Baratunde

been using Pocket for 4 years to save and read articles but it no longer allows highlights nor does it save my place if I leave the app. I’m looking for alternatives and open to radically different clipping capabilities that lean on AI in terms of organizing articles I safe, highlights I make, and annotations I add.

Need iPhone/iPad/browser compatibility.

Got recs?

Jun 4, 2023 at 4:37pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadAvi Rappoport (avirr)Jun 4, 2023
@baratunde Evernote is trying hard so hard be that app
Show threadBen SKJun 4, 2023
@baratunde Matter! https://hq.getmatter.com/
Matter

Matter brings newsletters, feeds, and read-later into one beautiful interface. It’s the ultimate reading client for the open web.

Show threadNatJun 4, 2023
@baratunde https://www.instapaper.com/ been around for a while and has notes and highlights
Instapaper

A simple tool for saving web pages to read later on iOS, Android, computer, Kindle or Kobo eReader.

Show threadMichael FesslerJun 4, 2023
@baratunde https://readwise.io/read - switched from Instapaper a few months ago and haven’t looked back.
Readwise Reader: The first read-it-later app built for power readers.

Save everything to one place to overcome content overload, search instantly, and highlight like a pro.

Readwise Reader
Show threadShannon ClarkJun 4, 2023
@baratunde I’ve used instapaper for years but only to save whole articles just learned in this thread that it could do highlights or notes - may have to see how that works. But generally I’m worried about saving for future reading/saving a version w/o ad crap and instapaper does an ok job on that (occasionally however sites break instapaper and it doesn’t get the whole article - but I suspect this happens with other tools as well.
Show threadMatt LehrerJun 4, 2023
@baratunde coincidentally I listened to this about an hour ago. I don’t use any read later apps now but I appreciate the deep thinking and focus of the readwise team https://overcast.fm/+Y-HV6-KjA
79 // Read-later apps with Tristan Homsi and Dan Doyon — Metamuse

Show threadchristina bAug 12, 2023
@mattlehrer @baratunde thanks so much for posting this. I can now close tabs and really enjoy this approach to reading 📚📚📚
Show threadBunnytown 💜⁷Jun 4, 2023

@baratunde

Same!
Hoping to try Raindrop.io...
I've been reading Tiago Forte's book Building a Second Brain.
On my list are Muse and Confluence (might be good for visual thinkers/learners?)

Show threadLiam Gandelsman Jun 4, 2023
@baratunde torn between Matter and Readwise Reader. Matter feels better but Reader has more features, both are good picks
Show threadStuart MaxwellJun 4, 2023
@baratunde I’ve been switching over to Reader by Readwise. It’s not perfect, but it’s been sticking with me, mainly because the highlighting features are very good and it can accept lots of different content formats, including articles, PDFs, and videos. It has an AI component that will summarize articles, define terms, and answer questions. It’s worth a look: https://readwise.io/read
Readwise Reader: The first read-it-later app built for power readers.

Save everything to one place to overcome content overload, search instantly, and highlight like a pro.

Readwise Reader
Show threadBilskoJun 4, 2023
@baratunde Cory Doctorow recommended this list of best AI tools over on Kevin Kelley's newsletter recently. I think that some of the categories cover similar functionality to Pocket.
https://www.ilib.com/ai-websites?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Show threadpaladintomJun 4, 2023
@baratunde Check out GoodLinks. Fantastic app with no ongoing subscription. Simple and elegant 👩‍🍳😗
Show threadDavid BauerJun 4, 2023
@baratunde I‘ve been using Readwise Reader for a while now and it feels like the first reading app that is truly built for powerusers. All the features you‘d expect, plus some more, and promising early integrations of GPT. Love how it lets me focus on reading and never worry about finding or stumbling upon relevant bits again later. http://readwise.io/david-reader
Readwise Reader: The first read-it-later app built for power readers.

Save everything to one place to overcome content overload, search instantly, and highlight like a pro.

Readwise Reader
Show threadThor SchroederJun 4, 2023

@baratunde i’ve tried most of the modern readers and Readwise is the best.

https://readwise.io/read

Readwise Reader: The first read-it-later app built for power readers.

Save everything to one place to overcome content overload, search instantly, and highlight like a pro.

Readwise Reader
Show threadMatt GalliganJun 5, 2023
@baratunde Readwise, hands down. They've got an excellent reader app, have been ahead of the curve with AI, and sync with Kindle highlights to boot!
Show threadjanrifJun 27, 2023

@baratunde Check out Zoot software. Developed by Tom Davis over 20yrs, does everything you want & more. I am not a shill, just a citizen admirer.

#newsjunkie