·5 min read
How Gleamr Stores the Original HTML of Every Article You Save
Gleamr keeps a raw HTML snapshot next to the parsed article. Why dual storage exists, the 10 MB drop-not-truncate rule, sandboxed rendering, and what a snapshot can't save.
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·5 min read
Postgres Full-Text Search for a Read-Later App (No Elasticsearch)
How Gleamr's article search works on plain Postgres: a weighted tsvector, a trigger, a GIN index, and the query tricks that make imported bookmarks findable.
·6 min read
Best Bookmark Manager for Developers (2026)
Developer bookmark managers compared on what matters: full-text search, export you can parse, APIs, and durability. Raindrop, linkding, Karakeep, Pinboard, Gleamr.
·5 min read
Instapaper vs Readwise Reader (2026): Which Should You Pick?
Instapaper is simple and $59.99/year with a free tier. Readwise Reader is a $119.88/year power tool with RSS and highlight sync. An honest 2026 comparison.
·6 min read
Linkding vs Karakeep vs Linkwarden (2026)
The three main self-hosted bookmark managers compared: linkding for speed, Karakeep for AI tagging and apps, Linkwarden for preservation. Plus the no-server option.
·4 min read
Does Matter Have an Android App in 2026?
No. Matter runs on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web only. Here's the status of the long-promised Android app and what Android readers can use instead.
·5 min read
Matter App Pricing 2026: Free vs Premium
Matter's core app is free. Premium costs $8/month or $60/year on the web, but $7.99/month or $79.99/year via the App Store. Here's the difference and what you get.
·6 min read
How to Organize Competitor Research Without Enterprise Tools
A lightweight competitor-tracking workflow for PMs: save competitor posts and pages as content, tag by competitor, and full-text search before the roadmap meeting.
·6 min read
How to Organize the Technical Articles You Read
A working system for the technical articles, docs, and deep-dives you save: one capture point, a three-axis tag scheme, and full-text search as the retrieval layer.