Instapaper
A simple tool for saving web pages to read later on iOS, Android, computer, or eReaders.
Instapaper is commercial bookmark manager software made by Instant Paper. It was first released in 2008. Its English Wikipedia article has about 402 readers a month on phones.
- Made by
- Instant Paper
- Since
- 2008
- Wikipedia readers on phones
- 402 a month
- Source code
- Closed
Judgement
- What it is
- Complete system
- What it does
- Saves web articles for later reading in a clean text view, with highlights and Kindle delivery.
- Adopt it when
- You want a simple, distraction-free read-it-later app and do not need note-app integration.
- Watch out
- A small company with slow development, and some features require Premium.
- Ready for
- Production-ready
- Runs as
- Cloud service, mobile app and browser extension
- What the license allows
- Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code.
Judged on 2026-11-03 from the maker's description and Wikipedia. The license and age lines are worked out directly.
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Under it
Every program, Instapaper included, runs on a microchip.
The description is the maker's own, quoted as written. Facts come from Wikipedia and refresh weekly. Readers are counted on Wikipedia's mobile site only, because automated traffic that Wikimedia does not flag inflates desktop counts.