Matter: Reading App4.1.16 - App Store

Finally, a better reading app. The internet is full of things you want to read - articles, newsletters, Twitter threads, PDFs. Matter brings them together in one place and gives you modern tools, like natural text-to-speech and fluid highlighting, to help you read more comfortably and effectively.

"Matter improves vastly on earlier read-later apps like Pocket and Instapaper"
- The Wall Street Journal

Save anything:
- Save full articles if you're within the paywall (eg. Bloomberg, NYT, WSJ)
- Podcast transcriptions & synced playback
- Save PDFs and YouTube

Read across devices, including Kindle:
- iPhone, iPad, Web
- Send any article to Kindle in 2-taps

Unified inbox for your subscriptions:
- Sync your newsletters by connecting Gmail
- Follow individual writers for their latest posts
- Add any RSS feed

The most elegant reading experience:
- Best-in-class article parsing + readability
- Available offline by default
- Gorgeous night mode
- Human-like text-to-speech
- Fluid highlighting and note-taking

Export your knowledge:
- Sync your highlights to Notion, Obsidian, Roam, Readwise, and others

Matter offers a free service and a Premium service.

The free version of Matter includes:
- Uncapped read-later library
- Mobile & web extensions to save all types of content
- Best-in-class parsing and readability
- Unlimited tags
- Full-text search
- Customizable themes and fonts

In addition to the free features, Matter Premium offers:
- HD text-to-speech for all your articles
- Seamless AI Co-Reader
- Sync your newsletters, subscribe to writers, and add RSS feeds
- Unlimited highlighting, note-taking, and integrations
- Send to Kindle

Payment for Matter Premium will be charged to your iTunes Account when you subscribe. Annual and monthly subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Manage your Matter Premium subscription by going to Matter's Settings page.

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Version History - Fixed freezes when syncing large tag collections, including imported Pocket libraries.
- General stability and performance improvements. 4.1.16 21h ago • Smoother reading and image viewing in articles with animated GIFs.
• Fixed Inbox date grouping for RSS articles without publication dates.
• Fixed a crash when tapping feed tabs before they finish loading.
• Fixed text-to-speech interruptions around emoji.
• Improved Notebook exports, including exporting article notes without highlights. 4.1.15 Sep 23 - Made audio playback more reliable when switching media or listening in the background.
- Preserved offline saves from the share sheet until connectivity returns.
- Improved article navigation and code readability in dark mode.
- Fixed stale widget highlights and improved Discover feed images.
- Made accidental unfollows easier to undo and improved Co-Reader on iPad. 4.1.14 Aug 31 - Improved multi-device library syncing, including offline and background updates.
- Improved saving from non-Safari share sheets.
- Fixed rare crashes and data-recovery issues. 4.1.13 Jul 27 Fixed a few issues with discover feed not loading for users on free trial. 4.1.12 Jun 9 Introducing our new discover tab. It contains recommendations based on your reading history, trending articles on Matter, new posts from your favorite authors, and more. 4.1.11 Jun 1 Introducing our new discover tab. It contains recommendations based on your reading history, trending articles on Matter, new posts from your favorite authors, and more. 4.1.10 May 26 • Fixed an issue where widget is blank due to memory usage issue.
• Fixed audio playback progress not being saved when the app was terminated in the background.
• Fixed a bug where the Co-Reader answer view could get stuck on iPad. 4.1.9 Apr 25 • Fixed an issue where some users were sent back to onboarding on cold launch despite being signed in
• Fixed "Share as PDF" and "Print" producing blank output for podcast and YouTube content
• Aligned queue filter and sort pills with the rest of the queue layout
• Removed shake-to-shuffle gesture (shuffle still available from the queue menu) 4.1.8 Apr 17 - Tag picker now respects your sort preference when saving articles
- Fixed reading time being over-counted when audio stops in the background
- Fixed percentile display for top 0.1%, 0.5%, and 1% readers
- Fixed follow button not updating in writer search results
- Fixed highlight rendering offset in articles with figure captions
- Improved app stability and performance 4.1.7 Apr 13 - Images from PDF documents are now extracted and displayed
- Improved Kindle send reliability 4.1.6 Apr 6 - Added 0.9x playback speed option
- Fixed a flash during login transition
- Fixed feed list alignment on iPad 4.1.5 Mar 21 - Pinch to zoom images within articles
- Tag sort options on Search tab
- Inbox refresh on return without losing scroll position
- Fixed Co reader sheet not appearing on iPad
- Fixed image/caption layout on landscape iPad
- Fixed highlight toolbar not appearing after double-tap
- Fixed Bluetooth playback controls for non-Apple devices
- Fixed TTS highlight jumping ahead of audio during playback
- Fixed TTS playback hanging on chunk download failures
- Fixed TTS fallback for unrecognized voices 4.1.4 Mar 14 This update improves reliability across reading and listening. Inbox refreshes now keep your place more reliably, audio playback recovers better from download issues, opening highlights from Notebook is smoother, and tapping highlights in the reader now more consistently shows the toolbar. 4.1.3 Mar 9 Multi-language listen. Listen to articles in 15 languages with 60+ new voices. Matter auto-detects the article’s language and picks the right voice. Set preferred voices per language from Settings. Changes take effect immediately, even during playback.

Paywall detection. Articles behind a paywall now show a lock icon in your library. When reading, you’ll see the available content with a “Switch to Webview” button to view the full article on the original site.

Co-reader. The co-reader sheet now uses a frosted glass design and prefetches questions when you select text, so answers appear faster.

Redesigned email forwarding. The Connections screen has a cleaner layout for email forwarding, with your Matter address always visible and easy to copy.

Bug fixes. Fixed long Medium articles getting cut off. Improved tweet embed rendering in email-forwarded newsletters. Fixed paywall divider appearance in dark mode. 4.1.2 Mar 2 Support extracting linked articles when you save a post from x.com. You can select what to save in the share extension.
Fixes an issue where we incorrectly display intro offers for users who are not eligible. 4.1.1 Feb 24 Redesigned inbox following list. See who you are following. Add newsletters, writers and RSS feeds.
Improved share extension performance. It now saves a lot faster.
Added CSV import progress tracking so you can see your import status.
Fixed text selection accuracy for the last word in articles and multi-byte characters.
Fixed magic link login failing on cold launch.
Fixed co-reader crash on iPad.
Fixed queue “Get Started” card dismiss button. 4.1.0 Feb 23 - Sign in with your email using a simple verification code
- See your Gmail import progress at top of Inbox
- Redesigned settings page 4.0.9 Feb 16 Double tap to highlight is back. You can still access Co-Reader from text selection menu.
Various improvements to text to speech performance. 4.0.7 Jan 22 Save to Queue performance improvements and sync issue fixes.
RSS performance improvements.
Subscription upgrade option for Patrons (thank you!). 4.0.6 Jan 14 - Brought back Bulk Send to Kindle and an option to delete all articles in Inbox
- Fixed some list layout issues
- Fixed some memory leaks
- Fixed share extension button layout 4.0.5 11/30/2025 - Brought back Bulk Send to Kindle and an option to delete all articles in Inbox
- Fixed some list layout issues
- Fixed some memory leaks
- Fixed share extension button layout 4.0.4 11/26/2025 - Brought back Bulk Send to Kindle and an option to delete all articles in Inbox
- Fixed some list layout issues
- Fixed some memory leaks
- Fixed share extension button layout 4.0.3 11/06/2025 We're excited to bring you Matter's biggest-ever design refresh, now available for iOS 26!

Matter has been rebuilt with Apple's Liquid Glass design language, using all native components for a cleaner, more cohesive look that lets your content shine.

In addition, we've simplified navigation (including giving Inbox its own tab), streamlined menus, and redesigned lists for improved scannability.

It's the simplest, clearest, most beautiful Matter yet – and the only read-later app designed specifically for iPhone.

Also in this update: We've upgraded our text to speech voices to make articles sound a lot better. 4.0.2 10/02/2025 We're excited to bring you Matter's biggest-ever design refresh, now available for iOS 26!

Matter has been rebuilt with Apple's Liquid Glass design language, using all native components for a cleaner, more cohesive look that lets your content shine.

In addition, we've simplified navigation (including giving Inbox its own tab), streamlined menus, and redesigned lists for improved scannability.

It's the simplest, clearest, most beautiful Matter yet – and the only read-later app designed specifically for iPhone.

Also in this update: We've upgraded our text to speech voices to make articles sound a lot better. 4.0.1 09/29/2025