Readwise
Syncs your highlights and resurfaces them a few at a time
Collects highlights from Kindle, articles, podcasts and PDFs into one place, emails a handful back each day, and syncs them into note apps. It solves reading a lot and remembering none of it. The daily review email is what people stick with.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- Ali AbdaalDoes it
Doctor turned YouTuber · author of Feel-Good Productivity
Readwise is the single most valuable app he pays for, and he reads its daily resurfacing email religiously.
Source: aliabdaal.com: how I remember what I read - Chris WilliamsonDoes it
Host · Modern Wisdom
Uses it to pull his Kindle highlights out automatically, then shares one on Instagram daily. He points to the email of random highlights, the spaced repetition option, and the fact that it also collects saves from read-later apps such as Pocket and Instapaper.
Source: chriswillx.com: 3 Minute Monday, Groupthink, Kings & Reading - David SparksDoes it
Apple productivity writer · MacSparky
Reads in Readwise Reader. He says he continues to get a lot of value from the subscription for what it captures and organizes out of everything he reads, and he keeps Unread alongside it for RSS.
Source: MacSparky: Sparky's Tech Stack for 2026 - Tiago ForteRecommends
Productivity writer · Building a Second Brain
Points at it for anyone who wants Kindle highlights landing in their notes app on their own instead of exporting them by hand each time. He states plainly that he has no affiliation with the company beyond liking what it does.
Source: fortelabs.com: The Complete Guide to Saving Your Kindle Highlights
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On record from 4 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it, 2 recommend it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it
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Document and information manager for Mac and iOS with local, indexed databases
On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it - App$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.On record from 2 of 62 tracked people: 2 do it
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