Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#1

Post by pastaking » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 12:45 PM UTC

When I browse HN, I usually pick out a few articles I want to read from the front page, then email the links to myself to read later.

This method works out pretty well for me. I’m wondering if people have other strategies that work better?

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#2

Post by brudgers » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 12:51 PM UTC

The |favorite| link on each story is one way. The advantage, it is integrated to HN.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#3

Post by habi » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:20 PM UTC

Instapaper!

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#4

Post by dredmorbius » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:20 PM UTC

Poorly.

https://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/fj5rzi8zmouyrmvg8yzzva

Index cards. Lots of index cards.

https://ello.co/dredmorbius/post/u4dgr0tkxk4tk9npuvex5a

Pocket ... gets worse the more you use it.

https://old.reddit.com/r/dredmorbius/comments/5x2sfx/pocket_...

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#5

Post by Djvacto » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:21 PM UTC

I use the favorite link, as mentioned in the other comment, but I also use Pocket, and its chrome extension. I have the app on my phone, and my e-reader downloads my pocket saves for me to read offline.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#6

Post by aytekin » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:21 PM UTC

I use Instapaper but I have also recently started trying out Pocket. These tools are effective since it is very easy to set a bookmark let to save articles for later.

One great thing about them is that they allow you read articles offline and without ads and in the format you want such as black background.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#7

Post by maheart » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:22 PM UTC

I use "Push to Kindle"[1] (available as both a browser extension and mobile app) to push articles to my Kindle for later reading.

[1] http://fivefilters.org/kindle-it/

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#8

Post by tarun_anand » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:24 PM UTC

Yup...this is how I do it too actually for all sites

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#9

Post by Yoric » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:27 PM UTC

I use Pocket.

Re: Ask HN: How do you keep track of articles you want to read?

#10

Post by cncrnd » Sun, Jul 29, 2018, 1:30 PM UTC

Bookmarks bar folder on chrome.

Don't see the need for a specialized app, which I would enthusiastically install and then never touch again.