As we’re hard at work on the next big update — bringing major improvements to caching and content extraction (including better support for paywalled and multi-page articles!) — let’s take a moment to look back at what Couch delivered earlier this year, starting with version 4.0, which introduced iCloud sync alongside Pocket (a huge addition — especially with Pocket shutting down!) and other improvements.
#couch #pocket #readlater #indiedev #productivity
New in Couch 4.3: Effortless Imports!
Now import from Anybox, GoodLinks, Instapaper, Later, Matter, Pocket, Raindrop.io, Readwise Reader, bookmarks.html, or a custom CSV file. 
Get the update: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id963584693?pt=109510807&ct=Mastodon&mt=8
Supercharge your reading experience with the new #Flyleaf #ReadLater 2.3 update with a sleek new search interface and more ways to personalize how you read and discover articles (especially if you're a subscriber). Good news if you're switching from #Pocket: you can now import your Pocket archive.
Get it on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flyleaf-read-later/id6475200381
Couch 4.2 is here!
Now available on the App Store with:
Pocket Migration – uses the API to include much more metadata than Pocket’s official export (like favorites and other) Unlimited items for everyone – the 25-item iCloud limit for non-Pro users is gone! PDF support Read Aloud improvements (iOS/iPadOS) – now with language and voice selection
Get the update: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id963584693?pt=109510807&ct=Mastodon&mt=8
With Pocket suddenly shutting down, there's no better time to try out Later: http://later.xavimoll.com.
If you have any questions/feedback, feel free to reach out! Shipped a couple of updates this week to fix minor issues, would love to see what y'all think about it if you've never tried it before!
I guess it's a good time to add a #Pocket import function to #Flyleaf, so that's what I'm doing. If everything goes right, version 2.3.0 will come out really soon.
This update will also include the most new features since 2.0, and especially it will make the optional subscription more worthwhile (but thanks if you're already subscribed anyway, it means a lot!)
Here are a few sneaky peeks at what's coming.
#Pocket is dying so it's appropriate to talk about the minimal #ReadLater service I wrote for myself: LinkFodder.
You can save links via an API, or a form, or a Telegram bot, and you get an HTML page (shown below) and an Atom #feed. That’s it.
Supports multiple users, written in #Haskell, deployable as a single binary (or a Docker image) behind the reverse-proxy server of your choice in your #SelfHosting setup.
It doesn't even need a database to run; it simply rewrites the HTML and Atom files when you save a new link.
We’ve just added #Pocket export to #Couch! If you’re looking for alternative ways to export your Pocket library, give it a try.
(Importing from Pocket to iCloud is already in the works and will be available soon.)
#pocketshutdown #readlater #macos #ipados #ios
https://mastodon.social/@couchapp/114420187375374035
Spent this afternoon switching around come of my tech stuff
- Arc is no longer my main browser, I'm now using Zen
- I've swapped Reeder. for Reeder Classic.
- Using Pocket for read later
- Using Feedbin for RSS
#Technology #Applications #ArcBrowser #ZenBrowser #RSS #ReadLater
I relapsed... I got back into #RSS and spent several hours over my break going through unread feeds, unstarring articles in #Feedbin, and decluttering my feeds by unsubscribing to some I don't read
I can't help but feel like I wasted time doing that but I also feel like digitally decluttering is productive. After all, I apparently have 100,000 starred articles in #Feedbin 
I think a lot of that was filters that cast too wide of a net that built up especially after I took a long break from RSS.
It also probably came from starring things that could easily have simply been bookmarked instead. I found out yesterday that I could unstar articles through the API. Maybe I can write a program to help mass unstar articles since neither Feedbin nor #Reeder (classic) have multi select.
This was more of a ramble but if anyone has tips on helping me wrangle my RSS feeds and saved/read-later articles I would love to hear them!
Linkwarden vs Wallabag vs Obsidian Web Clipper
Yes Omnivore is gone so today we're going to take a look at 3 other options for saving articles to read later.
Linkwarden
Wallabag
Obsidian Web Clipper
My biggest issue with all of them is how poorly they handle YouTube content. If you've got other options I should look at I'd love to hear about them.
https://curtismchale.ca/2024/11/29/linkwarden-vs-wallabag-vs-obsidian-web-clipper/
#PKM #Obsidian #ReadLater
The lovely read-later app, Omnivore, is shutting down after being acquired by AI voice startup ElevenLabs. They’re deleting all accounts and info on Nov 15th.
I was using Omnivore a _lot_ for TTS reading, as well as highlighting, note-taking, and its excellent integration with Obsidian, and I’m sad to see it absorbed into an AI startup that seems to have very different goals, and no respect for user continuity. Such a frustrating disruption to my ADHD-augmented reading and research workflow. 
Anyway, I’m in the market for a new read-later app with good TTS, note-taking, cross-platform support, and Obsidian integration, I guess! Willing to pay to support a business that intends to stick around. Not interested in self-hosting. App suggestions welcome!
This looks like a super-interesting article, but I haven’t read it yet. They have some nice maps of mobile-home density by county in the paths of Helene and Milton.
https://herereadthis.blog/2024/10/16/how-climate-disasters-are-making-mobile-homes-a-huge-risk-nyt/
How Camera Phones Stunt Bravery and Short-Circuit Human Decency | Hazlitt
https://hazlitt.net/blog/how-camera-phones-stunt-bravery-and-short-circuit-human-decency #readlater, #notes, #society
Carl Sagan, nuking the moon, and not nuking the moon | Eukaryote Writes Blog
https://eukaryotewritesblog.com/2024/04/12/nuking-the-moon/ #saved, #readlater, #nukethemoon
Obituary for a Quiet Life — THE BITTER SOUTHERNER
https://bittersoutherner.com/feature/2023/obituary-for-a-quiet-life #saved, #readlater, #quietlife
Science Fiction and the Death of the Sun - Typebar Magazine
https://www.typebarmagazine.com/2024/03/24/science-fiction-and-the-death-of-the-sun/ #saved, #readlater, #sciencefiction
Suicide Mission: What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane - The American Prospect
https://prospect.org/infrastructure/transportation/2024-03-28-suicide-mission-boeing/ #notes, #readlater, #boeing, #enshittification
