Save articles now. Read them properly later.
Reading Rewind is a free read-later app for Chrome, with Firefox in beta. Save any article in one click, close the tab, and read a clean copy of the text later, even if the original page is gone.
Free. No credit card. For desktop Chrome; Firefox in beta.
Read Later
4 to read
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A field guide to deep work
#focus
2m ago -
Why boring database migrations win
#engineering
1h ago -
The quiet comeback of the city bike lane
#weekend
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Notes on writing release notes people read
#work
4d ago
Every save gets a clean reader copy in the background. Tag it now or later.
Tabs make a terrible reading list.
They pile up, slow your browser down, and vanish when a window closes. Bookmarks aren't much better: the page changes or disappears and the article goes with it. Reading Rewind keeps the article itself.
Saved in one click
Click the Reading Rewind button on any page and it is in your list. Add a tag if you like. Saved it twice? It just moves back to the top.
Just the article
Ads, pop-ups, and sidebars are stripped out in the background, leaving clean text at the size you like. Switch to the live page whenever you want the original.
Still there when the page is not
The article text is stored with your save, so a link that breaks, moves, or changes does not take your reading with it.
Tags instead of piles
Tag as you save. Saves also show up in Bookmarks, where you can retag in bulk and filter by tag to find what you feel like reading tonight.
Four steps to one-click saving.
The extension adds a save button to your browser toolbar. It is a direct download rather than a store listing, so setup takes four short steps.
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Create your free account
This is where your reading list lives.
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Install the extension
Download the Chrome .zip below and load it as a local extension. On Firefox? Read the beta note first.
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Connect it to your account
In Settings > Sync, copy a single-use pairing link and paste it into the extension panel.
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Save your first article
Click the toolbar button on any article. It is in your list straight away, with the clean copy close behind.
Firefox is in beta.
The extension is not signed by Mozilla yet, so Firefox only runs it as a temporary add-on loaded from about:debugging. It is removed every time Firefox restarts, and you will need to load it again and reconnect it. Your saves and synced bookmarks stay safe in your account. For an install that stays put, use Chrome.
Your bookmarks come along too.
Connecting the extension also syncs your Chrome and Firefox bookmarks, so years of saved links live in one place, next to your reading list and in the same reader.
Try the ExplorerBookmarks by browser
Each browser profile you connect, and each bookmarks file you import, is its own source, so work and personal libraries never collide.
Send your open tabs over
Push every open tab into Tabs in one go, so a research session survives closing the window.
A cleanup center
Find duplicates, empty folders, untagged links, stale tabs, and bookmarks you deleted in the browser, then tidy them in batches.
Browse an export, no account
Drop any browser's bookmarks.html into the explorer. It is read in your browser and never uploaded.
Frequently asked questions
Is Reading Rewind a Pocket alternative?
For saving and reading articles on your computer, yes. Mozilla shut Pocket down in July 2025, and Reading Rewind covers the core of it: one-click saving from Chrome (Firefox in beta), a clean reader view, and tags. It doesn't import Pocket or Instapaper exports, and it has no mobile app, highlights, or offline reading.
What happens if a saved article is deleted or changed?
You can still read it. When you save a page, the article text is extracted in the background and stored with your save, so it stays in your library even if the original page changes, moves, or goes offline. Only the text is kept; images are not stored.
Does it work on my phone?
No. There is no iOS or Android app, and saving works through the extension in desktop Chrome, with Firefox in beta.
Is Reading Rewind free?
Yes. It's free to use and there's no credit card to enter. Create an account, add the extension, and you can save your first article in a few minutes.
Is the extension in the Chrome Web Store or Firefox Add-ons?
No. You download it from this page as a .zip and load it as a local extension, then connect it to your account with a pairing link from Settings > Sync. In Chrome it stays installed like any other extension.
Does it work in Firefox?
Yes, in beta. The extension is not signed by Mozilla yet, so Firefox loads it as a temporary add-on and removes it whenever Firefox restarts. You will need to load it again and reconnect after each restart; your saves and bookmarks stay in your account. Chrome is the recommended option for now.
Does it sync my browser bookmarks?
Yes, as a bonus. The same extension syncs your Chrome and Firefox bookmarks, each browser profile as its own source, and can send all your open tabs to your library. You can also import a bookmarks.html file, which becomes a source of its own. The Cleanup Center then helps you find duplicates, untagged links, stale tabs, and bookmarks you deleted in the browser.
Close the tab. Keep the article.
It's free, there's no credit card, and your first article can be saved a few minutes from now.