Readwise Reader
Reading & highlights · Paid
About
A read-it-later app and extension for articles, PDFs, newsletters and feeds, with an AI reading assistant.
Key features
- Save articles, PDFs and feeds
- Highlighting
- Ghostreader AI
- Export to notes apps
Best for
- — Serious readers
- — Syncing highlights to notes apps
- Pricing
- Paid
- Platforms
- Web, Chrome, iOS, Android, macOS, Windows
- Works with
- Notion, Obsidian, Chrome
- Last checked
- 2026-10-29
- Status
- Listed, not yet tested
Our take
Excellent reading workflow. Subscription-only.
Features and pricing change often — confirm on readwise.io before you commit.
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