GoodLinks
Apple-native reading and bookmarking app with article extraction, highlights, notes and iCloud sync.
Meet GoodLinks
GoodLinks saves articles into a clean reading interface and supports tags, starred items, highlights and attached notes. Export options help move useful passages into other writing or knowledge-management tools, while iCloud keeps the library synchronized across Apple devices.
Its payment model is not a conventional subscription that removes existing functionality when canceled. Purchased or subscribed-to features remain unlocked; an optional renewal is needed only for premium features introduced after the included upgrade period.
- Payment structure
- Paid purchase; optional feature-upgrade subscription
- Hosting model
- Local application with iCloud sync
- Free option
- No ongoing free plan verified
- App types
- Native mobile app | Native desktop app | Browser extension
Payment and hosting
Initial purchase retains unlocked features permanently and includes one year of feature upgrades; optional Premium renews access to later features.
| Vendor-hosted | Third-party sync only |
|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Not applicable |
| Open-source status | Not listed |
Where you can use it
| iPhone / iOS | Yes |
|---|---|
| Android | Not listed |
| macOS | Yes |
| Windows | Not listed |
| Linux | Not listed |
| Web app | Not listed |
| Progressive web app | Not listed |
| Command-line tool | Not listed |
| Chrome extension | Not listed |
|---|---|
| Safari extension | Yes |
| Firefox extension | Not listed |
| Edge extension | Not listed |
| Bookmarklet | Not listed |
| Mobile share capture | Yes |
| Other browser support | Not separately verified |
What to check before choosing
Test the capture and retrieval routes you need, inspect an export, and confirm current plan limits before moving your main library.
Research snapshot: September 17, 2026. Official public pages / publisher documentation reviewed; not hands-on tested.
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