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24 alternatives to Papyr

Twitter for reading

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

1. 1
   Papyr▲138

   Find, read, save, highlight and share stories you like

   2022 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Readwise Reader▲380

   The all-in-one reading app for power readers

   2022 · readwise.io · its alternatives →

3. 3
   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 →

4. 4
   Readme▲142

   A purposefully feature-lite Twitter reader app

   2018 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Bookself▲361

   The social reading app 📚💬

   2019 · bookself.app · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Threader▲145

   Read the best stories and knowledge from Twitter

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   TwitterToNitter. A bookmarklet that makes reading on Twitter easier▲90

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ParrotRead▲89

   Book recommendations from people you follow on Twitter.

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Glose for Mobile▲255

   A social reader for ebooks, now on Android

   2015 · glose.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    TweepsBook▲190

    If Notion & Pocket had a baby

    2022 · tweepsbook.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Twittr Gems▲341

    Discover and read the best Twitter threads

    2021 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Listr▲290

    Explore the best of curated Twitter lists

    2021 · listr.pro · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Readme for iOS▲101

    A minimal Twitter reader w/ no ads. Take back your timeline.

    2018 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Profiler▲105

    A twitter-based reference platform

    2019 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TweepsBook▲181

    Bookmark & organize your favorite tweets with different tags

    2021 · tweepsbook.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Thread Reader▲138

    An easy way to read and copy Twitter threads

    2022 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Thread It for Twitter▲69

    Easily Read And Share Twitter Threads

    2020 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Readrr for Twitter▲71

    A customisable Twitter app for Android

    2017 · readrr.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Readup▲118

    A social platform that incentivizes deep, focused reading

    2020 · readup.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Read 💩 Faster▲192

    Speed read articles w/o compromising your comprehension

    2019 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Vellum▲63

    A reading layer for your Twitter feed

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Thread Reader▲91

    A bot 🤖 that unrolls Twitter 🐣 threads for you 🤓

    2017 · threadreaderapp.com · its alternatives →

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    ReadKinetic – a free, local-first speed reader for your own books▲105

    Open the ReadKinetic speed reader. Import an EPUB, PDF, or paste text and read with RSVP — entirely in your browser, no signup, works offline.

    Jul 2026 · readkinetic.com · its alternatives →

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    Reader▲113

    Sign up today and find your next great read on Reader

    2023 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →