Omnivore

7.3easy start · #4 of 28
in Read-It-Later Apps

Free to practise onyes
Free trialnot on record
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workyes

Runs on Android, api, Browser, iOS, Mac, self-hosted, Web.

Omnivore is ranked #4 of 28 in read-IT-later apps on The Geeks Club. It runs on Android, API, Browser extension, iOS, macOS, Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

Omnivore plans and pricing

All plans

Free (self-hosted) Free cloud application deprecated November 2024 · deploy on your own server raw.githubusercontent.com · 1 Oct 2026

Compared on read-IT-later apps

Free plan: Yes
Offline access: Yes
Highlighting: Yes
Browser extension: Yes
Mobile apps: Yes
Highlight export: Yes

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The record

Product: Omnivore is an open-source read-it-later solution for people who like text.
Reading workflow: It saves articles, newsletters, PDFs and documents for distraction-free reading, with notes, highlights and synchronization across devices.
Organization: The service provides labels, filters, rules and fully indexed text search.
Email ingestion: An Omnivore email inbox can receive newsletter subscriptions, PDFs and article emails, including Substack newsletters.
Text to speech: Text-to-speech is available in the iOS app, including offline audio playback downloads.
Integrations: Omnivore provides plugins for synchronizing saved reading, highlights and notes with Logseq and Obsidian.
Rules: Rules are a beta feature available only on the web and can apply actions when articles are created or modified.
Platforms: The maker lists native iOS and Android apps, an Android progressive web app, and browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge.
Self hosting: The project can be forked, extended or deployed to a user's own server; its Docker setup starts PostgreSQL, the web frontend, an API server and a content-fetching service.
Current availability: The cloud application was deprecated in November 2024 and Omnivore is now completely self-hosted.
Security reporting: The security policy asks researchers to submit vulnerability reports through the GitHub Issues tab and prohibits social engineering.
Privacy: The privacy policy names Omnivore Media, Inc. as the company and GDPR data controller and states that it uses personal data to provide and improve the service.
Support: The project directs its community to Discord for participation and ongoing discussion.
License: Omnivore and its Readability.js extensions are licensed under AGPL-3.0.
Price from: Free

Where it ranks on The Geeks Club

Best Read-It-Later Apps in 2026#4 of 28

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raw.githubusercontent.com/omnivore-app/omnivore/main/README.md· checked 1 Oct 2026
omnivore.app/about· checked 1 Oct 2026
docs.omnivore.app/using/inbox.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
docs.omnivore.app/using/text-to-speech.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
docs.omnivore.app/using/rules.html· checked 1 Oct 2026
raw.githubusercontent.com/omnivore-app/omnivore/main/SECURITY.md· checked 1 Oct 2026
omnivore.app/privacy· checked 1 Oct 2026