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
Omnivore vs Raindrop
Compare Omnivore and Raindrop side by side on features, pricing, and the workflows each one is designed for.
Raindrop
All-in-one bookmark manager with collections, tags, and a polished UI across every platform.
Free, paid from $3/mo
- Best-in-class UI for organising a large library of saves
- Nested collections and tags for serious curators
- Native apps on every major platform including browsers
Feature comparison
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 | Keep |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capture and save | |||
| Browser extension | Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave | |
| Mobile apps | iOS, Android | iOS, Android | |
| Save from email | Per-user address | Forward to in.keep.md | |
| Save tweets | Partial | ||
| Save YouTube videos | Partial | Partial | With transcripts |
| Save GitHub stars | |||
| Save PDFs | Full-text search Pro only | Converted to markdown | |
| Save files (docs, spreadsheets) | PDF, EPUB, images, video | Word, Excel, CSV, HTML, OpenDocument | |
| Save audio files | mp3, wav, aiff, flac | With Whisper transcription | |
| Save via API | |||
| Auto-sync sources | |||
| RSS auto-sync | Via IFTTT applet | ||
| YouTube channel sync | |||
| X bookmarks sync | Auto-sync on paid plans; manual import from extension export on free | ||
| GitHub stars sync | |||
| Newsletter inbox sync | |||
| Library and reading | |||
| Reader view | |||
| Offline reading | Partial | ||
| Full-text search | Pro | ||
| Semantic / AI search | Pro (Stella) | ||
| Highlights | Highlight from the extension or from inside the reader, with optional notes; renders inline | ||
| Notes | |||
| Tags | Labels | ||
| Collections | Partial | Nested | |
| Public sharing | Partial | ||
| Full-text RSS extraction | Partial | ||
| AI and agents | |||
| Markdown export for AI agents | Raw markdown only | Per-item .md URL | |
| Bulk markdown export | |||
| MCP server | Official server | ||
| CLI tool | keep-markdown npm package | ||
| Claude Code skill | |||
| AI summaries | Pro (Stella) | AI summary and AI tagging on every saved article | |
| Public API | |||
| Import and export | |||
| OPML import / export | Import from and export to any OPML-compatible reader | ||
| Pocket import | ZIP, CSV, and legacy HTML exports | ||
| Instapaper import | CSV export with folders, archive, and starred state | ||
| CSV / JSON export | HTML, CSV, TXT only | Export to CSV or JSON. Import plain CSV/TSV plus Omnivore, Raindrop.io, Pinboard, and Wallabag export files. | |
| Send to Kindle | EPUB delivered to your Kindle email | ||
| Import Kindle highlights | From My Clippings.txt, no Amazon login required |
Pricing
Omnivore has shut down, so pricing below is for reference only. Raindrop is free, paid from $3/mo.
Omnivore
- Free
Free
All features free; open source.
Raindrop
- Free
Free
Unlimited bookmarks, collections, tags, sync devices. 100 MB/month uploads.
- $3/mo
Pro
Full-text search, permanent web archive, 10 GB/month uploads, Stella AI assistant, annotations on highlights.
Keep
- Free
Free
Unlimited links, browser extension, API/CLI/MCP, RSS feeds, YouTube subscriptions, and free imports from bookmark export files.
- $10/mo
Plus
500 full-content items per cycle, X bookmarks, email inbox, GitHub sync, uploads, and AI features.
- $20/mo
Pro
1,000 full-content items per cycle, everything in Plus.
- $50/mo
Max
5,000 full-content items per cycle, everything in Pro.
Strengths and weaknesses
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.
What Omnivore did well
- Completely free and open source
- Strong newsletter-to-library workflow with per-user email
- Synced with Logseq, Obsidian, and Notion for PKM workflows
- GraphQL API returned markdown, friendly to integrations
- Active community and regular updates prior to shutdown
Where it fell short
- Shut down in 2024 after acquisition by ElevenLabs
- No path to import back into a hosted version
- Self-hosting requires non-trivial infrastructure
What Raindrop does well
- Best-in-class UI for organising a large library of saves
- Nested collections and tags for serious curators
- Native apps on every major platform including browsers
- Genuinely usable free tier with unlimited saves
- Official MCP server for Claude, Cursor, ChatGPT, and more
Where it falls short
- Not a reading app; reader view is secondary
- Export formats limited to HTML, CSV, and TXT (no markdown or JSON)
- No native RSS subscription or newsletter intake
- Highlights are basic compared to Readwise Reader or Matter
Which one should you pick?
Omnivore is no longer an option
Omnivore has shut down and is no longer available. Any of the active alternatives is a safer bet.
About Omnivore
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.
About Raindrop
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.