v0.1.2Productivity · Reading

Save it now, read it later — even offline

A clean offline copy of any article, on your device. No account.

Free · Local-first · No account required

Save it now, read it later — even offline.

ReadNest is a calm, 100% local read-it-later app: one click stores a clean copy of any article on your own device, so your reading list is fast, private, and never at the mercy of a service that shuts down.

Read beautifully in a distraction-free reader (light, sepia or dark; serif or sans; adjustable size and width), highlight in five colours and add notes, organise with Inbox, Archive and Favorites plus free-form tags, and find anything with full-text search across titles, content, tags and notes.

No account. No cloud. No tracking. Nothing you save ever leaves your browser. Export anything to Markdown, EPUB, HTML, JSON or CSV — and import your list from Pocket or Instapaper in one click, all processed locally.

Features

Everything ReadNest does

One-click save

Toolbar button, right-click “Save to ReadNest”, or Alt+Shift+S.

Offline copies that last

ReadNest keeps the actual article text on your device, so it survives paywalls, link rot, and apps that get discontinued.

Clean reader

A distraction-free reader with light / sepia / dark themes, serif or sans, adjustable size and width, and a progress bar that remembers where you left off.

Highlight & annotate

Select text to highlight in five colours and attach your own notes.

Organize

Inbox, Archive and Favorites, plus free-form tags.

Full-text search

Free search across titles, article content, tags and your notes — not hidden behind a paywall.

Export anything

Markdown, EPUB, HTML, JSON backup or CSV — one article or your whole library.

Migrate in one click

Import your list from Pocket (HTML/CSV) and Instapaper (CSV), plus ReadNest JSON backups — all parsed locally.

Side-panel library

Your whole library in Chrome's side panel, with keyboard shortcuts.

Screenshots

See it in action

How it works

Up and running in seconds

1
Install ReadNest
Add it from the Chrome Web Store and pin it to your toolbar.
2
Save in one click
On any article, click ReadNest, press Alt+Shift+S, or right-click → “Save to ReadNest.” A clean copy is stored on your device.
3
Read & highlight
Open it in the calm reader, pick a theme and text size, and highlight passages in five colours with your own notes.
4
Organise & find
Tag and file articles into Inbox, Archive or Favorites, and search across everything — even offline.

Keyboard

Shortcuts

Action	Windows / Linux	macOS
Save the current page to ReadNest	`Alt`+`Shift`+`S`	`Option`+`Shift`+`S`
Open the ReadNest library	`Alt`+`Shift`+`L`	`Option`+`Shift`+`L`

Privacy

Why each permission is needed

ReadNest asks for the minimum and explains every one.

activeTab
Reads the current page's article only when you click Save (toolbar, right-click, or Alt+Shift+S), so a clean offline copy can be stored locally. Not used to monitor browsing or other tabs.
scripting
Injects a one-time content-extraction script into the active tab you are saving, to pull out the article's text and images. All scripts are bundled in the extension; no remote code.
storage
Saves your preferences (theme, font, defaults) via chrome.storage.local. Saved articles are stored in your browser's IndexedDB. Nothing is transmitted off the device.
sidePanel
Displays your saved-article library in Chrome's side panel.
contextMenus
Adds the right-click “Save to ReadNest” menu item.

Read the full privacy policy.