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Readwise

Readwise collects highlights from Kindle, Apple Books and other sources and resurfaces them with spaced repetition; the full plan adds the Reader read-it-later app. It starts with a 30-day free trial, and paid plans are billed annually.

Pricing model
Paid
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Description of Readwise

Readwise gathers the highlights and notes you make while reading and brings them into one library. It syncs highlights from sources such as Kindle, Instapaper and Apple Books, and its home page also mentions scanning annotations from paper books. A daily review, by email and in the app, uses spaced repetition to resurface your highlights at intervals meant to help you remember them. You can search the whole library, tag highlights, add your own notes and export everything to tools such as Notion and Obsidian, and an API is listed on the site.

The full Readwise plan also includes Reader, a read-it-later app for saving articles, newsletters, RSS feeds, PDFs and web pages and highlighting them as you read. Reader runs as a local-first web app with apps for iOS, Android, Mac and Windows and browser extensions for Chrome, Firefox and Safari. The home page says saved content can be triaged with AI, and Reader has its own AI assistant, though the pricing page does not list AI features.

Readwise starts with a 30-day free trial. The pricing page lists Readwise Lite at $5.59 per month and full Readwise at $9.99 per month, both as monthly prices billed annually; Lite covers highlight syncing, review, search and export, while the full plan adds Reader and early access to new features. A monthly billing price was not shown on the page reviewed, and a student discount is mentioned in the FAQ.

Features of Readwise

  1. Syncs highlights from Kindle, Instapaper, Apple Books and other sources into one searchable, taggable library.
  2. Daily review by email and app uses spaced repetition to resurface highlights you have saved.
  3. Full plan includes Reader, a cross-platform read-it-later app for articles, newsletters, RSS feeds and PDFs, with exports to Notion and Obsidian.

Frequently asked questions

Is Readwise free?

There is no permanent free plan on the pricing page. Readwise offers a 30-day free trial, after which Readwise Lite or full Readwise is a paid subscription.

What is the difference between Readwise Lite and full Readwise?

Lite covers highlight syncing, daily review, search, tags and exports. Full Readwise adds the Reader read-it-later app and early access to new features. Both are shown as monthly prices billed annually.

Website: https://readwise.io/

Company: Readwise

Key facts

Highlight collector with spaced-repetition review, plus the Reader read-it-later app on the full plan. 30-day trial, no free plan. Lite $5.59/month and full $9.99/month, both billed annually.

Pricing model Paid
Free tier No free plan
Starting price Not verified
Data residency Not verified
Compliance (as stated by vendor) Not verified
Integrations Kindle, Apple Books, Instapaper, Notion, Obsidian
Public API Yes
Self-hostable Not verified
Official site Not verified
Can a general AI assistant replace it? A chatbot cannot pull your Kindle highlights or remind you of them. Readwise feeds that library into review and exports; pair it with a chatbot or notes app for Q&A.
Last verified 2026-10-12 by editor

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Update history

  1. 2026-10-12 · ai alternative note updated (editor)
  2. 2026-10-12 · editor verdict updated (editor)
  3. 2026-10-12 · api available updated (editor)
  4. 2026-10-12 · integrations updated (editor)
  5. 2026-10-12 · pricing page url updated (editor)
  6. 2026-10-12 · free tier updated (editor)
  7. 2026-10-12 · pricing model updated (editor)

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