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Self-hosted read-it-later hub with highlights and e-book export

Readeck is a free, self-hosted hub for saving the web content you want to revisit: articles, videos, and images collected as bookmarks on a server you control. It pairs read-it-later archiving with highlights, video transcripts, and e-book export, plus official Android and iOS apps for offline reading.[1][2][3]

Quick verdict

Readers who want a free self-hosted home for articles, video, and images benefit most from Readeck. Its concrete strength is read-it-later archiving beyond plain text: transcripts for saved video, highlights across saved content, and e-book export to supported e-readers. The material constraint is operational: you administer the server yourself, whether as a system binary or a container, and there is no managed hosting to fall back on. If you self-host and read beyond articles, choose Readeck; if you need zero administration, choose a hosted read-it-later service instead.[1][2][3][4]

Key features

  • Bookmark capture for articles, video, and images Save articles, videos, and images into one personal hub as bookmarks, instead of splitting video and images across separate tools.[1]

  • Highlights across saved content Mark the key passages of saved text and browse highlights from across the archive in one place.[1]

  • Video transcripts as readable articles When a transcript is available for a saved video, Readeck retrieves it so you can read, export, highlight, and search it like an article.[1]

  • E-book export with e-reader catalog Take a single article or a whole collection to an e-reader as an e-book, with a standard catalog on supported devices.[1]

  • Official mobile apps with offline reading Native Android and iOS clients save from share menus and keep content available without a connection, with adjustable fonts and typography.[1]

  • Browser extension for hard-to-reach pages Save directly while browsing, including pages that need JavaScript or logins the server cannot reach on its own.[1][2]

  • Labels, search, and dynamic collections Organize with favourites, labels, and collections that update from searches, so a growing archive stays findable.[1]

  • HTTP API plus OpenID Connect login Connect third-party tools through the documented HTTP API and sign in through an external OpenID Connect identity provider with user provisioning.[1][2]

Who will love it

  • Post-Pocket self-hosters Readers leaving hosted read-it-later services get an archive on their own infrastructure, your server and your data with no tracking, under a free licence.[1][2][3]

  • Video savers who prefer reading People who bookmark talks and clips benefit from transcripts they can skim, highlight, and search instead of rewatching.[1]

  • E-reader commuters Offline mobile apps plus e-book export move a weekend collection onto a phone or e-ink screen without a connection.[1][2]

Who should avoid it

  • Server administration required Production deployment means a Linux server with a system service and reverse proxy, or a container you operate, so readers who cannot administer a server should use a hosted read-it-later service instead.[1][2]

  • No vendor cloud or enterprise tier There is no managed Readeck offering, enterprise tier, or SLA in the reviewed official surface, and support runs through the community forum.[1][2][3]

  • No permanent public sharing Share links for saved items expire after 24 hours by design, so publishing content publicly needs a different tool.[1]

Deployment and fit

Self-host deployment paths Run the free application on your own server with release binaries for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and Windows, a Docker and Podman image, compose files, and a documented systemd deployment behind a reverse proxy.[1][2]

Desktop, mobile, and e-reader reach The reading surface spans the web reader with adjustable typography, a browser extension, Android and iOS phones with offline support, Obsidian and KOReader integrations, and e-book delivery to supported e-readers.[1][2]

Questions worth asking

What is the best Readeck alternative for non-technical users?

If running a server is the blocker, Wallabag's official managed hosting runs the same kind of self-hostable read-it-later app for you under a paid subscription. That recommendation is conditional on wanting zero administration; it is not a claim that either product is universally better.[1][2][3]

Is Readeck really no-code?

Day-to-day reading is visual and no-code: save from the browser extension or phone share menu, then read, highlight, label, and export. Self-hosting is the exception: installing and keeping the server running needs system administration, through a binary with systemd or a container image.[1][2][3]

How much does Readeck cost per month?

The software itself is free under its open-source licence, with free downloads and no priced plan, as checked on October 12, 2026. Your cost is the server you run it on plus your own administration time; recheck the official downloads page before deciding, since offerings can change.[1][2]

Can you self-host Readeck?

Yes. Readeck is built to run on your own server, with release binaries for Linux, macOS, FreeBSD, and Windows, a Docker and Podman image, compose files, and a documented systemd deployment behind a reverse proxy.[1][2]

Sources and editorial review

Source research. Reviewed on October 12, 2026. Written by Sanjib Sah. AI assisted; reviewed by a human editor.

We have not run or tested this product.

  1. Readeck homepage

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official homepage: personal content hub for articles/video/images, labels/search/collections, highlights, transcripts, e-book export, typography, extension, release 0.23.

  2. Readeck applications

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official apps page: browser extension, Android/iOS offline clients, Obsidian importer, KOReader plugin; your server, your data, no tracking.

  3. Readeck FAQ

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official FAQ: HTTP API, 24-hour share links, no paywall-credential storage, security@readeck.com reporting, forum support.

  4. Readeck deployment

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official deployment guide: Linux install, release 0.23.4 binary, systemd service, reverse proxy; compose files documented.

  5. Readeck downloads

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official downloads: free 0.23.4 binaries for four OS families, Docker/Podman image, extension, nightlies; no pricing or paid tier.

  6. Readeck external authentication

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official external-auth docs: OIDC identity-provider login with callback URL, configuration, and user provisioning.

  7. Readeck Codeberg repository

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Canonical Codeberg repo: read-it-later web app, 1.1k stars, 3951 commits, 51 releases, Go 74.8%, AGPL v3 badge, homepage readeck.org.

  8. Readeck GitHub mirror

    official · Observed October 12, 2026

    Official GitHub mirror: 282 stars, README declares Codeberg canonical, About links readeck.org; confirms genuine locator.

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