Flyleaf
Flyleaf is a “read-later” app that displays saved articles from the web in a meticulously designed reading view, without popups, ads or other distractions.
Free Download for
iPhone, iPad and Mac
iPhone, iPad and Mac
Save articles from the web
Use the share sheet from anywhere to save interesting links to Flyleaf. There is also an easy-to-use bookmarklet if you need it.
Read later without distractions
Flyleaf takes web pages and removes everything inessential, like popups, ads and trackers, to preserve your privacy and sanity.
Turn websites into magazine articles
With Flyleaf's best-in-class book-like pagination, you can read articles page by page instead of scrolling vertically.
Read it your way
Flyleaf offers many ways to customize your reading experience, such as color themes and in-depth typography settings.
Discover what to read next
Once your list of saved articles grows, it's easy to lose track. Flyleaf helps you to always discover fresh articles from your list.
Sync with iCloud
Flyleaf uses iCloud to securely sync articles and reading progress between your devices – no additional signups needed.
Stay organized with tags
You can add your own tags to articles to organize your library.
Read anywhere you go
Enjoy fully native apps for iPhone, iPad, and macOS, lovingly crafted by indie developer Max Melzer.
Read in full screen
Remove all distractions and focus on the text by entering fullscreen mode. You can still access all the controls you need through an intuitive gesture interface.
Load articles from archive.today in one tap
Sometimes, an article may not be available in your region or without logging in. Flyleaf lets you effortlessly access many of them from a web archive instead.
Automate actions with Shortcuts and Siri
Flyleaf offers a comprehensive list of Shortcuts actions, so you can add URLs via Siri or build Shortcuts to automatically tag articles.
What customers say (App Store reviews)
★★★★★
(4.9 stars)
(4.9 stars)
UnbeatableAbsolutely phenomenal reading experience. Love everything about it
Best read later app!Finally found exactly what I’ve been looking for … I’d say it has no frills, but actually it has the perfect amount of frills: it’s handy being able to adjust font & colours and the discover view layout. But it’s not bloated, not expensive (and the free tier is actually useable and doesn’t block anything foundational, I respect that a lot). Also, the developer is responsive and seems like a cool person.
A top notch Read it later serviceI haven’t seen any read later app on iOS that comes closer to Flyleaf. I benefited from the free version so much that I’ve decided to subscribe to the service for a month or two so it could benefit the creator. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Fabulous!This app took me a little time to figure out some of its features, but WOW! This is a wonderful replacement of Instapaper for me. Great work from the developers.
Exactly what I was looking forThis is exactly what I was looking for in a “read later” app: focused, reliable, with enough customization to make reading on my phone a nice experience. So happy I found it - thank you to the developer for such a thoughtful & useful app!
Really great app for readingWorks really well, and the page-turning animation is smoother than any other app I’ve tried. I’ve also been pleasantly surprised by how well it handles oddly-formatted web pages. I had one archived page that crashed another app, but Flyleaf handled it just fine.
Critic reviews
The pagination interaction in combination with a lovely interface makes Flyleaf an incredibly beautiful read-it-later app.
Flyleaf Is the Best New ‘Read-It-Later’ App for Apple Users
If you’ve always found scrolling through long articles a little exhausting, and you’re the kind of person who misses Instapaper’s old page-flipping mode, check out Flyleaf.
Pricing
Flyleaf is a free download on the App Store and does not require payment to use and enjoy. To make the app sustainable, there is an optional subscription that includes advanced features such as themes, tags and the archive.today integration.
Updates
Designing assets for Apple’s new App Store display options
With the release of iOS 27, App Store Connect introduced new options for displaying custom assets at the top of your app’s App Store page, and in place of the first three screenshots in the search results page. I think this is an underrated opportunity to stand out right now,…Lex On Tech: “Max Melzer’s Flyleaf is a fresh take on reading later”
Lex Friedman has been kind enough to put his “Indie developer spotlight” on my little read-later app. He wrote a pretty thorough summary of what Flyleaf is all about: Max believes vertical scrolling isn’t great for focused reading. He’s believed that a long time. His first iOS device was a…
Flyleaf 2.7 – All the little things
Flyleaf 2.7 brings some pretty noticeable design tweaks to Flyleaf, with a new sidebar on iPad and Mac (and the upcoming iPhone Duo). The new article actions view on iOS puts tagging, article info, and reading settings just a few swipes away. Plus, the new “Stack” pagination style makes turning…
What’s new in Flyleaf 2.6 (and what’s coming next)
This update took me a little longer than usual, but for good reason: Flyleaf 2.6 is packed with new features, improvements, and fixes (oh and also the update got held up for three weeks in App Review). One of the biggest additions is proper table support. Flyleaf can now display…
Flyleaf 2.5 – Finally adding Widgets, and better ways to fix content issues
Today, version 2.5 of Flyleaf, my independently-created read-later app for iPhone, iPad and macOS, became available on the iOS and macOS App Store. Free Download for iPhone, iPad and Mac In this post, I want to talk a little more in-depth about what’s new in this release. It was about…Stay up to date
Flyleaf is designed and built by independent developer Max Melzer. You can follow him on his personal website or on Mastodon. You can also contact Max via email.
Free Download for
iPhone, iPad and Mac
iPhone, iPad and Mac
