Readplace is a read-it-later app built from a 10-year personal reading system. Save articles with one click using the browser extension for Firefox or Chrome, read them in a clean reader view, and get TL;DR summaries for every article.

The first 100 founding members get full access free, forever. After that, $3.99/month — includes TL;DR summaries.

What happened to Pocket and Omnivore?

Pocket was acquired by Mozilla and shut down on July 8, 2025. Omnivore was acqui-hired by ElevenLabs and shut down in November 2024. Readplace was built as a reliable alternative, with an 'Even If You Cancel' promise — your data is always exportable.

What features does Readplace have?

Readplace offers browser extensions for Firefox and Chrome, a web app for managing saved articles, a distraction-free reader view, TL;DR summaries, dark mode, and secure OAuth with PKCE. Planned features include personalised AI summaries, preference learning, Gmail integration, and highlights and notes.

A home for articles, newsletters, essays, longreads, news, blogs, stories, posts, reports, and interviews.

Pocket is gone. Omnivore is gone. I built Readplace from a personal system I've maintained for 10 years. Save articles with one click, read them when you're ready.

Install Browser Extension View on GitHub

Firefox & Chrome

Save an article. Read it later.

Desktop

Firefox Extension

Chrome Extension

What works today.

These features are shipped and working right now. Install the extension and try them.

Reader View

Clean article view powered by Mozilla Firefox's Readability engine — the same library Firefox uses. No ads, no sidebars, no pop-ups.

Browser Extensions

Save any page with one click, Ctrl/Cmd+D, or right-click. Available for both Firefox and Chrome.

TL;DR Summaries

Every saved article gets a TL;DR outlining the most important points. Built on the same AI that powers the reading experience.

Web App

Manage and organise your reading list from any browser.

Auto Dark Mode

Follows your system preference automatically.

Secure Auth

OAuth with PKCE. Tokens stored locally in your browser.

Self-Updating Extension

No browser store dependency. The extension updates itself.

Privacy First

Hosted in Sydney. Australian Privacy Act compliant. No tracking, no ads.

What I'm building next.

Personalised Summaries Summaries tailored to what you prefer to learn.
Preference Learning "More like this" and "less like this" buttons that update a personal preference model, re-ranking your reading list and surfacing articles that match what's interesting to you. You can review your preferences.
Gmail Integration Import ALL links from your existing unread newsletters automatically and process them all. No more 19,577 unread emails.
Highlights & Notes Highlight passages and add notes as you read.

Why I built this

I'm Fayner Brack. You might know me as the creator of js-cookie, a JavaScript library with over 22 billion downloads per year on jsDelivr. I've been building for the web for a long time.

For the past 10 years, I've maintained a personal reading system — a pipeline of Gmail filters, DynamoDB tables, and Reddit automations that helped me save, organise, and actually read the articles I cared about. That system generated 300,000+ Reddit karma across technical communities.

When Pocket was acquired and then abandoned, and Omnivore shut down overnight, I realised the tool I needed didn't exist as a product anyone could use. So I'm turning my personal system into Readplace — built in Australia, one feature at a time.

This is a solo project. I'm building it in public, and I'd rather be honest about what works today than promise features that don't exist yet.

Readplace vs the Read-It-Later Alternatives

	Readplace	Readwise Reader	Instapaper	Raindrop.io	Karakeep	Wallabag
Price	$3.99/mo	$9.99/mo	Free / Premium	Free / $3/mo	Free (self-hosted)	Free (self-hosted)
AI Features	TL;DR summaries	Ghostreader AI	✗	✗	Auto-tagging	✗
Open Source	Source-available	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
Offline Reading	Planned	✓	✓	Pro only	✓	✓
Platforms	Web, Chrome, Firefox	Web, iOS, Android, Extensions	Web, iOS, Android, Kobo	Web, iOS, Android, Extensions	Web, Chrome, Firefox	Web, iOS, Android, Extensions
Privacy Focus	AU hosting, no tracking	US-hosted	US-hosted	—	Self-hosted	Self-hosted

Free for the first 100 users.

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First 100 Users

Founding Member

$0 forever

Be one of the first 100 users. Get full access free, forever. Help shape the product. $3.99/month for everyone else — includes TL;DR summaries.

Save unlimited articles
Firefox and Chrome extensions
TL;DR summaries included
All features as they ship
Direct access to the developer

Become a Founding Member

A Pocket alternative that respects your privacy.

Every read-it-later app that shut down left users scrambling. Readplace is built differently — starting with your right to leave.

"Even If You Cancel" Promise

Export everything, anytime. Your data is yours. Cancel and your saved articles stay available for export.

I'm building this in public.

Try the extension, tell me what to build next. Readplace gets better with every user who shows up and says what they need.