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Sifted
A web tool where you paste links and an AI model (TypeSafe's Jev) scores every block of each page, showing only the parts above your strictness setting, in the site's own words.
sifted.page/Active
Site live 2026-10-26; Show HN 2026-09-24 called it a proof of concept, 'free while it lasts'. (checked 2026-10-25)
In RSS readers
Where it stands apart
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? not applicable (16% of 19 others)
- What does a reader put into it? one page at a time, to read right now (16% of 19 others)
- What decides which items you see first? not applicable (one page at a time) (16% of 19 others)
- What's the most AI does to what you read? (pick the first that applies) AI picks, ranks, rewrites, or cuts what you see (11% of 18 others)
- How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? no sync (5% of 19 others)
- Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? only self-hosted or cookieless page counts (11% 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)
- Can you move your subscriptions in and out with OPML? not applicable (no subscriptions) (60% of 15 others)
- Where do you mainly use it? website or web app run by the maker (53% of 19 others)
- What does a regular reader pay? nothing, and no ads (50% of 18 others)
- Is reading private, or shared with other readers? private (63% of 19 others)
Nearest neighbors
- ReadMini 71% of 17 shared answers match
- Reader (markweb) 65% of 17 shared answers match
- Cutthroat News 63% of 16 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 No source link. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue Solo proof of concept. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account 'No signup.' | 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 not applicable Filters pasted pages one at a time. | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a reader put into it? | stands apart one page at a time, to read right now | source 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 Jev scores each block for relevance; blocks below the threshold are cut. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does it mainly sync your reading between devices or apps? | stands apart no sync | source 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 maker | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does a regular reader pay? | nothing, and no ads 'No ads, and it's free while it lasts.' | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is reading private, or shared with other readers? | private A leaderboard page is linked; not clear what it ranks. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the maker collect analytics on how you read? | stands apart only self-hosted or cookieless page counts Only Simple Analytics script (cookieless, honours DNT). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do you mainly read the article itself? | stands apart as an AI-condensed version first Shows the kept parts; 'every word on screen is the site's own'. | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Hacker News · news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49829697 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · sifted.page/ · read 2026-10-25
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