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24 alternatives to Highlightly 1.0

Redefining reading making knowledge more accessible to all

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Highlightly 1.0 launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Readsy▲155
Auto-highlighted text for faster reading
2022 · its alternatives →
2
Highlightly▲77
Redefining reading, making it faster and more accessible
2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
3
Highlighted for iOS▲215
Stop forgetting what you read.
2022 · highlighted.app · its alternatives →
4
Reader Mode 2.0▲332
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Readwise Beta▲251
Effortlessly rediscover and organize your Kindle highlights
2017 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
6
Highlight▲153
"Highlight" physical books through conductive pages 📖✨
2017 · its alternatives →
7
Reader Mode▲405
Remove clutter and ads from any article. Instantly ⚡
2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Highly for Chrome▲204
The highlighter your browser always wanted
2015 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
9
Readwise Reader, an all-in-one reading app▲326
Hey HN, cofounder of Readwise here. We've been working on this cross-platform reader app for about 2 years, excited to finally share it in public beta. Probably the most notable thing that makes Reader unique is that it supports almost any content type you could want to save/read/highlight: * web pages * emails/newsletters * PDFs * ePubs * twitter threads * youtube videos (with transcripts) * RSS feeds With all of your knowledge content in one place, we built powerful reading and highlighting, as well as a bunch of novel triage/organization features, so you can actually…
2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
10
Readwise▲376
The best way to remember your ebooks & articles
2018 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
11
Booky▲115
Organize notes from books you read
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
12
Increase your readability and productivity with this simple extension▲65
Reader Mode is a powerful online reading toolkit that lets you read, highlight, annotate, bookmark and research better and without distractions
2019 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
13
Highlights for Chrome▲75
Highlight as you read and create a personal knowledge repo
2019 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
14
Clearly▲177
A simple, distraction free reader for Chrome
2018 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
15
StackOverflow Focus▲111
Remove all unnecessary clutter from StackOverflow.
2020 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
16
Just Read▲213
Reader view for web browsers
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
17
123Read▲70
Distraction free reading for every website
2019 · its alternatives →
18
Wellput▲95
Export your Kindle highlights into a personalized library
2021 · getwellput.com · its alternatives →
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Bookly▲107
Track your reading in real time using daily reading workouts
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
20
Readable Podcasts▲160
Highlight podcasts for the first time.
2023 · getmatter.com · its alternatives →
21
Bookpin▲73
You see a book you would like to remember? Bookpin it
2019 · its alternatives →
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DyslexiaKey▲87
Dyslexic friendly iOS keyboard
2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
23
Readapt▲92
Your digital text reading companion. Adapt text your way.
2022 · contentsquare-foundation.org · its alternatives →
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Web Highlights▲66
Highlight text on any web page or PDF and take notes
2022 · web-highlights.com · its alternatives →

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