Refind AlternativesRead It Later Tools and other similar apps like Refind

Refind is described as 'Discover, save, and read what's worth your attention' and is a popular Read It Later tool in the news & books category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Refind for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, iPhone, Google Chrome, iPad and Mac apps. The best Refind alternative is Raindrop.io, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Refind are wallabag, Karakeep, Diigo and Instapaper.

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  1. Raindrop.io icon
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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.

    170 Raindrop.io alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • KZ flagKazakhstan

    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

    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Visual bookmarks
    2.  Tag based
    3.  Saving bookmarks
    4.  Bookmarks
    5.  Cross-Platform
    6.  Bookmarking
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Advanced searching
    10.  Ad-free
    11.  Cloud Sync
    12.  Web Clipper

    Raindrop.io VS Refind

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

    • Raindrop.io is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Refind.

    • Raindrop.io is Freemium and Open SourceRefind is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. wallabag icon
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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.

    91 wallabag alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Self-Hosted
    • Google Chrome
    • Cloudron
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Offline Reading
    2.  Full-Text Search
    3.  Bookmark Organization
    4.  Server-side
    5. Pocket icon  Pocket integration
    6. PayPal icon  Paypal integration
    7.  Dark Mode
    8.  Works Offline
    9.  Text to Speech
    10.  Cloud Sync
    11.  Tagging
    12.  Export to EPUB

    wallabag VS Refind

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

    • wallabag is Freemium and Open SourceRefind is Freemium and Proprietary
    • wallabag is Privacy focused and LightweightRefind is not according to our users
  3. Karakeep icon
     55 likes
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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.

    75 Karakeep alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Full-Text Search
    2.  No Tracking
    3.  Ad-free
    4.  File Tagging
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  Bookmarks
    7.  Bookmarking
    8.  AI-Powered
    9.  Automatic Tagging

    Karakeep VS Refind

     
  4. Diigo icon
     304 likes
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    Save web resources, annotate pages and PDFs, highlight and add sticky notes, organize collections with Outliner, sync across devices, filter by tags and folders, share with groups, and access advanced search and flexible privacy for individual or collaborative research projects.

    124 Diigo alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Top Diigo Features

    1.  Bookmark Organization
    2.  Highlighter
    3.  Text Highlighting
    4.  Save web page for offline use
    5.  PDF annotation
    6.  Annotate Screenshot
    7.  Real time collaboration
    8.  File Tagging
    9.  Web Clipper
    10. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    11.  Bookmarks
    12.  Document Annotations

    Diigo VS Refind

     
  5. Instapaper icon
     236 likes
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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.

    105 Instapaper alternatives

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Apple Watch
    • Google Chrome
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Mac
    • Kindle Fire

    Properties

    1.  Clean design

    Features

    1.  Offline Reading
    2. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration
    3.  Text to Speech
    4.  Save web page for offline use
    5.  Read Aloud
    6.  Bookmarking

    Instapaper VS Refind

     
  6. Pinterest icon
     241 likes
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    A virtual pinboard where users collect and share a variety of ideas and inspirations, from wedding plans to T-shirts and DJ equipment, while following collections from people with great taste globally.

    82 Pinterest alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Android Wear
    • Kindle Fire

    Pinterest Features

    1.  Image Board
    2.  Social Bookmarking
    3.  Visual bookmarks
    4.  Visual Pinboard
    5.  Bookmarklets
    6. IFTTT icon  IFTTT Integration

    Pinterest VS Refind

     
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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.

    35 Obsidian Web Clipper alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused
    2.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Support for MarkDown
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Web Clipper
    4.  Save web page for offline use
    5.  Dark Mode
    6.  File Tagging
    7.  No Tracking
    8.  Works Offline
    9. Obsidian icon  Obsidian Integration

    Obsidian Web Clipper VS Refind

     
  8. Curi.ooo icon
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    Feed your curiosity. Save your articles now and read them later.

    58 Curi.ooo alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Properties

    1.  Distraction-free

    Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Highlighter
    4.  Tagging
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Cloud Sync
    7.  Web Clipper
    8.  Full-Text Search
    9.  Support for MarkDown
    10.  Save web page for offline use
    11.  Tag based

    Curi.ooo VS Refind

     
  9. InfoFlow icon
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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.

    58 InfoFlow alternatives

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Mozilla Firefox

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Dark Mode
    4.  Web Clipper
    5.  Works Offline
    6.  Full-Text Search
    7.  Knowledge Management
    8.  Tagging
    9.  Save Articles
    10.  Save web page for offline use
    11.  Knowledge base
    12.  Offline Reading

    InfoFlow VS Refind

     
  10. LinkAce icon
     32 likes
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    LinkAce is meant to provide a long-term archive of links to websites, media files or anything else which has a valid URL. Store interesting articles, neat web tools or libraries you may use sometime in the future.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    LinkAce Features

    1.  Dark Mode
    2.  Bookmarking
    3.  Bookmarks

    LinkAce VS Refind

     
  11. Linkeeper icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • iPhone
    • iPad
    • visionOS

    Linkeeper Features

    1.  Ad-free
    2.  Cloud Sync
    3.  Bookmarking
    4.  Bookmarks
    5.  Visual bookmarks
    6.  Sync with iCloud
    7. Siri icon  Siri Integration

    Linkeeper VS Refind

     
  12. Copy a direct link to this comment to your clipboard

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

    192 Evernote Web Clipper alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

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

    Evernote Web Clipper Features

    1.  Annotate Screenshot
    2.  Web Clipper
    3.  Save web page for offline use
    4.  Website screenshots
    5.  Screenshot OCR
    6.  Instant edit screenshots
    7.  Browser extension
    8.  Microsoft Edge extension
    9.  Image recognition

    Evernote Web Clipper VS Refind

     
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