Essays on reading, writing, attention, and the quiet tools we make for them.https://slax.com/en-ushttps://slax.com/blog/how-to-price-a-read-later-app-that-outlives-you/https://slax.com/blog/how-to-price-a-read-later-app-that-outlives-you/Pocket and Omnivore died because of math, not users. Here's the real cost of running a read-later app for ten years — and the only two pricing models that survive.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://slax.com/blog/saving-articles-is-not-reading-them/https://slax.com/blog/saving-articles-is-not-reading-them/For most people, the read-later pile grows 90% faster than it gets read. The dopamine of closing a tab feels like learning. It isn't. Here's what actually helps.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://slax.com/blog/read-later-comparison-matrix-2026/https://slax.com/blog/read-later-comparison-matrix-2026/All the major read-later apps in one matrix — Slax Reader vs Readwise Reader, Cubox, Instapaper, Matter, Raindrop, Pocket. Features, AI, formats, pricing. Updated May 2026.Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://slax.com/blog/vibe-coding-rewrote-our-app/https://slax.com/blog/vibe-coding-rewrote-our-app/A PM and a designer rewrote Slax Note with Claude Code. Bugs, panic, the part where I couldn't stop, and what I changed. Part 2 coming.Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://slax.com/blog/a-smarter-more-efficient-ai-powered-way-to-save-and-read-forever/https://slax.com/blog/a-smarter-more-efficient-ai-powered-way-to-save-and-read-forever/Stop just saving links; start knowing what you read. From our mission to every feature, see how Slax helps deep readers deconstruct articles and secure them forever with free snapshots.Thu, 15 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://slax.com/blog/built-an-open-source-pocket-alternative/https://slax.com/blog/built-an-open-source-pocket-alternative/Pocket is shutting down. We built a free, open-source alternative that imports your Pocket library and saves the full content with your tags transferred.Fri, 30 May 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://slax.com/blog/built-an-open-source-tool-to-save-content-permanently-and-simplify-learning/https://slax.com/blog/built-an-open-source-tool-to-save-content-permanently-and-simplify-learning/We built Slax Reader, an open-source read-it-later app that saves web content permanently and helps you understand what you save with built-in AI tools.Sun, 16 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT