KeeptabHow to use the Chrome Reading List
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In short: Right-click a tab and select Add tab to reading list. To open the list, go to More > Bookmarks and lists > Reading list > Show reading list.[1] For offline reading, save the page as a file with More > Cast, save, and share > Save page as.[1]
An article you want to read tonight shouldn't stay open all day as tab number 23. That's what the Reading List is for.
Add a page to your Reading List
- Go to the page you want to read later.
- Select More > Bookmarks and lists > Reading list.
- Select Add tab to reading list.[1]
Faster: right-click the tab and select Add tab to reading list.[1] Then close the tab. That's the point.
Find your Reading List
Select More > Bookmarks and lists > Reading list > Show reading list. It opens in the side panel, where you can reorder, edit and delete items.[1]
Read offline
To keep a copy you can open without a connection, save the page as a file while you're online: More > Cast, save, and share > Save page as, choose a place, then Save. The file opens in your default browser.[1]
The limits
- One page at a time. The Reading List is made for articles, not for the 20 tabs of a research session.
- No folders. Everything lands in one list, so it grows into a second pile of tabs.
- Offline copies are manual. Each page has to be saved as a file, one by one.[1]
For a page you'll come back to for months, a bookmark in a folder is better. See how to organize Chrome bookmarks.
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Add to Chrome — it's freeWhen it's a whole window to read later
Keeptab, our free Chrome extension, saves all the tabs of a window as one list in a click, then closes them.[2] Each list is written and read back before any tab closes, and you can search it by word, date or site.[2]
Lists are backed up every hour, with a 30-day trash for the ones you delete.[2]
FAQ
Where is the Reading List in Chrome?
Select More, then Bookmarks and lists, then Reading list, then Show reading list. It opens in the side panel.
How do I add a tab to the Chrome Reading List?
Right-click the tab and select Add tab to reading list.
Can I read Reading List pages offline?
Google's help explains offline reading by saving the page as a file with Save page as, while you're online.
Sources
- Google Chrome Help. Read pages later & offline. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/7343019?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
- Keeptab. The OneTab alternative to stop losing your tabs. https://keep-tab.com/onetab-alternative
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