readwise.io

Readwise

Who runs Readwise, what it tracks and what it costs, and the 20 closest reading highlights software alternatives.

Who’s behind it
Not stated
Online since
Unknown
Trackers
Prices
No pricing page
Last price change
–
Closest alternative
Instapaper

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01 · Who’s behind it

Who runs Readwise

Readwise readwise.io

Easily revisit and learn from your highlights and annotations.

Wikidata: poductivity app for collecting highlights and notes

Company
No imprint we could read
Online since
Not in the Internet Archive
Audience
In English

02 · Privacy

What Readwise tracks

What the homepage loads before you accept or decline cookies. A cookie banner should hold most of it back until you agree, and a tag manager can load more that we don’t see.

tracker that follows visitors

7 of the 19 alternatives below have fewer, 6 have more.

Privacy-friendly alternatives →
Cookie banner
None found
US company
1 tool

03 · Alternatives

Alternatives to Readwise

Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to Readwise, thumbs down if it isn’t.

Fewer trackers than ReadwiseNo ad trackersRegistered in the EUFree planOnly in English

20 of the 60 sites closest to Readwise match.

  1. 01
    Instapaper instapaper.com English No trackers

    Instapaper

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

    Compare Instapaper with Readwise →
  2. 02
    Omnivore omnivore.app English No trackers

    Omnivore

    Omnivore

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  3. 03
    getpocket.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Pocket

    service for saving web pages and other online media for later consumption

    Compare getpocket.com with Readwise →
  4. 04
    Raindrop.io raindrop.io English No trackers

    Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager

    For your inspiration, read later, media and stuff

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  5. 05
    Evernote evernote.com Top 10K No trackers

    Best Note Taking App - Organize Your Notes with Evernote

    Our note taking app helps you capture and prioritize ideas, projects and to-do lists, so nothing falls through the cracks. Start your free trial today!

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  6. 06
    Everand everand.com English No trackers

    Client Challenge

    digital library

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  7. 07
    Youdao youdao.com Top 10K No trackers

    网易有道

    网易有道是中国领先的智能学习公司,致力于提供100%以用户为导向的学习产品和服务。有道成立于2006年,打造了一系列深受用户喜欢的口碑型大众学习工具产品,例如:网易有道词典、有道精品课、有道翻译官、有道云笔记等。2014年,网易有道宣布正式进军互联网教育行业。2018年4月,网易有道完成首次战略融资,投后估值11.2亿美金,跻身独角兽阵营。2019年10月,网易有道成功登陆纽交所,股票代码为“DAO”,成为网易集团首个独立上市的公司。

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  8. 08
    hemingwayapp.com English No trackers

    Hemingway Editor

    Hemingway Editor makes your writing bold and clear.

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  9. 09
    Audible audible.com Top 10K English No trackers

    Audible | Listen to Audiobooks, Podcasts, & Originals

    Try Audible free for 30 days. Discover best-selling audiobooks, free podcasts, and exclusive Audible Originals. Listen offline with the Audible app.

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  10. 10
    Obsidian obsidian.md Top 10K English No trackers

    Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

    The free and flexible app for your private thoughts.

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  11. 11
    Glitch glitch.com English No trackers

    Glitch Blog

    The official blog for glitch.com

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  12. 12
    Noteshelf noteshelf.net No trackers

    Noteshelf | Note-taking app | AI-powered handwriting

    Write beautiful notes effortlessly, annotate documents, create diaries & journals, and use hundreds of paper templates for all your needs. Explore Noteshelf on your iPad, iPhone, and Mac for free.

    Compare Noteshelf with Readwise →
  13. 13
    ProWritingAid prowritingaid.com No trackers

    ProWritingAid | The Complete Toolkit for Storytellers

    Plan, write, edit, and publish with the complete toolkit for storytellers. Build your craft, strengthen your writing habit, and finish your story.

    Compare ProWritingAid with Readwise →
  14. 14
    Springer Science+Business Media springer.com Top 1K English No trackers

    Client Challenge

    global publishing company

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  15. 15
    Devin windsurf.com English No trackers

    Devin Desktop | Devin

    Manage any agent, locally or in the cloud, from one command center. Plan, review, and ship with a team of agents.

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  16. 16
    Zotero zotero.org Top 10K English No trackers

    Zotero | Your personal research assistant

    Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

    Compare Zotero with Readwise →
  17. 17
    Adobe adobe.com Top 100 No trackers

    Adobe: Creative, marketing and document management solutions

    Adobe is changing the world through digital experiences. We help our customers create, deliver and optimize content and applications.

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  18. 18
    Podimo podimo.com English No trackers

    Podimo: Listen to Podcasts and Thousands of Audiobooks

    Podimo offers podcast only available in our app, thousands of audiobooks and a lively community of creators and listeners.

    Compare Podimo with Readwise →
  19. 19
    Hyvor® hyvor.com English No trackers

    HYVOR® - Independent Software Foundry

    Privacy-first website tools, crafted with care. Trusted by millions, from indie makers to enterprises.

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  20. 20
    Shodan shodan.io Top 10K English No trackers

    Shodan Search Engine

    Search Engine for the Internet of Things

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Closest first, by how much each site’s offer resembles Readwise’s. Trackers are counted the same way as above. Highlighted technologies are ones Readwise uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the order.

04 · History

No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what Readwise adds, drops or rewrites shows up here.

05 · Details

How we measure

Alternatives are matched by what sites actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Trackers and the rest of the stack come from the homepage’s code and DNS records.

The full technology stack, the competitor map and search numbers · 9 technologies
Neighbours
k = 60
Sites searched
9,216
Vector
384-d
Query
71 ms

Competitor map

Each alternative by how close its vector is to Readwise’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.

similarity × popularity

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