Steep

The little things

Quiet, and pleasant to use.

  • Three viewsChoose picture-led Cards, compact List rows or text-only Titles. Your choice stays on this phone.
  • TagsYour own tags, suggested as you save, each with its own shelf.
  • SearchAcross titles, sites, summaries and tags.
  • SortNewest first, oldest first, by title or by site.
  • ArchiveSwipe left or use the menu to archive a page. Undo brings it back.
  • Shelves in reachShelf shortcuts stay visible at the top as you scroll your list.
  • Light and darkA warm, bookish design with serif titles that follows your device’s dark mode.
  • One permissionInternet, used only to read the pages you save.

Your list, your way

Choose how much you want to see.

The same pages and shelves, with a view that fits the moment. Try each one below.

Cards

A picture or designed cover, with room for the details.

Your list3 saved
Newest first ▾
Your list 3Quick readsCoffee breakArchive
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org· 4 minHaiku
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org· 12 minTea ceremony
en.wikipedia.org
en.wikipedia.org· 25 minLighthouse

List

A smaller cover beside each title. Pages without a picture show the site’s first letter.

Your list3 saved
Newest first ▾
Your list 3Quick readsCoffee breakArchive
en.wikipedia.org· 4 minHaiku
en.wikipedia.org· 12 minTea ceremony
en.wikipedia.org· 25 minLighthouse

Titles

Just the title, site and reading time for a quick scan.

Your list3 saved
Newest first ▾
Your list 3Quick readsCoffee breakArchive
Haikuen.wikipedia.org· 4 min
Tea ceremonyen.wikipedia.org· 12 min
Lighthouseen.wikipedia.org· 25 min

In the app, swipe a page left to archive it. You can always use its menu instead, and Undo is there if you change your mind.

Try it yourself

How much time do you have?

Pages with a reading time appear on a time shelf. Others stay in Your list. Pick the time you have, and Steep shows what fits.

8 reads · about 1 h 44 min of reading

  • en.wikipedia.org · 4 min

    Haiku

  • en.wikipedia.org · 12 min

    Tea ceremony

  • en.wikipedia.org · 25 min

    Lighthouse

  • en.wikipedia.org · 3 min

    Sourdough

  • en.wikipedia.org · 8 min

    Fountain pen

  • en.wikipedia.org · 27 min

    Origami

  • en.wikipedia.org · 5 min

    Bonsai

  • en.wikipedia.org · 20 min

    Afternoon tea

Examples. Steep works out each page’s reading time from the length of its main text, at about 230 words a minute.

A calmer place for things you mean to read.

Steep is coming to Android first, through Google Play. A Mac version is planned for later. Want to try Android early? We’d love to hear from you.

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