What is Polar?
Polar is a versatile desktop application that centralizes the management of web content, books, and personal notes. The app offers a range of features to streamline digital information handling, including tagging, annotation, highlighting, and reading progress tracking. Polar enables users to consolidate their documents, annotations, and flashcards in a single location, ensuring they never lose sight of their reading material. The application also supports integrations with spaced repetition systems like Anki, allowing users to reinforce their memory of important facts
Highlights
- Centralized management of web content, books, and personal notes
- Annotation, highlighting, and tagging capabilities
- Reading progress tracking
- Integration with spaced repetition systems for improved knowledge retention
Platforms
- Desktop Linux
- Desktop Chromebook
- Mobile iPad
- Mobile iPhone
- On-Premise Linux
- Electron / Atom Shell
- Linux
- Windows
- Desktop Mac
- Mobile Android
- Cloud, SaaS, Web-based
- Desktop Windows
- Chrome OS
- Mac
- On-Premise Windows
Languages
- English
Social
Features
Document Management
Book Manager
Technical paper notes
Text Highlighting
Document Repository
Web-Based
Tagging
Built-in viewer
Document Annotations
Learn with Flashcards
Capture web pages
Sync with Anki
PDF annotation
Save web page for offline use
Website annotation
Cloud Sync
Export to PDF
Offline Reading