The Pearltrees Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Pearltrees in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Pearltrees
The Insider’s Guide
Visual collections for organizing links, files and notes
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among read-later and bookmark apps, read from Pearltrees’s own pages.
Made by Pearltrees · checked Nov 12, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Pearltrees’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Pearltrees’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 12, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.4
GPA, above 12 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade
Pearltrees lets you save web pages, files, photos and notes and arrange them in collections that can be public or private. It has web, iPhone and Android apps and a web clipper, and it adds an AI assistant aimed at teachers.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Pearltrees, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You build and arrange your own collections, which takes some setup.
- 1
Best for collecting pages, files and notes into visual collections
Pearltrees is a place to save web pages, files, photos and notes in collections, with a Chrome and Firefox clipper and phone apps.
- 2
Paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year
As its pricing page puts it: $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
- 3
There is a free plan
A free account to organize and share content; the FAQ says Premium adds advanced features and more storage.
- 4
It runs on 3 platforms
Web, iOS and Android, with a browser extension too.
- 5
Collections of mixed content
Add web pages, files, photos and notes to collections, then arrange them visually and set each one to public or private.
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Web clipper
Add the page you are viewing to your account from the browser. The FAQ says the clipper is available for Chrome and Firefox on a computer.
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Mobile apps
iPhone, iPad and Android apps can search the web from inside the app, and Android can add content through the Share button.
- 8
A 2.4 GPA, above 12 of 66
That is against the other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
The plain part of Pearltrees you could make: bookmarks and web clipper. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
Pearltrees at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
- Made by
- Pearltrees
- Category
- Read Later & Bookmarks
- Our grade
- 2.4 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for collecting pages, files and notes into visual collections
Pearltrees is a place to save web pages, files, photos and notes in collections, with a Chrome and Firefox clipper and phone apps. Free accounts have collections visible to everyone, so private collections cost $2.99 a month. Archiving web pages starts higher at $4.99.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | B | Personal is $2.99 a month or $29.99 a year, which works out to $2.50 a month, the cheaper-quarter line for reading apps. Page archiving needs Advanced at $4.99. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free account saves and organizes content, but the FAQ says collections are visible to everyone. Private collections are Premium, and there's no trial. |
| Features | C | Mixed collections, a clipper, AI, offline mode and apps. Web page archiving is only from Advanced and the AI is capped at 100 generations a month on Personal. |
| Ease of use | C | No rating on record. You build and arrange your own collections, which takes some setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, iOS, Android and a Chrome and Firefox clipper, with Facebook and Twitter sharing. No desktop app is listed. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Pearltrees is for
- Fits if you gather research or links on one topic and like arranging them visually
- Works for teachers who share a collection with a class
Who it is not for
- Not for you if your collections must stay private on a free account, as they're visible to everyone
- Pricey if you want pages archived: that starts on Advanced at $4.99 a month
- Skip it if you save from an iPhone browser, since the FAQ says the extension can't be installed on iPhone or iPad
- Watch out: the clipper is for Chrome and Firefox only, and AI use is capped per plan at 100, 500 or 1,000 a month
Good to know
Good for
- People who think in visual maps of links rather than flat folders
- Teachers who want shared collections plus an AI assistant
- Collecting mixed material, such as files and notes beside web pages
Worth knowing
- The FAQ says collections are visible to everyone on a free account; private collections are a Premium feature.
- Web page archiving is listed only from the Advanced plan.
- The web clipper is offered for Chrome and Firefox only; the FAQ says the extension cannot be installed on iPhone or iPad.
- The AI assistant's 1,000 monthly queries for teachers is a separate allowance from the paid plans' generation counts.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$2.50
A month to start, paid by the year. There is a free plan too
Pearltrees has a free plan. Paid plans start at $2.99 per month, or $29.99 per year.
A free account saves and organizes content, but the FAQ says collections are visible to everyone.
Free
$0
Save web pages, files, photos and notes and organize them in collections.
Personal
$2.99
per month, billed monthly ($29.99 per year)
100 AI generations a month, 10 GB of storage, public or private collections, full customization and offline mode.
Advanced
$4.99
per month, billed monthly ($49.99 per year)
500 AI generations a month, 100 GB of storage, and archiving of web pages on top of Personal.
Professional
$9.99
per month, billed monthly ($99.99 per year)
1,000 AI generations a month, 1 TB of storage, and professional security on top of Advanced.
The free plan
A free account to organize and share content; the FAQ says Premium adds advanced features and more storage.
Read from pearltrees.com on Nov 12, 2026.
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, iOS, Android and Browser extension
Visual collections for organizing links, files and notes. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: works offline, AI features, real-time collaboration, web clipper, bookmarks.
Mixed collections, a clipper, AI, offline mode and apps.
- Collections of mixed content
- Add web pages, files, photos and notes to collections, then arrange them visually and set each one to public or private.
- Web clipper
- Add the page you are viewing to your account from the browser. The FAQ says the clipper is available for Chrome and Firefox on a computer.
- Mobile apps
- iPhone, iPad and Android apps can search the web from inside the app, and Android can add content through the Share button.
- Pearltrees AI
- Premium plans include monthly AI generations. The FAQ describes Pearltrees AI 1.0 as designed for teachers.
- Web page archiving
- The Advanced and Professional plans list archiving of web pages that you collect.
- Offline mode
- Listed on all three paid plans, alongside customization of how collections look.
Where it runs
- Web
- iOS
- Android
- Browser extension
What it works with
Pearltrees is made by Pearltrees.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
12/66
Other read-later and bookmark apps it is graded above
Pearltrees's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 12 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 14.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 35 of 66) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3.33 for the category: 9 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 9 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 67 read-later and bookmark apps we grade, cut by the letter each got. Pearltrees’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 35 of 66
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 66
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 66
- CEase of useAbove 7 of 66
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 26 of 66
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 60 read-later and bookmark apps. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Pearltrees is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of Pearltrees you could make: bookmarks and web clipper. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 40 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps grade higher. It costs $29.99 a year.
What you could make
- Bookmarks and web clipper: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- Several people working in it at the same moment.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Pearltrees’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Raindrop.io, Wakelet, Symbaloo, Are.na and Pinboard
The 5 tools Pearltrees is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 3.2GPA
Raindrop.io
Free plan · from $28/yr
Bookmark manager with collections, tags and highlights.
- Only Raindrop.io lists macOS and Windows apps.
- Pearltrees also covers web clipper.
- Raindrop.io also covers read later and highlights.
- 2.2GPA
Wakelet
Free plan · from $11.99/mo
Visual collections for saving, sharing and presenting links.
- Only Pearltrees lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.4GPA
Symbaloo
Free plan · from $34.95/yr
Tile-based start page for bookmarks and learning resources.
- Only Pearltrees lists iOS and Android apps.
- 2.2GPA
Are.na
Free plan · from $7/mo
Save and connect images, links and notes in shared channels.
- Are.na also covers research.
- 2.2GPA
Pinboard
From $22/yr
Paid bookmarking site with tags, privacy and page archiving.
- Pearltrees has a free plan. Pinboard does not.
- Only Pearltrees lists iOS and Android apps.
- Pearltrees also covers web clipper.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Pearltrees free?
Pearltrees has a free plan. A free account to organize and share content; the FAQ says Premium adds advanced features and more storage.
How much does Pearltrees cost?
Pearltrees lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Pearltrees work on?
Pearltrees is available on Web, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does Pearltrees have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pearltrees is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Pearltrees have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Pearltrees is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Pearltrees open source?
Pearltrees is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Pearltrees work offline?
Yes, according to its own site. What works without a connection differs by plan and platform, so check the vendor's page for the detail.
What does Pearltrees integrate with?
Pearltrees's listing names Facebook and Twitter. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Pearltrees?
Pearltrees is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Pearltrees?
The closest alternatives to Pearltrees in our directory are Raindrop.io, Wakelet, Symbaloo, Are.na and Pinboard.
How does Pearltrees compare with other read-later and bookmark apps?
Pearltrees's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 12 of the 66 other read-later and bookmark apps we grade, and level with 14.
Is Pearltrees good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Pearltrees B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $2.50 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $3.33 for the category: 9 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Pearltrees?
The plain part of Pearltrees you could make: bookmarks and web clipper.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Pearltrees’s own pages on Nov 12, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 12, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pearltrees's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Pearltrees. Prices change, so check pearltrees.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
7,721
Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
7,721
tools graded
95
categories
739
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- Pearltrees, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/pearltrees
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Pearltrees’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Pearltrees is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by Pearltrees. Prices and plans change: check pearltrees.com before you buy.