FocusReader
Save sourced web passages and export them as Markdown.
This Chrome extension opens articles in a quiet reader and saves selected passages with their source URL, title, date, and optional category. Quotes stay in Chrome storage and can be exported together as a Markdown file; it does not convert whole articles. The free tier holds 10 quotes, and a one-time PRO purchase unlocks unlimited local saves.
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What is FocusReader best for?
FocusReader is a freemium Markdown tool best suited to writers and researchers collecting attributed passages in markdown. It is available as Browser extension on Web, and its source status is proprietary.
At a glance
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Source
- Proprietary
- Best for
- Writers and researchers collecting attributed passages in Markdown
Capabilities
- distraction-free article reading
- source-linked quote saving
- local quote library
- Markdown quote export
Platforms
Surfaces
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