PaperSpanSave an article
From your browser, the app, or by sharing a link. Your reading list is ready when you are.
Save articles.Read in peace.Listen anywhere.
Save any article. Return to a clean reading view or listen while you move. Synced across your devices.
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How it works
Save now. Read or listen wherever you are.
Save the stories, ideas, and useful reads you want to return to—then pick up right where you left off.
Read or listen
Settle into a clean reading view or turn your saved articles into a listening experience.
Keep it organized
Automatic categories, folders, playlists, tags, notes, and highlights help ideas stay close.
The reading view
A better way to read the web.
Leave the pop-ups, sidebars, and noise behind. Keep the words and ideas you came for.
- Distraction-free reading, focused on the article
- Adjustable font size and typography
- Light and dark reading themes
- Highlights and notes, ready to revisit
- Saved articles available offline on mobile
Reading view
Text-to-Speech & Playlist
Your articles, ready to listen.
Turn a saved article into audio, or queue a few together and let PaperSpan keep playing while you get on with your day.
- Start listening from any paragraph in an article
- Build a queue and play articles one after another
- Listen while commuting, walking, exercising, or working
- Skip, pause, and adjust playback as you go
- Uses your phone’s built-in text-to-speech voice
- Listen offline on mobile after articles are saved
- Free plan: up to 3 queued articles; Premium: unlimited
Text-to-Speech and Playlist are available in the PaperSpan iOS and Android apps.
See how listening works ↗Listening queue6 articles
MEDIUM
Meet the Guy Who Finally Invented Screen-Blocking
medium.com
11.5 mins2 / 45
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WELLNESS
7 Science-backed Ways to Reduce Stress
themindcentre.com
2.5 mins11 / 20
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IDEAS
A Computer Scientist Explains the Problem with…
medium.com
21 mins1 / 78
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CITY
American Underground seeks to build a more…
venturebeat.com
5 mins1 / 18
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CULTURE
Why Does Everybody Want to Be Somebody? — The…
medium.com
7.5 mins1 / 27
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WORDS
The First Two Foreign Language Words to Learn
medium.com
2 mins1 / 20
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WELL
7 Science-backed Ways to Reduce Stress
Now playing · 11 / 20 paragraphs
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Automatic categorization
Your articles, automatically organized.
PaperSpan assigns saved articles to relevant topics, so your reading can find its own shape without extra sorting.
- Browse articles by the topic you’re in the mood for
- See a quick sense of what’s waiting in each category
- Keep your own folders alongside automatic categories
Auto Categories
Browse by topic
Technology
Education
Lifestyle
Health
SportsiTopics are assigned automatically as you save.
Reading statistics
Understand your reading habits.
A thoughtful look at what you read, when you read, and the topics you return to.
- Reading streaks and daily peak reading time
- Reading time distribution
- Category breakdown and top sources
- A word cloud from your saved articles
Reading statistics are available on Android and iOS.
Reading Statistics
THIS MONTH⌄Illustrative sample data
READING STREAK
6 days
Your current run
PEAK TIME
8–9 am
Your most active hour
TOP CATEGORY
Science
Most explored topic
Reading time by day
Top source The VergeReading time DistributionWord cloud View
From the reading community
Loved by readers.
Rated 4.4 stars by readers on Google Play. PaperSpan makes it easy to save what interests you, read without distractions, and listen in your own time.
Kudos to PaperSpan. Finally a "save content for later" app that actually works. I was super disappointed with all the other apps meant for saving web content. I'd go to find what I had saved and would often find nothing, or just a link to the page URL. With Pocket, if the page managed to get saved, it would leave out any videos. Instapaper seemed better at first, but ended up just as unreliable. Same with Evernote...
I was a huge Pocket fan until it became too restrictive to use the free version of it (eg three highlights per article). That was when I started looking for alternatives and found PaperSpan. Unlimited highlights per article aside, I have really enjoyed using the text to speech function to listen to articles while I'm on the move.
I have to admit. PaperSpan rocks! Articles are clean, images are placed correctly or moved out of the way. There's folders, a note taker, and more.
PaperSpan is one of the best apps of it's kind. It's very fast and reliable. It makes it easy to save and go back to articles you want to read. I enjoy the apps ability to read articles to you.
I switched to PaperSpan when Pocket died. this app is super handy. I can read on the go or at my desktop at home. I can organize my links. I just really like it.
After Pocket shut down, I found PS. and started using it as a recipe "book." I download recipes from different sites and save them to PS. It's so easy to find a recipe by using a key word - like chicken and any recipes with chicken in it - it comes up.
Absolutely love this app. It gives me the freedom of going back to stuff I want to read later while also highlighting parts that I think are important
I was using Pocket for a long time but now I have switched to PaperSpan and I'm very pleased with the change. First of all, compared to other readers PaperSpan's offline text view is cleaner. The images are not all over the place. Moreover, there are unlimited highlights option, which is great! All in all, the app is very easy to use.
I love the different reading options this gives, and also love that it has tons of room so I can save articles. Also, one of my fav aspects of it is it sorts your articles into categories for you! I thought that was pretty amazing. The only thing I wish is that it had its own articles to choose from and read if you wanted.
Exceptional app! Just what I was looking for. It saves a simplified view of most web pages, especially articles with n number of ads & stores it in a list for future reading. The best part? Works offline too! Keep improvising. ❤️
Your reading, close at hand
Pick up where
you left off.
Your articles and reading progress sync across supported devices. Save in one place and return on the screen that suits the moment.
Text-to-Speech, Playlist, offline reading, and reading statistics are available in the mobile apps.
PaperSpan plans
Start free. Go further with Premium.
Everything you need to save and read, with more room to search, listen, and explore.
For your everyday reading
Free
$0 / forever
Free to download and use
Save articles and come back to them on your time.
- Save articles and read in a clean, distraction-free view
- Sync your reading list and progress across supported devices
- Read offline on iOS and Android
- Highlights and notes
- Automatic categories
- Folders
- Search, sort, and filter your saved articles
- Text-to-Speech for individual articles
- Playlist with up to 3 articles queued
- Send one article at a time to Kindle
- No ads or suggestions
For your whole reading list
Premium
$8.99 / year
US App Store reference price* · billed annually
Add more powerful ways to find, listen to, and explore what you save.
Premium adds
- Advanced search across full text, authors, notes, and more
- Unlimited Text-to-Speech Playlist queue
- Advanced statistics: streaks, peak time, categories, top sources, word cloud, and reading-time distribution
- Send multiple articles to Kindle as one book
- Unlimited offline actions, with changes syncing when you reconnect
*In other countries, Google Play or the App Store displays the annual price in your local currency, adjusted for regional currency conversion.
A few things you might be wondering.
How do I save an article to PaperSpan?
Save from a browser extension, bookmarklet, the PaperSpan app, or share a link to PaperSpan app from your phone. Your saved list syncs to your account.
How does auto categories work?
PaperSpan analyzes saved articles and automatically assigns them topics such as Technology, Health, or Finance when you save them. Browse a category to see all matching articles without sorting them manually. Learn more about Auto Categories.
Are there any limits on how many articles and highlights I can save?
There are no set limits on the number of articles or highlights you can save, though we ask you to use fairly and reasonably.
Can PaperSpan read articles aloud (text-to-speech)?
Yes. In the iOS and Android apps, start Text-to-Speech from an article or a particular paragraph. Add articles to Playlist to keep listening as each one finishes. Playback uses your phone’s built-in speech voice.
How many articles can I add to Playlist?
The free plan allows up to 3 queued articles. PaperSpan Premium supports an unlimited playlist.
How to purchase PaperSpan Premium?
Premium subscriptions are purchased through the Apple App Store or Google Play. Payments cannot be made on the PaperSpan website.
Can I import or export my reading list?
Yes. Import your Pocket, Instapaper, Raindrop or Readwise reading list as a CSV file through the PaperSpan web dashboard. You can export your PaperSpan data as a JSON file, including saved links, titles, highlights, and other metadata. See the Import & Export guide.
What happens to my reading data?
We take your privacy seriously. PaperSpan has no ads, so your interests aren’t shared with advertisers. Your reading interests, habits, and statistics are yours.
To permanently delete all your data from our servers, email support@paperspan.com from the email address registered to your account.
Have another question, issue, or suggestion?
We’re happy to help. Please reach out to us at support@paperspan.com.
For more details on PaperSpan features and how to use them, visit the PaperSpan Help Center.
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