What transfers when you switch read-later apps, and what doesn't
feedtalk.app · 7 min read · 21m ago
A practical look at what actually carries over when you switch read-later apps, and why your highlights are the layer th
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Highlights are not notes
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Highlights are not notes…
Highlighting records that a passage looked important, and nothing else. Why the second library…
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The Brief feed
Your reading, on repeat in your ears
Every save is distilled into a ≤30-second audio Brief. In a queue, on a walk, waiting for coffee — the feeding engine plays them back for you: unread first, new next, then the older keepers worth another pass. Tap "Got it" and it stops re-serving what you've digested. A feed with a boundary — only your own library, never the world's.
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This week: what you saved about reading
Deep dive: highlights and what they cost
The backlog, three honest strategies
Switching read-later apps, unpacked
This week: what you saved about readingDuo · 24:10
…which is the part every reading app leaves out.
So the highlight is a bookmark inside a bookmark — it records that you noticed something, and nothing about what you noticed.
Right, and that is why the second library fills up too. You end up with two piles instead of one.
And the second one is worse, because at least the first pile admits it is a pile.
So what would it take to make a highlight worth keeping?
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Your reading memory compounds
No feed to dilute it — every clip you deliberately keep and the feeding engine replays builds a library you can actually recall, weeks later, not minutes.
Highlights kept
Illustrative — the more you save and replay, the more your library compounds.
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Feeds or algorithms
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Ways to get it back
Audio Briefs, personal Talks, and an AI assistant.
Frequently asked questions
Everything you need to know before you start saving smarter.
What is FeedTalk?
FeedTalk is a read-it-later app with a memory. Save any article and it lands straight in your library — no inbox, no triage. A feeding engine replays your saves as ≤30-second audio Briefs in spare moments, turns your library into 10–30 minute solo/duo podcasts called Talks, and answers questions about whatever you're reading with cited AI — so what you keep actually sticks.
How do I save articles?
Clip from anywhere: one click with the Chrome extension, the mobile share sheet, or a pasted URL. There's no feed and no algorithm — every save lands directly in your library as unread, with no triage step to clear.
How does listening to my articles work?
Two ways. Brief turns every clip into a ≤30-second audio briefing that a feeding engine plays back in your dead time. Talk turns your library into 10–30 minute solo or duo-host podcasts for focused time. Both use premium, natural-sounding neural voices with background and lock-screen playback — no screen required.
How does FeedTalk help me remember what I read?
A feeding engine re-serves your saves and your own highlights on a spaced schedule as audio Briefs — and stops once you tap "Got it." Full-text search finds anything you've saved, weeks later rather than minutes, and an AI assistant inside each article answers questions about it with citations, web search and voice.
How do credits and plans work?
Every plan runs on monthly credits (Free 100, Pro 1,000, Max 3,000). Everyday actions like saving and reading cost little or nothing; audio Briefs, Talks, and AI Q&A spend credits, so your plan simply sets how much audio and AI you get each month. Credits reset monthly and don't roll over.
Is FeedTalk free?
Yes — the Free plan lets you save, read, highlight, listen to audio Briefs, generate personal Talks, and ask questions inside an article, all within 100 monthly credits (up to 200 saved clips). Upgrade to Pro or Max for 10×–30× the credits, unlimited clips and collections, full-text search, and premium neural voices.
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The Chrome extension, iOS app, and Android app are all live, and there's a full web app you can open in any browser. Your library syncs across web, mobile, and the extension.
Your next saved link doesn't have to disappear.
Clip it once. FeedTalk keeps bringing it back — as audio, as a Talk, as an answer when you ask — until it actually sticks.