ReaderForge is a read-it-later system with no service behind it. A Chrome and Edge extension (included in the download) gives any article a clean reader overlay with your own themes and typography, and a Save to ReaderForge button hands the article to the desktop app over a loopback-only, token-gated connection that never leaves your computer. If the app is closed the extension simply queues the article and delivers it later. The desktop side is your library: search, tags, collections, a reading queue, highlights and notes, and an offline image archive so saved articles keep their pictures even when the original page disappears. You can also add articles by URL, import an existing backlog from Pocket, Instapaper, OPML or CSV, and export what you have saved as text, HTML, Markdown, EPUB or PDF.
What it does
Chrome and Edge extension included, with a clean reader overlay and your own themes and typography
Save to ReaderForge over a loopback-only, token-gated local connection — nothing goes to a server
Articles queue in the extension and deliver later if the desktop app is closed
Local library with search, tags, collections and a reading queue
Highlights and notes saved against each article
Offline image archive so saved articles keep their pictures after the original page vanishes
Import an existing backlog from Pocket, Instapaper, OPML or CSV
Export to TXT, HTML, Markdown, EPUB or PDF, one article or in batch
Read-aloud with voice and speed control, plus a night theme and reading statistics
ZIP containing the Windows installer and the Chrome/Edge browser extension
Platform:
Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
Version:
1.0.0
Download size:
79 MB
Requires:
Runs fully offline. No account, no subscription, no internet connection needed. Not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen may warn on first run - choose More info, then Run anyway.
Licence:
Free forever for the browser reader overlay, adding by URL, offline reading, a library of up to 30 saved articles, basic search and single TXT or HTML export. A licence key unlocks an unlimited library, ranked full-text search, tags and collections, highlights and notes, Markdown, EPUB and PDF export, Pocket and Instapaper import, the offline image archive and unlimited sync.
