Built A Simpler Alternative To Obsidian For Capturing And Reading Articles

Sigilla is a document management tool that helps serious readers save, annotate, and retrieve articles. It offers AI-powered summaries and spaced repetition for effective learning.

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Pricing

Freemium

Free tier

Yes

API

Skill level

Non-technical

About

What is Built a simpler alternative to Obsidian for capturing and reading articles?

Sigilla is a source library designed for serious readers to efficiently manage articles. Users can save articles from any website, highlight key information, and add personal notes. The platform incorporates the SM-2 spaced repetition algorithm to schedule reviews, ensuring important ideas resurface at optimal times. It supports full-text and semantic search across highlights and notes, making retrieval easy. Sigilla also offers portable markdown export to popular writing tools like Obsidian, Notion, and Logseq, with advanced export options for premium users. Additional features include a Chrome extension for one-click capture, AI-powered article summaries, and text-to-speech with premium OpenAI voices. Users can also import existing reading libraries from Pocket and Instapaper, and data is stored privately in the EU.

Best used for

Ideal for writers and content creators who need to build a comprehensive source library, efficiently review important concepts, and seamlessly export annotated articles to their preferred writing tools. Especially valuable for those who want to leverage spaced repetition and AI for enhanced learning and research.

Common actions

capture articles

annotate research

organize knowledge

export notes

summarize content

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Capabilities

Key features

Save articles
Highlight and annotate
Spaced repetition review
Full-text search
Semantic search
Markdown export
AI article summaries

Target Audience

writercontent creatorprofessorstudent

Integrations

obsidiannotionlogseqpocketinstapaper

Pricing & Plans

Freemium

Not Disclosed

FAQs

What is the difference between Sigilla's free and premium plans?

The free plan includes unlimited article saving, highlights, notes, keyword search, and basic markdown export. Premium adds semantic search, advanced export workflows, review scheduling with SM-2, unlimited AI summaries, and text-to-speech.

Can I export my notes to specific tools like Obsidian or Notion?

Yes, Sigilla supports clean Markdown and JSON export tailored for Obsidian, Notion, Logseq, Roam Research, Bear, and DEVONthink. Free users get generic Markdown, while premium users access all specific export targets.

Does Sigilla use AI and what are its AI features?

Yes, Sigilla uses AI for semantic search, allowing you to find articles by meaning. It also provides AI-powered article summaries and text-to-speech with natural-sounding voices. Free users get 5 AI summaries per month, while premium users have unlimited access.

How does the spaced repetition review system work in Sigilla?

Sigilla uses the SM-2 spaced repetition algorithm to schedule article reviews at optimal intervals. After each review, you rate the content's usefulness, and the algorithm adjusts future review dates to help you retain important information.

Is there a browser extension for Sigilla?

Yes, Sigilla offers a Chrome extension for one-click article capture directly from your browser. Firefox and Safari extensions are currently planned for future development.

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