Push to Kindle

Send web articles (news stories, blog posts) to your Kindle
What is Push to Kindle?
"Push to Kindle" is a Firefox add-on that significantly improves the reading experience. It allows users to send web articles, such as news stories or blog posts, to their Kindle devices for a convenient reading experience, whether online or offline. In addition to this, the add-on provides EPUB, printable PDF, and plain text downloads. Features include preview function, speedy delivery, and various output formats.

Add-on stats

Rating: 4.32 (74)
Version: 2.6.6 (Last updated: 2023-04-09)
Creation date: 2011-06-21
Weekly download count: 36
Firefox on Android: No
Risk impact: Very low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • activeTab
  • scripting
Size: 26.73K

Other platforms

Push to Kindle (v2.6.6)
4.63 (428) 50,000
Push to Kindle (v2.6.6)
3.80 (5) 17,788
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Add-on summary

Improve your reading experience.

Push to Kindle lets you send web articles (news stories, blog posts) to your Kindle or Pocketbook for easy reading. It also offers EPUB, printable PDF, and plain text downloads.

  • "The Push to Kindle app is possibly the greatest tab-clearer ever invented" - Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post journalist
  • "Use Push to Kindle to send any webpage you are on (phone or laptop) to your Kindle" - Kevin Kelly, Wired co-founder
  • "It does a superb job of converting webpages so that they’re perfectly formatted for the Kindle" - Alan Jacobs, literary critic
Send long web articles to your Kindle to read later. Read anywhere: on your Kindle e-reader or the Kindle app on your iPhone, iPad or Android device. Articles are available for offline reading once delivered to the Kindle.

Features

  • Speedy delivery to your Kindle
  • Preview showing you what will get sent to the Kindle
  • Download article as EPUB, MOBI or PDF
  • Free (10 credits a month, with possibility to subscribe for more)
Usage
  1. Click our toolbar button on a page that you'd like to read on your Kindle.
  2. Check the preview that appears and follow the instructions
Data processed

When you click the addon's toolbar button, it sends the URL of the current tab you are viewing to our web service. We then make a separate request for the content using the URL submitted and attempt to extract only the relevant content.

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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Simple and fast to use
  • Works well for sending articles to Kindle
  • Bypasses pop-up paywalls
  • Good performance and smooth operation
  • Support for right to left languages like Persian
Cons
  • Limit of 10 free shipments per month
  • Transition to paid service
  • Issues with right to left language formatting
  • Doesn't work behind university proxies and paywalls
  • Book advertisements may promote unwanted ideologies
Most mentioned
  • Limited free shipments
  • Simplistic and fast usability
  • Bypasses paywalls
  • Performance issues with right to left languages
  • Paid service transition
Recent reviews
The free version allows for 10 articles per month to be sent. Pricing options are reasonable. The article I sent was perfect on my Paperwhite. So far, a good extension.
by Cali West, 2024-09-03


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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Push to Kindle does not require any sensitive permissions.

Risk likelihood

Push to Kindle has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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