Save to Polar

Save PDFs and EPUBs to Polar.
What is Save to Polar?
'Save to Polar' is a Chrome extension designed to simplify the organization and retrieval of digital information. The extension allows users to save webpages, PDFs, and EPUBs to Polar's document repository with a single click. Users can then manage, annotate, and create flashcards from these documents, facilitating active learning and comprehensive knowledge management. The extension also integrates with Anki and offers free cloud storage. Suitable for students, knowledge professionals, and individuals with learning disabilities.

Extension stats

Users: 3,000+
Rating: 4.29 (21)
Version: 2.2.79 (Last updated: 2021-11-05)
Creation date: 2019-05-05
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • unlimitedStorage
  • *://*/*
Size: 13.76M

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Extension summary

Polar’s Chrome extension is the easiest and fastest way to save or clip web pages in your Polar document repository. It also captures most relevant content from webpages like links, images, and more.

Save any webpage with one click on the extension icon.

Once your document is in Polar, you have a comprehensive document and knowledge management tool to get the most out of your reading. Polar includes a document repository, a native document reader (for PDFs, EPUBs, and webpages), advanced annotation management, knowledge repository, flashcards (with review features using spaced repetition), and more.

Polar is the easiest way to build a networked knowledge base from your reading. Store all your reading documents in one place, regardless of file type (webpage, PDF, EPUB). Polar also enables you to keep your annotations and comments in one place. It’s perfect for incremental reading or active reading, especially for technical and scientific documents. Build a networked knowledge base by cross-referencing annotations and sections of documents across files with annotation-level tags.

In addition, Polar allows you to create flashcards in one click from annotations, review flashcards using Polar’s spaced repetition algorithm, and sync your flashcards with Anki.

Polar’s key features include:

  • Document management - reading progress, incremental reading, close reading, annotations, highlights, tags, pagemarks, cloud storage,...
  • Cross-referencing of thoughts and documents with tags
  • Learning tool - auto-convert annotations into flashcards in one click, spaced repetition
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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
  • Great extension for saving web articles for offline reading.
  • Helps in taking control over knowledge retention and prevents loss of information.
  • Good for students, enhancing study habits with features like annotations and flashcards.
  • Seamless integration for clipping articles and easy access for later reading.
  • Combines well with Anki for improved learning and retention.
Cons
  • Product is perceived as abandoned with loss of user data.
  • Clunky workflow between Chrome extension and local viewer.
  • Limited functionality on Chromebooks and lack of Android app.
  • Future pricing plans may impose severe limitations on usage.
  • User experience is less intuitive when compared to other tools.
Most mentioned
  • Product is abandoned, took customers money and disappeared.
  • Great extension for saving web articles for offline reading.
  • In 5 years of uni, no single tool has improved my grades as much as the polar+anki combination.
Recent reviews
by redacted, 2024-01-23

They simply disappeared without any notice. I lost all my documents collected in last three years
by 羅斯, 2023-09-13

Product is abandoned, took customers money and disappeared.
by Benjamin Metcalfe, 2023-01-10
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Save to Polar requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Save to Polar may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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