Instapaper
By: Instapaper Add-on
Instapaper is a simple tool for saving web pages to read later on your iPhone, iPad, Android, computer, or Kindle. The Instapaper browser extension may be used to save the current page directly into your Instapaper account.
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Features & Capabilities
User Growth & Download Statistics
- By:
- Instapaper
- Daily users:
- 19,366 223
- Rating:
- 4.31 (125)
- Version:
- 3.1.3 Last updated: 2024-11-05
- Version code:
- 5837659
- Creation date:
- 2016-12-16
- Firefox add-on GUID:
- {d0210f13-a970-4f1e-8322-0f76ec80adde}
- Firefox add-on numeric ID:
- 760605
- Weekly download count:
- 246
- Firefox on Android:
- No
- Risk:
- High risk impact Low risk likelihood
- Permissions:
- Host permissions:
- http://*/*
- https://*/*
- http://*/*
- Content scripts matches:
- *
- twitter.com
- x.com
- news.ycombinator.com
- lobste.rs
- *
- Size:
- 184.21KB
- Email:
- su*****@help.instapaper.com
- URLs:
- Website ,Privacy policy
- Full description:
- See detailed description
- Source:
- Firefox Add-ons Store
- Data ingested on:
- 2026-09-11
- Compare stats and ranking:
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Permission Change History
2024-06-10: Version 1.1 → 3.0.3
Add Host permissions: http://*/* https://*/*
Remove Permissions: http://*/* https://*/*
User Reviews
Users generally praise Instapaper for being easy to use, useful for saving and reading later, and having a clean UI with solid Android support, sometimes favoring it over Pocket. The major downsides repeated across reviews are reliability issues with saving, overly broad permissions, hard-to-change shortcuts, and an unwanted context-menu item that users want to remove. Pros
- Easy to use and quick to set up
- Very useful for saving articles to read later
- Clean, practical user interface
- Android integration allows saving and reading on mobile
- Viewed as a strong alternative to Pocket
Cons
- Unreliable saving and inconsistent operation (save sometimes fails or redirects to an error page)
- Permissions are too broad (requires 'Access your data for all websites' instead of just the current tab URL)
- Keyboard shortcuts are not customizable and can interfere (e.g., Ctrl+I, Ctrl+Shift+I)
- Context menu entry cannot be easily removed or disabled
Recent reviews
Instapaper is fantastic. This extension is okay, it works. I would give it 5/5 if weren't for the annoying keyboard shortcut issue. Ctrl+Shift+I is the shortcut for opening the browser inspector tool which you use when developing websites, but it's caught by Instapaper which attempts to save the page you're developing (?!) and there is no cancel button and no revert button, you have to go to instapaper.com- and delete it from the list there before continuing your work, then remember to disable this stupid shortcut and instead save articles with the mouse and context menu. Even disabling the shortcut doesn't solve the clash, the inspection tool still doesn't show up but instead of saving the article, simply "nothing happens" (?!) 🤦♀️Understanably the Instapaper site has a much higher priority for the company than this little extension, but I think until the developer has time/capacity to make the shortcut customiseable they should turn it off; as in delete/comment-out this shortcut functionality from the extension altogether. Or open source the extension and let one of the users give it a try.
by si*****, 2026-08-28
Работает на ура, никаких тормозов
by Fi*****, 2026-08-04
Is Instapaper Safe?
Risk impact
Risk impact measures the level of extra permissions an extension has access to. A low risk impact extension cannot do much harms, whereas a high risk impact extension can do a lot of damage like stealing your password, bypassing your security settings, and accessing your personal data. High risk impact extensions are not necessarily malicious. However, if they do turn malicious, they can be very harmful.
Instapaper requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
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Risk likelihood
Risk likelihood measures the probability that a Firefox add-on may turn malicious. This is determined by the publisher and the Firefox add-on reputation on Firefox Add-ons Store, the amount of time the Firefox add-on has been around, and other signals about the Firefox add-on. Our algorithms are not perfect, and are subject to change as we discover new ways to detect malicious extensions. We recommend that you always exercise caution when installing a Firefox add-on.
Instapaper has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- Medium This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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