Stow is the local web library that lives in your browser. One click to save any article — clean text, images, offline, forever. Full-text search in <200ms, export anytime.
For researchers, readers, Pocket refugees. 30 free saves, then one-time unlock.
Toolbar icon → clean text via Readability + DOMPurify → images localized to IndexedDB. Duplicate detection, privileged page guard, 3s feedback.
Distraction-free reader: light/dark, font size, progress memory, table of contents (h1-h3), offline images. Your data never leaves the device.
MiniSearch in-memory index, CJK unigram tokenizer, title 4× boost, prefix & fuzzy. <200ms @ 1000 pages, highlights, debounce 150ms.
Single article → self-contained HTML (base64 images, no scripts). Full library → JSON backup with license hint & funnel. The sovereignty guarantee.
| Stow | Subscription read-it-later apps | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | $29 once | $33–60 / year, forever |
| Data location | Your device | Vendor's cloud |
| Account required | No | Yes |
| Offline reading | Full | Varies |
| Export | Free, full-library | Often paid / limited |
| Tracking | Zero | Analytics typical |
30 free saves to try everything. After that, unlock in one click. Your existing saves stay readable, searchable, exportable forever. Creem (Merchant of Record) handles checkout & global taxes. No account, local license cached, works offline. 14-day money-back guarantee — refund policy.
Unlock StowStow never uploads, tracks, or accounts. All pages, images, search index, and conversion funnel stay in IndexedDB on your device. Only the separately opened checkout window (creem.io) contacts the payment processor — the extension itself loads zero remote scripts. Full privacy policy →