Readwise Highlighter

Save a page to Readwise Reader

What is Readwise Highlighter?

Readwise Highlighter is an official Chrome extension made by the Readwise team. It enables users to save articles to Readwise Reader and annotate the web. The extension also allows highlights to be synced with Readwise and other note-taking applications like Obsidian, Notion, Roam Research, and more. An existing Readwise account is required for usage.

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Extension stats

By: https://readwise.io

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.43 (54)

Version: 0.16.7 (Last updated: 2024-10-26)

Creation date: 2022-12-11

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Permissions:

activeTab
background
contextMenus
notifications
storage
tabs
unlimitedStorage

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 3.19M

Email: te*****@readwise.io

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 2475 ▼ 4

Other rankings

#214 in Workflow & Planning ▲ 2 #24 in highlighter keyword 42 ▼ 8 #77 in reader keyword 85 ▼ 1

Other platforms

Readwise Highlighter (v0.15.23)

4.32

(19) 6,402+

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Extension summary

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This is the official Reader browser extension made by and maintained by the Readwise team.

You use the Reader Highlighter extension to:

• Save articles to Reader – the first ever read-it-later app built for power readers. If you’ve ever used Instapaper or Pocket, Reader is like those, except it’s built for 2023 and brings all your reading into one place including: web articles, email newsletters, RSS feeds, Twitter threads, PDFs, EPUBs and more. You can get started with Reader here. • Highlight and annotate the open web.

All highlights that you make using this extension will be synced with the Readwise ecosystem and, optionally, to your note-taking app of choice such as Obsidian, Notion, Roam Research, Evernote, Logseq, and more.

Note: You must have an existing Readwise account to use this extension.

If you are not already a subscriber, you can get a free 30-day trial with no credit card upfront. At the end of the trial, you will not be charged unless you choose to subscribe.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

Super useful for Readwise Reader users.
Works quickly and effectively.
Indispensable for saving and annotating content.
Seamlessly integrates with Readwise for highlights.
Excellent for reinforcing reading and managing highlights.

Cons

Support is lacking and unresponsive.
Extension can be disruptive with keyboard shortcuts.
Issues with highlights from certain PDF applications not being recognized.
Problems with highlighting on dark mode websites.
Inconsistent display of highlights across different browsers or versions.

Most mentioned

Great for collecting and annotating web content.
Integration with Readwise for organized highlights.
Frustrations with extension support and maintenance.
Difficulties with highlighting code blocks and PDFs.
User interface issues in dark mode.

Recent reviews

Sangjin Lee, 2024-11-03

Zach Fuller, 2024-11-01

The Chrome version of this plugin does not automatically show the highlight I made before. Each time I need to click the plugin again to re-load it to the website to show the highlight..