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Indie alternatives to Omnivore

4 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Omnivore does, 3 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Instapaper	Free plan	–	–	Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Matter	Free plan	–	–	Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
wallabag	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Readwise Reader	Paid	–	–	Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension

The alternatives

1. Instapaper

Save web articles to read later

A read-later service that saves articles in a clean, distraction-free view for reading on any device, with highlights and notes.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

2. Matter

Read-later app with text-to-speech and highlights

A reading app for saving articles and newsletters with natural-sounding text-to-speech, highlights and exports to note apps.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

3. wallabag

Open-source read-later app to save web articles

wallabag saves web articles in a clean reading view so you can read them later, self-hosted or via the hosted wallabag.it service.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

4. Readwise Reader

Read-later app for articles, PDFs, newsletters and RSS

A reading app that collects web articles, PDFs, EPUBs, newsletters, RSS feeds and YouTube transcripts in one place with highlighting and AI summaries.

Paid · Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

More tools like these

Not tagged as Omnivore alternatives, but similar to the ones above.

GoodLinks

Read-later and link saving app for Apple devices

A read-later app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that saves articles with tags, highlights and offline reading.

Paid · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

Feedbin

Web-based RSS reader that also follows newsletters

Feedbin is a hosted feed reader for RSS, email newsletters and other sources, with an API used by many third-party reader apps.

Paid · Web, API · Website ↗

Karakeep

Self-hostable bookmark-everything app with AI tagging

An open-source app (formerly Hoarder) for saving links, notes and images with automatic AI tagging and full-text search, designed for self-hosting.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension, Self-hosted · Website ↗

Reeder

RSS and read-later app for Apple devices

Reeder is a feed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad that follows RSS feeds and other sources in a clean, unified timeline.

Free plan · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

Inoreader

Content reader for RSS, newsletters and social feeds

An RSS reader and news aggregator with rules, filters, search, newsletters and monitoring feeds for power users.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Omnivore?

Yes. 3 of the 4 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Instapaper, Matter and wallabag.

Is there an open-source alternative to Omnivore?

wallabag is open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to Omnivore?

Yes: wallabag can run on your own server.

Which Omnivore alternatives work on Mac, Windows, iPhone or Android?

On Mac: Readwise Reader. On Windows: Readwise Reader.

What makes these alternatives to Omnivore “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Omnivore.

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