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Getting started with Broadsheet

Broadsheet is an open-source read-it-later app. It runs as a web app in your browser and pairs with a Chrome extension for one-click saves from any tab.

What you need​

  • A modern browser (Chrome, Edge, or any Chromium-based browser for the extension)
  • A Broadsheet account

There's nothing to install on your machine — Broadsheet is a web app, not a desktop download.

Sign in​

  1. Open Broadsheet.
  2. Sign up or sign in. Auth is handled by Clerk.
  3. You'll land on your library. It starts empty.

Save your first article​

You can save articles two ways:

  • From the web app — paste a URL into the save form on the library page.
  • From the Chrome extension — install it, then click the Broadsheet toolbar icon (or press ⌘⇧S / Ctrl+Shift+S) on any page you want to save.

See Saving articles and Browser extension for the full walk-through.

Read an article​

Click any article in your library. Broadsheet strips the page down to the content and renders it as clean, distraction-free Markdown, with an estimated read time at the top.

Self-hosting​

Broadsheet is open source. The full stack — Next.js web app, Chrome extension, and Folio storage — is on GitHub. See the repo README for development setup and self-hosting notes.

Next steps​