PagewingWhat comes over
- Every saved link, with its title
- When you saved it
- Archive and Starred, as your archive and favorites
- Your other folders, as tags
Switching from InstapaperKeep reading. Drop the extra subscription.
Keep reading. Drop the extra subscription.
One subscription for the whole stack.
Export your list from Instapaper, drop the file into Pagewing and your saves come back with their folders, archive and stars. Read in a clean view, highlight on any page, listen in your browser and ask for a summary, in the same Chrome side panel as your other tools.
Every tool has a free planImport free, up to 250 articlesPremium from $20/month, no free-plan limits
Who it's for
Made for you if…
- You save a lot to Instapaper and would rather keep it in a tool you already pay for.
- You want to listen to articles on your computer and highlight on the page itself, not only in a reader.
- You want your reading list in Chrome's side panel, next to the page you're on.
Bring your data
Move from Instapaper to Pagewing
Instapaper's export is a CSV (or HTML) list of your saves. Pagewing reads each one's address, title, the text you'd selected when you saved it, when you saved it, and its folder: Archive and Starred become your archive and favorites, and any other folder becomes a tag.
- In Instapaper on the web, open Settings and find Export. Download the CSV file (the HTML one works too).
- Open Read later in Pagewing on the web, press Import and drop the file.
- Check the preview (how many links, archived and tagged), then import. Links you've already saved are skipped.
What doesn't
- Article text: imported saves arrive as links. Open one and save it from the extension to keep its text for the reader
- Highlights and notes: Instapaper's export doesn't include them
Import your Instapaper file You'll see what comes over before anything is added.
What to expect
Read later in Pagewing, next to Instapaper
Where Pagewing is as good or better, and where it's different. Where Instapaper does more, we say so.
As good or better
- Highlight on the page you're reading, in five colors, and see your highlights again when you come back.
- Listen to any saved article with your browser's voices, on the free plan too.
- Ask for an AI summary or ask the article a question, with the AI requests in your plan.
- A check on the toolbar button tells you a page is already saved.
Different
- There's no phone app: Pagewing runs in desktop Chrome, and your list is on the Pagewing website too.
- No sending to Kindle and no speed-reading mode.
- The free plan holds 250 articles, imports included; Instapaper's free plan doesn't cap saves. A longer list here needs Premium.
The math
One subscription instead of a stack
This is one job. Pagewing also does the jobs below, in the same side panel, with one sign-in. Paying for the leading app for each costs $1,253 a year more.
| The job | Typical app | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Record your screen | Top screen recorderBusiness plan with AI, billed monthly | $24 |
| Edit, sign and convert PDFs | Top PDF editorPro plan, yearly commitment billed monthly | $19.99 |
| Notes and clips on any page | Top web highlighterPro plan, billed monthly | $15 |
| Save articles, highlight and read them later | Top read-later appPaid plan, billed monthly | $12.99 |
| Short links and QR codes | Top link shortenerEntry plan, sold yearly only ($120/year) | $10 |
| Block distracting sites | Top site blockerPremium plan, billed monthly | $8.99 |
| Capture and mark up screenshots | Top screenshot extensionPro plan, billed monthly | $8 |
| Reminders by notification and email | Top reminders appPro plan, billed monthly | $7 |
| Track time on projects and report it | Top time trackerStandard plan, billed monthly | $6.99 |
| Save, restore and share tab sessions | Top tab and session managerProductivity plan, billed monthly | $6 |
| Know when your emails are opened | Top email trackerPlan with link tracking, billed monthly | $5.99 |
| Text templates and shortcuts | Top text expanderPro plan, billed monthly | $3.49 |
| Organize your bookmarks | Top bookmark managerPro plan, billed monthly | $3 |
| Draw and highlight on screen | Top screen annotation appPro plan, billed monthly | $3 |
| Paying for each one separately | ||
| Pagewing Pro, every tool and feature included | $30/month | |
You keep $104.44 a monthThat's $1,253 a year back in your pocket.
Prices are the published US price of the leading app for each job, for one person, billed monthly where it's offered (two only sell yearly, so those show the yearly price per month), checked October 2026. Those apps differ from Pagewing in places, and some do more in their own field.
Questions
Something else? Write to us from the Contact link below.
Does Instapaper's export include my highlights?
No. Instapaper's CSV and HTML exports list your saves with their folders, not your highlights or notes. Highlights you make in Pagewing are yours to export as Markdown any time.
What happens to my folders?
Archive and Starred become Pagewing's archive and favorites. Every other folder becomes a tag on the articles in it, so you can filter the library by it.
Do I need Premium to import?
No, importing is free. On the free plan Pagewing brings in the first 250 articles; Premium keeps them all, and importing the same file again after upgrading adds only the missing ones. Saving, reading, highlighting, listening and exporting are free too.
Is Pagewing free?
Yes. Every tool works on the free plan, with a few limits. Premium removes the limits and adds features like share links, PDF signatures and cloud storage, for every tool at once. Pro adds Office conversions and bookmark cleanups on top. You only add a card if you decide to upgrade.
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Bring your data, then drop the extra subscriptions.
Every tool has a free plan. Install Pagewing, import your file, and keep only the subscriptions you still need.
Add to Chrome, freeInstapaper is a trademark of its owner, who isn't affiliated with or endorsing Pagewing. We name it only to help you move your data.