Template Gallery

This document provides a collection of pre-built templates for various use cases with the Make It Rain plugin. Adapt them to your needs or use them as inspiration for your own creations!

Key Changes to Note (Recent Updates):

Collection data is now flattened: use ,, ,, and instead of, etc.
`` now includes the sidebar Group name as the root (e.g., Work / Research / My Collection).
`` provides the name of the top-level Group directly.
The last update field is now `` (previously last_update or lastUpdate).
Helper functions like formatDate or raindropType are now pre-calculated variables: ,, ,, ``.

Basic Templates
- Simple Article
- Enhanced Article with Details
Academic & Research Templates
- Research Paper Outline
- Literature Review Note
Project & Task Management Templates
- Project Reference
- Task-Specific Bookmark
Media Consumption Templates
- Video Summary
- Image Note
Learning & Study Templates
- Study Resource
Minimalist Templates
- Ultra-Minimal

Basic Templates

Simple Article

Good for general articles and blog posts when you want a clean, straightforward note.

---
title: ""
source:  
created: 
lastupdate: 
id: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
tags:
  - 

: 
---

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# 

## Summary

## My Notes

## Highlights

- 
  *Note from highlight:* 

## Full Content

## Attachment

---
[Source]()

Enhanced Article with Details

Similar to the simple article, but includes the pre-calculated “Details” block.

---
title: ""
source: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
id: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
tags:
  - 

: 
---

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# 

## Summary

## My Notes

## Highlights

- 
  *Note from highlight:* 

## Full Content

## Local Copy

---
## Details
- **Type**: 
- **Domain**: 
- **Created**: 
- **Updated**: 
- **Tags**: 
- **Collection**:  (Path: )
- **Group**: 

[Source]()

Academic & Research Templates

Research Paper Outline

Useful for academic papers, with fields for authors, publication, etc. (assumes you might add these manually or if Raindrop provides them via API in the future – currently authors, published_date, journal are placeholders for custom data you might manage or expect).

---
id: 
title: ""
source: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
status: to-read # Example custom status
keywords:
  - 

authors: [] # Placeholder for manual input
published_date: # Placeholder
journal: # Placeholder
: 
---

# 


## Abstract / Summary




## My Research Notes




## Key Points & Quotes

> 

  *Comment:* 




---
## Bibliographic Details
- **Paper Type**: 
- **Domain/Publisher**: 
- **Saved**: 
- **Last Raindrop Update**: 
- **Keywords**: 
- **Collection**: 

[Access Paper]()

Literature Review Note

Tailored for summarizing and analyzing literature.

---
id: 
title: ""
source: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
area: # Placeholder for research area
themes:
  - 

: 
---

# 


## Core Argument / Summary




## My Analysis & Connections




## Significant Findings / Quotes

- "" ()



---
## Source Context
- **Type**: 
- **Source Name**: 
- **Date Added**: 
- **Themes**: 

[View Source]()

Project & Task Management Templates

Project Reference

For bookmarks that are references for a specific project.

---
id: 
title: ""
source: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
project: # Placeholder for project name
status: reference
relevant_tags:
  - 

: 
---

# Reference: 


## Overview / Relevance




## Project-Specific Notes




## Key Takeaways for Project

-  *()*



---
## Link Details
- **Type**: 
- **Domain**: 
- **Added**: 

[Access Resource]()

Task-Specific Bookmark

When a bookmark is tied to a particular task or to-do item.

---
id: 
title: ""
source: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
task_id: # Placeholder for related task ID
actionable: true
context_tags:
  - 

---

# Task Resource: 


## Quick Summary




## Action Items / Notes



---
[Open Link]()

**Details**
- Added: 
- Type: 

Media Consumption Templates

Video Summary

Good for YouTube videos or other video content, focusing on highlights as timestamps/key moments.

---
id: 
title: ""
source: 
channel:  # Or a custom field if you add it
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
watched: false # Example custom status
video_tags:
  - 

: 
---

# 


[![]()]()



## Video Description




## My Thoughts / Summary




## Key Moments / Timestamps

- **** *(Comment: )*



---
## Video Info
- **Platform**: 
- **Type**: 
- **Saved On**: 
- **Tags**: 

[Watch Video]()

Image Note

Simple template for bookmarked images.

---
id: 
title: ""
source: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
tags:
  - 

:  # Assuming cover is the main image for type:image
---

# 

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**



## Notes



---
[View Image Source]()
- Added: 
- Type: 

Learning & Study Templates

Study Resource

For notes related to courses, tutorials, or general learning.

---
id: 
title: ""
source: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
course: # Placeholder for course name
module: # Placeholder for module/topic
status: studying
concepts:
  - 

: 
---

# Learning: 


## Overview / Abstract




## Key Learnings & Study Notes




## Important Sections / Definitions

- ****
  *Annotation:* 




---
## Resource Details
- **Platform**: 
- **Format**: 
- **Bookmarked**: 
- **Concepts**: 

[Access Learning Material]()

Minimalist Templates

Ultra-Minimal

For when you want almost nothing but the link and title.

---
title: ""
url:  # Using url as an alias for link
---

# 

[Link]()

Special Templates

The “Kitchen Sink” (Complete Test Template)

This template makes use of every single available variable and feature in the Make It Rain plugin. It is ideal for testing your configuration or seeing everything Raindrop has to offer for a particular bookmark.

---
title: ""
source: 
url: 
type: 
id: 
_id: 
created: 
lastupdate: 
collectionId: 
collectionTitle: ""
collectionPath: ""
collectionGroup: ""
collectionParentId: 
tags:

  - 

: 

---

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# 

## Excerpt / Summary

## Personal Note

## Highlights & Annotations

> 
*Note: *
*(Created: )*

## Scraped Archive Content

## Local File Embed

## Local File Link

---
## Meta Information (Formatted)
- **Rendered Type**: 
- **Source Domain**: 
- **Created Date**: 
- **Updated Date**: 
- **All Tags**: 
- **Collection**: 
- **Path**: 
- **Group**: 
- **Parent Collection ID**: 

[Open in Raindrop.io](https://app.raindrop.io/my/0/item/)
[Source URL]()