Savr
Savr is a free progressive web app for saving online material to read later, through its hosted app or a self-hosted setup.
What Savr is
Savr is a free progressive web app for saving online material to read later, through its hosted app or a self-hosted setup. Saved articles and images can be read offline on the device, either in a cleaned reader view or as the original page. Users can also save pasted HTML, Markdown, or plain text, and upload PDFs and images. Content can be added in the app, with a bookmarklet or URL, or shared from an Android browser to the installed PWA. The documented iOS workaround uses a Shortcut to open Savr in a browser. Collections can have read-only public copies, and the app supports favorites, light, dark, and system themes, plus adaptive reading-time estimates. Optional summaries work with OpenAI-compatible providers, including Groq, OpenAI, Gemini, and local or custom model servers. Optional sync can use the user's Dropbox or Google Drive account. Savr says content stays on the user's device, with no server-side storage or required account. The hosted app collects anonymous usage events by default, with an opt-out; it says article URLs, titles, and content are not sent.
Good
- Saved articles and images work offline
- Can save text, PDFs, and images
- No required account creation
- Hosted use has a telemetry opt-out
Watch out
- Article saving depends on a CORS proxy
- iOS sharing uses a browser-based Shortcut
- Project is described as being in beta
Who it suits
Savr suits readers who want saved articles and other content available offline, and users who prefer local storage or self-hosting. It may also suit people who want optional summaries or cloud-account-based syncing.
Verdict
Savr offers offline reading and several ways to save content, with hosted and self-hosted options. Consider its beta status, CORS-proxy dependency, and different iOS workflow before relying on it.
Plans and prices
From Savr's own pricing page, checked 9 Oct 2001.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | No published usage limits · Free hosted or self-hosted app |
The facts
Each one read from Savr's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- AI summaries
- Summaries can use OpenAI-compatible providers, including Groq, OpenAI, Gemini, or a local or custom model server.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Content types
- Users can save web articles, paste HTML, Markdown, or plain text, and upload PDFs and images.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Data storage
- Savr says content is stored locally on the user's device and that it has no server-side storage or required account creation.checked 9 Oct 2001
- License
- The GitHub repository identifies Savr as open source under the GPL-3.0 license.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Mobile use
- Savr is a progressive web app that can be installed on a phone; Android browsers can share pages to it, while the documented iOS shortcut sends URLs to the browser instance.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Offline access
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
- Offline reading
- Saved articles and images are available offline on the device.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Organization
- Savr supports favorites, light, dark, and system themes, adaptive reading-time estimates, and read-only public copies of collections.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Project status
- The maker describes Savr as being in beta, with features, its API contract, and database schema still stabilizing.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Purpose
- Savr saves online content to read later in a free hosted or self-hosted progressive web app.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Reader view
- Users can switch between a cleaned reader view and the original page.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Reading
- Saved articles can be read offline with their images, in a cleaned reader view or as the original page.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Saving dependency
- Saving articles uses a CORS proxy; users can configure their own proxy, and Savr says it provides a default one.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Saving limitation
- Savr uses a CORS proxy to fetch some articles, and the README says users can configure their own proxy for reliability, speed, control, or privacy.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Saving methods
- Articles can be added in the app, through a browser bookmarklet or URL, and shared from a mobile browser to the installed PWA on Android.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Self-hosting
- Savr can be self-hosted as a frontend app on static hosting such as GitHub Pages.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Summaries
- Optional summaries work with OpenAI-compatible providers, including Groq, OpenAI, Gemini, and local or custom model servers.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Sync integrations
- Cross-device sync is optional and can use the user's Dropbox or Google Drive account.checked 9 Oct 2001
Where it runs
- Browser extension
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
- Browser saving
- Users can save pages with a bookmarklet or by prepending the Savr URL; a browser extension is not required.checked 9 Oct 2001
- iOS use
- The README says iOS does not allow bookmarklets or sharing to PWAs and describes an iOS Shortcut workaround that opens Savr in a browser.checked 9 Oct 2001
- Mobile apps
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2001
The company
- Maker
- The repository identifies jonocodes as the project owner; it does not state a maker headquarters or founding date.checked 9 Oct 2001
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