Frequently Asked Questions

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Download the app from the app store.

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Download the app for Mac, Windows or Linux.

The word "user" dehumanizes people. In lieu of "usernames," Readup has reader names.

Anything! Readup curates top-quality articles from across the web. Plus you can easily save (or "import") articles to Readup from pretty much anywhere.

Uh oh! All articles on Readup should display perfectly, but sometimes Readup's ad-destroyer (or "parser") makes a mistake. If you notice a problem within an article, please report it by clicking the flag icon in the top right corner. With our team of volunteers we try to take out these issues!

The #1 Contender becomes AOTD at midnight Pacific Standard Time.

Yes. Readup is essentially a browser that cleans pages up by stripping away everything except the actual article. Many articles that are "hidden" behind soft paywalls are still "visible" in the code. Readup displays those articles.

No. If you want a new reader name, you need to create a new account.

Nope. You can always just browse the articles that other people save. But it’s a good thing to know how to do in case you ever want to save a specific article to Readup.

The Readup share extension in iOS makes it easy to save articles to Readup with just a few clicks. When you are viewing an article you want to save (for example in the Safari app) just click the share extension (a square with an up arrow) and then click the Readup icon. (Note: If you can’t find the Readup icon, you might need to click “More.”)

You'll receive a notification that you can tap to open the article in Readup directly, and the article will appear at the top of your Starred list in My Reads.

First, get the browser extesion for your browser from our Downloads page. Then just click the browser extension button. When you view an article in Reader Mode, it will automatically be saved to the History section of My Reads.

Yes, you can on the desktop apps! You'll find this setting in the extension options page. To find the options:

• In Chrome, right-click the Readup extension icon and click "Options."
• In Firefox, right-click the Readup extension icon, click "Manage Extension", then click the triple-dot menu next to the Readup extension, then click "Options."
• In Safari, right-click the Readup extension icon, click "Manage Extension...", then click "Preferences" in the pane that pops up.
• In Edge, right-click the Readup extension icon and click "Extension options."

Disabling starring is not yet possible in our mobile apps. Let us know in our Discord if this is something you want!

No. Your reading history is 100% private by default. On an article-by-article basis, you choose what you want to post publicly.

Yes! Our Privacy Policy is short and sweet. Read it.

As a writer on Readup you get special powers. Articles you've written will appear on your profile. You can comment on your own articles without reading them, and your comments will be highlighted.

Go to the Settings screen in the app. Click "Get Verified."

Readup's is owned by co-founder Jeff Camera, who hosts the readup.org infrastructure.

Readup is fully open-source under the AGPL 3 license, which means anyone can modify or reuse Readup as long as they respect the license.

Volunteers led by Thor Galle maintain and develop the platform further. They organize their work and budget transparently on Open Collective.

Yes! Readup is fully open-source, we manage the code, issues and projects on our GitHub. If you need support, join our Discord & drop us a message in the #development channel.

Possibly! Let us know how you'd like to contribute in our Discord. If you can work with relative independence, your skills in design/marketing/social media/community management/... would be much appreciated. You can also contact volunteer lead Thor directly at thorgalle+readup at gmail dot com.

You can also donate. Supporting us financially on Open Collective helps us pay our server bills, and devote more time to improving Readup.