Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by davis » Wed, Feb 04, 2026, 6:48 AM UTC

I've been using Readwise's Reader and have been really happy with it. It's great: https://readwise.io/read

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by seansean » Wed, Feb 04, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC

readwise I think

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

#13

Post by nicbou » Wed, Feb 04, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC

Instapaper is how I queue up stuff on my iPad for bedtime reading. It does what it should with minimal fuss and enshittification.

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by hamsterbase » Wed, Feb 04, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

Feel free to try out my product: https://hamsterbase.com/

Supports self-hosting via Docker.

https://hamsterbase.com/docs/install/install-with-docker.htm...

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by electsaudit0q » Wed, Feb 04, 2026, 12:36 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by mario_lopez » Wed, Feb 04, 2026, 1:27 PM UTC

I’m working on a platform like this - a Pocket (RIP) alternative with some added features.

The kicker is multi-platform support, since I also want the ability to browse from mobile and web, with the extension to easily add while browsing and native Share To to save links on mobile.

I’m working on reminders and daily emails for myself. I’ll prioritize this.

Site is up as well as Chrome Extension. Apps are built and ready to be published, just need some time to get them submitted to their respective stores.

https://backpocket.my/

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by brightbed » Wed, Feb 04, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC

mario_lopez wrote: post #16

I’m working on a platform like this - a Pocket (RIP) alternative with some added features. The kicker is multi-platform support, since I also want the ability to browse from mobile and web, with the extension to easily add while browsing and native Share To to save links on mobile. I’m working on reminders and daily emails for myself. I’ll prioritize this. Site is up as well as Chrome Extension. Apps are built and re…

That looks great. I’ll check back when Firefox and iOS are working.

What are you thinking for pricing? Any thoughts on open source + self-hosting?

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by raw_anon_1111 » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC

Instapaper is the granddaddy of Read it Later apps. It was first written and published by Marco Arment - the co founder of Tumblr - in 2008. He sold it off because he started seeing dwindling sells.

These days, I just star articles in my RSS newsreader - NetNewsWire free and open source for the Mac and iOS - or just favorite the submission if I come across it on HN first

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by junaid_97 » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 5:29 AM UTC

This is not the ideal solution, I know. But, this is what I do:

- I own a Kindle. I also have the Kindle chrome extension. - Anytime I came across an interesting article/blog, I use the extension and send the article to my kindle - Pro: I end up actually reading the articles - Con: My library is filled with hundreds of articles

Re: Ask HN: Does a good "read it later" app exist?

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Post by 0xCE0 » Thu, Feb 05, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC

Print to PDF + throw it to /TOREAD, which you will never open, but at least the content is there. Maybe add some relevant keywords in the filename (keep the original name also), so you can quickly grep/find what you need.