Alternatives to Instapaper
A read-it-later service that saves web pages so you can read them later on other devices. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Instapaper
A read-it-later service that saves web pages so you can read them later on other devices.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Instapaper.
wallabag
Self-hosted read-it-later service that keeps a clean copy of articles.
wallabag is an open-source read-it-later service you can self-host with PHP or use as a paid hosted account, with EPUB and PDF export.
Readwise Reader
Read-it-later app for articles, PDFs, RSS, YouTube, and ePubs.
Readwise Reader is a paid read-it-later app that also handles PDFs, RSS, YouTube and ePubs, with deeper highlighting and search tools.
Matter
Read-it-later app that combines newsletters, RSS feeds, and saved articles.
Matter is a freemium read-it-later app for macOS, iOS and web that adds newsletters, RSS feeds, AI summaries and audio narration, without an Android app.
Omnivore
An open-source, self-hosted read-it-later app for saving, highlighting and annotating articles, newsletters and PDFs.
Omnivore is an open-source AGPL-3.0 read-it-later app with highlights and notes, but its hosted service closed so you must run your own server.
Readeck
A self-hosted read-it-later app that saves web articles, pictures and videos for clean reading later.
Readeck is an open-source self-hosted read-it-later app with full-text search, video transcripts and ebook export, which you host yourself.
Reams
Browser-based reader combining RSS feeds, newsletters and saved articles.
Reams is a browser-based freemium reader combining saved articles with RSS feeds and newsletters, with highlights and tags but no native mobile app.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
linkding
A self-hosted bookmark manager that is deliberately minimal and fast, with tags, notes, archiving and browser extensions.
ReadKit
An RSS and read-later client for iPhone, iPad and Mac that syncs with many feed services.
News Explorer
A feed reader for Mac and iOS that syncs feeds and read status through iCloud.
Kill the Newsletter!
A web tool that turns email newsletters into Atom feeds you can read in a feed reader.
Feedly
Cloud RSS reader with apps, newsletters and AI topic filtering.
lire
iOS and macOS reader that downloads full articles for offline use.
