In et al., you decide what each highlight color means. Use
colors, folders, and tags to make your own system for what you
read, then find the passages and notes you saved when you need
them.
A searchable Library
Everything you highlight is saved with its note, color, and source, so you can search and organize all of your reading in one place.
Academic citations
Turn a source into a reference in APA, MLA, BibTeX, RIS, or CSL-JSON, with the page details kept and ready to edit.
Private smart features
On supported devices, ask a question about your highlights or get a short summary. It runs on your device, and nothing is sent to a server.
Yours, on your devices
Your library stays on your device. Turn on iCloud Sync and it also syncs across your devices through your iCloud account. No account to create, and a one-time purchase instead of a subscription.
Highlight and take notes
Mark what matters as you read.
Highlighting takes just a second. Select any text, and a small
menu appears so you can add a color and a note. The color stays
on the page, so your highlight is there the next time you open
it. Your note stays attached too, so the thought you had while
reading isn’t lost.
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Find it again
Your Library keeps everything in one place.
Everything you save appears in your Library. Search highlights,
notes, tags, and page titles in one place. Organize with folders,
tags, and colors. Export highlights, notes, and citations
whenever you need your work elsewhere.
Export and cite
Take your highlights and notes with you.
When you want to use your highlights and notes in another app,
you can save them as a Markdown, CSV, or PDF file. For research
and writing, et al. keeps source details with saved pages, so you
can review them and export citations in APA, MLA, BibTeX, RIS, or
CSL-JSON.
Exported to PDFExported to MarkdownExported to CSV
Optional smart features
A little extra help, right on your device.
On supported devices, et al. can do a few extra things
with what you have saved. You can ask a question about your
highlights, get a short summary, or get a few suggested
searches. These optional smart features run right on your
device, using Apple’s on-device models — so your
highlights and notes are never sent anywhere.
Ask about your highlights
Ask a question about what you’ve saved and get an answer, or a short summary, based on your own highlights and notes.
Suggested searches
Get a few search ideas based on what’s in your Library, so you have a place to start.
Folder and tag name ideas
When you make a folder or tag, et al. can suggest a name. Nothing is moved or renamed unless you choose to.
Citation details
When a saved source is missing details, et al. can suggest the title, author, date, and other fields. You review them before exporting.
Private by design
Private by design.
No account to create. Nothing to sign up for and no password to remember. iCloud Sync uses the Apple Account you already have.
No tracking. I don’t collect anything about you, the sites you visit, or your notes.
It all stays on your devices. Your highlights, notes, folders, and tags stay on your device. Turn on iCloud Sync and they also sync across your devices through your iCloud account — there’s no server of et al Labs in between.
Smart features stay on your device. They run locally without an internet connection.
Pay once. When et al. reaches the App Store, it will be a single purchase. No subscription.
From et al Labs
Made by et al Labs in Baltimore.
et al. is independent software for Apple devices, made by et al
Labs in Baltimore. I built it because I wanted a simpler, more
private way to save and return to what I read and research online.
