Readwise
Readwise
★ #11 in ProductivityProduct status: Status not recorded
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Highlight review and reading management: Readwise revisits saved highlights; Full includes Reader for articles, feeds and documents, with Ghostreader AI and note-app exports. No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
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Decision notes
Official-document research
Based on the cited documentation. We did not use the product, purchase a plan, or run quality, speed or reliability tests in this review.
Consider it for
- Readers who already highlight and want a recurring review routine
- Users willing to configure exports and verify AI answers against sources
Choose another approach if
- Anyone needing a permanent free Reader plan or guaranteed memory improvement
- Workflows requiring end-to-end encrypted storage or automatic propagation of every exported edit
Pricing and conditions
Documented terms
Read 2026-10-15: Full is USD 12.99 billed monthly or USD 119.88 for 12 months (USD 9.99/month equivalent). Full includes Reader and note-app exports; Lite excludes those. A 30-day trial is not a continuing free tier. Website prices exclude applicable tax, calculated from billing location and business status; actual checkout region and total were not checked. Subscriptions renew by billing cycle. Optional own-key AI use can add separate OpenAI API charges; exact account quotas were not verified.
Pricing source read:
Pricing or terms sourceCode, model and service licensing
A hosted personal-use subscription, not an open-source or content-rights licence. Readwise's terms require rights to uploaded material and grant it a broad licence to process user content for service operation, development and improvement. Connections to note apps and optional AI involve third-party terms and data processing; the privacy policy describes collection of saved content and integration tokens. Buying Full does not grant redistribution rights to books, newsletters or PDFs. Review permission and export behaviour before moving confidential material.
Basis and limits of the recorded score
The existing 4.7 editorial score is retained; no original scoring record was found. This documentation review does not re-score Readwise, establish best-in-class quality or demonstrate improved memory.
Overview
Readwise collects highlights for Daily Review and a searchable library. Reader is its separate reading interface for saved articles, RSS, newsletters, PDFs and EPUBs; access comes with Readwise Full, not Lite. Reader highlights flow into Readwise and supported note-taking exports. This is not unrestricted two-way editing: the export documentation says later edits to already exported highlights, notes or tags do not automatically propagate and may require a refresh.
Ghostreader provides AI help with reading. Global Ghostreader searches the library with source citations on web and desktop; mobile supports individual-document chat. Included AI options and optional use of your own OpenAI API key differ by workflow. Feed auto-summarization with your own key uses your API credits. Check citations and generated summaries against the original; this review did not measure accuracy, retention of learning, sync reliability or migration effort.
Choose Lite for highlight review, or assess Full when the reading queue, exports and Reader AI are needed. The service has no ongoing free plan after its 30-day trial. Import only content you have rights to use, and review cloud, integration and AI permissions before saving confidential material; Readwise states that the service has no end-to-end encryption.
Sources
The factual claims in this review were read from the pages below. Each date is when an editor last opened the source, not when the product changed.
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Pros / Cons
Pros
- Daily highlight review and searchable highlight library
- Full includes Reader rather than a second Reader subscription
- Documented exports to Notion, Obsidian and text formats
Cons
- Reader and note-taking exports require Full
- Changes to already exported annotations may need manual refresh
- Cloud processing and AI permissions require review; no end-to-end encryption
Who it's for
Revisiting highlights from authorized reading sources
Keeping articles, newsletters and supported documents in Reader
Exporting reading annotations to a supported notes workflow
Bottom line
Consider Lite for highlight review and Full for Reader plus exports; check sync limits, content rights and AI costs before moving your reading workflow.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Readwise currently available?
No lifecycle review is recorded for this listing. Its inclusion in the directory does not confirm current availability; check the vendor before relying on it.
What is Readwise?
Readwise is a Productivity tool developed by Readwise. Highlight review and reading management: Readwise revisits saved highlights; Full includes Reader for articles, feeds and documents, with Ghostreader AI and note-app exports.
What costs and terms should I check for Readwise?
Read 2026-10-15: Full is USD 12.99 billed monthly or USD 119.88 for 12 months (USD 9.99/month equivalent). Full includes Reader and note-app exports; Lite excludes those. A 30-day trial is not a continuing free tier. Website prices exclude applicable tax, calculated from billing location and business status; actual checkout region and total were not checked. Subscriptions renew by billing cycle. Optional own-key AI use can add separate OpenAI API charges; exact account quotas were not verified.
Is Readwise open source?
A hosted personal-use subscription, not an open-source or content-rights licence. Readwise's terms require rights to uploaded material and grant it a broad licence to process user content for service operation, development and improvement. Connections to note apps and optional AI involve third-party terms and data processing; the privacy policy describes collection of saved content and integration tokens. Buying Full does not grant redistribution rights to books, newsletters or PDFs. Review permission and export behaviour before moving confidential material.
What are the best alternatives to Readwise?
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Basic Info
- Pricing
- Paid
Read 2026-10-15: Full is USD 12.99 billed monthly or USD 119.88 for 12 months (USD 9.99/month equivalent). Full includes Reader and note-app exports; Lite excludes those. A 30-day trial is not a continuing free tier. Website prices exclude applicable tax, calculated from billing location and business status; actual checkout region and total were not checked. Subscriptions renew by billing cycle. Optional own-key AI use can add separate OpenAI API charges; exact account quotas were not verified.
- Editorial score
- ★ 4.7 / 5 How we score
- Platforms
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- Last verified
- 2026-10-12
