Curius
ActiveOverview
Curius is a browser extension and web app for saving links, highlights, and notes from webpages to a personal, shareable online bookshelf. Users can organize reading material and view content saved by friends via public profiles. It targets readers and researchers seeking a social layer for bookmarking and knowledge sharing.
Key Features
- One-click saving - Save webpages and highlights directly from the browser extension.
- Public bookshelves - Share personal collections of saved links with a single link.
- Social discovery - View and follow links and highlights from friends' profiles.
- Highlight capture - Add inline highlights and notes while reading.
- Searchable database - Search across saved content and a pre-filtered database of pages.
- Organized collections - Group bookmarks into custom bookshelves for easy revisiting.
- Friend following - Connect with others to see their reading activity in real-time.
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Basic saving, highlighting, public sharing, and social features. |
| Pro | $5/month | Unlimited storage, advanced search, private bookshelves, and priority support. |
Platforms & Requirements
Curius runs as a Chrome browser extension with a companion web app at curius.app accessible on any modern browser. No native apps for mobile or other browsers like Firefox or Safari. Requires Chrome version 88 or later.
Integrations & Ecosystem
- Chrome browser extension
- Web app sharing via links
- Import from browser bookmarks
- Export to PDF or Markdown
- Social profile sharing
- Search integration with saved content
Alternatives
| App | Difference |
|---|---|
| Raindrop.io | Offers more advanced organization and team collaboration but lacks built-in social reading feeds. |
| Focuses on offline reading and recommendations without social sharing of highlights. | |
| Hypothes.is | Emphasizes collaborative annotations but requires group setup unlike Curius' personal bookshelves. |
| Omnivore | Provides newsletter and article digestion tools but no friend-following features. |
Reputation
Curius is praised in niche communities like Substack for its seamless social reading discovery and ease of highlighting. Users appreciate the public bookshelf concept for sharing knowledge trails. Some note limitations in storage on the free plan and lack of mobile apps as drawbacks.
Sources (8)
- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.everywhereim.curius
- https://www.producthunt.com/products/curius-2
- https://svitlanamm.substack.com/p/curiusapp-your-portal-to-shared-reading
- https://lindatong.substack.com/p/social-learning
- https://chrome-stats.com/d/curius
- https://curius.app
- https://curius.app/login
- https://apps.apple.com/id/app/curius/id1012273271?l=id