Save articles to read later

Turn a saved link into something you can read

A browser bookmark remembers an address. LeafRead saves the main text of a public article in a reading list, alongside your books and documents. When you return, you can open the reading, adjust the page and continue from your saved place without sorting through a row of unfinished tabs.

Paste the article URL in Add text and check the imported result. A recognizable title and source make it easier to find later. If a page cannot be extracted, you can paste text you have permission to use instead. LeafRead does not bypass a login or paywall.

Keep articles, EPUB books and documents together

Your next read might be an essay from the web, a PDF report or a chapter from an EPUB. They can share a library while keeping their own reading position and notes. Previews, source information and reading time help you decide what to open when you have a little time available.

For a project, save the background articles beside the main document. For personal reading, keep a novel next to the essays you want to return to. You can filter by reading format when you need a document rather than an article, without maintaining separate collections in different apps.

Give your reading list a simple structure

Use collections for a project or a larger subject, and tags for labels that help you find related material. Mark a favorite when you expect to return to it often. Grid view is useful for recognizing covers; list view gives you a more compact way to browse titles.

Start with a small number of labels you will actually remember. A collection called “Garden plans” and tags such as “soil” or “watering” are easier to use than a complicated system created before you have read anything. Add more structure when your library gives you a reason to.

• Keep current project material in a collection.
• Use favorites for readings you reopen regularly.
• Search titles, sources and tags when you know part of what you need.

Make a little reading time useful

Open a recent reading from Home when you want to finish something already started. If you have time for something new, use its preview and estimated reading time to choose. The aim is to make the next reading easy to begin, even when your saved list is much longer than your available time.

You can also listen to a saved article with text to speech. Start from a sentence, adjust playback speed and return to the text when you want to make a note. Your read-it-later list becomes material you can read or hear, depending on the moment.

Finish, archive and find it again

Archive material you have finished so it no longer competes with your current reading. Archiving keeps it available; deleting serves a different purpose. If an article contains an idea you will need later, save a highlight and a brief note before moving on.

Return with the same LeafRead account on the web or in the iPhone and iPad app to find your library and saved position. For time away from a connection, prepare the readings on the device you will take with you. Adding something to the library is not the same as downloading it for offline use.

Questions about saving articles for later