About
Where it came from
Email is noisy. Newsletters add to that noise — even the good ones, because they arrive on their schedule, not yours. But the articles inside them are worth something. Real writing from real sources, not algorithmic filler.
Instapaper is still one of the best reading apps on iPad. The experience of opening it with a coffee and working through a queue of things you actually chose to read — that's the goal. Siftdeck is the intake layer that makes it possible: pull the articles out of your inbox, decide quickly what's worth your time, and send the good ones straight to Instapaper. The email noise stays out. The reading stays good.
The sift model
Most read-later tools add things to a pile. Siftdeck works the other way — it puts articles in a queue and asks you to make a decision on each one. Save it to Instapaper with tags, mark it as read, or skip it. The queue drains. Nothing lingers.
You can work through a single source when you have a few minutes, or sift everything at once. Either way, you leave with a clear picture of what's worth your time.
What it does differently
- Global deduplication. Articles are stored once, globally. If the same link appears in two newsletters you follow, you see it once. No duplicates to dismiss.
- Instapaper-first dispatch. When you save an article, it goes straight to Instapaper — with whatever tags you assign. Tags map to your Instapaper folders, so your reading list stays organised without extra effort.
- Auto-suggested tags. Siftdeck looks at the article URL and suggests tags from your library. You confirm or change them in a second.
- Sequential source tracking. For newsletter archives with numbered issues, Siftdeck detects the pattern and fetches new issues automatically as they're published.