Matter

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.
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Stats
Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.19 (26)
Version: 4.6.1 (Last updated: 2024-04-10)
Creation date: 2022-11-16
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • scripting
  • storage
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • contextMenus
  • cookies
Host permissions:
  • https://*/*
  • http://*/*
Size: 6.79M
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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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
  • Clean interface
  • Killer AI text-to-speech
  • Easily saves and reads articles
  • Game-changer for mindful media consumption
Cons
  • Overpriced for some users
  • Issues with website functionality
  • No Android app
Most mentioned
  • Great alternative to Pocket
  • Requires iOS app to sign up
  • No Android app available
Recent reviews
Migrated from Pocket and loving it.
by C.F.J Agbim C.F.J Agbim, 2024-01-30

Cleaner interface than Pocket and KILLER AI text-to-speech. The text-to-speech is probably better than a human speaker at this point.
by Stephen Otto Stephen Otto, 2024-01-21

great!
by Riley Walz Riley Walz, 2023-12-28
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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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