse by source) on the right of the Library filter row. To fix one item, right-click it and choose Edit source.

Browse by source

  1. 01

    Open the Sources view

    In the Library, click the stack icon (Browse by source) next to the Grid and List buttons on the filter row.

  2. 02

    Sort

    Click the same button again to sort by Recently added, Most saved, or A–Z.

  3. 03

    Open one

    Click a source to see everything from it.

You never create sources by hand. A source shows up when the first item points to it and goes away when none do.

How Eden picks a source

Eden checks these in order and uses the first that fits:

OrderItemFiled under
1Any item you editedThe source you set with Edit source
2Social postsThe creator's account on that platform
3HighlightsThe book, article, or podcast (same title and author merge across Readwise, Kindle, and Snipd)
4Articles from a feedThe newsletter or RSS feed you follow
5Anything else with a linkIts website

Notes you wrote and uploads with no link have no source until you give them one.

Why one person shows up twice

Sources follow where content lives, not who made it. Someone's Substack posts file under their newsletter. Their videos file under their YouTube channel. To see them together, merge the two.

Merge two sources

  • Hover a source and click Merge with another source. Pick the other one.
  • The busier source's name and picture stay. New saves from either place land in the merged source.
  • When two sources share a website, handle, or name, a Same creator? card appears with a Merge button. Eden never merges on its own.
  • Dismiss a suggestion and it won't come back.

To undo, hover the merged source, click the merge button, and choose Unmerge all. You can also remove one source from the merge or rename it there.

Fix an item's source

Right-click the item in the Library and choose Edit source. You can also open the item and choose Edit source from the Item settings (⋯) menu.

  • Pick from Your sources to file it under an existing source.
  • Or type a name. A name that matches an existing source files it there. A new name makes a new source.
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