A free, open-source read-it-later app. Save articles, highlights, and Kindle notes to your own database. No subscription. You own your data.
Get Started (Free)One-click save from Chrome or any browser. Full article text extraction so you can read offline.
Select any text on a page and save just that snippet. Perfect for quotes and research.
Upload your Kindle's My Clippings.txt file to import all your book highlights.
Search across everything you've saved. Find that article you read months ago.
Web app works on Mac, iPhone, iPad. Add to home screen for app-like experience.
Everything stored in your own Supabase database. Export anytime. No lock-in.
Get a weekly email with summaries of your saves plus random Kindle highlights to revisit.
Easy on the eyes. Toggle between light and dark themes with one click.
Visual progress bar shows how far you've read in each article.
Listen to articles with natural-sounding neural voices. Free, no API key needed (uses Edge TTS).
If you have Claude Code, setup takes 2 minutes. Just paste this prompt:
I want to set up Stash, a self-hosted read-it-later app from github.com/kbroose/stash Please help me: 1. Clone the repo to my computer 2. Create a free Supabase project at supabase.com (I'll do this part manually and give you the credentials) 3. Run the database schema (including user_preferences for digest emails) 4. Configure the extension and web app with my Supabase credentials 5. Help me load the Chrome extension 6. Deploy the web app to Vercel (free) 7. Optionally: Set up weekly digest emails using Resend (free tier) 8. Optionally: Set up text-to-speech for articles (uses free Edge TTS) Walk me through each step and wait for my input when needed.
Claude will guide you through each step interactively. You'll still need to create accounts on Supabase and Vercel (both free), but Claude handles all the technical setup.
No coding required. Just follow these steps.
Supabase is a free database service. Sign up with your GitHub account.
Go to supabase.com →Click "New Project" and give it a name (like "stash"). Choose a strong password and select a region close to you.
Once created, go to SQL Editor in the left sidebar.
Copy the entire contents of schema.sql and paste it into the SQL Editor. Click "Run".
This creates all the tables Stash needs.
Go to Authentication → Users in Supabase. Click "Add user" and create an account with your email.
Copy the User UID (the long string of letters and numbers) - you'll need this.
Go to Project Settings → API in Supabase. Copy these two values:
https://xxxxx.supabase.co)Download the project from GitHub (click "Code" → "Download ZIP").
Unzip it, then edit these two files with your Supabase details:
extension/config.jsweb/config.jsReplace the placeholder values with your Project URL, anon key, and User UID.
Open Chrome and go to chrome://extensions
Turn on "Developer mode" (toggle in top right), then click "Load unpacked" and select the extension folder.
For the best experience, deploy the web app so you can access it from any device:
web folderyour-stash.vercel.appweb/index.html locally in your browser.Click the Stash icon in Chrome to start saving articles. Your saves will sync to your Supabase database and appear in the web app.
To import Kindle highlights: Connect your Kindle via USB, copy My Clippings.txt from the documents folder, then use "Import Kindle" in the web app.
Yes. Supabase's free tier is generous (500MB, unlimited requests), and Vercel's free tier handles unlimited personal projects. You'll never pay anything unless you save tens of thousands of articles.
No. You just need to copy-paste a few things and click some buttons. If you can edit a text file, you can set this up.
Yes. The web app works great on mobile. Add it to your home screen for an app-like experience. There's also an iOS Shortcut for saving from Safari.
Your data lives in your own Supabase database. You can export it anytime, delete it, or migrate it somewhere else. You're in full control.
I wanted a Pocket replacement that I owned. Most read-it-later apps are subscription services that can shut down or change their terms. With Stash, your data is yours forever.
Optional feature: Set up Resend (free tier) to get weekly emails with summaries of everything you saved, plus 5 random Kindle highlights to revisit. Configure your preferred day and time in the app settings.
Optional feature: Run the included Python script on your computer. It uses Microsoft Edge TTS (free, no API key) to generate natural-sounding audio for your articles. Audio files are stored in Supabase and play in the web app.
I built this app in a few hours and don't plan to actively support it. If you run into issues or want to add features, ask Claude or your favorite AI coding tool for help - that's how I built it in the first place!