Matter
Save articles to your Matter account
What is Matter?
"Matter" is a revolutionary Chrome extension that enhances your reading experience online. It allows you to save articles, newsletters, Twitter threads, and PDFs from the internet all in one place. No more hassle with multiple tabs or lost links; click the Matter button and save your reading material in a snap. You can even send an article to your Kindle or save a YouTube video for later. Plus, it offers a unifying inbox for subscriptions, top-grade article parsing, and sophisticated export abilities. Make your online reading smarter with Matter.
Extension stats
Users: 20,000+ 
Rating: 4.11
(28)
Creation date: 2022-11-16
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
- scripting
- storage
- activeTab
- tabs
- contextMenus
- cookies
Host permissions:
- https://*/*
- http://*/*
Size: 818.18K
Email: he*****@getmatter.app
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
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Extension summary
Matter: Save, read, listen, highlight
Finally, a better reading app. The internet is full of things you want to read – articles, newsletters, Twitter threads, PDFs. Matter brings them together in one place.
“Matter improves vastly on earlier read-later apps like Pocket and Instapaper, letting you easily access news and other stories whenever you get the time” –The Wall Street Journal (2022)
Save in 1-click:
- Save full articles if you’re within the paywall (eg. Bloomberg, NYT, WSJ)
- Rollup Twitter threads into a single article page
- Save PDFs and YouTube
3 ways to save:
- Click the Matter button in the toolbar
- Or right-click a link and “Save to Matter”
- Or use the keyboard shortcut ‘Control + M’
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spammy, or outdated.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 interface and user experience compared to Pocket.
- Effective AI text-to-speech feature.
- Easily integrates and saves articles and newsletters.
Cons
- Overpriced compared to alternatives like Pocket and Google Keep.
- Requires iOS for account setup, limiting accessibility for Android users.
- Extension may cause some websites to malfunction.
Most mentioned
- Migrated from Pocket and enjoying the switch.
- Regular issues with functionality, needing reinstallation.
- Customer service response times are a concern.
Recent reviews
Regularly stops working and needs to be reinstalled -- please fix!!!
by 
Gabe Farajollah, 2024-10-25
Gabe Farajollah, 2024-10-25Greatest extension ever, period.
by 
Ankesh Bharti, 2024-09-18
Ankesh Bharti, 2024-09-18Migrated from Pocket and loving it.
by 
C.F.J Agbim, 2024-01-30
C.F.J Agbim, 2024-01-30Extension safety
Risk impact
Matter requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk likelihood
Matter has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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