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ReadMini

A web tool that takes an article and removes the filler with AI, keeping the author's words, claims and caveats, and says how much reading it saved.

readmini.com/Active

Pricing and sign-in live 2026-10-26; Show HN 2026-10-02 said billing was not yet integrated, the pricing page now lists paid plans. (checked 2026-10-25)

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QuestionAnswerSource
Is it actively maintained?activesource
2026-10-26
How is the main thing licensed?proprietary or closed sourcesource
2026-10-26
How is it mainly sustained?stands apart company with a paid product, tier, or ads
Free, £9.99 and £29.99/month plans; 'by Offbeatport'.
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2026-10-26
Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers?no, it needs the maker's serverssource
2026-10-26
Do you need an account to use it?account required
Needed to analyse; shared results open without one.
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2026-10-26
Who is it for?non-developerssource
2026-10-26
Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on?stands apart not applicable
Condenses one article at a time.
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2026-10-26
What does a reader put into it?stands apart one page at a time, to read right nowsource
2026-10-26
What decides which items you see first?stands apart not applicable (one page at a time)source
2026-10-26
What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies)stands apart AI picks, ranks, rewrites, or cuts what you see
Cuts passages and tightens text; a second model checks for losses.
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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)
History stays with your account.
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2026-10-26
Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML?not applicable (no subscriptions)source
2026-10-26
Where do you mainly use it?website or web app run by the makersource
2026-10-26
What does a regular reader pay?stands apart free core, with a paid tier or paid hosting
5 free analyses total.
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2026-10-26
Is reading private, or shared with other readers?stands apart some sharing (public lists, public subscriptions, or share links)
Public sharing of results.
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2026-10-26
Does the maker collect analytics on how you read?stands apart only self-hosted or cookieless page counts
Policy: self-hosted OpenPanel counts page views, no cookies; Sentry only for errors.
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2026-10-26
Where do you mainly read the article itself?stands apart as an AI-condensed version firstsource
2026-10-26

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