Nothing to organise
Keep is the only thing you do. No tags, folders or notes to maintain.
Chrome extension
Remember what
you actually read.
Readback notices what you read. You tap Keep on what matters. Three short recall cards a day bring the ideas back, in ninety seconds or less.
Free to start. No card needed. Works on technical articles first.
- Nothing added to the page
- Only kept articles reach the AI
- No AI key to set up
The problem
You read good articles. A month later you cannot explain them.
Notes apps ask you to file and tag. Readback asks you to tap once.
Without it
- Tabs pile up and get closed unread.
- Notes need filing you never get to.
- The idea is gone right when a design review or an interview needs it.
With Readback
- Reading stays exactly as it is today.
- Keep is one tap on the articles that matter.
- Cards return just before the idea would fade.
You already read the good stuff. Readback makes sure you still have it a month from now.
Why it works
Less to manage. More that sticks.
Ninety seconds a day at most
Three cards, in your dashboard, when you choose to open it. Done for the day when they are done.
Questions about ideas, not trivia
Questions test trade offs and reasoning from the article you kept. After you answer, you see the source passage.
Timed to forgetting
Cards return after 1, 3, 10 and 30 days, sooner or later depending on how you answer.
How it works
Read. Keep. Recall.
Read as usual
Readback notices eligible articles you read on supported technical sites. A quiet Keep control appears on eligible articles.
Tap Keep
One tap marks an article that matters. Only kept articles get questions.
Recall three cards a day
Open the dashboard when it suits you. Pick an answer, then see the passage it came from.
When a kept article comes back
- Day 1First recall
- Day 3Second look
- Day 10Third look
- Day 30Does it still stick?
Right answers push the next card later. Misses bring it back sooner.
Recall · card 1 of 3about 30 seconds
From “How write ahead logs make crashes boring”
A database crashes after it acknowledged a commit but before it flushed the data pages. Why is the commit still safe?
Correct. The log is written first, so recovery can replay the change from it.
SkipSnoozeNever for this article
Privacy
You decide what leaves your device.
Article text is read locally. It goes to the AI only when you keep an article and agree.
A quiet control
The Keep control stays hidden until you hover or use its shortcut.
Skips the rest of the web
Reading detection runs only on supported sites and skips search and feed pages.
Only kept text goes to AI
Text from articles you keep, with your consent. The server stores no article text, prompts or replies.
No AI account or key
Readback provides and pays for the AI. You never set one up.
Pause any time
Stop tracking with one click and start again when you like.
Delete everything
Delete local data, cloud data, or your whole account.
Sync is off by default. Read the full privacy details.
Pricing
Start free. Pay when it earns its place.
Reading, tracking and your dashboard are free forever. Pay only if you want unlimited AI questions, AI grading and sync.
Free
$0 forever
Choose this to see if the habit sticks, or if you keep a few articles a month.
- Never expires. No card needed.
- AI question sets for up to 3 kept articles (needs a free Google sign-in).
- A limited number of graded written answers.
- Local tracking and your dashboard, always free.
Monthly
$20 per month
Choose this if you read and keep several articles every week and want it all on, across your devices.
- Unlimited AI questions and AI grading.
- Sync across devices, if you turn it on.
- A subscription. If it lapses you go back to Free and keep your data.
Lifetime
$200 once
Choose this if Readback is part of how you read and you would rather pay once than keep a subscription.
- Everything in Monthly, with no renewals.
- One payment. It never expires.
- Deleting your data is always free on every plan.
Prices are shown in rupees in India and US dollars elsewhere. Upgrade from the Readback dashboard after you add it. Prices may change.
Monthly billing outside India is not open yet; Lifetime is available everywhere.
Install
Add Readback to Chrome.
Readback is on the Chrome Web Store. It takes a few seconds.
- Open Readback on the Chrome Web Store and choose Add to Chrome.
- Pin Readback from the puzzle piece menu.
- Read an article as you normally would. A quiet Keep control appears on eligible articles.
FAQ
Questions before you install.
What does Readback track?
For articles you read on technical sites, it measures how long you were actively reading and how far you scrolled. That stays on your device. Shopping, social, video and search pages are not tracked, and you can pause tracking at any time.
What is sent to AI?
Only the text of articles you have kept, and only after you agree. Readback's server does not keep the article text, its title or address, or the prompts and replies. It does keep the generated questions in a shared cache, as short quoted passages with no name, title or address attached, so the same article is not sent to the AI again.
Do I need an account?
Not to read, keep or use the local dashboard. You need a Readback account for AI question writing, AI grading and sync. You create it with Continue with Google; Readback receives only your email and a stable Google id, never a password. It is a Readback account only, never an AI vendor account.
Do I need my own AI key?
No. Readback provides and pays for the AI. You never bring or set up an AI key.
What do the paid plans add?
Unlimited AI questions, AI grading and sync need a Monthly or Lifetime plan. Local tracking, your dashboard, the questions you already have and deletion are free and never expire, so you can always see and delete your data. Monthly is $20 a month and Lifetime is $200 once, in rupees in India and US dollars elsewhere.
What does the Free plan include?
With a free Google sign-in, Readback writes question sets for up to 3 kept articles and grades a limited number of written answers. The Free plan does not expire.
What syncs between devices?
Nothing, unless you turn Sync on. Then article metadata, question sets, cards and schedule, answer results and settings flags sync. Article text, your typed answers, raw events never do.
How do I delete my data?
In Readback settings you can delete local data on this device, delete cloud data, or delete your account, which removes the user, sessions and all data.
Which browsers does it work in?
Chrome only for now. Other browsers and mobile are not planned for this version.