A few weeks ago I discovered the Command browser in the App Store and its an amazing app. It lets you highlight and tag text in articles and sync it with a Notion database. I don’t know any other tool that does this the same way and it’s now my go to solution for research. I love how I can read and highlight when I’m on the couch and have all relevant information in one overview when I’m back at my desk.
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Seems like a great idea
But only sync to Notion, Readwise, and RemNote on Mac? Why so limiting?
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I don’t know. Perhaps focus, because the developer is not a big company. Maybe more will follow.
Command browser looks intriguing, though I don’t quite understand how it differs from other read-it-later apps.
However, I need Mac support, in addition to iPhone and iPad. Is that available? Is it on the horizon?
I don’t see and use it as a read later app. Mac support would be nice (not a must for me), but I don’t know if that’s coming in the near future.
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I’ve never stuck with a read it later app or web clipper because of the friction involved in getting the webpage I’m looking at into another app for processing.
But I was intrigued by your comment. Is there a way to use pocket, Instapaper, read wise, etc as a browser, saving the step of sending pages to them?
I tried making a shortcut hoping on ios I could ~“one tap” to open current page in pocket or Instapaper , but that’s not straightforward either. The only options are To “save to …” and then open that other app, and then wait for that service to download the page, and then navigate to the downloaded page, then half the time find that it’s missing images or other important content, and then remembering to close the original browser tab later.
Is there a better way?
(I revisit liner app every 4 months but it’s never quite there)
I’m currently using built in “markup to PDF” and sending pdfs to Devon think using @ryanjamurphy shortcuts. Still a much more involved process than the my ideal: see something interesting, tap, drag, tag, done. (And now I have full webpages cluttering up DT search when I just wanted the highlights)
Command browser, I just started playing with yesterday and it looks too good to be true…
Why is there virtually no mention of it online, and why do the App Store reviews look fake?
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Looks intriguing but lack of Mac desktop support is a show-stopper. Hard for me to understand why they would be mobile only.
What are you referring to there? Built in to what?
DevonThink mobile now supports saving as PDF, but I find the font is tiny and unreadable on the iPhone.
Sorry I meant native to safari’s share extension.
- See something neat
- Share to → Markup
- Do your highlighting, etc
- Save pdf to DTTG
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I know Readwise is working on an app that I’m pretty excited about. Readwise reader app
The blog post linked above gives more info, and the stated goal is to make a reader app that’s “built for 2021 and beyond”. Sounds promising, and this may offer some of what your looking for!