Best alternatives to Instapaper (2026)
10 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to Instapaper, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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Instapaper alternatives, compared
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Reading List
This extension saves a list of links to pages to read later.
≈40K users4.3★ from 746 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 5.0× fewer users than Instapaper
- Rated 1.0 stars higher
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
- 2
Talis Reading Lists Bookmarking
A browser extension to bookmark resources to Talis Reading Lists
≈30K users4.0★ from 4 ratingsUpdated 7 days ago4 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Instapaper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (4 vs 5)
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PaperSpan
Read It Later app to read more and finish your reading list - to use the web for better you.
≈1K users3.4★ from 17 ratingsUpdated 9 months ago7 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Instapaper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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linkding extension
Companion extension for the linkding bookmark service
≈10K users4.9★ from 31 ratingsUpdated 5 months ago6 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Instapaper
- Rated 1.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (6 vs 5)
- Listed under Tools
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syncmarx
Web extension built for cross-browser bookmark syncing to the cloud.
≈2K users4.4★ from 72 ratingsUpdated 21 months ago7 permissions- About 100× fewer users than Instapaper
- Rated 1.1 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Read it later
Save page to read later.
≈1K users3.6★ from 15 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years2 permissions- About 200× fewer users than Instapaper
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
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Read It Later
Save pages to read later and quickly open your list.
≈10K usersNot rated yetUpdated 11 months ago3 permissions- About 20× fewer users than Instapaper
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (3 vs 5)
- Listed under Just for Fun
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booky.io Extension
Add new links to booky.io and browse your existing bookmarks.
≈4K users4.1★ from 28 ratingsUpdated 3 days ago7 permissions- About 50× fewer users than Instapaper
- Rated 0.9 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for more permissions (7 vs 5)
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Karakeep
An extension to bookmark links to karakeep.com
≈30K users4.8★ from 39 ratingsUpdated 2 weeks ago5 permissions- About 6.7× fewer users than Instapaper
- Rated 1.6 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Listed under Tools
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Read Later
Store links to read later, organize tabs and windows
≈8K users4.6★ from 87 ratingsUpdated 15 months ago2 permissions- About 25× fewer users than Instapaper
- Rated 1.3 stars higher
- Updated more recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 5)
- Listed under Functionality & UI
Instapaper alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to Instapaper?
By users, the most popular alternative is Reading List with ≈40K users and a 4.3-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Reading List.
Which Instapaper alternative has the best rating?
Read Later has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 87 ratings.
Is there a Instapaper alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
Reading List asks for 2 permissions, against 5 for Instapaper.
How many alternatives to Instapaper are there?
We list 10 close alternatives to Instapaper on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.