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PDF & Web Highlighter for Researchers & Learners - glasp.co

· 1 month ago

A solid free pick for individuals—students, researchers, and note-takers—who want web/PDF/YouTube highlights with AI summaries. Skip it if you need team knowledge management, privacy, or best-in-class summarization.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~14 public sources: Reddit threads, third-party reviews, pricing pages, and company profiles. Trustpilot depth is thin (2 reviews), and the exact Unlimited price was not listed in sources reviewed.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support quality
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Glasp UnlimitedPaid; price not listed in sources reviewed

Best for

  • Students and researchers
  • Heavy web and PDF readers
  • YouTube summary users
  • Obsidian/Notion note-takers

Not for

  • Teams needing a shared, private knowledge base
  • Privacy-sensitive work—highlights are social/public by default
  • Anyone wanting offline-first note capture
  • Buyers who need enterprise support or SLAs

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Pricing changes effective May 1, 2026—free limits may shift before you commit

medium

Free tier is public-first: 'unlimited public highlights on the web'

medium

No public security page found on their own domain

medium

YouTube summaries fail on private/unlisted videos

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free core with unlimited public web highlights
  • 3.5M users grown organically; active Reddit community
  • Works across web, PDFs, and YouTube with AI summaries
  • Popular in Obsidian/Notion note-taking communities
  • Founders raised an $8.5M seed round

Cons

  • Summarizer weaker than dedicated tools, per third-party reviews
  • YouTube transcripts/summaries break on private videos
  • Free tier is public-first, not private
  • Tiny team (4 employees, ~$440K revenue) limits support
  • Very thin Trustpilot base: only 2 reviews

Sources & method

- 14 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x4review x6security x2news x2

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 14

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free core covers most individual needs
  • Ease of use: 4/5. One-click browser extension, quick setup
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Excellent highlighter, limited summarizer per reviews
  • Support quality: 2/5. 4-employee team limits support capacity
  • Security posture: 2/5. No public security page found
  • ~3.5M Users grown organically, no paid acquisition
  • Yes Free tier unlimited public web highlights
  • Glasp Unlimited Paid plan price not listed in sources reviewed
  • $8.5M Funding seed round, founder-announced

Pricing

Free

$0

  • Unlimited public web highlights
  • Browser extension and mobile app

Glasp Unlimited

Paid; price not listed in sources reviewed

  • Higher AI/summary limits (Guess)
  • Check site after May 1, 2026 repricing

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Users like Glasp as a free social highlighter, but find its AI summarizing limited compared with dedicated tools.

“Glasp is great for short videos, providing free summarization”
Reddit, r/ProductivityApps
“Is Glasp better than hypothes.is for highlights? Should I use both”
Reddit, r/ObsidianMD
Full analysis

Based on ~14 public sources: Reddit threads, third-party reviews, pricing pages, and company profiles. Trustpilot depth is thin (2 reviews), and the exact Unlimited price was not listed in sources reviewed.

Free social highlighter, great for solo readers and YouTube summaries. Poor fit for teams or privacy-sensitive work.

Methodology

Based on ~14 public sources: Reddit threads, third-party reviews, pricing pages, and company profiles. Trustpilot depth is thin (2 reviews), and the exact Unlimited price was not listed in sources reviewed.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Glasp Pricing — Free to Highlight, Pro for More AIglasp.co
    official
  2. Updates to Glasp Pricing: Effective May 1, 2026blog.glasp.co
    official
  3. How Glasp Grew to 3.5 Million Users Organicallyknowledge.gtmstrategist.com
    news
  4. Glasp Review 2026: Excellent Highlighter, Limited Summarizerblog.ytsummarizer.app
    review
  5. I tested 40+ YouTube video summarizers (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  6. Is Glasp better than hypothes.is for highlights? (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  7. YouTube transcript/summary broken on private videos (Reddit)reddit.com
    review
  8. Glasp vs Auralyze: revenue & headcountgetlatka.com
    news
  9. Glasp raised $8.5M seedglasp.co
    official
  10. Trustpilot reviews of glasp.cotrustpilot.com
    review
  11. Glasp security pageglasp.co
    security
  12. Glasp G2 reviews and pricing optionsg2.com
    review
  13. Glasp: AI Summary & Highlight — Google Playplay.google.com
    official
  14. Nudge Security: Is Glasp safe/legitnudgesecurity.com
    security

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