Instapaper AlternativesBookmark Managers & Read It Later Tools like Instapaper

Instapaper is described as 'Save web pages for offline reading, organize long articles and blog posts, enjoy distraction-free mode, and sync content across devices with text-to-speech support' and is a very popular bookmark manager in the web browsers category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Instapaper for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Google Chrome, iPhone, iPad and Mac apps. The best Instapaper alternative is Raindrop.io, which is free. Other great apps like Instapaper are wallabag, Karakeep, Obsidian Web Clipper and Curi.ooo.

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  1. Raindrop.io icon

    Raindrop.io

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    Capture and organize bookmarks and associated content like articles, photos, and more with Raindrop.io. Enjoy real-time collaboration, privacy focus, web clipper, and sync across devices without ads.

    177 Raindrop.io alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    mimumu
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    Raindrop is a bookmark manager, Instapaper is a Read-It-Later service. Raindrop does extract article content, but it lacks a lot of reader features, specially on mobile. Similarly, Instapaper could be used as a bookmark collector, but it doesn't have the adequate features for this.

    hammansamuel
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    Raindrop is a great alternative to Instapaper, it has a clean UI, many customization features, and easy to use, all for free. It allows basic search for saved bookmarks, which Instapaper has weirdly disabled unless you pay them.

    Daniel Haven
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    Raindrop is good for collecting bookmarks. If you want to create a queue of bookmarked articles to listen to text to speech on, that's where Instapaper outshines Raindrop. Raindrop's tagging experience is far better than Instapaper, however. Both are similar in the fact that if you capture a URL that already exists, it doesn't create a duplicate URL.

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    • Most users think Raindrop.io is a great Instapaper alternative.

    • Raindrop.io is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Instapaper.

    • Raindrop.io is the most popular free alternative to Instapaper.

    • Raindrop.io is Freemium and ProprietaryInstapaper is also Freemium and Proprietary
    • Raindrop.io is Customizable and Privacy focusedInstapaper is not according to our users
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    wallabag

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    Open-source, self-hosted service that extracts article content for comfortable viewing, offers responsive offline access on multiple devices, supports import from popular tools, multilingual options, filters, classification, and downloads in many formats.

    98 wallabag alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Self-hosted, Open Source -- data is owned by users. It can import data from Pocket and others and can export (download) content in several different formats. I especially like the sense of total control with no risk of the service just disappearing.

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    • Most users think wallabag is a great Instapaper alternative.

    • wallabag is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Instapaper.

    • wallabag is the most popular Open Source alternative to Instapaper.

    • wallabag is Freemium and Open SourceInstapaper is Freemium and Proprietary
    • wallabag is Privacy focused, Lightweight and CustomizableInstapaper is not according to our users
  4. Karakeep icon

    Karakeep

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    Self-hostable, open-source tool for organizing bookmarks, notes, and images with automatic AI tagging, full-text search, Chrome plugin, web dark mode, and iOS support planned. Fetches titles and descriptions, sorts by lists, and is designed for privacy-focused users.

    86 Karakeep alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  6. Obsidian Web Clipper icon

    Obsidian Web Clipper

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    Obsidian Web Clipper saves web content into your personal vault, ensuring offline access. Use customizable templates, smart triggers, and select page content to clip. Preserves data in Markdown, providing a secure, private, and durable format for organizing linked notes.

    40 Obsidian Web Clipper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Curi.ooo

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    Feed your curiosity. Save your articles now and read them later.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Docker
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    InfoFlow

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    Privacy-focused read-it-later tool offering local-first data storage, offline full-text search, and seamless device syncing. Organize with folders, tags, and notes. Supports Omnivore data import, stores local copies to prevent 404 errors, and ensures privacy control.

    61 InfoFlow alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox
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  10. MarkMark icon

    MarkMark

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    MarkMark is a brand new app designed to help you collect and organize articles, websites, and all kinds of web pages. It's not just a bookmarks app or a read-it-later app, but goes beyond these functionalities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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  11. Otter - Bookmark Manager icon

    Otter - Bookmark Manager

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    Otter is a self-hosted bookmark manager built with Next.js and Supabase, featuring Mastodon integration. It offers private bookmarking with search, tagging, and filtering capabilities, dark/light colour modes, and a Raycast extension for easy bookmark management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Evernote Web Clipper icon

    Evernote Web Clipper

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    Save anything you see online - including text, links and images - into your Evernote account with a single click.

    197 Evernote Web Clipper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Internet Explorer
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Opera
    • Firefox
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    Linkeeper

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    A URL bookmarking app, featuring deep integration into the OS, iCloud Sync, extensive Siri Shortcuts actions, and a stunning user interface that makes it a joy to use and feels like home.

    82 Linkeeper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS
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  14. Shiori Android Client icon

    Shiori Android Client

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    Shiori is an innovative bookmark management application that revolutionizes the way users save, organize, and access their favorite web pages. Built upon the robust Shiori platform, Shiori offers a seamless experience across all devices.

    35 Shiori Android Client alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Android
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  15. Refind icon

    Refind

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    Discover, save, and read what's worth your attention.

    96 Refind alternatives

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    • Freemium (Subscription)
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    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
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    Comments about Refind as an Alternative to Instapaper
    hammansamuel
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    This doesn't offer the same features as Instapaper and is more of a subscription service to get summaries of news articles.

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    • Refind is Freemium and ProprietaryInstapaper is also Freemium and Proprietary
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