# Instapaper

> 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.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/instapaper-official](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instapaper-official)

## Overview

- **ID:** `instapaper-official`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Instapaper
- **Category:** feeds-news-blogging,bookmarks
- **Daily users:** 19,681
- **Weekly downloads:** 246
- **Rating:** 4.31 / 5 (125 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.3
- **Last updated:** 2024-11-05
- **First published:** 2016-12-16
- **Size:** 184 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instapaper-official/)
- **Website:** [https://www.instapaper.com/support](https://www.instapaper.com/support)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instapaper-official/privacy/](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/instapaper-official/privacy/)

## Description

Instapaper is a straightforward and efficient browser extension that allows you to save web pages and articles directly to your Instapaper account for reading later. Whether you're using an iPhone, iPad, Android device, computer, or Kindle, Instapaper provides seamless access to your saved content anywhere, anytime.

By simply clicking the Instapaper icon in your browser, you can capture page URLs, HTML content, and selected text for offline reading. This extension enhances productivity and reading convenience by allowing users to easily collect and organize articles without interrupting their browsing experience.

## Rankings

- #526 — Overall
- #11 — Bookmarks
- #29 — Feeds, News & Blogging
- #4 — install
- #31 — kindle
- #62 — stay

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `storage`
- `activeTab`
- `contextMenus`

### Host permissions

- `http://*/*`
- `https://*/*`

### Content script matches

- `*`
- `twitter.com`
- `x.com`
- `news.ycombinator.com`
- `lobste.rs`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** Low risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Allows access to all websites, posing a significant security risk as it can monitor and modify data from any visited site.
- This extension has medium user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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## Review summary

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

## Similar extensions and apps

- [Instapaper Save Page](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instapaper-save-page) — 26 users
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- [Instapaper Quick Access](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instapaper-quick-access) — 9 users
- [PaperSpan](https://chrome-stats.com/d/paperspan) — 212 users, 3.00 / 5
- [Read with Instapaper](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instapaper-tools) — 129 users, 3.67 / 5
- [Pocket](https://chrome-stats.com/d/pocket-across) — 19 users
- [Plinky](https://chrome-stats.com/d/plinky) — 15 users
- [Instapaper Read](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instapaperread) — 270 users, 5.00 / 5
- [Save For Later for Firefox](https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-for-later-for-firefox) — 2 users
- [Pocket Quick Save](https://chrome-stats.com/d/quick-pocket-save) — 2 users
- [ArticleSaver Pro](https://chrome-stats.com/d/articlesaver-pro) — 3 users
- [Save to Freshreader](https://chrome-stats.com/d/save-to-freshreader)

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/instapaper-official)