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Readwise Reader alternatives
2 open-source projects that already do this job. Free to use - not free to run, which is what the numbers on the right are for.
The projects
omnivore-app/omnivore★16,208 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceA complete open-source read-it-later app for saving, reading, and annotating web articles.Open on GitHub ↗linkwarden/linkwarden★19,374 GitHub starsAGPL-3.0 licenceSelf-hosted collaborative bookmark manager for collecting, reading, annotating, and preserving web content.Open on GitHub ↗
What you give up either way
- Polish and UX of the official Reader app (mobile/web)
- Official native integrations and maintained connectors to many reading platforms
- Brand reputation and userbase-driven trust/support
- Early access to Readwise feature roadmap and locked-in pricing
An open-source project doing the core job proves a replacement is possible. It does not prove it matches Readwise Reader, and it does not prove anyone has run it for a month. How we decide.