Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Smort.io – Edit, annotate and share articles easily
Hey HN, I created Smort as I wanted to highlight an article and share it with a friend but couldn't find an easy way of doing it. Smort lets you easily edit, annotate and share an article. To read any article, just prepend smort.io/ before a URL in a browser. (I recently found out that even 12ft.io/ uses the same technique). Smort is free to use and shareable links are valid for 7 days from creation. Permanent links will be supported soon. I'm primarily a backend/ML engineer so had to learn all things frontend to build Smort. I started out developing in SvelteKit and loved it…
Smort.io is a free tool that allows users to edit, annotate, and share articles with others. Users access it by prepending "smort.io/" to any article URL in their browser. The service is designed for anyone who wants… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Smort.io – Edit, annotate and share articles easily launched in 2022; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Smarkup Notes▲191Extremely simple, productivity-focused, collaboration notes
2022 · smarkup.com · its alternatives →
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ThreadStart▲620Write & schedule great Twitter threads with a rich editor
2022 · pallyy.com · its alternatives →
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Snippetly▲89Your snippet vault. Save, organize & share code snippets
2025 · snippetly.xyz · its alternatives →
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Greetings, creator here! I've been working on a new blogging platform specifically for lists on and off for a few months now and I'm excited to officially announce its launch. After seeing https://charm.sh a few months ago, I've been enamored by the idea of SSH apps. I decided that a blogging platform focused on developers could be the perfect use case for an SSH app. Also, I love writing lists. I think restricting writing to a set of lists can really help improve clarity in thought. The goal of this blogging platform is to make it simple to use the tools you love to write and…
2022 · lists.sh · its alternatives →
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A simple article reader for the web
Feb 2026 · justthearticleplease.com · its alternatives →
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Unique, AI generated and ready-to-use outlines in seconds
2021 · surferseo.com · its alternatives →
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Snipper.io▲100Collaborate with your friends on the same code in real time
2018 · blog.dartafrica.io · its alternatives →
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Instant Articles▲300Tool for creating fast, interactive articles on Facebook
2015 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
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Save 💾 and annotate ✍️ articles seamlessly on Slack
2018 · kipwise.com · its alternatives →
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2014 · justread.mpgarate.com · its alternatives →
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Uselink▲154Paste Markdown, HTML, or AI-generated drafts. Get a clean public URL with live edits, threaded comments, and version history. No deploy, no sign-in wall.
Jun 2026 · uselink.app · its alternatives →
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Let it summarize the link you're sharing.
2020 · inksprout.co · its alternatives →
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Generate LinkedIn posts in seconds from articles
2023 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →
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Listen To This▲151Paste an article to listen to it in your podcast app
Mar 2026 · listentothis.xyz · its alternatives →
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Multy is a simple tool that allows you to create a collection of URLs, and share it with a single link, try it now and optimize your online presence!
2021 · multy.me · its alternatives →
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Minimalist database less blog engine. Contribute to snehesht/blog development by creating an account on GitHub.
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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I got fed up with the news reader apps out there so I decided to make my own. Its a simple concept where it tracks all your favorite news sources for new posts and the social shares it received. Then it ranks it HN/Reddit style using social shares as upvotes. It's not meant to be alternative to HN, just a focused way to track your favorite sources. Please try it out and let me know what do you think, http://telescope.surf/ Note: you can do 'Add to Homescreen' on mobile to make it as an app. Please leave a feedback or any feature wishlist you may have. Thanks!
2017 · its alternatives →
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