Omnivore
Shut downOpen-source read-later app with strong newsletter and markdown workflows.
Free
- Completely free and open source
- Strong newsletter-to-library workflow with per-user email
- Synced with Logseq, Obsidian, and Notion for PKM workflows
Compare Omnivore and Raindrop side by side on features, pricing, and the workflows each one is designed for.
Open-source read-later app with strong newsletter and markdown workflows.
Free
All-in-one bookmark manager with collections, tags, and a polished UI across every platform.
Free, paid from $3/mo
Here's how Omnivore and Raindrop compare across the features people actually look for. They share 11 core capabilities; the differences show up in what each tool focuses on.
| Feature | Omnivore | Raindrop |
|---|---|---|
| Capture and save | ||
| Browser extension | Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge | |
| Mobile apps | iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Save from email | Per-user address | |
| Save tweets | Partial | |
| Save YouTube videos | Partial | Partial |
| Save GitHub stars | ||
| Save PDFs | Full-text search Pro only | |
| Save files (docs, spreadsheets) | PDF, EPUB, images, video | |
| Save audio files | mp3, wav, aiff, flac | |
| Save via API | ||
| Auto-sync sources | ||
| RSS auto-sync | Via IFTTT applet | |
| YouTube channel sync | ||
| X bookmarks sync | ||
| GitHub stars sync | ||
| Newsletter inbox sync | ||
| Library and reading | ||
| Reader view | ||
| Offline reading | ||
| Full-text search | Pro | |
| Semantic / AI search | Pro (Stella) | |
| Highlights | ||
| Notes | ||
| Tags | Labels | |
| Collections | Partial | Nested |
| Public sharing | ||
| Full-text RSS extraction | Partial | |
| AI and agents | ||
| Markdown export for AI agents | Raw markdown only | |
| Bulk markdown export | ||
| MCP server | Official server | |
| CLI tool | ||
| Claude Code skill | ||
| AI summaries | Pro (Stella) | |
| Public API | ||
| Import and export | ||
| OPML import / export | ||
| Pocket import | ||
| Instapaper import | ||
| CSV / JSON export | HTML, CSV, TXT only | |
| Send to Kindle |
Omnivore has shut down, so pricing below is for reference only. Raindrop is free, paid from $3/mo.
Free
All features free; open source.
Free
Unlimited bookmarks, collections, tags, sync devices. 100 MB/month uploads.
Pro
Full-text search, permanent web archive, 10 GB/month uploads, Stella AI assistant, annotations on highlights.
Both tools do their category well, but the specifics differ. Here's what each one is good at and where it tends to fall short.
Omnivore has shut down and is no longer available. Any of the active alternatives is a safer bet.
Omnivore was a free, open-source read-later app that did everything right on paper: RSS feeds, newsletter inbox, PDFs, highlights, labels, filters, rules, full-text search, a GraphQL API that returned markdown, and sync with Logseq, Obsidian, and Notion. It ran on iOS, macOS, Android, web, and extensions for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge. It shut down on November 15, 2024 after ElevenLabs acquired the team for their ElevenReader TTS product. The cloud service deleted all user data; the open-source codebase still lives on GitHub for anyone who wants to self-host.
Raindrop is a bookmark manager with polished apps on every major platform, a generous free tier with unlimited bookmarks, and a surprisingly thorough AI layer for Pro users. Pro is $3/mo ($28/yr) and unlocks full-text search across saved pages and PDFs, the Stella AI assistant, a permanent web archive, reminders, and annotations on highlights. Highlights themselves are free on every tier. The product quietly got ambitious on AI in 2025. There's an official MCP server at /rest/v2/ai/mcp that works with Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, VS Code with Copilot, Windsurf, and Zed, plus an open REST API with OAuth and token auth.