#04
Later — a consumption companion that makes you actually return to what you saved
Pocket is gone, Mymind is expensive, and both miss the point. Saving was never the hard part — consuming is. You find interesting things constantly, have limited time, and no desire to manage a library. Existing tools treat this as an archiving problem. It isn't. You want a consumption companion, not a bookmarks manager.
Later is a minimal browser extension plus app built on a different premise: you're not organizing to archive, you're organizing to consume.
Capture. One-click extension saves any link. On save you make a single choice: Curious, or Must Read/Watch/Listen. It also handles loose notes and ideas, not just links — the shower thoughts you don't want to lose but aren't sure are worth acting on yet. Optional AI assist suggests a category, estimated consumption time, and content type.
Consumption. This is the core loop. "I'm Feeling Lucky" surfaces something from your list at random. Filter by time available — "I have 5 minutes" shows only what fits the window. Filter by context — no audio when you're in a meeting, video only, or reading only. List mode gives full control when you want it.
Smart reminders. Set your cadence (daily, weekly, monthly), your timing (fixed time, on demand, or random within an interval), and your randomness level (fully random, or weighted to prioritize must-reads older than two weeks).
The differentiator isn't the archive — it's the consumption loop. Most tools solve saving. Later solves returning, which no current tool does well.