Safari extension for Mac, iPhone & iPad

AreaderZ: A focused Reader one fully controlZ

Read only what you choose, peacefully

AreaderZ is for the articles you actually want to read. Save an article or link from anywhere: a browser, a message, a newsletter, or your RSS reader. Stay focused in a calm, readable page in Safari on your Mac, iPhone and iPad, enhanced with AI summaries, Ask, and translation features to help comprehension. Stay in the browser and read it later by saving to Collection. Your own self-curated Up Next, not the algorithms, helps you stay in the flow.

Free to use. One-time Pro purchase unlock more features on all your Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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  • No overwhelming feeds
  • Works offline with on-device AI
  • No account required
  • Optional subscription
  • Privacy-first design
AreaderZ on an iPad: an article in the reader, in the Sepia theme — one clean column, no adverts, no navigation, no sidebars.
The AreaderZ Collection on a Mac: the saved articles listed down the side, with one of them open in the reader beside them.
The reading-theme picker open over an article on a Mac: nine themes, and any you have saved, to choose between.

A focused Reader one fully controlZ

Designed as a browser extension first, AreaderZ first help you stay in the flow in the browser with best in class Reader Mode experience. We don't force you into our app. Our native app is not an RSS reader. It does not subscribe to anything; nothing magically (or forcefully) enter the app. You have full control over what you save to read later. Show unread counts, or not, no pressure. You own fully what you save and your conversation with the articles. Contents stay local or in your private iCloud.

What it is

A quiet place for the articles you pick

  • Add what you want to read from anywhere. Save an article in Safari, or from wherever a link can be shared: another browser, a message, an email newsletter, or your RSS reader. We clean it up for you so you can focus on the actual content.
  • One article at a time. No related content; no recommendations; no algorithmic feeds. Share what you read with friends, privately: copy as text, markdown, html, or export a clean PDF.
  • Optional AI helps you make sense of what you are reading. Summaries, ask questions about the article, and translation: with on-device AI, self-hosted AI, or BYOK.
  • You choose where to read. In the browser and never open the app, or batch what you want to read and take it into the app. Build your Collection, organize with folders. Clear it out after you read them, or save what you like.
What it is not

And what it will not try to be

  • Not an RSS reader. There are no feeds to subscribe to and nothing arrives on its own, so there is no backlog to clear and no sense of falling behind. Optional article or unread count. Sometimes we do not need to keep scores.
  • Not a discovery engine. No recommendations, no trending list, no feed, no advertisements. Ideal for those who have favorite sources already.
  • Not a social network. Nothing you read is posted, shared or ranked, and there is nobody to follow. We do make it easy for you to share privately.
  • Not another browser. Our Safari extension improves upon the built-in Reader Mode and give you more control.
  • No monetization of your privacy. No account required and no AreaderZ server in the middle. We will never monetize your reading habits.

We are not against news feed Keep your favorite RSS reader and newsletter — they are good at what it does. Scan your feed and send what you want to read more to AreaderZ, as many as you like. Keep your Collection tight and curated. Not sure if you really want to spend the time? Do a quick summary and decide if it is worth reading in full.

At a glance

The same download/purchase works across Mac, iPhone and iPad.

The AreaderZ app on a Mac showing Up Next: a queue of article cards from several sites with thumbnails, and the selected article open beside them.
Up Next keeps one article coming after the next, simply swipe to read the next one
The AreaderZ panel open in Safari on a Mac, over a news article: Reader, Summarize and Ask buttons, a Translate toggle, the summary length and the current AI setup.
Reader, Summarize and Ask from the Quick Access button on sites you allow and frequent
AreaderZ on an iPhone: a saved article open in the app with an Ask conversation answering questions about it.
Ask about what you are reading even within Safari on iPhone
The AreaderZ panel in Safari on an iPhone: Reader, Summarize and Ask buttons, a Translate toggle, the summary length and custom instructions.
Extension accessible on iPhone, or...
A news article in Safari on an iPhone with the AreaderZ button open, offering Reader, Summarize, Save and Ask.
Instead of getting to the extension through many clicks, pin a Quick Access button
AreaderZ reader view on an iPad, Sepia theme: a news article with its photograph, in one column, with the reading toolbar above it.
iPad in portrait mode, perfect place for reading
The same article on the same iPad in the Midnight theme: a near-black page with a cyan headline.
Premium Midnight theme for Supporter subscribers
A second article in the reader on an iPad, in a light theme: one column with its photograph and nothing else on the page.
Light theme easy on the eye
The reading-theme picker in the AreaderZ app on an iPad: nine theme thumbnails with their names, and a saved theme, over the article.
Change to a theme that suits your mood

Explore key feature

Open any feature to see the screenshot behind it. Everything below is a real screenshot of the shipping app.

The article, without the clutter One tap in Safari and the ads, pop-ups, cookie banners, sidebars and autoplaying video are gone. Distraction-free reading.
An article in The Guardian read in the AreaderZ reader on a Mac, Solarized theme: a cream page, dark grey body text and a blue-grey headline.
Solarized theme on a Mac
The same Guardian article read in the AreaderZ reader on an iPhone, Solarized theme, with the reader toolbar above it.
The same article on iPhone
Light and dark modes, pinned or adapt to system setting Every theme ships in a light and a dark version, and the reader can follow the device setting.
A Guardian article in the AreaderZ reader on a Mac, Midnight theme: a near-black page, light grey text and a cyan headline.
Midnight theme — dark in both modes
The same article on an iPhone in the Midnight theme: near-black page, light text, cyan headline, with the reader toolbar and the Ask button.
Midnight, and the Ask button
Customizable reading themes System and Sepia are free to use. Pro and Supporter get more themes and can save customized themes. More themes will be added over time.
The AreaderZ theme picker open over an article in Safari on a Mac, listing System, Sepia, Typewriter, Notation, Solarized, Charley, Terminal, Midnight and Grove.
Pick a theme from the reader toolbar
The same theme picker on an iPhone, listing all nine themes with Charley ticked.
The same list on iPhone
Ask anything about the article Just ask and get an answer grounded in the article you are reading. The conversation is saved or can be cleared. Come back to the same article in Safari or in app to continue.
The AreaderZ app on a Mac with an Ask conversation open beside a saved article, answering questions about its contents.
Ask, beside the article
The same Ask conversation on an iPhone, beside the article it is answering about.
And on iPhone in a separate Safari tab
Save it and read it later No time to read it now? Just scanning what might be interesting? Save an article from the extension or with Share Sheet, file it in a folder immediately or add to your Up Next queue.
The Up Next queue in AreaderZ on a Mac: article cards with source, date and a line of the opening text.
Up Next — one article after another
The Card Styles sheet in AreaderZ on a Mac: card density, and the Classic, Liquid Glass and Magazine styles, the last marked Supporter.
Card styles, including the Supporter ones
Save a clean PDF, and share it too Frustrated with the messy PDF printed in browser? AreaderZ creates a clean PDF for you to archive or share: share with iMessage, email, save, or to other apps. Paginated PDF or continuous.
A one-page PDF exported from AreaderZ on a Mac, open in Preview: the article laid out for print, with no ads, navigation or cookie banners.
Example of exported article as a one-page PDF
The iOS share sheet for a PDF exported from AreaderZ: a PDF Document of 17 KB named areaderz-Locked-to-the-Sun-and-, with Save to Files, Print, Markup and Copy.
On iPhone, a PDF is generated for you to Share, Save, or Print
Everything in the browser, nothing in the middle No account, no server of ours in the path. The extension talks to the AI you chose, and to nothing else.
The AreaderZ panel open in Safari on a Mac over a news article, with Reader, Summarize and Ask, and the current AI setup shown at the bottom.
macOS pop-up
The AreaderZ panel in Safari on an iPhone, with Reader, Summarize and Ask.
iPhone panel

Why choose AreaderZ?

We focus on six things, done extremely well — plus the small conveniences that make them pleasurable to use every day. We are not trying to be your all-in-one AI companion or catch all feed reader.

Reader view

Any article, without the noise

One click hides the ads, pop-ups, cookie banners, auto-playing videos and sidebars. More flexible and tunable to your taste than Safari's built-in Reader mode.

Summaries

Get the essence fast

Too much to read? Just want to get to the point? Summarize based on how long you want it: a couple of sentences or a few paragraphs. You can even add custom instruction.

Translation

Whole pages, translated live

Maybe you are brought to a foreign site; maybe you want to share this article to someone who doesn't speak this language. Or maybe you want to read the summary in your native language. No problem!

Note: translation capability limited by the model you choose.

Theming

Reading themes plus light and dark modes

System, Sepia, Typewriter, Notation, Solarized, Charley and Terminal. Pick the one that suits your eyes — high-contrast, a monospaced, serif, sans-serif. Adjust line height, width of content, and more to come.

Ask

Ask this article anything

In the reader, a floating Ask button opens a chat panel. Ask follow-up questions about the article you are reading and get streaming, multi-turn answers grounded in that article. The conversation is kept, and you can clear it whenever you like. Ask uses the AI provider you have chosen — a local model or your own API key.

Collection

Keep it, and read it later

Save an article to your Collection — from the extension, the app, or the iOS share sheet — and file it into folders. Choose a card style for the list, then read straight through with Up Next, which keeps one article after another coming without sending you back to the queue. It also saves as clean Markdown, free for everyone.

  • Streaming output. Results appear as they are generated, not after a spinner finishes.
  • Save as Markdown. Keep the current article as clean Markdown with its title, source and saved date — free for everyone — and export it as a .md file from the app's Collection.
  • Conversation history. Your Ask conversations are kept on your device and can be deleted upon request, and Pro and Supporter can sync them across your devices through your own iCloud.
  • Multiple models to choose from. Pro users can set up several AI providers and switch at any time. Local or remote, BYOK.
  • Quick access button on sites you choose. Allow a site once and AreaderZ puts a small floating button on the page for Reader, Summarize, Save and Ask — no trip to the toolbar. Super convenient on iPhone. See how.
  • Up Next. A read-it-later queue that plays one saved article after another so you can stay in the flow.
  • Share sheet. Send a link from any app on iPhone or iPad straight into AreaderZ.
  • Keyboard shortcuts. Bring up the extension with keyboard using Safari's extension settings.

A note on hardware requirements On-device Apple Intelligence requires a compatible device. Local models and bring-your-own-key models need a machine or a provider you can reach. Availability and any costs depend on the service you choose — we do not sell access to any model.

Supports a variety of AI providers

Most AI reading tools send every page you open to the company's own servers. AreaderZ prioritize local models so you have full control.

1. On your device

With Apple Intelligence, AreaderZ uses Apple's Foundation Model built into your compatible device. Summaries and translations work with no internet connection at all, and nothing you read leaves the device. Add a fallback model if Apple Foundation Model is insufficient for your need.

Best for: privacy and offline reading. No key, fastest setup, no additional cost.

2. On a computer/server you own

If you already run a model on your own machine, simply point AreaderZ at it. We support OpenAI or Anthropic compatible endpoints.

Best for: advanced and pro users, larger models and complete control. Your machine does the work, private and self sufficient.

3. Bring your own API key

Bring an API key from any service providers that speaks the OpenAI-compatible API. You choose how big or expensive the model is.

Best for: the strongest models, asking advanced questions about a long web page.

No middleman Designed to be full featured without account or middleman server. When you use a third-party provider or a local server, the page content goes to that destination — the one you chose — and nowhere else. Your key is stored securely with Keychain and encrypted, and is never shared with us. See the privacy policy for the specifics.

See how to set up an AI provider

No account. No tracking.

  • No account. There is nothing to sign up for. Install the app, enable the extension, select Apple Intelligence, and enjoy.
  • No monthly quota. There is no monthly limit. AreaderZ Pro is a one-time purchase, and AreaderZ Supporter is an entirely optional subscription. Neither is required to use the essential functions of the app.
  • No tracking. No analytics on what you read. We do not collect your browsing history, the articles you open, the text of your summaries, or your API keys. We may collect anonymous analytics on feature utilization in the future using Apple sanctioned tooling.
  • No data sold or shared. There is no data to sell, because it is not collected in the first place.
  • Credentials kept secret. Keys are stored in the Apple Keychain and never sent to us. If you want them on your other devices you can opt in to iCloud Keychain sync, per provider; leave it off and the key stays on the device you typed it on.

Themes galore

Each theme supports light and dark mode. More Supporter-exclusive themes will be added over time.

  • System

    Follows your Mac or iPhone setting.

    System sans · light & dark
    System
  • Sepia

    Warm paper, easy on the eyes.

    System sans · light & dark
    Sepia
  • Typewriter

    Retro, wide spacing.

    Monospace · light & dark
    Typewriter
  • Notation

    Quiet and book-like, indented paragraphs.

    Serif · light & dark
    Notation
  • Solarized

    The low-contrast classic.

    Serif · light & dark
    Solarized
  • Charley

    Very high contrast, black on white.

    Serif · light & dark
    Charley
  • Terminal

    Monospaced, dark, retro.

    Monospace · dark shown
    Terminal
  • Midnight

    Calming and deep.

    Sans-serif · Dark and darker
    Midnight Supporter
  • Grove

    Olive greens, low glare.

    Sans-serif · light & dark
    Grove Supporter

Prefer the real thing? The screenshots above show the theme picker on a Mac and on iPhone, the Solarized theme on both, and Midnight in the dark, and step 11 of the guide walks through switching themes.

Works on the devices you own

AreaderZ device requirements
DeviceRequiresExtension
MacmacOS 15 or laterSafari Web Extension
iPhoneiOS 18.6 or laterSafari Web Extension

On-device AI additionally requires a device that supports Apple Intelligence, with Apple Intelligence enabled in Settings. Everything else works on the devices above.

Step-by-step guide Questions? Read the FAQ

Free, Pro and Supporter

Free covers the essentials. Pro is a one-time purchase that unlocks most features. Supporter is an optional subscription that adds unlimited saves, early access, perks, and more — and funds continuous development.

AreaderZ Free, Pro and Supporter compared
What you get Free$0 Pro$5.99 One-Time Supporter$3.99/mo or $24.99/yr (25% Saving)
Reader view, light/dark, adjust text size Included Included Included
Reading themes Two All seven Everything in Pro, plus exclusives
AI summaries Medium length Everything Everything
Custom instructions Not included Included Included
Ask the article Not included Included Included
Other AI Providers Add one Add any Add any
iCloud sync Not included Included Included
Collection — saved articles 50 100 Unlimited
Up Next queue 10 a session 100 Unlimited
Up Next card styles 3 8 All
Save as Markdown, export .md Included Included Included
Clean PDF export Print your own Included Included
Highlight colour, theme tweaks, saved themes Not included 10 saved themes 20 saved themes
Remove Branding in PDF Not included Included Included
Supporter badge and early access Not included Not included Included
Account required No No No

✓ included · – not included. Pro is a one-time purchase with no trial; Supporter's 7-day free trial applies to the monthly plan only. Prices are the US App Store prices — prices in other countries vary.

Planned for Supporter
  • Apple Intelligence Private Cloud Compute, as an extra private option beside the on-device model.
  • A Supporter app icon.
On the roadmap: pay-as-you-go credits

Today AreaderZ runs wherever you point it — Apple's on-device model, a server you own, or your own API key. The next paid option we are working on is credits: an optional way to use AI capacity we host, so you can summarize and translate without running anything yourself or pasting a key. You would buy credits as one-off top-ups, separate from the optional Supporter subscription, and they would not renew on their own.

To be clear about what exists now: there is no credit system, no account and no metering in the versions you can install today, and the Free version stays free. Credits would be opt-in, and the privacy policy already spells out the limited information such a feature would need (billing and usage counts — never your page content, browsing history or API keys), with a new effective date published before it ships.

We reserve the right to change what each tier includes. The release notes list what changed in each version.