Glasp: PDF & Web Highlighter for Researchers & Learners
Glasp is a social PDF and web highlighter designed for researchers and learners. It enables users to highlight text directly on webpages and PDFs, add notes, and build a personalized AI clone based on their highlights and memories.
Key Capabilities
- Web & PDF Highlighting: Highlight text directly on any webpage or PDF document in Chrome and Safari
- YouTube Video Highlighting: Highlight YouTube videos with timestamps and add notes
- AI Clone: Build a personal AI clone from your highlights and notes that provides personalized insights and recommendations
- Chat with PDF: Ask questions to any PDF using AI
- Audio Transcription: Transcribe audio files to text
- Kindle Integration: Import and export Kindle highlights
Platform Availability
Glasp is available across multiple platforms:
- Browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, Edge, Firefox, Brave, and Opera
- Mobile apps for iOS and Android
- Integrations with popular tools like Obsidian, Notion, Pocket, Instapaper, Medium, Readwise, and more
Community & Discovery
With over 1,000,000 users and a 4.7 rating, Glasp fosters a collective knowledge-sharing experience. Users can discover new ideas, curated articles, book recommendations, and inspiring quotes from the community.
Target Audience
Researchers, students, learners, knowledge workers, and anyone who wants to collect and organize web content
Key Features
- Web & PDF Highlighting
- YouTube Video Highlighting with Timestamps
- AI Clone from Highlights & Notes
- Chat with PDF using AI
- Audio File Transcription
- Kindle Highlight Import/Export
- Cross-platform Browser Extensions
- iOS and Android Mobile Apps
- Integration with Obsidian, Notion, Readwise, and more
- Social Knowledge Sharing
Use Cases
- Research and academic study
- Collecting and organizing web content
- Building a personal knowledge base
- YouTube video note-taking
- PDF document analysis
- Sharing highlights with peers
- Creating a digital legacy of learning
Pros
- Free to use
- Works across multiple browsers and platforms
- AI-powered features for personalized insights
- Strong integration ecosystem
- Large user community (1M+ users)
- Social knowledge sharing features
Cons
- Requires browser extension installation
- AI clone features may require sufficient highlight data to be useful
Pricing
Free to use with browser extensions and mobile apps available at no cost
