Karakeep fits if you collect links, notes and images alongside articles, and it searches all of them together.
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Readeck instead of Readwise Reader
Collect articles, read them in peace and highlight what matters. In a reading app that runs in your own instance, with no subscription for your reading list.
about €2.80 / month All the pricing details
What you get out of it
Highlights and notes stay with your articles, in your database- Saved pages stay readable even when the original disappears
- Export as an e-book for long reads
Readwise Reader and Podless
| Readwise Reader and Podless | Readwise Reader | On Podless |
|---|---|---|
| Where the data lives | Readwise ReaderOn the provider’s servers | On PodlessIn your own instance in the EU |
| Source code | Readwise ReaderNot open to read | On PodlessOpen, you can read what runs |
| Ads and profiling | Readwise ReaderPer the provider’s terms | On PodlessNone |
| Your own domain | Readwise ReaderUsually not offered | On PodlessIncluded, certificate too |
| Getting out again | Readwise ReaderAs far as the provider allows | On PodlessSFTP, database, backups to your storage |
| If it gets shut down | Readwise ReaderYou have to move | On PodlessYou decide when you leave |
Bringing your data over from Readwise Reader
Readeck reads the Readwise Reader CSV export including its tags. Karakeep takes the same export as well.
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