Stow is a local-first read-it-later extension for Chrome. Save any article with one click, read it offline in a clean reader, find it instantly with full-text search — no account, no cloud, no tracking.
Four verbs, done properly. Save, read, search, export — all offline, all on your device.
One click on any article. The full text and images are captured to your device — duplicates detected, broken pages handled gracefully.
A clean, distraction-free reader. Light & dark themes, adjustable font size, table of contents — and your reading progress is remembered.
Your entire library, searchable in an instant. Full-text with highlighted results — and it works completely offline.
Your data is yours. Export any article as a self-contained HTML file, or your whole library as JSON — anytime, for free.
No setup. No account. Three steps and you're reading.
Click the Stow icon on any web page. The clean text and images are captured to your device in under a second.
Your library lives in your browser's own storage — fully readable and searchable offline, even years from now.
Search everything instantly. Export any article as HTML, or back up the whole library as JSON.
Pay once instead of renting. Keep your data instead of lending it out.
| Stow | Subscription read-it-later apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $29 once | $33–60 / year, forever |
| Data location | Your device | Vendor's cloud |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Offline reading | Full | Varies |
| Export | Free, full-library | Often paid / limited |
| Tracking | Zero | Analytics typical |
Try everything with 30 free saves. Unlock once — your existing saves stay readable, searchable and exportable forever, even if you never pay.
Stow has no backend. Your library is stored in your browser's local storage, your network activity is limited to the checkout you choose to open, and there is no telemetry of any kind. We can't sell your reading habits — we never see them.
Read the full privacy policy →In your browser's local storage on your own device. There is no Stow server.
No. Stow works entirely inside your browser. The only network request it can ever make is the payment checkout, which you open yourself.
Saving pauses and the unlock page appears. Everything you already saved stays fully readable, searchable and exportable — forever, even if you never pay.
Locally. After purchase, your unlock state is stored on your device and keeps working offline.
Pocket export import is planned for v1.1 (the launch version focuses on the core library).
Anytime. Export a single article as HTML or your whole library as JSON.
Chrome (MV3, Chrome 110+). Other Chromium browsers may work but are not tested.
14-day money-back guarantee — see the refund policy page.