What is Readup?

Readup is a social reading platform that respects your time and rewards your attention.
Made for readers, by readers
Readup is built by people who love deep reading. Our apps and browser extensions remove distractions from articles.
A vibrant community
Not sure what to read? The Readup community curates the best of the best from across the web.
Algorithms you can trust
There are no filter-bubble algorithms behind Readup. Readup is open, and everyone sees the same great articles.
Read-certified comments
Readup requires you to read an article before commenting on it. This is key to true civil discourse.
What our readers say
We're proud to improve the lives of internet readers on a daily basis.
My best online reading experiences have happened here.
— EZ1969
I used to have several magazine subscriptions and now I have all of it at Readup.
— Pegeen
I’m so grateful to have Readup in my life.
— KaylaLola
Readup has fundamentally changed the way I read online.
— bartadamley
Readup gave me my brain back!
— Karenz
Love Readup and love recommending it to my friends and family.
— skrt
It’s fascinating to see (and super exciting to be part of) Readup’s growth. Here’s to so much more 🥂❤️✨
— chrissetiana
I cherish Readup as a safe place for productive and empathic conversation.
— thorgalle
There is something inherently decent and civil about reading on Readup. It will be an important experiment to see if it can stay a healthy community.
— Plum
I’m a believer in this project and eager to see what the market will say.
— Raven
Support Us
A small group of volunteers builds and maintains Readup. Help us keep the service up and running!
These wonderful people make Readup possible:

Readup is a social reading platform that respects your time and rewards your attention.

Made for readers, by readers

A vibrant community

Algorithms you can trust

Read-certified comments

What our readers say

Support Us