Readwise

Reviewed by Alexis Morain · Updated July 14, 2026

Readwise centralizes highlights from your reading (Kindle, articles, PDFs) and resurfaces them regularly to retain them. From around $8 per month.

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SaaS Radar Review

7/10

An excellent niche tool for heavy readers who want to retain what they read, loved by its community, provided you accept the subscription.

Automatic highlight capture
Effective spaced repetition
No permanent free plan

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Readwise is a knowledge management tool centered on reading. It automatically captures highlighted passages from your books (Kindle, Apple Books), articles, PDFs and podcasts, centralizes them, then resurfaces them regularly by email or in the app, on the spaced-repetition principle to help you remember them.

What is Readwise used for?

Readwise is used to stop forgetting what you read: gather all your highlights in one place, review them a little each day, annotate them and export them to note-taking tools like Notion or Obsidian. Its reading app, Readwise Reader, adds an article and long-form reader integrated into the highlight flow.

Readwise for whom?

Readwise is aimed at heavy readers, students and knowledge workers who want to turn their reading into lasting knowledge rather than forgotten highlights. It is a niche but well-loved tool, at the heart of knowledge management workflows.

How much does Readwise cost?

Readwise works on a subscription, around $8 to $10 per month (cheaper annually), with a free trial. The subscription includes highlight capture and review as well as Readwise Reader. There is no permanent free plan.

Pros & Cons

What we love

Automatic highlight capture
Effective spaced repetition
Readwise Reader included
Export to note-taking tools

What could be better

No permanent free plan
Niche tool
Value tied to real reading volume

Key features of Readwise

Highlight capture

Kindle, articles, PDFs, podcasts

Spaced repetition

Regular resurfacing of passages

Readwise Reader

Article and long-form reader

Export

To Notion, Obsidian and others

Readwise pricing

Readwise works on a single subscription, around $8 to $10 per month, cheaper on annual billing, with a free trial to test. The subscription includes automatic highlight capture from all your sources, spaced-repetition review by email or in the app, export to your note tools and access to Readwise Reader. There is no permanent free plan, making it an unapologetically niche tool.

Free plan / trial

Free trial available; no permanent free plan.

Readwise

Highlight capture · Spaced repetition · Readwise Reader included

$8 to $10 month

Pricing verified on July 14, 2026

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