hivelighter: highlight & learn3.2.18 - App Store

hivelighter is a free highlighter app for your smartphone. It helps you keep track of what’s important in the content you’re reading.

Highlight passages in articles that mean something to you, save ‘em for later, and share the right section with the right people.

Highlight, save and share, in one tap:

--> Save relevant passages for later
--> Never lose your place or your train of thought
--> Keep it all in one place
--> Discover what other hivelighters are sharing

Attention spans are short these days. When you share information online, you’re in competition with the whole internet. To get your point across, you need to make it easy to read and understand.

Share precise information faster with hivelighter - for free.

YOU ARE KNOWLEDGE-HIGHLIGHT YOU

--> Highlight. Tap. Done.

Highlight, save and share the best parts of what you read, instantly - and never leave the page you're on.

--> Never lose context.

You-and everyone you share with-get back to the original source and context of your highlights in one tap.

--> Keep it all in one place.

Your highlights, sources and favorite articles are automatically saved for you. No more "where was that again?"

--> Discover new content, fast.

Browse everyone's highlights from across the web and learn more, faster.

Join thousands of smart people like you, who just wanna share what they’ve learned.

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Start highlighting now:

1. Get the app FREE
It’s 100% free, and so is your account. No in-app purchases, no surprises. Promise.

2. Highlight. Tap. Done.
Highlight, save and share the exact right section of what you’re reading, in one tap.

3. Thank yourself later
Keep all your highlights and sources in one place. Find it again later - fast.

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YOU KNOW LOTS-SO START SHARING IT!

What brilliant friends are saying about hivelighter:

“I feel seen. I feel so smart!” - Sam J., Social worker and smart sharer

"Awesome. Never have to re-read an article to remember the specific thing I found inspiring." - Louis C., Film and TV director

“I can't believe it's this easy to prove my point.” - Angela L., Voracious reader and marketing expert

“My friends are finally *actually reading* what I send them. It’s so easy to get my point across.” Andy D., Marketer and writer

Loved ‘n’ shared by thousands of smart readers.

JOIN FREE TODAY :)

By using this app, you agree to the Terms of Use:: https://www.hivelighter.com/terms

Version History Subscriptions for our AI Reader now available through the mobile app. Improved functionality and interface. 3.2.18 08/30/2025 Huge update: Our AI Reader is now live on mobile. Major improvements on all functionalities including camera feature. 3.2.17 08/11/2025 Huge update: Our AI Reader is now live on mobile. Major improvements on all functionalities including camera feature. 3.2.16 07/24/2025 Huge update: Our AI Reader is now live on mobile. Major improvements on all functionalities including camera feature. 3.2.15 03/19/2025 Huge update: Our AI Reader is now live on mobile. Major improvements on all functionalities including camera feature. 3.2.13 03/17/2025 Upgrades to increase performance of the app, and enable new features coming soon. 3.2.12 09/19/2024 Upgrades to improve the experience and performance of the app 3.2.11 04/02/2024 Added functionality to switch between your personal and professional Hives (workspaces) in app and while Hivelighting. 3.2.10 03/17/2024 Upgrades to improve the experience and performance of the app 3.2.9 02/18/2024 Upgrades to improve the experience and performance of the app 3.2.8 12/22/2023 Improvements to Hivelighting YouTube videos feature. 3.2.7 09/21/2023 Version 3.2.6 More cool tech!

Hivelight Youtube Videos:
Just share the video to Hivelighter on your phone or iPad and you can highlight the key sentences you want to save. if you share the hivelight or open it in the future, you’ll be taken back to the exact spot in the video you quoted.

Hivelight ChatGPT convos:
The ultimate way to save and share the most memorable parts of your AI chatbot convos, and archive them in Collections along with all your other key hivelights. Just use the web version of ChatGPT and your highlights will always link back to the full conversation. 3.2.6 08/10/2023 Version 3.2.5 Performance improvements! 3.2.5 06/20/2023 Version 3.2.4 Tech Triumph!

Our coolest tech yet:
Hivelight anything, anywhere! Use your camera to photograph any text and hivelight it! Books, magazines, newspapers, screen grabs, screenshots, gallery descriptions, posters, instructions, labels, ads…. really pretty much anything you can read.

Stacked Image Hivelights:
Use the camera feature above to Hivelight multiple quotes from a single source (book, magazine, etc…), and combine them into a convenient “stack” of Hivelights. All the quotes appear as a carousel in your Feeds.

View Stacked Hivelights:
Whether you create stacked Hivelights using the feature above, or from PDFs or online articles using the WebApp, they are viewable in your iOS App feeds. All the quotes from a single source appear as a carousel inside the hivelight.

PDF viewing:
Now that you can hivelight PDFs on the webapp, you can view PDF hivelights and see the entire highlighted PDF on iOS.

Collections on Profile Page:
Your profile page now displays all your Collections as well as your Hivelights. See other people’s Collections when you check out their profile pages too! Enjoy! 3.2.4 04/29/2023 Version 3.2.3: More big updates!

By popular demand: Every User now gets a a MY PRIVATE STUFF folder, for those items you aren’t ready to go public with... yet. Great for thought leaders who want to schedule their hivelights or for those special hivelights that are for you alone. Hivelights can be moved in and out of MY PRIVATE STUFF. When they are in, they are not visible to other users.

Super convenient: Every user now also gets a dedicated MY LIKES Collection. This Collection gives you instant access to all the hivelights that you’ve liked. Great, fast way to save items from the Everyone feed that you want to read later or triage for your own Collections.

Your Collections Page now has a RECOMMENDED COLLECTIONS section to introduce you to the awesome Collections that other users are generating.

The Collections Page now also has a FOLLOWED COLLECTIONS section for all the Collections that you are following. You’ll be notified every time these Collections-of-interest get updated.

All of these features sync with the web app on your computer - just log in to your account at http://hivelighter.com 3.2.3 01/07/2023 Version 3.2.2: More big updates!

By popular demand: Every User now gets a a MY PRIVATE STUFF folder, for those items you aren’t ready to go public with... yet. Great for thought leaders who want to schedule their hivelights or for those special hivelights that are for you alone. Hivelights can be moved in and out of MY PRIVATE STUFF. When they are in, they are not visible to other users.

Super convenient: Every user now also gets a dedicated MY LIKES Collection. This Collection gives you instant access to all the hivelights that you’ve liked. Great, fast way to save items from the Everyone feed that you want to read later or triage for your own Collections.

Your Collections Page now has a RECOMMENDED COLLECTIONS section to introduce you to the awesome Collections that other users are generating.

The Collections Page now also has a FOLLOWED COLLECTIONS section for all the Collections that you are following. You’ll be notified every time these Collections-of-interest get updated.

All of these features sync with the web app on your computer - just log in to your account at http://hivelighter.com 3.2.2 12/25/2022 Version 3.2: Our biggest update yet!

Now you can Search hivelights and Search users - find your friends and the best articles and quotes instantly!

New Collections feature - create collections of hivelights, color code them, add and remove hivelights

Share Collections with a group — your class, research team, friends, etc — and everyone can add their hivelights to the collection. See what everyone is reading around a subject in real time.

Share Collections publicly (via socials, email, messaging, slack, etc…) — show off and allow everyone to benefit from your HI (HI = human intelligence)

Add quotes directly to your Collections with new extension options, directly from where you are reading

All of these features sync with the web app on your computer - just log in to your account at hivelighter.com 3.2.1 09/24/2022 Version 3.2: Our biggest update yet!

Now you can Search hivelights and Search users - find your friends and the best articles and quotes instantly!

New Collections feature - create collections of hivelights, color code them, add and remove hivelights

Share Collections with a group — your class, research team, friends, etc — and everyone can add their hivelights to the collection. See what everyone is reading around a subject in real time.

Share Collections publicly (via socials, email, messaging, slack, etc…) — show off and allow everyone to benefit from your HI (HI = human intelligence)

Add quotes directly to your Collections with new extension options, directly from where you are reading

All of these features sync with the web app on your computer - just log in to your account at hivelighter.com 3.2 09/24/2022 - extension fix 3.1.1 10/19/2021 - bug fixes 3.1 10/12/2021 Version 3.0:

Categories are finally here!

→ Find what you love learning about faster. Browse everyone's hivelights on science, lifestyle, news & politics and many more.

→ Get organized without lifting a finger: your hivelights are instantly sorted into categories, too, so you can find them faster when you need them.

And of course, usual bug fixes and maintenance to keep your app running smooth. 3.0 11/13/2020 Version 2.6: We heard you!

Now you can use hivelighter from your computer too, where you do your most important learning.

Get the new hivelighter Chrome Extension free, from the Chrome Webstore.

All your highlights get saved seamlessly to your hivelighter app.

hivelighter 2.0: the improvement you've been waiting for.

- Navigation? Smooth like butter.
- Read faster with text scaling
- Quicker load times
- Get guided tips
- Modern, accessible design for all

All that and more. What are you waiting for? 2.6 10/24/2020 Version 2.5: We heard you!

Now you can use hivelighter from your computer too, where you do your most important reading.

Get the new hivelighter Chrome Extension free, from the Chrome Webstore.

All your highlights get saved seamlessly to your hivelighter app.

hivelighter 2.0: the improvement you've been waiting for.

- Navigation? Smooth like butter.
- Read faster with text scaling
- Quicker load times
- Get guided tips
- Modern, accessible design for all

All that and more. 2.5 08/20/2020 hivelighter 2.0: the improvement you've been waiting for.

- Navigation? Smooth like butter.
- Read faster with text scaling
- Quicker load times
- Get guided tips
- Modern, accessible design for all

All that and more.

Version 2.4:
Bug & Crash fixes 2.4 05/30/2020 hivelighter 2.0: the improvement you've been waiting for.

- Navigation? Smooth like butter.
- Read faster with text scaling
- Quicker load times
- Get guided tips
- Modern, accessible design for all

All that and more.

Version 2.3:
Bug & Crash fixes 2.3 05/29/2020