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Wallabag

A mature, feature-rich read-it-later application. Wallabag has been actively developed since 2013 and offers comprehensive...

Sunya Folio

An open-source read-it-later and annotation tool.

Instapaper

The original read-it-later service, founded in 2008. Instapaper pioneered the concept and remains one of...

GoodLinks

A premium read-it-later app designed specifically for Apple devices. GoodLinks offers deep integration with iOS,...

Featured Alternatives at a Glance

Name	Least Expensive Paid Plan	Free Tier Limitations
Wallabag Details	$0.83 / month	30 day guarantee [1], 14-day trial [2], or self-hosted	See Details
Sunya Folio Details	$1.00 / month	30-day money back guarantee, no questions asked	See Details
Instapaper Details	$5.99 / month	Ads, 5 notes per month, limited archive, no search, no Kindle	See Details
GoodLinks Details	$9.99	No free tier.	See Details

Apple-Compatible Alternatives

Wallabag

A mature, feature-rich read-it-later application. Wallabag has been actively developed since 2013 and offers comprehensive...

Sunya Folio

An open-source read-it-later and annotation tool.

Safari Reading List

A built-in feature of Safari that allows users to save web pages to read later,...

Reeder

A RSS reader and read-later app for Apple devices with a focus on a clean...

Readwise Reader

A comprehensive reading platform that combines read-it-later functionality with powerful highlighting, note-taking, and knowledge management...

Readability

A reading and comprehension learning app for children, not a traditional "read-it-later" service for general...

Raindrop.io

A visual bookmark manager that doubles as a read-it-later service. Raindrop.io focuses on beautiful organization...

Pocket

A social bookmarking service for storing, sharing and discovering web bookmarks. Mozilla, the developer of...

PaperSpan

An app to save articles for later reading or listening, with features for organization, offline...

Omnivore

ONLY AVAILABLE SELF-HOSTED. A complete, open source read-it-later solution for serious readers. Omnivore offers advanced...

Obsidian

A powerful, popular, and highly-extensible note-taking application that functions as a personal knowledge base. It...

Microsoft OneNote

A note-taking application that can be used to save articles and web pages using the...

Matter

A modern read-it-later app with social features, allowing you to share articles and highlights with...

MarkMark

A native app for Apple devices to collect and organize articles and web pages with...

Karakeep

A modern, AI-powered self-hosted read-it-later application with bookmarking, tagging, summarization, search, mobile apps, and more....

Instapaper

The original read-it-later service, founded in 2008. Instapaper pioneered the concept and remains one of...

GoodLinks

A premium read-it-later app designed specifically for Apple devices. GoodLinks offers deep integration with iOS,...

Evernote

A popular note-taking app that can be used to save and organize articles and web...

Diigo

A research tool and knowledge management system that allows users to bookmark, annotate, and highlight...

Bublup

A visual organization tool that can be used to save and share links, notes, and...

BitRead

An app designed to help users save, organize, and read articles with a focus on...

Apple-Compatible Alternatives at a Glance

Name	Least Expensive Paid Plan	Free Tier Limitations
Wallabag Details	$0.83 / month	30 day guarantee [1], 14-day trial [2], or self-hosted	See Details
Sunya Folio Details	$1.00 / month	30-day money back guarantee, no questions asked	See Details
Safari Reading List Details	Free	Included with Apple devices, no limitations.	See Details
Reeder Details	$1.00 / month	No free tier.	See Details
Readwise Reader Details	$12.99 / month	30-day free trial	See Details
Readability Details	$11.67 / month	Discontinued.	See Details
Raindrop.io Details	$3.00 / month	Unlimited bookmarks/collections. Limited features compare to Pro.	See Details
Pocket Details	$4.99 / month	Discontinued	See Details
PaperSpan Details	$0.75 / month	Free for up to 50 articles.	See Details
Omnivore Details	$5.00 / month	Unlimited	See Details
Obsidian Details	$4.00 / month	Basic features free for perosnal use. Sync, Publish, etc require a subscription.	See Details
Microsoft OneNote Details	$1.67 / month	Storage is limited by OneDrive storage (5GB free).	See Details
Matter Details	$7.99 / month	Free plan with a limit of 100 saved articles.	See Details
MarkMark Details	$0.83 / month	Free plan with a limit of 100 bookmarks.	See Details
Karakeep Details	$0.00	Open source, self-hosted	See Details
Instapaper Details	$5.99 / month	Ads, 5 notes per month, limited archive, no search, no Kindle	See Details
GoodLinks Details	$9.99	No free tier.	See Details
Evernote Details	$14.99 / month	Free plan has a 60MB monthly upload limit and a 25MB maximum note size.	See Details
Diigo Details	$3.33 / month	1000 bookmarks and 100 highlights per year.	See Details
Bublup Details	$3.99 / month	Free plan includes 3 GB of storage.	See Details
BitRead Details	Free	Free during beta, with a limit of 100 saved items. Premium version offers unlimited items.	See Details

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