READBOARD / HELP
Make your first reading useful.
- Open a normal HTTP/HTTPS article and click the ReadBoard toolbar icon. Choose Preview article. Keep the source tab and window active until capture finishes.
- Inspect the extracted text. Adjust its title, then choose Save & read or Save to queue. Discard an incomplete capture.
- For a difficult page, select its useful text and choose Save selected excerpt in the toolbar popup. Inspect that preview too.
- Select a passage in the reader, add a note, choose a highlight color and save. Keyboard users can enter an exact quote and its occurrence number in the quote finder.
- Use Export Markdown, Export notes or Plain text. Reading position saves automatically; change status to Read when finished.
Library and reading comfort
Search titles and filter Unread, Reading or Read. Settings lets you choose warm light, soft sand or dark, a serif or sans font, and text size from 18 to 26 px. The library paginates at 20 items.
Back up before you move
Settings → Export complete backup downloads plain JSON containing saved articles, notes, collections, packs and preferences, excluding license keys. Keep it safe. Import validates the complete file. Merge keeps existing data and rejects conflicting IDs. To replace the library, download a recovery copy, confirm you saved it, then confirm replacement. Invalid files or failed transactions keep the current library intact.
Backups restored above the Free limit remain readable and exportable. New saves require fewer than 30 items or an active Pro license. A detached quote from a backup remains visible with its note; it is not silently attached to different text.
Future Pro workflows
When paid activation opens, select readings to create a collection or a study pack. Order up to 10 sources, add a pack introduction, and export selected quotes and notes as Markdown or printable HTML. Open HTML in your browser and use Print to save PDF. It does not include full article bodies. The saved title preset sets the next pack's title.
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Small notes, lasting knowledge
Small observations become lasting knowledge when you write one useful note and return to it. Ask a clear question, read with attention and keep the source alongside your own thinking.
Read with a question
Before saving an article, decide what you want to understand. A clear question turns a long page into a conversation with a purpose. Small observations become lasting knowledge when you write one useful note and return to it. Ask a clear question, read with attention and keep the source alongside your own thinking.
Write the question at the top of your notes. It does not need to sound academic. Try: what can I change in my next project, and which evidence would support that change?
You can leave a page unfinished. Save the part that helps answer your question, then return when you have the time to read the surrounding context.
Keep the source nearby
A useful note includes the link you can return to. Your words and the original source play different roles: one records your understanding, the other lets you check it. Small observations become lasting knowledge when you write one useful note and return to it. Ask a clear question, read with attention and keep the source alongside your own thinking.
A quotation is evidence of what the author wrote. A note is evidence of how you interpreted it. Keep both, so a later review can separate an exact claim from your own conclusion.
The source link makes your note easier to check. A saved snapshot records what you saw at the time; the original page may have changed when you next open it.
Make a small connection
Write one connection between the idea and something you already know. It can be a practical example, a question or a next step. Small observations become lasting knowledge when you write one useful note and return to it. Ask a clear question, read with attention and keep the source alongside your own thinking.
An example makes an abstract idea easier to use. Describe a situation from your day, then write how the idea might change one decision in that situation.
Questions are useful notes too. If an argument feels incomplete, record the missing assumption. You may find a stronger answer in the next source you read.
Return while the idea is fresh
Review one highlight tomorrow. Try explaining the point without looking at the page, then compare your explanation with the original quote. Small observations become lasting knowledge when you write one useful note and return to it. Ask a clear question, read with attention and keep the source alongside your own thinking.
A short review is enough. Pick one passage, explain its meaning in your own words, and decide whether it still belongs in your working notes.
A next step turns reading into practice. Write an action small enough to complete, and keep the source nearby so you can revisit the reasoning when you need it.
Save a source you want to understand.
Highlight one passage and add your own note.
Revisit the note and export what you learned.
Read -> mark -> connect -> revisit A small loop, repeated with intention.
A reading queue becomes valuable when you return to it.