Matter

Matter

Save articles to your Matter account

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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.

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Stats
Rating: 4.09 (23)
Version: 4.5.0 (Last updated: 2023-06-08)
Creation date: 2022-11-16
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
  • cookies
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 5.06M
Email: Click to see
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Other platforms

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Not available on Edge
Merlin
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’
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User reviews
User reviews summary
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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Helps find best content to read
  • Changing the game in productive consumption apps
  • Useful for mindful media consumption
  • Good for reinventing the consumption of the written word
Cons
  • Overpriced
  • Prevents some websites from running properly
  • Does not offer the same services as competitors
  • Delayed customer service response
  • Can only sign up with iOS
  • No Android app
  • Requires iOS or iPad app to link to account
  • Invisible icon color for toolbar
Most mentioned
  • iOS requirement
  • Comparison with other similar services like Pocket
  • Great for content consumption
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Safety
Risk impact

Matter is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Matter if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Matter is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.

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