# GoodLinks

> Read-later and link-saving app for iPhone, iPad and Mac

GoodLinks is a read-later app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that saves links, extracts the article text and shows it without adverts or page clutter. Passages can be highlighted and annotated, and links, highlights, tags and reading position sync through iCloud, so no separate account is needed. It is sold as a single App Store purchase that covers all three platforms, with an optional in-app upgrade for features released more than a year after buying.

- **Category:** Read Later & Bookmarks
- **Made by:** Ngoc Luu
- **Website:** https://goodlinks.app
- **Runs on:** macOS, iOS, Browser extension
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 6, 2026

## Pricing

GoodLinks is a paid product, starting at $9.99 one-time purchase on the US App Store, covering iPhone, iPad and Mac.

- **Pricing model:** Paid
- **Free plan:** None.
- **Free trial:** None listed.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| GoodLinks | $9.99 one-time purchase, universal for iPhone, iPad and Mac | Permanent access to every current feature, plus any new features released within one year of the purchase date. |
| Annual Feature Upgrade | $4.99 in-app purchase; annual by name, no period shown on the listing | Optional GoodLinks Premium subscription that unlocks features added after the first year. Features unlocked while subscribed are kept for good. |

Read from https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodlinks/id1474335294 on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with GoodLinks before buying.

## App Store prices by country

"The app", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $1.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £1.99 | about $13.19 (32% more) |
| Germany | 5,99 € | about $11.17 (12% more) |
| Canada | $2.99 | about $9.11 (9% less) |
| Australia | $2.99 | about $10.41 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 199 | about $10.32 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 12,90 | about $11.94 (20% more) |
| Mexico | $99.00 | about $11.05 (11% more) |
| Turkey | ₺99,99 | about $10.16 (about the same) |
| Indonesia | Rp 39ribu | about $11.10 (11% more) |
| Philippines | ₱ 129.00 | about $9.51 (about the same) |
| South Africa | R39.99 | about $12.01 (20% more) |

## Key features

- **Clean article view:** GoodLinks extracts the article text and removes adverts and other distractions, with a choice of font, spacing and size and Light, Sepia, Dark and Night themes.
- **Highlights, notes and Notebook:** Highlight passages in a choice of colors, attach notes to them, review an article's highlights in the Notebook and export them as Markdown in a customizable format.
- **Saving from other apps and browsers:** A Share Extension saves links on iOS and macOS, and browser extensions cover Safari, Chrome and Firefox. The Chrome extension also installs in Arc, Edge, Opera and Brave.
- **iCloud sync without an account:** Links, articles, highlights, tags and reading position sync through iCloud, so there is no separate web service account to create.
- **Tags, search and summaries:** Tags and starred articles organize the list, search covers title, author, description and content, and articles can be summarized with Apple Intelligence or an external LLM service using your own API key.
- **Shortcuts, AppleScript and local API:** Shortcuts actions, widgets, a URL scheme and AppleScript on the Mac support automation, and from version 3.2 a REST API served on localhost lets other apps on the same computer read and modify the library.

## Good for

- iPhone, iPad and Mac users who want a read-later app bought once
- Readers who highlight articles and export the notes as Markdown
- People who prefer iCloud sync to signing up for another account

## Worth knowing

- Apple platforms only: the FAQ lists iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no web, Windows or Android version.
- There is no free version or trial; the app costs $9.99 up front on the US App Store.
- Features released more than a year after purchase need the optional Annual Feature Upgrade, listed at $4.99.
- Sync runs through iCloud only, and the API works just on the computer where the app is running.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 638 ratings in the United States, read Oct 6, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1474335294

## Works with

iCloud, Shortcuts, Apple Intelligence

**Tags:** Read later, Highlights, One-time purchase, Works offline, AI features

## Alternatives

- [Instapaper](https://toolgpa.com/tools/instapaper): Read-later app that strips articles down to clean text. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodlinks-vs-instapaper)
- [Matter](https://toolgpa.com/tools/matter): Read-later app for iPhone, iPad and web with audio playback. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodlinks-vs-matter)
- [Anybox](https://toolgpa.com/tools/anybox): Native bookmark manager for Mac, iPhone and iPad. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/anybox-vs-goodlinks)
- [Plinky](https://toolgpa.com/tools/plinky): Link-saving app for iPhone, iPad and Mac with tags and reminders. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodlinks-vs-plinky)
- [Readwise](https://toolgpa.com/tools/readwise): Highlight library with a daily review and a read-later app. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/goodlinks-vs-readwise)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026:

- https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodlinks/id1474335294
- https://goodlinks.app/
- https://goodlinks.app/press/
- https://goodlinks.app/help/premium/
- https://goodlinks.app/help/faq/
- https://goodlinks.app/help/how-to-save/
- https://goodlinks.app/api/
- https://goodlinks.app/releases/

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/goodlinks
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