Omnivore vs Savr
Omnivore
github.comSavr
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| Figure | Omnivore | Savr |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Read-later apps | 8.7 (#7) | 8.5 (#11) |
| Spec score · Read-It-Later Apps | 8.4 (#12) | 8.3 (#14) |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | Omnivore and its Readability.js extensions are licensed under AGPL-3.0. | The GitHub repository identifies Savr as open source under the GPL-3.0 license. |
| Mobile apps | Yes | Yes |
| Offline access | Yes | Yes |
| Organization | The service provides labels, filters, rules and fully indexed text search. | Savr supports favorites, light, dark, and system themes, adaptive reading-time estimates, and read-only public copies of collections. |
| Self hosting | The project can be forked, extended or deployed to a user's own server; its Docker setup starts PostgreSQL, the web frontend, an API server and a content-fetching service. | Savr can be self-hosted as a frontend app on static hosting such as GitHub Pages. |
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In their own words
Omnivore
Omnivore is an open-source read-it-later service for saving articles, newsletters, PDFs, and documents for focused reading. It supports notes, highlights, and synchronization across devices, with labels, filters, and indexed text search to organize saved material. An email inbox can receive newsletters, PDFs, and article emails, including Substack newsletters. Browser extensions and mobile apps are available. On iOS, text-to-speech includes offline audio downloads. Plugins synchronize saved reading, highlights, and notes with Logseq and Obsidian. Rules can trigger actions when articles are created or changed, but remain a web-only beta feature. The project can be extended or deployed on a user's own server; its Docker setup includes PostgreSQL, a web frontend, an API server, and a content-fetching service. The cloud application was deprecated in November 2024, so Omnivore is now self-hosted. The Free (self-hosted) plan is free. Omnivore and its Readability.js extensions use the AGPL-3.0 license.
Savr
Savr is a free progressive web app for saving online material to read later through a hosted or self-hosted setup. Saved articles and images remain available offline on the device, either in a cleaned reader view or as the original page. Users can store web articles, 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. On iOS, the documented method uses a Shortcut that opens Savr in a browser. Collections support favorites, themes, adaptive reading-time estimates, and read-only public copies. Optional summaries work with OpenAI-compatible providers, including Groq, OpenAI, Gemini, and local or custom servers. Optional sync can use Dropbox or Google Drive. Savr says content is local, with no required account or server-side storage. The hosted app collects anonymous usage events by default with an opt-out; self-hosted builds have telemetry off. The free plan costs nothing with no published usage limits.