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randomor ◴[] No.44065611[source]
Wow, after Instapaper went back to indie from Pinterest[1] and Omnivore closing last year this is no longer surprising. This is also proof that read-it-later app as a category is not sustainable as a venture / company backed service.

This is also a category of app that I believe could be better served by local-first native apps. As there is no reason why a server has to be requirement to enjoy the full service. Your computer is fully capable of interacting with these webpages directly....

On Apple ecosystem, there are few alternatives one can migrate to. I also created an app that target this category (and more) called DoubleMemory: https://doublememory.com that has a few different takes as well:

- no registration needed (icloud sync)

- no extension required (just double command + c)

- launches from menu bar as a launcher, in a stunning Pinterest-style waterfall grid

It's all free to use with no limits, as i'm still working on paid features. I'll work on a pocket importer for these who are interested in migrating.

^[1]: https://blog.instapaper.com/post/175953870856

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1. rakoo ◴[] No.44067888[source]
> This is also a category of app that I believe could be better served by local-first native apps.

I don't think you even need apps for that. I don't need to save everything forever but I do want to save articles to read offline, after transferring them to the phone:

- I transform the page into an epub thanks to browser extensions (for example this one: <https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/saveasebook/>) - I save the content in a special "toread" folder that is synced with syncthing - From my phone I can open all files in pretty much any epub app - With a few scripts I can search in them