Read Later - Save Articles & Reading List

Save articles to a private read later reading list in one click. Tags, search, archive, unread badge and JSON export. No account.

Read Later – Save Articles & Reading List Read Later is a private reading queue for your browser: a simple way to save articles, blog posts, recipes, and long reads with one click and come back to them when you have time. It picks up where the closed Pocket service left off — a clean pocket alternative that keeps your entire read later list on your own device. No account, no server, no sync, no tracking. Your reading list never leaves your computer. Click the toolbar icon, press "Save this page", and the current article lands in your read later queue with its title, site, and date. When a quiet moment arrives, open the popup — everything is waiting exactly where you left it, with the site and saving date visible at a glance. WHY A LOCAL READ LATER LIST Most save for later tools route your links through someone else's cloud. This extension takes the opposite path: local browser storage on your device is the only place your data lives. The read later queue needs no sign-up, opens instantly, and remains yours even if every reading service on the internet shuts down. A JSON export gives you a portable backup of the whole offline list whenever you want one — and a JSON import brings it back on any computer. KEY FEATURES 🔖 One-click saving of the current page to your read later list 🏷️ Tags at save time and on every saved item — organize by theme 🔍 Instant search across titles, sites, and tags 📂 Filters: All, Unread, Archived — a tidy reading list at all times ✅ Mark articles as read to archive them without losing them 🔢 Unread counter badge directly on the toolbar icon 📤 Export and import your whole offline list as JSON 🗂️ Color-coded letter avatars for every site — zero external requests 🌐 Listing localized into 33 languages HOW TO SAVE A PAGE IN THREE STEPS 1. Open any article you want to read later. 2. Click the Read Later icon and press "Save this page" — add a tag if you like. 3. Done. The unread badge updates and the page waits in your reading list. WHAT EVERY SAVED ITEM KEEPS 1. Page title and full URL 2. Site domain with a letter avatar 3. The date you saved it 4. Your tags 5. Read or unread status FIVE KINDS OF QUEUES PEOPLE BUILD • A morning reading list of news and newsletters to skim with coffee • A research shelf of papers and documentation to save for later • A recipe box of cooking pages tagged by cuisine • A long-read collection for slow weekend evenings • A learning queue of tutorials and guides, tagged by skill FAQ Q: Does this read later extension work offline? A: Yes. Saving, searching, tagging, archiving, export, and import all run locally. Opening a saved article naturally needs the page itself, but your read later list is always available. Q: Is it a pocket alternative? A: It covers the everyday core of that workflow — save articles now, read them later, archive them when done — while storing everything on your device instead of a server. Q: How is it different from a bookmark manager? A: A bookmark manager is a permanent library. A read later queue is a flow: pages arrive, get read, and move to the archive. Unread and Archived views keep that flow visible, and the badge shows how much reading awaits. Q: What permissions does it use? A: Only storage (to keep your list) and activeTab (to read the title and URL of the page you choose to save after you click the icon). Nothing runs in the background on the sites you visit, and nothing is ever transmitted. Q: Can I lose my data? A: Your items live in local extension storage, so removing the extension removes the list. Use Export JSON for a backup; Import JSON restores it and skips duplicates automatically. WHO IT IS FOR • Readers who save articles all day and want one calm place to return to • Students collecting sources into a tagged reading list • Cooks who save recipe pages to revisit at the stove • Professionals who save for later the posts they find during work hours • Anyone leaving cloud services who wants a private read later home Read Later keeps the habit simple: see something worth your attention, save it in one click, and read it on your own schedule. Install it, save articles as you browse, and let the read later badge remind you what your future self has to look forward to.