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On iPhone and iPad

1. Open StowJar. On iPhone you start on the main screen, titled StowJar. On iPad the same lists sit in a sidebar on the left, with Unread open beside it.
2. Above the tiles is Search your jar: type to search every link you've saved, or to jump to a tag or saved search. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
3. At the top are four tiles with counts: Unread, Starred, Read and All. Below them are a wide Highlights tile and a Reading Streak tile.
4. Tap a tile to open that list. On iPhone, tap the back button at the top left to return to the main screen.
5. Scroll down to Tags to see your tags, each with a count. Tap a tag to see the links that have it.
6. Use the buttons at the top: the gear at the top left opens Settings, the + button adds a link, and the question-mark button opens Help.

On the Mac

1. Open StowJar. The window has three columns: the sidebar on the left, the list in the middle, and the article on the right.
2. Above the tiles is Search your jar: type to search every link you've saved, or to jump to a tag or saved search.
3. At the top of the sidebar are the Unread, Starred, Read and All tiles, a wide Highlights tile and a Reading Streak tile, each with a count.
4. Click a tile to show that list in the middle column, or use the Go menu (Unread ⌘1, Starred ⌘2, Read ⌘3, All ⌘4, Notebook ⌘5).
5. Scroll down the sidebar to Tags and click a tag to see the links that have it.
6. Use the gear button in the toolbar for Settings, the + button to add a link, and the question-mark button for Help.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On iPad, StowJar shows up to three columns: your lists and tags, the list you picked, and the article.
2. To change how wide the list is, drag the divider between the list and the article.
3. Close and reopen StowJar: the divider is where you left it. Portrait and landscape each remember their own width.
4. On iPhone, turn the phone sideways: your lists and tags show first. Tap a list and it moves aside, with that list's links beside the article.
5. Tap the sidebar button at the top to show or hide the lists at any time.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen, tap the gear button at the top left to open Settings.
2. Scroll down to the Help section.
3. Tap Show Welcome Tour.
4. Tap Continue to move through the five pages, or Back to return to one.
5. Tap Start Reading on the last page, or Skip at any time, to close the tour.

On the Mac

1. Choose Help › Welcome Tour from the menu bar. (You can also open Settings and click Show Welcome Tour in the Help section.)
2. Click Continue to move through the five pages, or Back to return to one.
3. Click Start Reading on the last page, or Skip at any time, to close the tour.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen, tap the question-mark button at the top right. (Or open Settings and tap Help in the Help section.)
2. Type in the Search help field to narrow the topics.
3. Tap a topic to expand it and read the answer.
4. Tap Done to close Help (or the back button, if you opened it from Settings).

On the Mac

1. Choose Help › StowJar Help, or press ⌘?. (The question-mark button in the sidebar's toolbar opens it too.)
2. Type in the Search help field to narrow the topics.
3. Click a topic to expand it and read the answer.
4. Click Done to close Help.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap a list, such as Unread, or a tag.
2. Tap a link to open it. On iPhone the article fills the screen; on iPad it opens beside the list.
3. Scroll to read. StowJar remembers where you stopped in each article.
4. Swipe left on the article to go to the next item in the list, or right to go to the previous one.
5. On iPhone, tap the back button at the top left (or swipe right from the left edge) to return to the list.

On the Mac

1. Click a list, such as Unread, or a tag in the sidebar.
2. Click a link in the middle column. The article opens in the right-hand column.
3. Scroll to read. StowJar remembers where you stopped in each article.
4. To move to the next or previous item, swipe sideways with two fingers on the trackpad, or choose Link › Next Link (⌘]) or Link › Previous Link (⌘[).

On iPhone and iPad

1. In a list, swipe right on a link and tap Read (or Unread if it's already read). A long swipe does it straight away.
2. Swipe left on a link and tap Star (or Unstar).
3. Or touch and hold a link: the top row of the menu has Star, Read and Share.
4. In an open article, tap the star button at the top to star it, or tap the ••• button and use Read or Unread in the top row.
5. On iPad you can also drag links from the list onto the Unread, Read or Starred tile in the sidebar.

On the Mac

1. Right-click a link in the list. The top row of the menu has Star, Read and Share.
2. Or select a link and choose Link › Toggle Read (⇧⌘U) or Link › Toggle Starred (⇧⌘S).
3. In an open article, click the star button in the toolbar, or click the ••• button and use Read or Unread in the top row.
4. You can also drag links from the list onto the Unread, Read or Starred tile in the sidebar.

1. On the main screen, find the Reading Streak tile under Highlights. Its number is your current streak in days.
2. Tap it to open Reading Stats.
3. Choose This Week, This Month or All Time to see articles read, words, reading time, links saved and highlights.
4. Scroll down for a chart of the last 12 weeks and your most-read tags.

On iPhone and iPad

1. In Safari or another app, tap the Share button (the square with an arrow). In Safari on iOS 26, tap the ••• button first, then Share.
2. Tap StowJar in the row of apps. The Save Link panel opens and shows the web address.
3. Optionally type a title in Title (optional). Leave it empty and StowJar uses the page's own title.
4. Optionally tap tags under Tags, or type a new one.
5. Turn on Mark as Read if you've already read it, or Add to Starred to star it.
6. Tap Save at the top right. You'll see Saved to StowJar and the panel closes.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Share a page to StowJar to open the Save Link panel.
2. Under Tags, tap any of your tags to add it. Recently used tags come first.
3. To find a tag, type part of its name in Search or add a tag; the list narrows as you type, with tags that start with what you typed first. For example, “read” puts Read later at the top.
4. To make a new tag, type its name and tap Add “name” as a New Tag. You can also press Return, or type a comma to finish one tag and start another.
5. To see every tag, tap All Tags, then tap tags to check them. Type in Search or create a tag and tap Create “name” to add a new one there.
6. Tap a chosen tag at the top (it has a small x) to remove it, then tap Save.

On the Mac

1. Choose Share › StowJar to open the Save to StowJar panel. The cursor starts in Search or add a tag, so you can type a tag straight away.
2. Under Tags, click any of your tags to add it. If you have lots of tags, click the Show All button below them (for example Show All 24 Tags) to see the rest.
3. Type in Search or add a tag to narrow the list (tags that start with what you typed come first), or type a new name and click Add “name” as a New Tag. Pressing Return or typing a comma also adds it.
4. Click a chosen tag (it has a small x) to remove it.
5. Click Save.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open StowJar once after installing it, so the share extension is set up.
2. In Safari or another app, tap the Share button.
3. Scroll the row of app icons all the way to the end and tap More.
4. Tap Edit, then turn on StowJar or add it to Favorites.
5. Tap Done. StowJar now appears in the row of apps when you share.

On the Mac

1. In Safari, click the Share button in the toolbar (or choose File › Share).
2. Choose StowJar. The Save to StowJar panel opens and shows the web address.
3. Optionally type a title in the Title (optional) box and click tags to add them.
4. Turn on Mark as Read or Add to Starred if you want.
5. Click Save, or press Return. Saved appears and the panel closes. Press Esc or click Cancel to close without saving.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the Settings app, then go to Apps › Safari › Extensions.
2. Tap StowJar and turn it on, then allow it on all websites.
3. In Safari, open a web page and tap the page menu button in the address bar (the puzzle-piece button).
4. Tap StowJar. A small panel shows Saved to StowJar and the page's title.

On the Mac

1. In StowJar, open Settings (⌘,).
2. In the Save from Safari section, click Turn On the Safari Extension…. Safari's extension settings open.
3. Select the checkbox next to StowJar.
4. In Safari, go to the page you want and click the StowJar button in the toolbar. A small panel shows Saved to StowJar.

1. Copy a link in any app.
2. Open StowJar and go to Unread.
3. At the top of the list you'll see Save the link on your clipboard?
4. Tap or click Save to add it, or the X to dismiss the offer.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the + button at the top right of the main screen or of any list.
2. The Add Link sheet opens. If you've copied a link, it's already filled in; otherwise type or paste the address, or tap Paste from Clipboard.
3. Optionally type a title. If you leave it empty, StowJar fetches it from the page.
4. Optionally type new tags under Tags, separated by commas, or tap existing tags to select them. As you type, the tags below narrow to the ones that match.
5. Tap Save.

On the Mac

1. Click the + button in the toolbar, or choose File › New Link… (⌘N).
2. The Add Link sheet opens. If you've copied a link, it's already filled in; otherwise type or paste the address.
3. Optionally type a title, and add tags under Tags: type new ones separated by commas, or click existing tags (they narrow to the ones that match what you type).
4. Click Save to Jar, or press Return. Press Esc or click Cancel to close without saving.

1. Share or add a page you saved before, from the share sheet, the Mac Share menu or Add Link.
2. StowJar shows Already in your jar, with the tags the link already has selected.
3. Remove any tags you don't want and add new ones.
4. Tap or click Update (in the Mac Add Link window, Update Link). The link keeps its place in your lists and its downloaded article, and now has exactly the tags you left chosen.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On iPad, open StowJar and Safari side by side (Split View or Slide Over).
2. In Safari, touch and hold a link (or the address in the address bar) until it lifts.
3. Drag it onto the list of links in StowJar and let go. It's saved and starts downloading.

On the Mac

1. Arrange StowJar and Safari (or another app) so you can see both.
2. Drag a link from a web page, or the address from Safari's address bar, onto the list of links in StowJar's middle column.
3. Let go. The link is saved and starts downloading.

On the Mac

1. Copy a link in any app.
2. Click the StowJar icon in the menu bar (a tray with a down arrow).
3. Choose Save Link from Clipboard. It's dimmed when there's no link on the clipboard.
4. To read something, click one of your newest unread links in the menu, or choose Read Something for a random one. StowJar opens with it.
5. Choose Open StowJar to bring the main window forward.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open Control Center.
2. Tap the + button at the top left, then tap Add a Control.
3. Search for StowJar.
4. Tap Save to StowJar or Read Something to add it.
5. Later, copy a link and tap Save to StowJar: StowJar opens with the Add Link sheet already filled in. Tap Save.
6. Tap Read Something to open a random article from Unread.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Touch and hold an empty spot on the Home Screen until the icons jiggle.
2. Tap Edit, then Add Widget, and search for StowJar.
3. Choose Unread (your unread count and newest links) or Read Something (a different unread link every hour), pick a size, and add it.
4. Tap a link in the widget to open it in StowJar, or tap elsewhere on it to open Unread.

On the Mac

1. Right-click the desktop and choose Edit Widgets….
2. Search for StowJar.
3. Choose Unread or Read Something and pick a size.
4. Click a link in the widget to open it in StowJar.

1. To use Siri, say “Save a link in StowJar” or “Add a link to StowJar”. StowJar opens with the Add Link sheet.
2. To build a shortcut, open the Shortcuts app and create a new shortcut.
3. Add an action and search for StowJar to see its actions.
4. Choose Save Link, then set the URL. Optionally set Title, Tags and Starred.
5. Run the shortcut. The link is saved without opening StowJar, and the shortcut gets the saved link back to use in later steps.

1. To see examples you can copy, open Settings › Shortcuts & URL Scheme and look under URL Scheme.
2. To save a link, open stowjar://save?url=ADDRESS. Add &title=TITLE and &tags=news,tech if you want. StowJar saves it and shows Unread.
3. To open the Add Link sheet with an address filled in, use stowjar://add?url=ADDRESS.
4. To open a list, use stowjar://open?list=unread (or starred, read, all, notebook). To open a tag, use stowjar://open?tag=NAME.
5. To open a random unread article, use stowjar://random.

On iPhone and iPad

1. In the YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit or Facebook app (or its website in Safari), tap Share on the video or post.
2. Choose StowJar. If the app shows its own share panel, look for the option that opens the full share sheet, or copy the link and save it from StowJar.
3. Open the saved item in StowJar. The video or post appears at the top, with the caption or description below.
4. Play a video right in the card, or tap the Open in YouTube (or Open in Instagram, Open in TikTok and so on) button at the top to continue in that app.

On the Mac

1. In Safari, open the video or post and choose Share › StowJar, or drag its link into StowJar.
2. Open the saved item in StowJar. The video or post appears at the top, with the caption or description below.
3. Play a video right in the card, or click the Open in YouTube (or Open in Instagram and so on) button in the toolbar to open it in your browser.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open any article.
2. Tap the Appearance button (the two letter A's) at the top right.
3. Under Theme, tap Light, Sepia, Dark or Night. The article changes straight away.
4. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. Open any article.
2. Click the Appearance button (the two letter A's) in the toolbar at the top right.
3. Under Theme, click Light, Sepia, Dark or Night.
4. Click Done. You can also choose themes from View › Appearance in the menu bar.

On iPhone and iPad

1. In an article, tap the Appearance button (the two letter A's) at the top right.
2. Set Switch Automatically to Match System to follow your device's light and dark mode, or to Screen Brightness to go dark when the screen is dimmed.
3. If you chose Screen Brightness, drag the slider to set the level ("Switch to dark below …% brightness").
4. Tap the light theme you want (Light or Sepia) and, when the screen is dark, the dark theme you want (Dark or Night). The note under the themes shows which pair is in use.
5. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. In an article, click the Appearance button (the two letter A's) in the toolbar.
2. Set Switch Automatically to Match System.
3. Click Done.
4. To choose which themes are used, open StowJar › Settings… and set Light Theme and Dark Theme in the Appearance section, or use View › Appearance in the menu bar.

1. Open an article and tap or click the Appearance button (the two letter A's) at the top right.
2. Under Font, choose a typeface: San Francisco, New York, Georgia, Charter, Palatino, Avenir Next, Iowan Old Style or Menlo.
3. Under Size & Spacing, use the small and large A buttons beside Text Size to make text smaller or larger (12 to 32).
4. Drag the Line Spacing and Margins sliders until the page reads comfortably.
5. Turn on Justify Text for straight right edges, or turn off Show Images to hide pictures in articles.
6. Tap or click Done.

On the Mac

1. Open an article.
2. Press ⌘= to make the reader bigger, ⌘- to make it smaller, or ⌘0 to return to actual size. The same commands are in View › Text Size.
3. Or pinch with two fingers on the trackpad over the article to zoom it.
4. To set exact sizes, open StowJar › Settings… and use the minus, plus and Reset buttons beside Reader in the Text Size section.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open an article from any list.
2. Swipe left across the article to open the next one in the list.
3. Swipe right across the article to go back to the previous one.
4. To return to the list, swipe right starting from the very left edge of the screen, or tap the back button.

On the Mac

1. Open an article from any list.
2. Swipe left with two fingers on the trackpad over the article to open the next one, or swipe right for the previous one.
3. Or press ⌘] for Next Link and ⌘[ for Previous Link (also in the Link menu).

1. Read part of an article, then leave it. Your place is saved automatically.
2. Open the article again, on this or another of your devices; it scrolls back to where you stopped.
3. To have finished articles marked read, make sure Mark as Read When Finished is on in Settings › Reading. It is on unless you turn it off.
4. Scroll to the end of an unread article, then leave it (go back to the list, move to another article, or switch apps). It is marked read and moves out of Unread.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the article.
2. Tap the Star button (the star) at the top right to star it. Tap it again to unstar.
3. To change read status, tap the ••• button at the top right, then tap Read (or Unread) in the row of buttons at the top of the menu.

On the Mac

1. Open the article.
2. Click the Star button (the star) in the toolbar, or press ⇧⌘S.
3. To change read status, press ⇧⌘U, or click the ••• button and choose Read (or Unread).

1. Open the article and tap or click the ••• button at the top right.
2. Choose Remind Me.
3. Pick Tonight, Tomorrow Morning, This Weekend or Next Week.
4. Or choose Choose Date…, pick a day and time, and tap or click Set.
5. The first time, allow StowJar to send notifications when asked.
6. When the notification arrives, tap or click it to open the article.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Go to a list, such as All.
2. Tap the search field ("Search title, author, or text"). On iPhone, pull the list down if you don't see it.
3. Type the word or phrase. The list shows articles whose title, author, description, address or text contains it.
4. Tap an article to open it.

On the Mac

1. Select a list in the sidebar, such as All.
2. Press ⌘F to jump to the search field.
3. Type the word or phrase. Matching articles appear in the list.
4. Press Return to move into the results, then open an article.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen (iPhone) or at the top of the sidebar (iPad), tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left.
2. Tap Offline & iCloud Sync.
3. Under Offline Articles, check Downloaded (and Waiting to download or Failed, if shown).
4. Tap Download All Missing to fetch anything not yet on this device.
5. Stay connected until the "Downloading…" count finishes.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… in the menu bar, or press ⌘,.
2. Click Offline & iCloud Sync.
3. Under Offline Articles, check Downloaded (and Waiting to download or Failed, if shown).
4. Click Download All Missing.
5. Keep StowJar open until the "Downloading…" count finishes.

1. Open the article and tap or click the ••• button at the top right.
2. Choose Open › Page Snapshot › Save Page Snapshot. It shows Saving Snapshot… while the page loads.
3. To look at it later, choose Open › Page Snapshot › View Snapshot.
4. In the snapshot, use the Share button to send the PDF elsewhere, or tap or click Done to close it.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen (iPhone) or at the top of the sidebar (iPad), tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left.
2. In the Advanced section, tap Log in to a Website….
3. Type the site's address in the "Enter a web address" field and go to it.
4. Sign in to the site as you normally would, then tap Done.
5. Open an article from that site that came in cut short, tap the ••• button, and choose Edit › Fetch Article Again.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… in the menu bar, or press ⌘,.
2. In the Advanced section, click Log in to a Website….
3. Type the site's address in the "Enter a web address" field and press Return.
4. Sign in to the site, then click Done.
5. Open an article from that site that came in cut short, click the ••• button, and choose Edit › Fetch Article Again.

1. Open the article and tap or click the ••• button at the top right.
2. Choose Edit › Article Text.
3. In Edit Article, correct the title at the top if needed.
4. Edit the text below it. It is written in Markdown: # starts a heading, bold makes bold text, and a blank line starts a new paragraph.
5. Tap or click Save.

1. Open the article and tap or click the ••• button at the top right.
2. To download it again, choose Edit › Fetch Article Again.
3. To read the original page inside StowJar, choose Open › Original Page Here.
4. To open it in your web browser instead, choose Open › In Safari.

1. In an article, tap or click a link.
2. The page opens in StowJar's built-in browser.
3. To save the page to StowJar, tap or click Save Link in the browser's toolbar (at the bottom on iPhone and iPad). It changes to Saved.
4. Tap or click Done to return to the article.

1. Open a saved YouTube video. The player is at the top, followed by the channel, length and the video's description.
2. Tap or click the player to watch it inside StowJar.
3. To keep watching in YouTube, where you're signed in, tap or click Open in YouTube at the top right. Playback picks up where you stopped.
4. For an Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or Reddit post, the post appears at the top with its author and caption below.
5. When an Instagram, TikTok or Facebook video finishes, tap or click Play Again just above it, then play it again in the player.
6. To see comments or more from the account, tap or click Open in Instagram (or Open in TikTok, Open in Facebook, Open in Reddit) at the top right.

1. Save the web page of a podcast episode, or a direct link to an audio file.
2. Open it. A bar with a waveform appears at the top of the reader.
3. Tap or click Transcribe Episode in that bar. For an episode web page that already has text, the button reads Transcribe Again instead; tap or click it.
4. If asked, allow speech recognition.
5. Wait while StowJar downloads the audio and transcribes it. Long episodes can take a while.
6. When the bar says "Transcript ready", the transcript replaces the page text, in paragraphs marked with timestamps.

On iPhone and iPad

1. To copy part of an article, touch and hold a word, then drag the handles to select the text you want.
2. Tap Copy. It's the first button in the menu that appears, before Highlight, Underline and Highlight Color.
3. To copy everything, tap the ••• button at the top right and choose Copy.
4. Choose Link, Whole Article as Text or Whole Article as Markdown.

On the Mac

1. To copy part of an article, select the text and press ⌘C, or right-click it and choose Copy.
2. To copy everything, click the ••• button in the toolbar and choose Copy.
3. Choose Link, Whole Article as Text or Whole Article as Markdown.
4. Or press ⇧⌘C to copy the link of the selected article.

1. Open the article and tap or click the ••• button at the top right.
2. To share the link, tap or click Share in the row of buttons at the top of the menu, then pick an app or person.
3. To export the article, choose Export.
4. Choose EPUB (Kindle & Books), Markdown File or PDF.
5. In the share sheet that appears, pick where to send or save the file.

On iPhone and iPad

1. In any list, touch and hold the link you want to hear.
2. Tap Listen, then tap Listen Now.
3. Or, while reading the article, tap the ••• button at the top right, then tap Listen › Listen Now.
4. The player bar appears at the bottom of the screen and reading starts with the article's title.

On the Mac

1. In any list, right-click the link you want to hear.
2. Choose Listen › Listen Now.
3. Or, while reading the article, click the ••• button in the toolbar, then choose Listen › Listen Now.
4. The player bar appears at the bottom of the window and reading starts with the article's title.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Touch and hold a link in any list, or tap the ••• button while reading it.
2. Tap Listen, then tap Add to Up Next.
3. Repeat for each article you want to queue. The player bar shows how many are up next.
4. To see the queue, tap the article title in the player bar. Your queue is listed under Up Next.
5. To start one straight away, tap its play button. To take one out, tap its remove button (the minus sign).

On the Mac

1. Right-click a link in any list, or click the ••• button while reading it.
2. Choose Listen › Add to Up Next.
3. Repeat for each article you want to queue. The player bar shows how many are up next.
4. To see the queue, click the article title in the player bar. Your queue is listed under Up Next.
5. To start one straight away, click its play button. To take one out, click its remove button (the minus sign).

On iPhone and iPad

1. While an article is playing, find the player bar at the bottom of the screen. The ring around the headphones fills up as the article progresses.
2. Tap the play or pause button in the middle to pause or carry on.
3. Tap the circular arrow on the left to go back one paragraph, or the circular arrow on the right to skip ahead one paragraph.
4. Tap the article title in the player bar to open the Listen screen. It shows which paragraph is being read, for example "Paragraph 4 of 23".
5. On the Listen screen, tap the Next Article button (the arrow with a bar) to jump to the next article in Up Next.
6. To finish, tap Stop Listening at the bottom of the Listen screen, then tap Done if the screen is still open.

On the Mac

1. While an article is playing, find the player bar at the bottom of the window. The ring around the headphones fills up as the article progresses.
2. Click the play or pause button in the middle to pause or carry on.
3. Click the circular arrow on the left to go back one paragraph, or the circular arrow on the right to skip ahead one paragraph.
4. Click the article title in the player bar to open the Listen screen. It shows which paragraph is being read, for example "Paragraph 4 of 23".
5. On the Listen screen, click the Next Article button (the arrow with a bar) to jump to the next article in Up Next.
6. To finish, click Stop Listening at the bottom of the Listen screen.

On iPhone and iPad

1. While an article is playing, tap the article title in the player bar to open the Listen screen.
2. Tap Speed in the Voice section.
3. Choose 0.8×, Normal, 1.25×, 1.5×, 1.75× or 2×.
4. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. While an article is playing, click the article title in the player bar to open the Listen screen.
2. Click the Speed menu in the Voice section.
3. Choose 0.8×, Normal, 1.25×, 1.5×, 1.75× or 2×.
4. Click Done.

On iPhone and iPad

1. While an article is playing, tap the player bar at the bottom of the screen to open Listen.
2. Tap Sleep Timer.
3. Choose 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 30 Minutes, 45 Minutes, 1 Hour or End of Article.
4. Tap Done. A moon and the time left appear on the player bar.

On the Mac

1. While an article is playing, click the player bar at the bottom of the window to open Listen.
2. Click Sleep Timer and choose how long, or End of Article.
3. Click Done. A moon and the time left appear on the player bar.

On iPhone and iPad

1. While StowJar is reading an article, tap the player bar at the bottom of the screen to open Listen.
2. Tap Highlight What's Being Read.
3. A line under the button shows the sentence that was saved.

On the Mac

1. While StowJar is reading an article, click the player bar to open Listen.
2. Click Highlight What's Being Read.
3. A line under the button shows the sentence that was saved.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Start listening to an article, then lock your iPhone or iPad or switch to another app. Listening carries on.
2. On the Lock Screen or in Control Center, find the player showing the article's title and site.
3. Use play and pause there. The ⏮ and ⏭ buttons go back or ahead one paragraph.
4. With AirPods, press the stem once to pause or carry on, twice to go ahead a paragraph, or three times to go back one. Other headphones' previous and next buttons do the same.
5. On Apple Watch, open Now Playing to pause, play, or go back or ahead a paragraph while your iPhone plays the article.

On the Mac

1. Start listening to an article. You can switch to other apps and it keeps playing.
2. Click Control Center in the menu bar to see the article in Now Playing.
3. Use play and pause there. The ⏮ and ⏭ buttons go back or ahead one paragraph.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Connect to Wi-Fi. The download is 330 MB.
2. Tap Settings (the gear button) at the top left of the main screen on iPhone, or at the top of the sidebar on iPad.
3. In the Natural Voice section, tap Hear the Voices if you'd like to listen to samples first.
4. Tap Download Natural Voice.
5. Keep StowJar open while Downloading Natural Voice… shows its progress, then wait for Checking the download… to finish.
6. When you see Natural voice is ready, tap Done. New articles in English are now read with the natural voice.

On the Mac

1. Make sure you have a good internet connection. The download is 330 MB.
2. Choose StowJar › Settings… from the menu bar, or press Command-Comma.
3. In the Natural Voice section, click Hear the Voices if you'd like to listen to samples first.
4. Click Download Natural Voice.
5. Wait while Downloading Natural Voice… shows its progress, then for Checking the download… to finish.
6. When you see Natural voice is ready, click Done.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap Settings (the gear button) at the top left of the main screen on iPhone, or at the top of the sidebar on iPad.
2. Scroll to the Natural Voice section.
3. Tap Remove Natural Voice.
4. Tap Done. Listening now uses Apple's voices.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… from the menu bar, or press Command-Comma.
2. Scroll to the Natural Voice section.
3. Click Remove Natural Voice.
4. Click Done. Listening now uses Apple's voices.

On iPhone and iPad

1. While an article is playing, tap its title in the player bar, then tap Voice. Or go to Settings › Natural Voice and tap Voice (or Hear the Voices if you haven't downloaded it).
2. On the Voices screen, tap the play button beside any voice to hear a sample. Tap it again to stop.
3. Tap Automatic to let StowJar pick the best voice for each article.
4. Or tap a name under Natural Voices (American or British, female or male) to use it.
5. Or tap a name under Apple Voices to use one of your device's voices. Each is labelled Premium, Enhanced, Standard or Personal Voice.
6. A checkmark shows the voice in use. Tap the back button when you're done.

On the Mac

1. While an article is playing, click its title in the player bar, then click Voice. Or open Settings, go to the Natural Voice section and click Voice (or Hear the Voices).
2. On the Voices screen, click the play button beside any voice to hear a sample. Click it again to stop.
3. Click Automatic to let StowJar pick the best voice for each article.
4. Or click a name under Natural Voices (American or British, female or male) to use it.
5. Or click a name under Apple Voices to use one of your Mac's voices. Each is labelled Premium, Enhanced, Standard or Personal Voice.
6. A checkmark shows the voice in use.

On iPhone and iPad

1. If you haven't made a Personal Voice yet, create one in the Settings app under Accessibility › Personal Voice.
2. In StowJar, start listening to an article, tap its title in the player bar, then tap Voice.
3. Scroll to Apple Voices and tap Use My Personal Voice.
4. When asked, allow StowJar to use your Personal Voice.
5. Your Personal Voice appears at the top of Apple Voices with a checkmark.

On the Mac

1. If you haven't made a Personal Voice yet, create one in System Settings under Accessibility › Personal Voice.
2. In StowJar, start listening to an article, click its title in the player bar, then click Voice.
3. Scroll to Apple Voices and click Use My Personal Voice.
4. When asked, allow StowJar to use your Personal Voice.
5. Your Personal Voice appears at the top of Apple Voices with a checkmark.

1. Start listening to the article as usual with Listen › Listen Now.
2. StowJar works out the article's language from its text.
3. English articles are read with the natural voice if you've downloaded it.
4. Articles in other languages are read with the best Apple voice installed for that language. The Listen screen says "Natural voices read English. This article is read with a system voice."

On iPhone and iPad

1. When you start an article, the player bar shows Preparing voice… for a moment while the natural voice gets its first sentence ready.
2. While StowJar is open on screen, it prepares up to about 15 minutes of the article ahead of where you're listening.
3. When you lock the screen or switch apps, StowJar keeps playing what it has prepared, but iOS doesn't let it prepare more.
4. If the prepared audio runs out, an Apple voice carries on reading from that point so listening doesn't stop.
5. Open StowJar again and the natural voice takes over again from the next paragraph.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Turn the volume up with the side buttons while the article is playing.
2. Check where the audio is going: open Control Center and look at the output shown in the Now Playing controls. It may be going to AirPods, a speaker or a car you're connected to.
3. Check the player bar. If the button shows play rather than pause, listening is paused. Tap play.
4. If the player bar says Preparing voice…, wait a few seconds for the natural voice to start.
5. If it still won't play, tap the title in the player bar, tap Stop Listening, and start the article again.

On the Mac

1. Turn up your Mac's volume and check the output device in Control Center › Sound.
2. Check the player bar. If the button shows play rather than pause, listening is paused. Click play.
3. If the player bar says Preparing voice…, wait a few seconds for the natural voice to start.
4. If it still won't play, click the title in the player bar, click Stop Listening, and start the article again.

On iPhone and iPad

1. For English articles, download the natural voice: in StowJar's Settings, tap Download Natural Voice in the Natural Voice section.
2. If your device can't use the natural voice, or the article isn't in English, open the Settings app and go to Accessibility › Read & Speak (called Spoken Content on some versions) › Voices.
3. Choose the language, then download a voice marked Premium or Enhanced, such as Zoe, Ava or Evan for English (about 200 MB).
4. Back in StowJar, tap the title in the player bar, tap Voice, and choose the new voice under Apple Voices (or leave it on Automatic).

On the Mac

1. For English articles, download the natural voice: in StowJar's Settings, click Download Natural Voice in the Natural Voice section.
2. If your Mac can't use the natural voice, or the article isn't in English, open System Settings and go to Accessibility › Read & Speak (called Spoken Content on some versions) › System Voice › Manage Voices.
3. Download a voice marked Premium, such as Zoe, Ava or Evan for English.
4. Back in StowJar, click the title in the player bar, click Voice, and choose the new voice under Apple Voices (or leave it on Automatic).

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open an article.
2. Touch and hold a word, then drag the handles to cover the text you want.
3. In the menu that appears, tap Highlight to use your default color.
4. To pick a different color instead, tap Highlight Color, then tap Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink, Purple or Orange.

On the Mac

1. Open an article.
2. Drag across the text you want to highlight.
3. Right-click (or Control-click) the selection.
4. Click Highlight (just below Copy) to use your default color, or choose Highlight Color and pick a color.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open an article.
2. Touch and hold a word, then drag the handles to cover the text.
3. Tap Underline in the menu.

On the Mac

1. Open an article.
2. Drag across the text.
3. Right-click the selection and click Underline.

1. In the article, tap (on Mac, click) the highlighted or underlined text. The Highlight sheet opens.
2. Under Style, choose Highlight or Underline.
3. Under Color, tap one of the six color circles. The article updates straight away.
4. Tap Done.

1. In the article, tap (on Mac, click) the highlight.
2. In the Note box, type your note. If the highlight has no note yet, the box is ready for typing as soon as the sheet opens.
3. Tap Done.

1. Open the article that has the highlight.
2. Tap (on Mac, click) the highlight. The Highlight sheet opens.
3. Scroll down and tap Delete Highlight. The sheet closes and the highlight is gone.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen (on iPad, at the top of the sidebar), tap the Settings button (the gear).
2. In Reading, tap Default Highlight Color.
3. Choose Yellow, Green, Blue, Pink, Purple or Orange.
4. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-comma).
2. In Reading, open the Default Highlight Color menu and pick a color.
3. Click Done.

1. While reading, tap (on Mac, click) the ••• button at the top right.
2. Choose Highlights. The number in brackets shows how many the article has.
3. Tap a highlight to jump to it in the article.
4. To change one, swipe left on it and tap Edit, or touch and hold it (on Mac, right-click) and choose Edit Note & Color, Copy or Delete.
5. Tap Done to close the list.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen (on iPad, in the sidebar), tap the Highlights tile below Unread, Starred, Read and All. The page is titled Notebook.
2. Scroll through your highlights, grouped under each article's title.
3. To find something, type in the search field (Search highlights and notes).
4. Swipe left on a highlight for Note and Delete; swipe right for Image.
5. Touch and hold a highlight for Open in Article, Edit Note, Copy, Share as Image and Delete.

On the Mac

1. Click the Highlights tile in the sidebar, or choose Go › Notebook (Command-5).
2. Scroll through your highlights, grouped under each article's title.
3. To find something, type in the search field (Search highlights and notes).
4. Right-click a highlight for Open in Article, Edit Note, Copy, Share as Image and Delete.

1. For every article: open Highlights on the main screen (on Mac, the sidebar).
2. Tap (on Mac, click) the Export button (the share icon) at the top right.
3. Choose Copy All as Markdown to put everything on the clipboard, or Export All as Markdown to save or share a Markdown file.
4. For one article: while reading it, choose ••• › Highlights, tap the Export button, then choose Copy as Markdown, Share Markdown File or Share as Text.
5. To copy a single highlight's text, touch and hold it (on Mac, right-click) and choose Copy.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open Highlights on the main screen, then swipe right on a highlight and tap Image. Or, in an article, tap a highlight and tap Share as Image.
2. In Quote Image, choose a look: Amber, Paper, Night or Highlight.
3. Tap Share Image and choose where to send it.
4. Tap Done when you're finished.

On the Mac

1. In Highlights in the sidebar, right-click a highlight and choose Share as Image. Or, in an article, click a highlight and click Share as Image.
2. In Quote Image, choose a look: Amber, Paper, Night or Highlight.
3. Click Share Image and choose where to send it.
4. Click Done when you're finished.

1. From Highlights on the main screen (on Mac, the sidebar): tap (on Mac, click) a highlight, or touch and hold it (on Mac, right-click) and choose Open in Article. The article opens at that highlight.
2. From inside an article: choose ••• › Highlights, then tap the highlight. The list closes and the article scrolls to it.
3. From the Highlight sheet you opened by tapping a highlight in the article: tap Show in Article.

On iPhone and iPad

1. In a list, touch and hold a link. Or, while reading it, tap the ••• button at the top right.
2. Choose Edit › Title, Tags & Image.
3. In Tags, tap existing tags to turn them on (filled) or off.
4. To add a tag you haven't used before, type it in New tags, separated by commas.
5. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. In a list, right-click a link. Or, while reading it, click the ••• button at the top right.
2. Choose Edit › Title, Tags & Image.
3. In Tags, click existing tags to turn them on (filled) or off.
4. To add a new tag, type it in New tags, separated by commas.
5. Click Done.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen (on iPad, in the sidebar), tap the Manage button (the sliders icon) beside Tags. You can also go to Settings › Tags.
2. Type the name in the New tag field at the top.
3. Tap Add.
4. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. In the sidebar, click the Manage button (the sliders icon) beside Tags, or choose StowJar › Settings… and click Tags.
2. Type the name in the New tag field at the top.
3. Click Add, then Done.

On iPhone and iPad

1. To create a nested tag, type the parent and child with a slash, for example Cooking / Snacks, anywhere you type tags.
2. To move an existing tag, touch and hold it in the Tags list on the main screen (on iPad, in the sidebar) until it lifts, then drag it onto another tag and let go.
3. To bring a tag back to the top level, drag it onto the Tags heading (it reads Drop to move to top level), or swipe right on it and tap Top Level.
4. Or swipe right on a tag, tap Edit, choose a parent in Nest Under, and tap Done.
5. Tap the arrow beside a parent tag to show or hide the tags inside it.

On the Mac

1. To create a nested tag, type the parent and child with a slash, for example Cooking / Snacks, anywhere you type tags.
2. To move an existing tag, drag it onto another tag in the sidebar.
3. Or right-click the tag and choose Nest Under, then pick the parent.
4. To bring a tag back to the top level, right-click it and choose Move to Top Level, or drag it onto the Tags heading.
5. Click the disclosure arrow beside a parent tag to show or hide the tags inside it.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen (on iPad, in the sidebar), swipe right on a tag and tap Edit. The Edit Tag sheet opens.
2. Under Look, tap a color circle. The first circle (with a slash) means no color.
3. For an emoji, tap one in the grid of suggestions, or tap the Emoji box to open the emoji keyboard and choose any emoji.
4. To remove the emoji, tap the clear button (the x) beside the box, or tap the selected suggestion again.
5. Tap Done to save, or Cancel to leave the tag as it was.

On the Mac

1. In the sidebar, right-click a tag and choose Edit Tag….
2. Under Look, click a color circle. The first circle (with a slash) means no color.
3. For an emoji, click one in the grid of suggestions, or click the Emoji & Symbols button (the smiley face) beside the Emoji box and choose one.
4. To remove the emoji, click the clear button (the x) beside the box, or click the selected suggestion again.
5. Click Done to save, or Cancel to leave the tag as it was.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Rename: on the main screen (on iPad, in the sidebar), swipe left on a tag, tap Rename, type the new name and tap Rename.
2. Merge: swipe right on the tag, tap Edit, then choose the tag to keep in Merge Into. Tap Merge to confirm.
3. Delete: swipe left on the tag and tap Delete. Or swipe right, tap Edit, tap Delete Tag, and confirm.

On the Mac

1. Rename: right-click a tag in the sidebar, choose Rename, type the new name and click Rename.
2. Merge: right-click the tag, choose Edit Tag…, then choose the tag to keep in Merge Into. Click Merge to confirm.
3. Delete: right-click the tag and choose Delete Tag. Or open Edit Tag…, click Delete Tag, and confirm.

On iPhone and iPad

1. On the main screen (on iPad, in the sidebar), tap the Manage button (the sliders icon) beside Tags. Or go to Settings › Tags.
2. Tap a tag to open Edit Tag, where you can rename, recolor, nest, merge or delete it.
3. Swipe right on a tag for Indent or Outdent; swipe left for Delete.
4. To rearrange, tap Edit and drag the handles. A moved tag takes the level of the tags around it.
5. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. Click the Manage button (the sliders icon) beside Tags in the sidebar, or choose StowJar › Settings… and click Tags.
2. Click a tag to open Edit Tag, where you can rename, recolor, nest, merge or delete it.
3. Drag a tag up or down to move it. It takes the level of the tags around it.
4. Click Done.

1. Open Settings (on iPhone and iPad, the gear at the top left of the main screen; on Mac, StowJar › Settings…) and choose Auto-Tag.
2. Tap (on Mac, click) Add Rule.
3. Under When, choose a Field: Site, Link, Title, Article text, Type or Reading time, then fill in what to look for. Separate several words or sites with commas.
4. Under Add Tag, type a tag name or tap one of your existing tags.
5. Tap Save.
6. To tag links you already have, tap Apply Rules to All Links Now.

1. To search everything, type in Search your jar at the top of the main screen (on iPad and Mac, at the top of the sidebar).
2. As you type, tags and saved searches whose names match appear below. Tap (on Mac, click) one to open it.
3. To search every link, tap or click Search All Links for “…”, or press Return. All opens with your search already in its search field.

On iPhone and iPad

1. To search one list only, open it, such as Unread or a tag.
2. Tap the search field (Search title, author, or text) at the top of the list. If you don't see it, pull the list down a little.
3. Type what you're looking for. The list narrows as you type.
4. Tap a result to open it, or clear the field to see the whole list again.

On the Mac

1. To search one list only, select it in the sidebar.
2. Press Command-F, or click the search field in the toolbar.
3. Type what you're looking for. The list narrows as you type.
4. Press Return to move into the results, then use the arrow keys to choose one.

1. Search in a list.
2. Tap (on Mac, click) Save Search "…" to Sidebar at the top of the results. Or choose ••• › Save Search….
3. Type a name, or keep the search words as the name.
4. Tap Save. The search appears under Saved Searches on the main screen (on iPad and Mac, in the sidebar).

1. Open any list.
2. Tap (on Mac, click) the ••• button at the top right.
3. Under Sort By, choose Newest First, Oldest First or Title.
4. In the same menu, turn Show Thumbnails and Show Descriptions on or off.
5. Choose a Row Style: Regular, Compact or Magazine.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Swipe right on a link to use the right-swipe action (at first, Read or Unread). A full swipe does it straight away.
2. Swipe left to show the left-swipe action (at first, Star or Unstar) and Delete, then tap one.
3. To change them, open Settings (the gear) and go to Lists.
4. Set Swipe Right and Swipe Left to Mark Read / Unread, Star / Unstar, Delete, Copy Link or None.

On the Mac

1. With two fingers on the trackpad, swipe right on a link to use the right-swipe action (at first, Read or Unread).
2. Swipe left to show the left-swipe action (at first, Star or Unstar) and Delete, then click one.
3. To change them, choose StowJar › Settings… and go to Lists.
4. Set Swipe Right and Swipe Left to Mark Read / Unread, Star / Unstar, Delete, Copy Link or None.

On iPhone and iPad

1. In a list, tap Edit at the top right.
2. Tap the links you want, or tap Select All at the bottom left.
3. Tap the Selected button at the bottom right (it shows how many you picked).
4. Choose Mark as Read (or Mark as Unread), Add to Starred (or Remove from Starred), Add Tags…, Remove Tags…, Copy Links, Export as EPUB (Kindle & Books) or Delete….
5. Tap Done when you're finished.

On the Mac

1. Command-click links to pick them one by one, or Shift-click to pick a range. To pick the whole list, press Command-Shift-A.
2. Use the buttons in the right-hand pane (Mark Read, Star, Add Tags, Delete) or its More Actions menu.
3. Or click the Selection button (the checklist icon) in the toolbar, or right-click one of the selected links, for the full set of actions.
4. To delete the selection, press Delete and confirm.

1. Open Settings (on iPhone and iPad, the gear at the top left of the main screen; on Mac, StowJar › Settings…).
2. Choose Clean Up Library.
3. Under Duplicates, review the list. Each row shows how many copies there are.
4. Tap (on Mac, click) the merge button on a row to merge just that page, or the Merge All button above the list (it shows how many duplicates there are) to merge everything.

1. Open Settings and choose Clean Up Library.
2. Under Dead Links, tap (on Mac, click) Check for Dead Links. A progress bar shows how many have been checked; tap Stop to cancel.
3. For each dead link found, tap the thumbs-up button to keep it or the trash button to delete it. Or tap the Delete All button above them (it shows how many there are).
4. Under Failed Downloads, tap the Retry button (it shows how many failed) to try fetching those articles again. If it says Every link downloaded, there is nothing to retry.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the gear at the top left of the main screen (on iPad, at the top of the sidebar) to open Settings.
2. Tap Recently Deleted. Each link shows how many days it has left.
3. Tap the restore button (the curved arrow) beside a link, or swipe right on it and tap Restore.
4. To bring everything back, tap Restore All.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-comma).
2. Click Recently Deleted. Each link shows how many days it has left.
3. Click the restore button (the curved arrow) beside a link, or right-click it and choose Restore.
4. To bring everything back, click Restore All.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the article.
2. Tap the sparkle button at the top left.
3. Tap Summarize. The Summary sheet shows Summarizing… and then the summary.
4. Tap Copy to copy it, or Regenerate for a fresh one.
5. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. Open the article.
2. Click the sparkle button in the toolbar.
3. Choose Summarize. The Summary sheet shows Summarizing… and then the summary.
4. Click Copy to copy it, or Regenerate for a fresh one.
5. Click Done.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the article.
2. Tap the sparkle button at the top left.
3. Under AI Actions, tap the one you want, such as Explain Simply, Key Points, Action Items or Questions to Consider.
4. Wait while it shows Working on it…. The result appears under your instruction.
5. Tap Copy to copy the result, or Run Again for a new answer.
6. Tap Done.

On the Mac

1. Open the article.
2. Click the sparkle button in the toolbar.
3. Under AI Actions, choose the one you want, such as Explain Simply, Key Points, Action Items or Questions to Consider.
4. Wait while it shows Working on it…. The result appears under your instruction.
5. Click Copy to copy the result, or Run Again for a new answer.
6. Click Done.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap Settings (the gear button) at the top left of the main screen on iPhone, or at the top of the sidebar on iPad.
2. Under Advanced, tap AI Actions.
3. Tap the add button (+) at the top right to make a new one, or tap an existing action to change it.
4. Enter a Name, then write the Instruction the way you'd ask a person, for example Translate this article into Spanish.
5. Optionally enter an SF Symbol name for its icon.
6. Tap Save.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… from the menu bar, or press Command-Comma.
2. Under Advanced, click AI Actions.
3. Click the add button (+) to make a new one, or click an existing action to change it.
4. Enter a Name, then write the Instruction the way you'd ask a person, for example Translate this article into Spanish.
5. Optionally enter an SF Symbol name for its icon.
6. Click Save.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap Settings (the gear button) at the top left of the main screen on iPhone, or at the top of the sidebar on iPad.
2. Under Advanced, tap Auto-Tag.
3. In the On-Device AI section, turn on Suggest Tags with AI.
4. Save links as usual. When a new link without tags finishes downloading, StowJar adds up to three of your existing tags that fit it.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… from the menu bar, or press Command-Comma.
2. Under Advanced, click Auto-Tag.
3. In the On-Device AI section, turn on Suggest Tags with AI.
4. Save links as usual. When a new link without tags finishes downloading, StowJar adds up to three of your existing tags that fit it.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Touch and hold the link in a list, or tap the ••• button while reading it.
2. Tap Edit › Title, Tags & Image.
3. In the Tags section, tap Suggest Tags.
4. Check the suggestions: matching tags are selected for you, and a note below lists them. Tap a tag to select or deselect it.
5. Tap Done to save.

On the Mac

1. Right-click the link in a list, or click the ••• button while reading it.
2. Choose Edit › Title, Tags & Image.
3. In the Tags section, click Suggest Tags.
4. Check the suggestions: matching tags are selected for you, and a note below lists them. Click a tag to select or deselect it.
5. Click Done to save.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Use an iPhone or iPad that supports Apple Intelligence.
2. Turn Apple Intelligence on in the Settings app under Apple Intelligence & Siri, and let it finish downloading.
3. In StowJar, go to Settings › AI Actions. If the note at the bottom says AI actions run on this device, you're ready.

On the Mac

1. Use a Mac that supports Apple Intelligence.
2. Turn Apple Intelligence on in System Settings under Apple Intelligence & Siri, and let it finish downloading.
3. In StowJar, go to Settings › AI Actions. If the note at the bottom says AI actions run on this device, you're ready.

1. Open an article.
2. Tap the sparkle button at the top left, then choose Ask About This Article.
3. Type your question and tap the arrow (or press Return).
4. Ask follow-up questions in the same box; StowJar remembers the conversation until you close it.

1. On the main screen, tap the sparkle button at the top (Ask Your Library).
2. Type a question, like "How long should sourdough rise?", and tap the arrow.
3. Read the answer. Numbers like [1] point to the saved articles listed under it.
4. Tap an article under From your saved articles to open it.

1. In GoodLinks, export your links as a JSON file and save it somewhere you can reach, such as iCloud Drive or your Downloads folder.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Import & Export, tap Import Links….
3. Tap Choose a File… and pick the GoodLinks file (it ends in .json).
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Tap Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Import & Export, click Import Links….
3. Click Choose a File… and pick the GoodLinks file (it ends in .json).
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Click Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

1. Sign in at instapaper.com, open Settings and use Export to download the CSV file.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Import & Export, tap Import Links….
3. Tap Choose a File… and pick the Instapaper .csv file.
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Tap Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Import & Export, click Import Links….
3. Click Choose a File… and pick the Instapaper .csv file.
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Click Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

1. In Raindrop.io on the web, export your bookmarks as a CSV file.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Import & Export, tap Import Links….
3. Tap Choose a File… and pick the Raindrop .csv file.
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Tap Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Import & Export, click Import Links….
3. Click Choose a File… and pick the Raindrop .csv file.
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Click Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

1. Find the export file you downloaded from Pocket (getpocket.com/export). It's a .csv file, sometimes inside a zip file; unzip it first.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Import & Export, tap Import Links….
3. Tap Choose a File… and pick the Pocket .csv file.
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Tap Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Import & Export, click Import Links….
3. Click Choose a File… and pick the Pocket .csv file.
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Click Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

1. Export your bookmarks from the browser on a computer. Safari: File › Export › Bookmarks…. Chrome: open the Bookmark Manager, click its ••• menu, then Export bookmarks. Firefox: Bookmarks › Manage Bookmarks, then Import and Backup › Export Bookmarks to HTML….

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Import & Export, tap Import Links….
3. Tap Choose a File… and pick the bookmarks file (it ends in .html).
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Tap Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Import & Export, click Import Links….
3. Click Choose a File… and pick the bookmarks file (it ends in .html).
4. Check the preview: Links found, Already saved (skipped) and Will import.
5. Under Options, turn off anything you don't want kept, or type tags in Add tags to everything (comma separated).
6. Click Import (the button shows how many links will be added).

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Import & Export, tap Import Links….
3. Tap Paste Links or Text….
4. Paste your text into the box. It can be one link per line or links mixed into ordinary text.
5. Tap Continue.
6. Check the preview, then tap Import.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Import & Export, click Import Links….
3. Click Paste Links or Text….
4. Paste your text into the box. It can be one link per line or links mixed into ordinary text.
5. Click Continue.
6. Check the preview, then click Import.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open Settings and tap Import Links….
2. Tap Choose a File….
3. Pick one or more PDF files (in Files, touch and hold to select several), then tap Open.
4. Each PDF appears in Unread as its own article.

On the Mac

1. Drag one or more PDF files from Finder onto a list in StowJar.
2. Or open Settings, click Import Links…, then Choose a File… and pick the PDFs.
3. Each PDF appears in Unread as its own article.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Import & Export, tap Export All Links (JSON)….
3. In the share sheet, tap Save to Files and choose a folder, or send the file with AirDrop or Mail.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Import & Export, click Export All Links (JSON)….
3. Choose where to send the file from the sharing menu that appears, for example AirDrop, Mail or Notes.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the article and tap the ••• button (More) at the top, or touch and hold the link in a list.
2. Tap Export.
3. Choose Markdown File, PDF (only inside the article), EPUB (Kindle & Books), or Highlights (only when the article has highlights).
4. Choose where the file goes in the share sheet.

On the Mac

1. Open the article and click the ••• button (More) in the toolbar, or Control-click the link in the list.
2. Choose Export.
3. Choose Markdown File, PDF (only inside the article), EPUB (Kindle & Books), or Highlights (only when the article has highlights).
4. Choose where the file goes from the sharing menu.

1. To export every highlight at once, open Settings, then Readwise, Obsidian, Notion & CSV.
2. Under Files, choose Export All Highlights as CSV… or Export All Highlights as Markdown….

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the article and tap the ••• button (More) at the top, or touch and hold the link in a list.
2. Tap Export, then EPUB (Kindle & Books).
3. In the share sheet, tap Books to read it in Apple Books, or Kindle to send it to your Kindle library.

On the Mac

1. Open the article and click the ••• button (More) in the toolbar, or Control-click the link in the list.
2. Choose Export, then EPUB (Kindle & Books).
3. Choose where to send the book from the sharing menu, for example Mail to your Send to Kindle email address, or AirDrop to your iPhone.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open a list, such as Unread or a tag.
2. Tap Edit at the top right.
3. Tap the links you want in the book.
4. Tap Selected at the bottom (it shows how many you picked).
5. Tap Export as EPUB (Kindle & Books).
6. Choose Books, Kindle or another destination in the share sheet.

On the Mac

1. Open a list, such as Unread or a tag.
2. Command-click the links you want, or Shift-click to select a range.
3. Control-click one of the selected links.
4. Choose Export as EPUB (Kindle & Books).
5. Choose where to send the book from the sharing menu.

1. In a web browser, sign in to Readwise and open readwise.io/access_token to get your access token. Copy it.
2. In StowJar, open Settings, then Readwise, Obsidian, Notion & CSV.
3. Under Readwise, paste the token into Access token.
4. Tap or click Test Connection. You should see “Connected.”
5. Turn on Send new highlights automatically if you want new highlights sent without asking.
6. To send everything you've highlighted so far, tap or click Send All Highlights Now.

1. Open Settings, then Readwise, Obsidian, Notion & CSV.
2. Under Markdown Folder (Obsidian vault, Logseq, Notes…), tap or click Choose Folder….
3. Pick a folder inside your Obsidian vault (for example a folder called StowJar).
4. Turn on Keep folder up to date automatically.
5. Tap or click Export All Highlights Now to write the notes for the first time.

1. In a web browser, go to notion.so/my-integrations and create an internal integration. Copy its token.
2. In Notion, open the page where articles should go and share it with (connect) that integration. Copy the page's link.
3. In StowJar, open Settings, then Readwise, Obsidian, Notion & CSV.
4. Under Notion, paste the token into Integration token and the page link into Parent page link or ID.
5. Open an article with highlights, open its ••• menu, then choose Export › Send to Notion.

1. Sign in to the same Apple Account with iCloud on each iPhone, iPad and Mac, and install StowJar on each.
2. Open StowJar. There is no separate StowJar account or login.
3. To check sync, open Settings. The Offline & iCloud Sync row shows the current status.
4. Open Offline & iCloud Sync to see Status, Last successful sync and Last activity under iCloud Sync.
5. Tap or click Check Now to save any changes and recheck your iCloud account.

1. Read an article on one device. StowJar remembers how far you got.
2. Open StowJar on your other device and give it a moment to sync.
3. Open the same article. It opens at the place you stopped.
4. Links you save, highlights you make and articles you mark as read show up on your other devices the same way.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Settings button (the gear) at the top left of the main screen. On iPad it's at the top of the sidebar.
2. In Advanced, tap Recently Deleted.
3. Tap the restore arrow beside a link, or swipe right on it and tap Restore.
4. To bring everything back, tap Restore All.

On the Mac

1. Choose StowJar › Settings… (Command-,).
2. In Advanced, click Recently Deleted.
3. Click the restore arrow beside a link, or Control-click it and choose Restore.
4. To bring everything back, click Restore All.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Touch and hold an empty part of the Home Screen until the apps jiggle.
2. Tap Edit, then Add Widget.
3. Search for StowJar and tap it.
4. Choose Unread or Read Something, pick a size, and tap Add Widget.
5. For the Lock Screen, touch and hold the Lock Screen, tap Customize, choose the Lock Screen, tap the widget area and add Unread.

On the Mac

1. Control-click an empty part of the desktop and choose Edit Widgets….
2. Search for StowJar.
3. Drag Unread or Read Something to the desktop or into Notification Center.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Touch and hold an empty part of your Home Screen until the apps jiggle.
2. Tap Edit, then Add Widget.
3. Search for StowJar and choose Rediscover, in the small or medium size.
4. Tap Add Widget, then Done.

On the Mac

1. Right-click the desktop and choose Edit Widgets.
2. Search for StowJar and drag Rediscover onto the desktop.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Swipe down on the Home Screen to open Search.
2. Type part of a title, site, tag or a word from the article.
3. Tap a StowJar result to open the link in StowJar.

On the Mac

1. Press Command-Space to open Spotlight.
2. Type part of a title, site, tag or a word from the article.
3. Choose a StowJar result to open the link in StowJar.

1. To turn this on or off, open Settings and use Show Links in Spotlight under Sync & Automation.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the Settings app and tap Focus.
2. Choose a Focus, such as Work.
3. Under Focus Filters, tap Add Filter, then StowJar.
4. Choose the Tags to show and add the filter.

On the Mac

1. Open System Settings and click Focus.
2. Choose a Focus, such as Work.
3. Under Focus filters, click Add Filter…, then StowJar.
4. Choose the Tags to show and add the filter.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Touch and hold a link in a list, or open it and tap the ••• button (More).
2. Tap Remind Me.
3. Choose Tonight, Tomorrow Morning, This Weekend or Next Week, or tap Choose Date…, pick a time and tap Set.
4. The first time, tap Allow when asked whether StowJar may send notifications.

On the Mac

1. Control-click a link in the list, or open it and click the ••• button (More).
2. Choose Remind Me.
3. Choose Tonight, Tomorrow Morning, This Weekend or Next Week, or choose Choose Date…, pick a time and click Set.
4. The first time, allow notifications when macOS asks.

1. Open Settings, then Offline & iCloud Sync.
2. Under Offline Articles, check Downloaded, Waiting to download and Failed.
3. Tap or click Download All Missing to fetch anything not yet stored, including ones that failed.
4. Tap or click Verify Offline Cache to find stored articles with missing text and download them again.
5. Only if things still look wrong, use Reset & Rebuild Cache… and confirm Reset & Rebuild to download every article again.

On the Mac

1. Click the StowJar icon (a tray with a down arrow) in the menu bar at the top of the screen.
2. Choose Save Link from Clipboard to save a link you've copied.
3. Choose any of the listed links to open it in StowJar. The menu shows your unread count and the eight newest unread links.
4. Choose Read Something to open a random unread link, or Open StowJar to bring the window forward.

On the Mac

1. Saving (File menu): New Link… Command-N; Save Link from Clipboard Command-Shift-V.
2. Searching (Edit menu): Find Command-F. In the search field, press Return to move into the results, then use the arrow keys.
3. Lists (Go menu): Unread Command-1, Starred Command-2, Read Command-3, All Command-4, Notebook Command-5, Random Unread Link Command-Shift-R.
4. The selected link (Link menu): Next Link Command-], Previous Link Command-[, Toggle Starred Command-Shift-S, Toggle Read Command-Shift-U, Copy Link Command-Shift-C, Open in Browser Command-Shift-O, Delete Link Command-Delete.
5. Selecting: Select All or Deselect All Command-Shift-A. Press Delete to delete the selected links (you're asked to confirm).
6. Text size (View › Text Size): the article Command-=, Command-- and Command-0; the list add Option; the sidebar add Control.
7. App: Settings… Command-Comma; StowJar Help Command-?.

On the Mac

1. Drag the window's edges to the size you like and move it where you want it.
2. Drag the dividers between the sidebar, the list and the article to set each column's width.
3. Quit and reopen StowJar. The window and columns come back the same.

On the Mac

1. Put the pointer over the sidebar, the list or the article.
2. Pinch out on the trackpad to make that column's text bigger, or pinch in to make it smaller.
3. Or choose View › Text Size, then Reader Bigger, List Bigger, Sidebar Bigger (or Smaller, or Actual Size).
4. Or open StowJar › Settings… and use the minus and plus buttons beside Sidebar, List and Reader under Text Size. Reset returns to 100%.

On the Mac

1. Open StowJar › Settings….
2. Under Save from Safari, click Turn On the Safari Extension….
3. In Safari's Extensions settings, select the checkbox next to StowJar.
4. In Safari, open the page you want to keep.
5. Click the StowJar button in Safari's toolbar. It shows Saved to StowJar and the page title.

On the Mac

1. In Safari or another app, click the Share button or choose File › Share.
2. Choose StowJar.
3. In the Save to StowJar panel, change the title in the Title (optional) box if you want.
4. Add tags under Tags, and turn on Mark as Read or Add to Starred if you like.
5. Click Save (or press Return).

On the Mac

1. Choose Help › StowJar Help, or press Command-?.
2. Type in Search help to find a guide, or open a section.
3. To see the introduction again, choose Help › Welcome Tour.

1. Open the article. If it shows Couldn't Load Article, read the reason underneath.
2. Tap or click Try Again.
3. If the site needs a subscription, open Settings, choose Log in to a Website… under Advanced, and sign in to that site in the browser that opens.
4. Go back to the article, open its ••• menu and choose Edit › Fetch Article Again.
5. If it still fails, use Open Original Page to read it on the website, or Open in Safari.

1. Open Settings and make sure Show Images is on under Reading. The same switch is in the article's Appearance menu (the text size button).
2. For thumbnails in lists, make sure Show Thumbnails is on under Lists.
3. Check that you're online, then open the article again.
4. If one link has the wrong picture or none, open its ••• menu and choose Edit › Title, Tags & Image to pick another.
5. Or choose Edit › Fetch Article Again to download the article and its picture again.

1. On each device, open Settings › Offline & iCloud Sync and look at Status under iCloud Sync.
2. If it says Not signed in to iCloud, sign in to iCloud in the device's Settings (System Settings on the Mac), using the same Apple Account on every device.
3. If it says Error:, note the message, check your internet connection, and tap or click Check Now.
4. Keep StowJar open for a minute on the device that made the change, then on the device that should receive it.
5. Compare Last successful sync on both devices to see which one is behind.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open StowJar once after installing it.
2. In Safari or another app, tap the Share button (the square with an arrow). On iOS 26, Safari's Share is inside the ••• menu.
3. Scroll the row of app icons to the end and tap More.
4. Tap Edit, turn on StowJar or add it to Favorites, then tap Done.

On the Mac

1. Open StowJar once after installing it.
2. In Safari or another app, open the Share menu.
3. Choose Edit Extensions… at the bottom.
4. Turn on StowJar.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Open the Settings app, then Apps › Safari › Extensions.
2. Tap StowJar and turn it on.
3. Allow it on all websites.
4. In Safari, open the page menu (the puzzle-piece button) and tap StowJar to save the page.

On the Mac

1. In StowJar, open StowJar › Settings….
2. Under Save from Safari, click Turn On the Safari Extension….
3. Select the checkbox next to StowJar in Safari's Extensions settings.
4. If the button still isn't in Safari's toolbar, choose View › Customize Toolbar… in Safari and drag it in.

1. Connect to Wi-Fi. The download is 330 MB.
2. Make sure the device has at least 330 MB of free space.
3. Open Settings and find Natural Voice, or open the player's Listen sheet.
4. Tap or click Download Natural Voice and keep StowJar open until it finishes.
5. When it says Natural voice is ready, you're done.

1. Start the import again with the same file and look at the preview before importing.
2. Compare Links found with Already saved (skipped). Links you already have are skipped, so they aren't added twice.
3. Check that Keep tags and folders, Keep read / archived state, Keep starred and Keep original dates are on.
4. Check the Format line. If it doesn't name your app, the file isn't in the shape StowJar expected.
5. After importing, wait for the Fetching articles badge to finish, then use Settings › Offline & iCloud Sync › Download All Missing for any that failed.

On iPhone and iPad

1. Tap the Help button (the question mark) at the top of the main screen.
2. Scroll to the bottom and tap Email Support, or write to support@stowjar.com.
3. Or use the contact form at https://stowjar.com/#contact.

On the Mac

1. Choose Help › StowJar Help.
2. Scroll to the bottom and click Email Support, or write to support@stowjar.com.
3. Or use the contact form at https://stowjar.com/#contact.

1. Open Settings and scroll to Help.
2. Tap Send Diagnostics.
3. Under What Happened, describe what you were doing. If one article caused the problem, paste its link in Link that gave trouble.
4. Tap Show What Will Be Sent to read the report first, if you like.
5. Tap Email Diagnostics to Support, then send the email.