New Brink’s research workspace just got a major upgrade.
Features

One browser for your
entire research workflow

Browse, collect, organise, cite and focus without breaking your flow. Brink brings the tools around your research into one iPad workspace.

Research Workspace Reader & PDFs Focus & Capture Privacy & Design
Research Workspace

Your research has a place
to actually live

Brink goes beyond bookmarks. Build separate research projects, organise sources into folders, save different types of material and create citations without leaving your browser.

Research Projects

Separate workspaces
for every project

Create dedicated research projects for different assignments, modules, papers or topics. Each project keeps its own folders and saved research separate, so the material for one piece of work never has to get mixed into another.

Switch between projects directly from the sidebar, while General stays available as your default workspace for everything else.

  • Independent research workspaces
  • Project-specific folders and saved research
  • Quick project switching from the sidebar
  • General workspace always available
  • Projects persist across app launches
Brink research workspace sidebar
Sidebar & Folders

Organise research
the way you think

Inside each project, use folders and subfolders to structure your work around subjects, chapters, assignments or whatever makes sense to you. Expand and collapse sections as your research grows, while keeping the browser and your material side by side.

  • Nested folders and subfolders
  • Project-specific organisation
  • Expand and collapse folders
  • Persistent across sessions
Folders and saved research in the Brink sidebar
Research Saving

Keep more than links
with your research

Save websites, notes, images, PDFs and lecture recordings alongside each other. When you save from inside a project, Brink keeps that material with the project you're already working in, helping the whole research trail stay together.

  • Websites and articles
  • Quick notes and research notes
  • Images and PDFs
  • Lecture recordings
  • Organised inside project folders
Saving research in Brink Browser
Citations

Turn sources into
ready-to-use references

Brink can pull useful source details from the page you're researching, including information such as the article title, author, publication and date, then build the citation inside the browser.

Choose Harvard, APA, MLA, IEEE or Chicago and copy either the full reference or the in-text citation when you need it.

  • Harvard, APA, MLA, IEEE and Chicago styles
  • Automatic source metadata where available
  • Copy full references separately
  • Copy in-text citations separately
  • IEEE numbered in-text citations
Citation tools in Brink Browser
Highlighting

Highlight what matters,
without losing the source

Select important text on a webpage and highlight it in yellow, green, blue or red. Highlights stay associated with the page so you can return to the material you've already picked out instead of starting again.

  • Four highlight colours
  • Highlights persist when you return
  • Useful for extracting key research points
Webpage highlighting in Brink Browser
Reader & PDFs

Make difficult material
easier to work through

Strip away webpage clutter, tune the reading experience to suit you, and work with PDFs without constantly jumping between apps.

Reader Mode

A cleaner way to
read long-form research

Reader Mode turns supported pages into a focused reading view and gives you control over how the content is presented. Adjust the typography, spacing, width, contrast and images until the page is comfortable to work through.

  • Text size and typography controls
  • Line spacing and content width
  • Contrast and theme controls
  • Image visibility toggle
  • Focused full-screen reading
  • Reading progress and time estimates
Reader Mode in Brink Browser
PDF Viewer

Work with PDFs
without leaving Brink

Open PDFs directly from the web or from saved research. Fill supported form fields, work with interactive controls and save your changes back with your research so the document is ready when you return.

  • Open PDFs from the web or saved research
  • Fill supported interactive form fields
  • Use check boxes and radio buttons
  • Save edits back with your research
  • Reopen saved PDFs across sessions
PDF viewer in Brink Browser
Focus & Capture

Stay with the work,
capture what matters

Reduce distractions when you need to concentrate, keep quick notes close by and record lectures without leaving the browser you're already working in.

Website Blocking

Put distracting sites
out of reach while you work

Add distracting domains to your blocked list and choose when Brink should keep them out of the way. Use blocking as part of Study Mode when you want a more focused browsing session.

  • Block chosen domains
  • Study-focused blocking controls
  • PIN protection for supported controls
Website blocking controls in Brink Browser
Focus Sessions

Give a study session
a clear beginning and end

Start a timed focus session and keep the remaining time visible while you browse. Brink can apply your Study Mode restrictions during the session, helping you stay inside the environment you set up for focused work.

  • Customisable focus duration
  • Study Mode integration
  • Persistent countdown while studying
Focus session timer in Brink Browser
Lecture Capture

Record lectures without
leaving your research

Start a lecture recording inside Brink and continue browsing while it runs. Save the recording with your research, rename it and play it back later alongside the notes, sources and documents from the same project.

  • Record while continuing to browse
  • Rename and replay recordings
  • Save recordings with research
  • Keep audio alongside notes and sources
Lecture Capture in Brink Browser
Privacy & Design

Your research stays yours,
your workspace feels yours

Your browsing content, notes, saved research and recordings aren't collected by Brink. Limited analytics and diagnostics help improve the app, while the work you create stays on your device.

Ad Blocking

Cleaner pages with
fewer distractions

Brink includes built-in ad blocking to reduce unwanted page clutter while you browse. There's no separate extension to install, helping research pages stay cleaner and easier to read.

  • Built directly into Brink
  • Reduces distracting page content
  • No separate extension required
  • Can be controlled from Brink settings
Ad blocking in Brink Browser
Workspace Themes

Make the workspace
feel like your own

Personalise Brink with workspace colours and light or dark appearances. The interface adapts around your chosen look while Reader Mode keeps its own controls for the page you're reading.

  • Multiple workspace colour choices
  • Light and dark appearances
  • System-aware theme behaviour
  • Separate Reader Mode controls
Workspace themes in Brink Browser