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Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by shkliarau on Monday December 27, 2021 @11:18AM (#29703711)
Hey HN,

I'm Fedor, co-founder, and designer of Alfread, read-later app with a focus on the reading habit.

Internet is full of talented writers, articles, and newsletters that are worth reading, not just saving. Our goal with Alfread is to create a place that feels exciting to come back to. For new knowledge from your saved articles, for fresh perspectives on old topics, and sometimes for fun!

But a read-later app is not a to-do list. Not every article has to be read, it's not a chore.

That's why Alfread helps manage your queue giving quick actions to archiving and snoozing with a familiar Tinder-like interface.

We know, how hard it is to start and keep using new apps. To ensure a smooth start and get the most out of Alfread fast, you can connect your Instapaper/Pocket account to sync all your unread links.

Here's how Dustin McCaffree described his experience with the app: "As soon as I signed up, I had content and value. It just uses Instapaper or Pocket like usual for me to collect articles. But then it reminds me to read, lets me set streaks, allows me to "read later" or "archive." Then, if I haven't read them after a month, it'll auto-archive them. Boom "

Give it a try and let us know what you think!

Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by spondyl on Monday December 27, 2021 @07:53PM (#29708966)
A small quirk of onboarding is that if you select a suggested time slot (ie; when you arrive at work) and go back after thinking "Ah actually, maybe at bed", it doesn't give you the timeslot suggestions again.
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by shkliarau on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @03:29AM (#29711661)
Good catch!
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by mikejulietbravo on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:18PM (#29704387)
This is great. I always feel like I have to read stuff because I’ll forget to do it later and I hate the “reading list” thing in apple
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by shkliarau on Monday December 27, 2021 @12:24PM (#29704483)
Ha, why do you hate the reading list in apple? A few people asked us to sync their reading lists to Alfread but Apple doesn't allow that, of course
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by finiteseries on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:18PM (#29705080)
They don’t allow it in their TOS or App Store guidelines?

Desktop Safari supports bookmark (& reading list) export via an HTML file on the off chance you’re not aware, and it isn’t banned.

Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by shkliarau on Monday December 27, 2021 @01:30PM (#29705203)
We might be talking about different things: one off export is possible like you mentioned but no way to sync saved links to the reading list continuously as there’re no API’s for that from Apple
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by AJRF on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:04PM (#29705627)
On Desktop Safari the reading list is stored in a Bookmarks plist file you can grab and filter out Reading List items from, might be worth having some little desktop util for a 1 time sync to move people onto your platform? It's not ideal, but it's better than nothing.

Here is an example with some code showing how someone did it so they could upload it to Pinboard: https://brettterpstra.com/2015/01/06/reading-list-catcher/

Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by shkliarau on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:11PM (#29705705)
Ah, could be good actually. Definitely better than nothing, thanks for finding that link, appreciate it
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by AJRF on Monday December 27, 2021 @02:15PM (#29705746)
No problem - and congrats on the launch!
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by shkliarau on Monday December 27, 2021 @03:25PM (#29706404)
Thank you!
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by theshrike79 on Monday December 27, 2021 @06:17PM (#29708157)
Add pinboard support for us who don't use Pocket or Instapaper, and you've got at least one extra user :)
Re:Show HN: We built an app for reading articles saved for l... by shkliarau on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @03:30AM (#29711668)
We might!