Polar AlternativesRead It Later Tools and other similar apps like Polar

Polar is described as 'Powerful desktop app for managing all your web content, books, and notes. Polar keeps all your content in one place, supports tagging, annotation, highlighting and keeps track of your reading progress' and is a popular Read It Later tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Polar for a variety of platforms, including Mac, iPad, iPhone, Windows and Web-based apps. The best Polar alternative is calibre, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Polar are Zotero, wallabag, TagSpaces and Instapaper.

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  1. calibre icon

    calibre

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    Free e-book manager with features including library management, format conversion, syncing to devices, internet-independent operation, built-in viewer, news download as e-books, text-to-speech, privacy focus, extensible plugins, and no registration or tracking.

    111 calibre alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Homebrew
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    This is not an alternative to Polar. Calibre is an eBook management suite.

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    • Most users think calibre is a great Polar alternative.

    • calibre is the most popular Windows, Mac, Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Polar.

    • calibre is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Polar.

    • calibre is Free and Open SourcePolar is Freemium and Proprietary
    • calibre is Customizable, Lightweight and Privacy focusedPolar is not according to our users
  2. Zotero icon

    Zotero

     470 likes
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    Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, share research and cite your research sources directly in your favourite word processor, with 300 MB free online storage.

    78 Zotero alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Microsoft Word
    • Google Docs
    • LibreOffice
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • Almost everyone thinks Zotero is a great Polar alternative.

    • Zotero is the most popular Android, iPhone, iPad & Android Tablet alternative to Polar.

    • Zotero is Freemium and Open SourcePolar is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Zotero is Privacy focusedPolar is not according to our users
  4. wallabag icon

    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

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • wallabag is the most popular Web-based alternative to Polar.

    • wallabag is Freemium and Open SourcePolar is Freemium and Proprietary
    • wallabag is Privacy focused, Lightweight and CustomizablePolar is not according to our users
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    TagSpaces

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    Privacy-first, multi-device organizer for files and folders with customizable tags, color labels, note editing in markdown or HTML, Kanban boards, S3 object storage support, web page clipping, vendor lock-in free filename tagging, open source option, and multi-format preview.

    98 TagSpaces alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    Instapaper

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    Save articles and web pages for offline access, organize content into folders, highlight text, use text-to-speech and speed reading, and sync and read on web or mobile. Provides clean reading view, integration options, sharing features, and device-friendly access.

    108 Instapaper alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Mac
    • Kindle Fire
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    • Instapaper is the most popular SaaS alternative to Polar.

    • Instapaper is Freemium and ProprietaryPolar is also Freemium and Proprietary
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    Memex

     113 likes
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    A reading app that keeps you in the flow of your online reading & research. Save, annotate, share & collaborate without leaving your tab.

    83 Memex alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi Browser
    • Google Chrome
    • Brave
    • Firefox
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    Mendeley

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    Mendeley helps manage and share academic knowledge: Mendeley Desktop is free academic software (Windows, Mac, Linux) for organizing and sharing research papers and generating bibliographies with 1GB of free online storage to automatically back up and synchronize your library...

    81 Mendeley alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    Generate Bibliographies in Word and OpenOffice
     
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    Kavita

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    Lightning fast with a slick design, Kavita is a rocket-fueled self-hosted digital library which supports a vast array of file formats. Install to start reading and share your server with your friends. book reader, self hosted, manga, comics, free, manhwa, e readers, electronic...

    170 Kavita alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  13. scrutch icon

    scrutch

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    End-to-encrypted, laser-focussed yet elegant editor. No registration, no login, no ads, no tracking, no hassle. Just write. In private or together with others.

    290 scrutch alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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    Keepmark

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    Keepmark is a desktop, privacy first documents organizer. You can organize with it your files, email, bookmarks, tasks, news, and other resources. Its available for Windows, Linux and Mac.

    96 Keepmark alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Application types

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • Keepmark is the most popular commercial alternative to Polar.

    • Keepmark is Paid and ProprietaryPolar is Freemium and Proprietary
    • Keepmark is Privacy focusedPolar is not according to our users
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