I have been using Matter for the last couple of days. I don't see the benefit yet, other than a different way of doing the same? Why and when should I use this reader app?

@amit I’ve found the reading interface and the audio of text much better than Instapaper, to be honest. I prefer the usability (and folders) of Instapaper, but prefer reading in Matter.

@vasta @amit I use Readwise for highlighting and am testing out their beta Reader. Have you used it? I find it as a more active and immersive reading experience.

@amit I have used Matter for some time now and I really enjoy its interface. To me, as an aspiring note taker, the main pros are the highlights and the ability to export what I note as markdown for later feeding info into Logseq or Obsidian.

@pratik @amit I’ve never heard if it before! I’ll have to check it out for sure.

@vasta Yes, the audio of the text is helpful. I haven't gotten used to the interface yet. I am comfortable with my experience of everything in Reeder, including my feeds and Pocket list. Maybe I need to give Matter more time -- the promise of feeds, read-later and subscriptions in one is appealing.

@pratik Interesting. I haven't used their Reader yet. Is it out openly for beta?

@danielsantos Interesting, thank you! I haven't even explored the highlights & export part yet. Any idea if these highlights can be fed to Readwise?

@vasta @amit The reader is in beta. Dunno if it’s only for paid users of Readwise.

@amit I’m not a Readwise user myself but, yes, highlight can be exported there. From their blog:

> As before, you can sync your highlights & notes directly to Notion, Roam, Obsidian, or Readwise on an ongoing basis. Now, you can also export highlights & notes from individual articles on a 1-off basis.

@amit also, their updates feed can give you deeper insights on the feature release. They’re quite active… and innovative.

@amit seemingly not

help.readwise.io/article/2…

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@JohnPhilpin I’d love to use Readwise. Thing is, as a Brazilian, that’s prohibitive for me due to the dollar exchange fluctuations we are subject to. I guess Matter was the closest I could find. Besides Readwise it connects to Logseq and other km tools…