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PageForth
A Mac news reader that pulls articles from any site (feed or not) and shows an on-device Apple Intelligence summary of each, with a For You tab ranked by what you like.
pageforth.com/Active
Mac App Store version 1.0.5 released 2026-07-30 (iTunes lookup); Show HN 2026-08-05; site live 2026-10-26. No update in three months, so watch. (checked 2026-10-25)
In RSS readers
Where it stands apart
- How is it mainly sustained? individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) (21% of 19 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? none of these (its own format or interface) (16% of 19 others)
- What decides which items you see first? AI or a personal algorithm (5% of 19 others)
- What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies) AI summaries are shown by default (6% of 18 others)
- Where do you mainly use it? native app (Mac, iPhone, iPad) (21% of 19 others)
- What does a regular reader pay? paid (after any trial) (22% of 18 others)
- Where do you mainly read the article itself? as an AI-condensed version first (16% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (95% of 19 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (58% of 19 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (79% of 19 others)
- How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) (68% of 19 others)
- Is reading private, or shared with other readers? private (63% of 19 others)
- Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? no, it says it collects none (50% of 18 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML?
Nearest neighbors
- Gotcha RSS Feed 75% of 16 shared answers match
- Lettura 63% of 16 shared answers match
- Cutthroat News 53% of 15 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) $29.99/year subscription; built by Nate Kontny alongside a staff engineer job. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes Summaries and ranking run on the Mac; 'No server of ours in the loop.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account 'No account to make.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | stands apart none of these (its own format or interface) 'RSS is dead': scrapes any site; feeds are optional. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a reader put into it? | feeds or sites to follow Sites or feeds; 'paste any page'. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What decides which items you see first? | stands apart AI or a personal algorithm For You tab is ranked by on-device model from your hearts; sources view lists the day's articles. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies) | stands apart AI summaries are shown by default 'Every article, pre-read': summary shown when you open an article. Ranking is also AI. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? | its own account, or the platform's cloud (iCloud, Chrome sync) iCloud across Macs. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? | Not documented Not mentioned. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly use it? | stands apart native app (Mac, iPhone, iPad) macOS 26+ with Apple Intelligence. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a regular reader pay? | stands apart paid (after any trial) 7-day trial then $29.99/yr. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is reading private, or shared with other readers? | private | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? | no, it says it collects none 'No analytics. No tracking.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly read the article itself? | stands apart as an AI-condensed version first The gist is shown first; 'the full article is always one click away'. | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/pageforth/id6769162731 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · pageforth.com/ · read 2026-10-25
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