What is Readeck?
Readeck is an open-source web application for saving articles, pictures and videos to read later and keep for the long term. It stores the text and images of each page on your own instance, and adds labels, collections built from saved searches, highlights and e-book export. It is free to host yourself under the GNU AGPL v3.0; a paid hosted service has been announced by its developer but was still listed as coming when this was checked.
Readeck is free to use. See every plan
Good for
- People who want a private read-later archive on their own server
- E-reader owners who export articles as EPUB or browse over OPDS
- Readers who highlight and annotate long articles
Worth knowing
- Readeck must be self-hosted for now; the hosted service announced for early 2026 is still listed as coming, with no price set.
- A public share link for a bookmark stays valid for only 24 hours.
- There is no store for paywall logins; pages behind a login are saved through the browser extension instead.
- Saving several text selections from a page at once works only in the Firefox extension.
Key features
- Articles, pictures and videos
- Saves the readable content of a web page, keeping its text and images on your instance, and adapts when a link points to an image or a video.
- Labels, favorites and collections
- Bookmarks can be archived, marked as favorites and labelled. Full-text search finds them again, and a search query can be saved as a dynamic collection.
- Highlights and notes
- Highlight and annotate the important parts of saved text, browse the highlights from all your content, and add a Markdown note above a bookmark.
- Video transcripts
- When a saved video has a transcript, Readeck retrieves it so it can be read, highlighted, searched and exported like an article.
- E-book export and OPDS
- Any article, or a whole collection, exports as a single EPUB file, and e-readers that support OPDS can open the Readeck catalog directly.
- Apps and browser extension
- Official Android and iOS apps read saved content offline, and the Firefox and Chrome extension sends the page as your browser sees it, including sites you are logged in to.
Readeck pricing
- Starts at
- Free
- Free plan
- Free, open-source software under the GNU AGPL v3.0 that you host yourself. A paid hosted service is announced for 2026, with no price published yet.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | $0 | The complete application as a single binary or container image for your own server, with SQLite as the recommended database. |
Read from readeck.org on Oct 6, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Readeck before you buy.
Works with
- Obsidian
- KOReader
- SingleFile
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Common questions
Is Readeck free?
Yes. Readeck is free to use. Free, open-source software under the GNU AGPL v3.0 that you host yourself. A paid hosted service is announced for 2026, with no price published yet.
How much does Readeck cost?
Readeck lists one plan. Self-hosted: $0. Prices were read from readeck.org on Oct 6, 2026.
What platforms does Readeck work on?
Readeck is available on Web, macOS, iOS and Android. It also has a browser extension.
Does Readeck have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Readeck is listed for Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Does Readeck have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 6, 2026. Readeck is listed for Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Is Readeck open source?
Yes. Readeck is open source, according to its own site. It can also be run on a server of your own.
Does Readeck 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.
Does Readeck have an API?
Yes. Readeck offers a public API, according to its own site.
What does Readeck integrate with?
Readeck's listing names Obsidian, KOReader and SingleFile. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Readeck?
Readeck is made by Readeck. It dates from 2023.
What are the alternatives to Readeck?
The closest alternatives to Readeck in our directory are wallabag, Karakeep, Linkwarden, Instapaper and linkding. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Readeck.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 6, 2026.