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GoodLinks
What GoodLinks is
GoodLinks saves articles for later reading and keeps them available offline on iOS and macOS. Its reading view extracts article text and removes advertisements and other distractions. Readers can highlight passages, add notes, choose colors, and review highlights in a Notebook. Tags, starred items, and searches across title, author, description, and content organize saved links. iCloud Sync synchronizes links, articles, highlights, tags, and reading position without requiring another web-service account. GoodLinks says it does not track users or their information, and sharing occurs only when users choose it. Extensions save pages from Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, Edge, Opera, and Brave. Imports are available from Pocket, Instapaper, Pinboard, Raindrop, Matter, Readwise, Abyss, AnyBox, Reeder, Omnivore, and browser bookmarks. A localhost API lets trusted same-machine apps read and modify links, tags, and highlights with token authentication. The GoodLinks purchase is $9.99 a month as listed, with later feature upgrades at $4.99 a year.
Who it suits
GoodLinks suits readers who save articles, annotate them, and read offline across Apple devices. It also fits users wanting browser capture, imports, iCloud syncing, and local automation.
What it does well
- Offline reading with distraction-free article extraction
- Highlights, notes, colors, and Notebook review
- Search across several article fields
- iCloud Sync without another web-service account
- Extensions for seven listed browsers
What to know first
- No free plan
- Apple platform requirements apply
- Later feature upgrades require $4.99 a year
- AI Custom Actions require specified newer versions
Limits
The initial GoodLinks purchase includes one year of feature upgrades; features introduced afterward require a GoodLinks Premium subscription or purchase. AI Custom Actions require GoodLinks 4.0 or later, iOS 27 or macOS 27, and Private Cloud Compute or a configured fallback AI provider.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Feature Upgrade | annual in-app purchase · Unlocks new features introduced after the initial feature-upgrade year · unlocked features remain permanently available | $4.99 a year |
| GoodLinks | one-time App Store purchase · iOS, iPadOS, macOS · current features plus one year of feature upgrades | $9.99, paid once |
As goodlinks.app lists them, read 1 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the GoodLinks website or install its Apple app
- Use a supported iOS, iPadOS, macOS, or visionOS version
- Add the browser extension for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, Edge, Opera, or Brave
- Save articles and organize them with tags or stars
- Enable iCloud Sync for links, highlights, tags, and reading position
- Import links from supported reading services or browser bookmarks
Verdict
GoodLinks combines offline article reading, annotation, organization, and privacy-focused syncing across Apple platforms. Its one-time listed purchase covers current features and one year of upgrades, with later upgrades sold separately.
Questions
Does GoodLinks have a free plan?
No. GoodLinks is paid, with the listed purchase priced at $9.99 a month and billed “Buy once.”
What does the GoodLinks purchase include?
It provides permanent access to current features and one year of feature upgrades. New features after that year require a Premium subscription or purchase.
What is the Annual Feature Upgrade price?
The Annual Feature Upgrade is listed at $4.99 a year and keeps unlocked features permanently available.
Which platforms does GoodLinks support?
Its platforms include iOS, macOS, an API, and browser extensions; listed requirements also cover iPadOS and visionOS.
Can GoodLinks work offline?
Yes. GoodLinks provides offline access to saved articles.
Does GoodLinks offer highlighting and export?
Yes. Users can highlight passages, add notes and colors, review highlights in a Notebook, and export highlights.
Facts from GoodLinks's own pages
- Automation API
- The local API lets trusted same-machine applications read and modify links, tags, and highlights over localhost with token authentication. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Browser extension
- Yes · goodlinks.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Browser extensions
- Save-to-GoodLinks extensions are available for Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Arc, Edge, Opera, and Brave. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- No · goodlinks.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Full-text search
- Yes · goodlinks.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Highlight export
- Yes · goodlinks.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Highlighting
- Yes · goodlinks.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Highlights
- Users can highlight passages, add notes, choose highlight colors, and review highlights in a Notebook. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- GoodLinks can import links from Pocket, Instapaper, Pinboard, Raindrop, Matter, Readwise, Abyss, AnyBox, Reeder, Omnivore, and browser bookmarks. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The App Store lists Ngoc Luu as the developer and seller. · apps.apple.com, 1 Oct 2026
- Mobile apps
- Yes · goodlinks.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Notable limit
- AI Custom Actions require GoodLinks 4.0 or later, iOS 27 or macOS 27, and Private Cloud Compute or a configured fallback AI provider. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Offline access
- Yes · goodlinks.app, 22 Sept 2026
- Organization
- Tags, starred articles, and search across title, author, description, and content help organize links. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Platform requirements
- The FAQ lists minimum requirements of iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS 13, while the current App Store listing requires iOS 17, iPadOS 17, macOS 14, or visionOS 1. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- GoodLinks says it does not track users or their information, and nothing is shared online unless users choose to share it. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Privacy policy
- External-service authorization tokens are stored in the device keychain and are never transmitted to GoodLinks servers. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- GoodLinks saves and organizes articles to read later, including offline access. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Reading view
- It extracts article text and removes web advertisements and other distractions. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- The press kit lists [email protected] as the support email. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
- Sync
- iCloud Sync synchronizes links, articles, highlights, tags, and reading position without another web-service account. · goodlinks.app, 1 Oct 2026
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