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24 alternatives to PaperOak

For those who love to read

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. PaperOak launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1
Facebook Paper▲176
Explore stories from friends and the world around you
2014 · its alternatives →
2
Paperboy▲174
A collection of articles to help build your startup
2015 · its alternatives →
3
My Reading Habits▲129
Use Pocket to read articles? Discover your reading habits!
2015 · its alternatives →
4
Read Something Great▲243
Discover timeless articles from the belly of the internet.
2021 · its alternatives →
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Paperkast▲121
http://paperkast.com Hello everybody, I just wanted to share a link aggregator website: paperkast.com. It's a article sharing and discussion hub. It's opened recently. I think it was a need for the academia. I don't think there is an online community for paper discussion. Twitter is good for publication sharing but there is no central discussion around a paper. It's all over the place. Seperately, we know that the link aggregation style has a good reputation. It's a good stimulation for discussion. What do you think of it?
2018 · its alternatives →
6
Verblr▲147
Listen to what you read online
2020 · its alternatives →
7
PaperWiki▲80
Free online summaries of scientific articles
2021 · its alternatives →
8
PaperOak Topics▲6
For those who love to read
2017 · its alternatives →
9
Headlines▲288
Analyse how engaging your headline is
2016 · its alternatives →
10
Now I Get It – Translate scientific papers into interactive webpages▲305
Understanding scientific articles can be tough, even in your own field. Trying to comprehend articles from others? Good luck. Enter, Now I Get It! I made this app for curious people. Simply upload an article and after a few minutes you'll have an interactive web page showcasing the highlights. Generated pages are stored in the cloud and can be viewed from a gallery. Now I Get It! uses the best LLMs out there, which means the app will improve as AI improves. Free for now - it's capped at 20 articles per day so I don't burn cash. A few things I (and maybe you will) find interesting: * This is…
Feb 2026 · nowigetit.us · its alternatives →
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ReadThisThing▲88
Find, share, and discuss great journalism
2015 · its alternatives →
12
Academus▲67
Read research papers as interactive webpages
2021 · its alternatives →
13
PressReader▲113
Read news from 6,000+ newspapers and publications online
2016 · its alternatives →
14
Just The Article Please▲127
A simple article reader for the web
Feb 2026 · justthearticleplease.com · its alternatives →
15
Play for Web▲246
Listen to articles from around the web
2017 · its alternatives →
16
Bookself▲361
The social reading app 📚💬
2019 · its alternatives →
17
Papermark▲103
A better way to track what you’re reading
2015 · its alternatives →
18
Umano▲161
Interesting articles read to you by real people
2013 · its alternatives →
19
ArticleBunny▲167
Get fast, professional articles at an affordable price
2015 · its alternatives →
20
Otherweb▲146
A smarter way to be informed
2022 · its alternatives →
21DY
Do you read on the toilet? This web app is for you.▲121
2013 · backlabel.gr · its alternatives →
22
Reader▲113
Sign up today and find your next great read on Reader
2023 · its alternatives →
23
One App▲182
Read Product Hunt, Hacker News, DN & Reddit in one place
2015 · its alternatives →
24
Forereads▲108
Discover what the experts in tech, design and AI are reading
2016 · its alternatives →

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