Guide · Updated 22 October 2026 · About 8 minutes
Send to Kindle alternatives for web articles
Amazon's own Send to Kindle tools are free and work well for many people. But the Chrome extension has a low rating, there is no current Amazon extension for Firefox, and some readers would rather not sign in to Amazon inside their browser. This guide compares the alternatives honestly: what each one is for, what it costs, and where your article is processed. Prices and figures were checked on 22 October 2026. Check each product's site before you pay, because prices change.
Disclosure: we make ArticleFerry, one of the tools below. We describe the others from their own pages and store listings, and we say when another tool is the better choice.
First, what Amazon itself offers
Before you look elsewhere, it helps to know Amazon's free options. There is a Send to Kindle extension for Chrome, an email address for every Kindle device and app, and a web uploader that accepts EPUB, PDF, DOCX, HTML and other files up to 200 MB. Our guide on how to send a web article to your Kindle walks through all of them.
Why people still look for alternatives:
- Ratings. On the Chrome Web Store, Amazon's extension is rated 2.1 out of 5 from about 1,100 ratings. Its listing shows the last update as version 2.1.1.7 in January 2024.
- Browser support. Amazon's current browser extension is for Chrome only. Amazon released a Firefox version in 2012, but Kindle owners on Reddit reported it was gone by 2020.
- Privacy. You sign in to Amazon in the extension, and the page is processed by Amazon's service. Its store listing discloses that it handles authentication information, user activity and website content.
- No file. The article goes straight to your library. You do not get an EPUB you can keep, back up or open elsewhere.
The alternatives at a glance
| Tool | Best for | Browsers and apps | Where the article is processed | Price (checked 22 Oct 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Push to Kindle | One-click sending of the page you are on | Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, iOS, Android | Push to Kindle's servers | Free for 10 articles a month; Premium removes the limit |
| Instapaper | Saving articles all week, then a Kindle digest | All major browsers and apps | Instapaper's servers | Kindle sending needs Premium ($5.99/month or $59.99/year) since 19 Feb 2026 |
| RSS to Kindle | A daily digest of blogs and newsletters you follow | Web service | RSS to Kindle's servers | Free for 2 articles a day (text only); $60/year |
| EpubPress | Bundling several open tabs into one ebook | Firefox, Chrome | EpubPress's service (open-source code) | Free (donations) |
| Calibre | Power users who want full control | Windows, macOS, Linux desktop app | Your computer | Free, open source |
| Kindle mobile app | Sending from your phone | iOS, Android | Amazon | Free |
| ArticleFerry (ours) | A clean EPUB you keep, made on your own computer | Chrome, Firefox, Edge | Your computer | Free |
1. Push to Kindle
Push to Kindle, made by FiveFilters, is the best-known alternative. You click its toolbar button, check a preview and the article is emailed to your Kindle with ads and clutter removed. It also delivers to the Kindle app, Apple Books (on iOS), Dropbox and PocketBook, and it can download EPUB, MOBI or PDF. Its own comparison with Amazon's tool points out that it adds a cover image with the article title, so articles are easy to spot in your library.
Cost: its Firefox listing describes the free plan as 10 credits a month, with a subscription for more. A comparison published on 12 September 2026 by RSS to Kindle lists Premium at $4.99 a month, or $2.99 a month billed yearly.
Keep in mind: its add-on listing says article processing and ebook creation happen on Push to Kindle's servers, and you give it your Kindle email address. Its Firefox add-on was last updated in April 2023.
Choose it if you send articles from several devices, including your phone, and the free 10 a month is enough or you are happy to subscribe.
2. Instapaper
Instapaper is a read-later service. You save articles all week and it sends a Kindle digest on a schedule you choose, or you send single articles. It used to be the free favourite for this, but since 19 February 2026 Kindle delivery requires Instapaper Premium, at $5.99 a month or $59.99 a year. Sending to Kobo is still free (Good e-Reader's report).
Choose it if you already save lots of links and like reading them on your phone and your Kindle.
3. RSS to Kindle
RSS to Kindle solves a different problem: new posts from blogs, news sites and Substack newsletters you follow arrive every morning as one digest with a table of contents. Its site lists a free plan of two articles a day (text only) and a paid plan at $60 a year. It does not send one-off pages from your browser.
Choose it if your reading is a set of regular newsletters and blogs rather than random articles. See also our guide to sending Substack posts to Kindle.
4. EpubPress
EpubPress is a free, open-source extension for Firefox and Chrome. You open several articles in tabs, put them in order and it bundles them into one ebook, with optional email delivery. It is handy for a weekend reading pack. Its listing says the extension code is open source, and the book is built by its web service.
Choose it if you like reading several articles as one book.
5. Calibre
Calibre is the free desktop ebook manager many Kindle owners already use. It can convert saved web pages to EPUB, download news sites on a schedule with its "Fetch news" feature and email books to your Kindle. It is powerful but has a learning curve. Our guide to converting a web page to EPUB covers the Calibre route.
Choose it if you want everything on your own computer and do not mind some setup.
6. The Kindle app on your phone
If you read articles on your phone, the share menu is often the quickest route. With the Kindle app installed, many apps can share a page or document to Kindle, and it appears in your library. No extension is needed.
7. ArticleFerry: an EPUB made on your computer
ArticleFerry is our free extension for Chrome, Firefox and Edge. It takes the article from the page, removes common "Sponsored" and advert blocks, shows you a preview where you can fix the title and author, and builds an EPUB 3 file with a cover on your computer. One more click opens Gmail with a new message addressed to your Kindle. You attach the file and press Send, because browsers do not let an extension attach files to email for you.
- Private: the page is processed on your device. Nothing is uploaded to our servers, and there is no account.
- A file you keep: the EPUB stays in your Downloads folder, named like
Title - Author.epub, so it shows nicely in your Kindle library. - Works in Firefox and Edge, where Amazon has no extension.
- The trade-off: you attach the file yourself. If you want true one-click sending, Push to Kindle or Amazon's Chrome extension is simpler.
Try ArticleFerry. Free, no account, for Chrome, Firefox and Edge.
Which one should you pick?
- "I just want it on my Kindle, in Chrome, and I don't mind signing in to Amazon": Amazon's free Chrome extension.
- "One click, from any device": Push to Kindle.
- "A digest of everything I saved this week": Instapaper Premium.
- "My newsletters, every morning, automatically": RSS to Kindle.
- "Several tabs as one book": EpubPress.
- "Free, private, Firefox or Edge, and I want to keep the file": ArticleFerry.
If Send to Kindle is "not working"
Most failures have the same few causes, whichever tool you use:
- The sender is not approved. Every email-based tool needs its sending address on your Approved Personal Document E-mail List in Amazon's Manage Your Content and Devices → Preferences → Personal Document Settings.
- The page could not be extracted. Paywalls, comment-heavy pages and app-like sites confuse article extractors. Try another tool on that site, or select the text first.
- You are looking in the wrong place. Personal documents appear on Kindle devices and in the Kindle apps after a sync, not in the Kindle web reader.
FAQ
Is there a free alternative to Send to Kindle?
Yes. EpubPress, Calibre and ArticleFerry are free, and Push to Kindle and RSS to Kindle have free tiers with limits. Amazon's own tools are free too.
Is there a Send to Kindle extension for Firefox?
Not from Amazon any more. Push to Kindle, EpubPress and ArticleFerry all work in Firefox. See how to send articles to Kindle from Firefox.
Why did Instapaper stop sending to my Kindle?
Since 19 February 2026, Instapaper's Kindle delivery is part of Premium. Free accounts can still save and read articles, and Kobo delivery is still free.
Are these tools affiliated with Amazon?
No. Apart from Amazon's own extension and apps, every tool here is independent. Kindle is a trademark of Amazon.com, Inc.