Local-first web highlighter: keep notes private without an account

Some highlighters are social by default. Some require an account before the first mark. GetReadVault does neither.

Local capture lives in your browser. You can highlight, tag, and review excerpts without signing in. Nothing you save is uploaded until you choose Pro cloud sync.

Why local-first matters

• Research notes are often not meant for a public layer on the article.
• Students and writers collect drafts they would not post.
• An all-sites extension already asks for trust; the data model should match that trust.

What still runs in the page

A highlighter has to run on the pages you visit, otherwise it cannot see a selection. GetReadVault uses that access to save text you actively capture. It does not sell browsing profiles.

Signed-in Pro users also get automatic reading-time stats on visible tabs. That is personal usage data, not a public feed.

Compared with public-by-default tools

If you want to see what strangers highlighted on the same URL, a social highlighter is a better fit. If you want the opposite—private passages on this machine—start local.

You can create an account later. You do not have to create one to try the product.