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24 alternatives to Highlightly

Redefining reading, making it faster and more accessible

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Highlightly launched in 2023; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Highlighted for iOS▲215
Stop forgetting what you read.
2022 · highlighted.app · its alternatives →
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Highly for iOS▲573
Medium-style highlighting in every app and website. 🖌
2016 · its alternatives →
3
Outlinely for iPhone & iPad▲140
An elegant app for organizing notes and thoughts
2016 · glamdevelopment.com · its alternatives →
4
Readable Podcasts▲160
Highlight podcasts for the first time.
2023 · getmatter.com · its alternatives →
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Highlightly 1.0▲83
Redefining reading making knowledge more accessible to all
2022 · its alternatives →
6
Highlights▲109
Rethink the way you use your Kindle highlights
2024 · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode 2.0▲332
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2025 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Reader Mode Premium▲314
Read, highlight and annotate the web without distractions
2020 · readermode.io · its alternatives →
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Dark Reader for iOS▲116
Enjoy dark mode on all Apple devices
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Readle for iOS▲87
Daily English Reading Exercises
2023 · its alternatives →
11
Reading List▲77
An iOS app to track your reading
2021 · readinglist.app · its alternatives →
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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 →
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Excerpt for iOS▲82
Convert physical books into digital notes
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
14
Readsy▲155
Auto-highlighted text for faster reading
2022 · its alternatives →
15
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 →
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Readwise▲376
The best way to remember your ebooks & articles
2018 · readwise.io · its alternatives →
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The Magic Highlighter▲77
Find what you've been searching for
2023 · themagichighlighter.com · its alternatives →
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Liner▲265
Highlight, save, and share any web page
2015 · getliner.com · its alternatives →
19
Glide▲81
Enhanced reading experience
2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Documents X by Readdle▲147
The super app for file action
2021 · readdle.com · its alternatives →
21
Taskly▲167
The incredibly simple todo app
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Blast Reader▲79
Fast reading on iOS
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Focus Note▲94
Crisp note taking app
2019 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
24
ReadHero▲149
ReadHero 2.0: New Look, Smarter AI, Widgets & Book Search!
2024 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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