Matter
Matter is a read-later app for collecting and organizing articles, threads, PDFs, YouTube videos, and podcast episodes.
What Matter is
Matter is a read-later app for collecting and organizing articles, threads, PDFs, YouTube videos, and podcast episodes. It is available on iPhone, iPad, and the web, and content can be saved with mobile and web extensions. The free plan includes an unlimited library, unlimited tags, and full-text search; offline reading is available by default. Newsletters can be connected through Gmail or a unique Matter email address. Matter transcribes YouTube and podcast episodes into text synchronized with playback. Readers can highlight and export highlights, send articles to Kindle, and sync highlights to services such as Notion, Obsidian, Roam, and Readwise. Premium adds HD text-to-speech, highlighting, note-taking, integrations, personalization, and AI Co-Reader. Premium is listed at $8 a month or $60 a year. Monthly and annual subscriptions renew automatically unless disabled at least 24 hours before the current subscription period ends. The free plan can save all supported content types and provides the core read-later library and search functions.
Good
- Free plan includes an unlimited read-later library.
- Full-text search and unlimited tags are free.
- Offline reading is available by default.
- Transcribes YouTube and podcast episodes into synchronized text.
- Can send articles to Kindle.
Watch out
- Available platforms listed are iPhone, iPad, and web.
- Premium costs $8 a month or $60 a year.
- Subscriptions renew automatically unless disabled at least 24 hours ahead.
Who it suits
Matter suits readers who want to save varied online content for later and find it again with full-text search. It also fits people who want offline reading, audio or video transcripts, and exported or synced highlights.
Verdict
Matter offers a broad read-later library with useful search and offline access on its free plan. Premium is relevant for readers who want its additional listening, annotation, and integration features.
Plans and prices
From Matter's own pricing page, checked 27 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Includes basic read-later features. · Unlimited library |
| Matter Premium | — | HD text-to-speech · AI Co-Reader · Unlimited highlighting and note-taking · Integrations · Send to Kindle · Monthly subscription |
| Matter Premium Monthly | $8 a month | Premium subscription. · $8/month |
| Matter Premium Annual | $60 a year | Premium subscription. · $60/year |
The facts
Each one read from Matter's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio transcription
- Matter transcribes YouTube and podcast episodes into time-synced text.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Auto renewal
- Monthly and annual subscriptions automatically renew unless disabled at least 24 hours before the period ends.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Content types
- Users can save articles, threads, PDFs, YouTube videos, and podcast episodes.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Design recognition
- Matter has received three Apple App of the Day honors.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Full-text search
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Highlight export
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Highlighting
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- Highlights can sync to Notion, Obsidian, Roam, Readwise, and other services.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Kindle support
- Matter can send articles to Kindle in two taps.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Newsletter support
- Newsletters can be connected through Gmail or a unique Matter email address.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Offline reading
- The app is available offline by default.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Premium features
- Premium includes HD text-to-speech, highlighting, note-taking, integrations, and personalization.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Pricing model
- Matter charges directly rather than using ads.checked 27 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported platforms
- Matter is available for iPhone, iPad, and web.checked 27 Sep 2026
The company
- Company background
- Matter was built by a small team of avid readers.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, California, United Stateschecked 23 Sep 2026
Money
- Free library
- The free plan includes an unlimited read-later library.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Free saving
- Free users can save all types of content with mobile and web extensions.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free search
- The free service includes full-text search.checked 27 Sep 2026
- Free tags
- The free plan includes unlimited tags.checked 27 Sep 2026
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