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Readwise Reader

One inbox for articles, PDFs, newsletters and highlights.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Paid but Affordable

  • Difficulty

    Beginner

  • Works on

    Web, iOS, Android

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What is Readwise Reader?

Reader collects everything you meant to read, lets you highlight it in one place and resurfaces those highlights later so reading turns into retained knowledge.

Pros: what Readwise Reader does well

  • Replaces four apps at once
  • Highlight review actually works

Cons: where it falls short

  • Subscription only

What people use Readwise Reader for

  • Saving articles to read later in one clean, distraction-free inbox
  • Reading and highlighting PDFs, EPUBs, newsletters, RSS feeds and YouTube transcripts in the same app
  • Listening to articles and documents with built-in text-to-speech
  • Asking the Ghostreader AI assistant to define terms, answer questions or simplify hard passages

How to get started

  1. 1Start the free trial at readwise.io and open Reader in the web app.
  2. 2Install the browser extension for Chrome, Firefox or Safari, and the iOS or Android app.
  3. 3Save a few articles, forward newsletters to your Reader email address and add the RSS feeds you follow.
  4. 4Highlight as you read; your highlights sync to Readwise for review and export.

Readwise Reader pricing

Reader is a paid app with a free trial of about a month. It is included in the Full Readwise plan and in a Reader-only plan; the cheaper Highlights plans do not include Reader. See current prices on Readwise Reader's site

Checked 2026-11-02. Prices change, so double-check before you pay.

Readwise Reader FAQ: quick answers

Is Readwise Reader free?
No, but it has a free trial. After that you need the Full Readwise plan or the Reader-only plan.
What can I save to Readwise Reader?
Web articles, PDFs, EPUBs, email newsletters, RSS feeds, YouTube videos with transcripts and X threads.
Does Readwise Reader work offline?
Yes. Saved content syncs across your devices and can be read offline in the apps.

Compare Readwise Reader

See how Readwise Reader stacks up, side by side, plus the lists it made.

Readwise Reader alternatives

Not sold on Readwise Reader? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

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Glasp

Focus: annotations and export. Shares highlights and read later with Readwise Reader. A browser extension, not a web app. Free (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds Safari. Rated 4.4 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Browser ExtensionFreeChrome, Safari
4.4Visit

Raindrop.io

Focus: bookmarks, collections and search. Shares read later with Readwise Reader. Freemium (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox, Safari and macOS. Rated 4.6 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Karakeep

Focus: bookmarks, self-hosted and readwise reader alternative. Shares read later and highlights with Readwise Reader. Freemium (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox and Safari. Rated 4.5 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.5Visit

Instapaper

Focus: articles and readwise reader alternative. Shares read later and highlights with Readwise Reader. Freemium (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox and Safari. Rated 4.4 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.4Visit

NotebookLMEditor's pick, verified

Focus: research, citations and summaries. Also in Research and Knowledge Management, like Readwise Reader. Freemium (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.6 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb, iOS
4.6Visit

ResearchRabbit

Focus: literature review, citation map and academic research. Also in Research and Knowledge Management, like Readwise Reader. Freemium (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Rated 4.6 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFree planWeb
4.6Visit

Free alternatives to Readwise Reader

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

linkding

Focus: bookmarks, self-hosted and open source. Shares read later with Readwise Reader. Free (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox. Rated 4.6 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.6Visit

Logseq

Focus: Open Source, PKM and Note-Taking. Also in Knowledge Management and Personal Knowledge Management, like Readwise Reader. A desktop app, not a web app. Free (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.6 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

Shiori

Focus: bookmarks, self-hosted and pocket alternative. Shares read later with Readwise Reader. Free (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox. Rated 4.5 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, Chrome
4.5Visit

Wiki Graph

Focus: llm wiki, knowledge graph and cli. Also in Knowledge Management and Personal Knowledge Management, like Readwise Reader. An AI tool, not a web app. Free (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds macOS, Windows and Linux. Rated 4.4 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

AI ToolFreemacOS, Windows
4.4Visit

wallabag

Focus: self-hosted, open source and readwise reader alternative. Shares read later with Readwise Reader. Free (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Adds Firefox. Rated 4.2 (Readwise Reader: 4.7).

Web AppFreeWeb, iOS
4.2Visit

Matter

Focus: read it later, newsletter reader and text to speech. Shares highlights with Readwise Reader. A mobile app, not a web app. Free (Readwise Reader: Paid but Affordable). Same 4.7 rating.

Mobile AppFreeiOS, Android
4.7Visit
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