Reviewers largely see Readwise as a practical reading and knowledge tool that helps them revisit highlights, remember what they read, and turn scattered notes into a usable system. People repeatedly praise its spaced-repetition rhythm, broad syncing across reading sources, and Reader app for saving, reading, and even listening to articles. Some also value downstream integrations like Notion and its API. Complaints are limited but specific: a forced-feeling onboarding flow, gaps between Reader and core highlight workflows, and weak support for Chinese note-taking.

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knowledge management (5)

reading experience improvement (4)

highlight management (3)

integration with multiple sources (3)

user-friendly (3)

AI features (2)

daily reminders (2)

spaced repetition (2)

unified reading experience (2)

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•4 reviews

I'm a student and product manager in Taiwan. I've been using Readwise Reader for last couple months, and it's 200% improved my reading experience. The entire product puts efforts on solving people's info-consuming-related pain points, such as info overload, distraction, etc, and its first-class UX tackle them in such an elegant manner. However, it'll be great if Reader app can be fully integrated with the highlight feature in original Readwise application, so that I don't have to switch between two platform and prevent from such distraction as a reader. Also, note-taking in Chinese is essential for me but it isn't will supported in the current version. Overall it's a great product, and a bold move as a tech company in current era. Can't wait for future updates!

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user-friendly (3)reading experience improvement (4)info overload management (1)

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lack of full integration between apps (1)limited support for non-English note-taking (1)

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71 views3yr ago

•7 reviews

Readwise is an integration tool for content consumption first and foremost. It allows consuming content from the best app we like to and is able to bring in our highlights and annotations to a unified interface that can be consumed from their apps (Readwise and Reader) but also relayed downstream to note taking tools and deeper introspection. It suits diverse set of learning workflows and comes a solid API. Though the main job appears to be a flashcards app like anki using spaced repetition and interleaving with the twist of being able to make your notes around your highlights on content consumed from a host of popular services, I find it as a core architecture piece of modern knowledge work and learning. Books can be read on Kindle, Apple Books, Libby and a host of other sources and their highlights can surface up in Readwise. Tweets can be saved and preserved for later consumption or referncing. Audio podcasts can be saved via apps like Snipd, and newsletters can be consumed via email feeds and RSS all in one fluid interface. Their reading app, Reader is new in the market but is becoming tightly integrated with Readwise and i am exciting about their future development. It is one of those services that is hard to switch off once you get it rolling, simply because it becomes a critical infrastructure piece in personal knowledge management.

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integration with multiple sources (3)knowledge management (5)highlight management (3)spaced repetition (2)

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63 views3yr ago

•1 review

I’ve started my morning reviewing my Readwise highlights every day for the past (checks app) 1,764 days. According to my phone, I spend an average of 2.5 hours a day (!) in Readwise Reader, where I send everything I’m remotely serious about reading. As a writer by trade and a scholar by training, I’m telling you without exaggeration that Readwise is the single most beneficial tool I have ever encountered for thinking with, period.

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knowledge management (5)highlight management (3)reading experience improvement (4)

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48 views2yr ago

•6 reviews

My main tool for collecting and organising knowledge. Readwise takes the highlights and notes from your reading and transforms them into a personal knowledge system. By syncing with Kindle, Raindrop.io, articles, and more, it surfaces key insights with daily reminders. I pair it with Raindrop.io to tag first, then refine and retain knowledge seamlessly.

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integration with multiple sources (3)knowledge management (5)daily reminders (2)

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•1 review

Mind-blowing paradigm-shift to the reading experience. A few minutes of playing with it was all it took for me to decide to move all my newsletter subscriptions to Readwise. Its clutter-free and focused flow is the best I've found (there's a lot more, from handy AI aids to power-user shortcuts, that make the software an absolute gem —more good points than I can list here.) Easily one of the best product releases of the year imo, right up there with Chat GPT and Arc. So incredibly underrated.

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user-friendly (3)AI features (2)reading experience improvement (4)

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6 views3yr ago

•5 reviews

Readwise has dramatically improved my knowledge management system. Learning is easier with Readwise, which implements the concept of spaced repetition. It feels so good to encounter a highlight or note you once saved every once in a while. New ideas are developed from this simple practice, and I encourage everyone, especially knowledge workers to use this app.

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knowledge management (5)spaced repetition (2)

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•1 review

Great app, helps me remember everything I consume. Especially the Notion Sync is super useful. I love the ease of use and the unconventional concept with the Chrome Plugin - absolute game changer for me! Keep going!

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user-friendly (3)integration with multiple sources (3)

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4 views4yr ago

•1 review

Excellent tool for people who like to read digital books and highlight what is important. It sends you an email with highlights from the books that you have read in the past and that you surely had forgotten.

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daily reminders (2)highlight management (3)

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5 views4yr ago

•1 review

This is an amazing tool to master what you have previously read, inspire writing topics and to improve your overall investment in your past reading. The new Reader app adds to this experience.

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knowledge management (5)reading experience improvement (4)unified reading experience (2)

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7 views3yr ago

•1 review

It is an incredible tool to unify all your readings and annotate what interests you. The use of AI is a game-changer! I hope they exploit it even more.

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AI features (2)unified reading experience (2)

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