# We've Been Working on @R...  ## Metadata - Author: [[@deadly_onion on Twitter]] - Full Title: We've Been Working on @R... - Category: #tweets - URL: https://twitter.com/deadly_onion/status/1435717652899631107 ## Highlights - We've been working on @readwiseio for 4 years but today it feels like we're starting all over again Today we're announcing our very own reading app! I wrote a 5,000 word essay explaining the decision and our product vision Highlights below 👇 https://t.co/vYdTlAjuJb ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/deadly_onion/status/1435717652899631107)) - @readwiseio First, what is this reading app? Right now, it's basically a next generation read-it-later app. If you've used Instapaper or Pocket, it's like those except it's designed to handle modern content types and it's intended for power users. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/deadly_onion/status/1435719416860270592)) - So why are we building a reading app? The simple answer is that this is what our users have been asking for. Most requests at this point involve the reading apps upstream from us. We're tired of telling our users, "Tough luck, there's nothing more we can do." ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/deadly_onion/status/1435720184963162128)) - We're excited to solve immediate complaints such as: * Why can't I highlight images, rich text, or links? * Why does it take so long for highlights to sync? But this only scratches the surface of what should be possible with software-augmented reading. ([View Tweet](https://twitter.com/deadly_onion/status/1435721692236722185))