A home for the writing you love
Subscribe to the publications on standard.site you care about. New writing simply arrives, in the order it was written — no feed to fight, nothing shouting for your attention. Just good long-form, and a genuinely nice way to keep finding more of it.
A quiet place to read
What you get is a reading view made for long-form: a centered column, drop caps and pull quotes, full-bleed images you can open into a gallery. The page gets out of the way so the writing can do its work.
And it never feels sealed off. We connect each article to the conversation happening across the Atmosphere — the open network beyond this app — gathering the Bluesky posts and replies about a piece, the notes left in its margins, and the other writing that cites it, quietly beneath what you’re reading.
The Slow Web, Revisited
Set your own type
Choose body text size, column width, and font — serif, sans, or any Google Font. Read the way that’s easy on your eyes.
Listen to anything
A Listen button reads any article aloud, right on your device, and highlights each word as it goes. The player follows you around the app — it’ll even read an embedded Bluesky post. Signed in, you can pick a voice.
Prefer the original?
Flip one setting and article links open on the publication’s own site instead. Read wherever feels right to you.
Find the ones you didn't know you wanted
Most readers stop at what you already subscribe to. Standard Reader treats finding your next favourite as part of the job. Browse all 7,618 publications on the network — not just the handful you've heard of.
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Standard Reader meets you where you read
It doesn't ask you to leave the rest of the web behind. It reaches out to it — and stays a good citizen of the wider network.
Save from anywhere you browse
A lightweight browser extension lets you save and subscribe to publications while you’re out on the web — with subtle badges on bsky.app and a one-click overlay on any page you land on. Your reading list fills itself.
Save, like, subscribe — everywhere
One tap from the reading view, on any device, instantly in sync. Your library is always where you left it.
The conversation, gathered
Under each article you see the discussion from across the open network — Bluesky posts and replies, margin notes, links from other pieces that cite it, and related reading. All read-only, all linking back to the source.
Shareable everywhere
Publications, lists, and collections each get a clean link with a rich preview card — plus a subscribe button a publication can drop on its own site.
Curated lists & collections
Build named, shareable lists of publications — a playlist for reading. Anyone can add your list to their own reader in a single tap.
See collectionsBuilding something on the same index? There’s a public API.
Read the API docsOne tasteful email a week
Don’t want another app to check? Opt into a weekly email with the best of the publications you subscribe to, plus a couple worth discovering. One email, one click to leave — and you can preview exactly what it looks like before you ever turn it on.
Turn on in SettingsTake any of it as RSS
Standard Reader doesn’t trap your reading inside one app. Any slice of the network comes with its own RSS feed — pipe it straight into whatever reader you already use.
Start with a single publication
Read without an account. Sign in with Bluesky when you want to subscribe, like, and save — and take all of it with you, wherever you choose to read next.