Portable Hole vs PageVault

Portable Hole is a privacy‑first, local collector that lets you save and organize links, text notes, images, and videos—no account, no cloud, and fully usable offline. Whether you’re studying, researching, working on ideas, or simply want to keep high‑value information in one place, Portable Hole gives you a clean, secure space to store and manage it long‑term. Why Portable Hole - On‑device storage only: Your content stays on your device. You’re in full control. - No account, zero setup: Start using instantly and focus on what matters. - Works offline: Access and organize your collection anytime, anywhere. - Lightweight and distraction‑free: A clean interface designed for frequent use. Collect faster - Smart clipboard detection: Copy a link, switch back, and add it in one tap. - System Share Extension: Save from Safari or any app via the Share sheet. - Rich media: Attach images and videos to any entry for complete context. - Built‑in preview: View web content directly from the entry detail screen. Organize smarter - Flexible tags: Build a structure that fits your workflow. - Fast search: Find by title, description, or tags in seconds. - Clear flow: List, detail, and edit screens with an intuitive, low‑friction UX. Perfect for - Students and researchers: Centralize references, papers, and annotated notes. - Professionals and creators: Capture ideas, cases, industry reads, and media. - Information power users: Build a personal library/knowledge base that lasts. Privacy and control - Your entries, tags, images, and videos are stored locally on your device. - No account required. You can edit or delete your data at any time. - Photos access is requested only when you choose to add image/video attachments. Make Portable Hole your personal library and secure vault for information that matters. Take control of your knowledge—efficiently, privately, and on your terms.

PageVault is a read-later app and private web archive. Save web pages and articles to your device and read them offline, even after the page changes or disappears. Clean reader, full-text search, and export to PDF, EPUB, or Markdown. No account. No cloud. No ads. SAVE FROM ANY APP Tap Share in Safari or any app and pick PageVault. The article, hero image, and metadata are saved in seconds. You can also paste a link inside the app. READ THE WAY YOU WANT A hand-tuned reader with adjustable typography (serif Newsreader or sans Inter), light and dark themes, and zero distractions. No popups, no banners, no chrome. Just the text. TAGS & FULL-TEXT SEARCH Color-coded tags for the topics you care about. Search every word of every article you ever saved, with snippet previews that show why each match hit. EXPORT ANYWHERE Send any article to PDF, EPUB, or Markdown for archiving, sharing, or reading on another device. Bulk-export your entire library as a backup ZIP and re-import it whenever you like. TRULY OFFLINE Once an article is saved, it's yours forever. No signal needed to read. Save on Wi-Fi, read on a plane, the metro, or anywhere. LOCAL-FIRST BY DESIGN Your articles, tags, and reading progress live in a local database on your device. They are never sent to our servers. There is no PageVault account. PRIVACY YOU CAN VERIFY - No advertising SDKs. No ads. - Saved articles never leave your device. - Anonymous crash reports and aggregate analytics are off by default in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Brazil, South Korea, India, and China, and can be turned off in Settings anywhere else. Full details in our Privacy Policy. WHO IS PAGEVAULT FOR - People who lost their library when Pocket shut down. - Researchers and writers who keep articles for years, not days. - Anyone who wants to read more deeply, on their own terms, without algorithms in the loop. PRICING PageVault is free, with no ads and no subscription gates. PRIVACY POLICY https://codeensis.com/pagevault/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE https://codeensis.com/pagevault/terms Built in Cyprus, EU, by Codeensis Ltd.