Slax Reader

Slax Reader: Start Reading Smarter

We don’t just store content; we help you understand it.

Slax Reader is more than just a "read-it-later" app—it's your free, AI-powered research companion. Save web pages, highlight, comment, and discuss with others. Use the AI assistant to instantly clarify confusing concepts or explore topics in more depth. It's also a knowledge base where you can follow your favorite creators and track their saved content.

This project is at its beginning, so it can be shaped and improved with your feedback and help! If you like it, star it 🌟! If you want a feature or find a bug, open an issue.

🌟 Main Features

Save Once, Keep Forever
- Cache web pages, X threads, and YouTube videos indefinitely.
- Coming soon: PDF, newsletters, and more.
AI That Works While You Read
- Instant Explanations
  - Highlight a confusing phrase or paragraph? Slax explains it in context.
- Big-Picture Breakdowns
  - Summaries on Demand: Request a summary of any long read.
  - Interactive mind maps
  - Structured outlines (click any section to jump to the full text)
- Deeper Learning
  - Engage with the AI assistant to debate ideas or explore complex topics deeper.
Organize Smarter
- Auto-tagging
- Improved search:
  - By keyword (“blockchain”)
  - By semantic meaning (“articles debunking climate myths”)
Spark Conversations
- Collaborative Reading:
  - Highlight, comment, and share insights with one URL.
  - Anyone with the link can comment or reply—turn reading into dialogue.
- Shared Knowledge:
  - Follow favorite creators to track their saved content.
  - Curate team libraries for collaborative research.
Importing Libraries
- Slax Reader lets you import your Omnivore data directly, with support for other platforms currently in development.

✨ Get Slax Reader

Read on web

Web: visit Slax Reader to create your free account (no downloads needed).
Browser Extensions (save links in one click): Chrome Web Store (also works on Edge)

Read on mobile

Slax Reader Bot: save articles directly from your phone.

Coming soon

iOS/Android/Desktop apps (under active development).

🚀 Self-Deploy

To deploy the Slax Reader web version on your own server, please refer to the following two repositories:

Slax Reader API This repository contains the backend API for Slax Reader.
Slax Reader Web This repository hosts the frontend code for Slax Reader.

Note: The Slax Reader app version is currently in development and will be released soon. Stay tuned for updates!

🤝 How to Contribute

The heart of open source beats because of people like you. Whether you’re fixing bugs, improving docs, or brainstorming ideas—every contribution matters.

How to Get Started:
1.🛠️ Read our guide: Contribution Guidelines
2.💡 Pick an issue labeled good first issue.
3.🚀 Submit your PR – we’ll review it as soon as possible.

💖 Contributors

💖 Thank you to every contributor who helps make Slax Reader better 💖

🎉 Shoutouts

Slax Reader is made possible by the remarkable open-source projects and tools crafted by developers worldwide. We deeply appreciate the maintainers and contributors behind:

🚀 Cloudflare Workers
📖 readability

📝 License

Slax Reader is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. The community version is completely free, open-source, and will remain so forever.

slax-reader