Getting Started with Sink

Welcome to Sink, your personal read-it-later and knowledge base app designed to streamline how you save, read, and organize articles. Whether you’re bookmarking an insightful blog post for later, categorizing articles into specific folders, or building your knowledge archive, Sink is here to make it easy and enjoyable. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the key features of the app, from the Article Inbox to advanced AI summaries and daily reading reminders.

1. Article Inbox and Custom Categories

When you first open Sink, all the articles you’ve saved are placed into the Article Inbox. Think of this inbox as your central repository for everything you want to read later. Whether you’ve clipped a news story, a research paper, or a recipe, the inbox holds it all, ready for you to access when convenient.

To better organize your growing library, Sink allows you to create Custom Categories. These categories work like folders or tags. You can group articles based on topics like “Technology”, “Recipes”, “Marketing Tips”, or anything you can imagine.

2. The Article Reader: Customizing Your Reading Experience

When it’s time to read, Sink provides a distraction-free Article Reader View. Here, you can customize how your articles appear. Sink offers a variety of options to tailor your reading experience:

• Fonts: Choose from multiple font styles to suit your reading preference. Whether you prefer a modern sans-serif or a classic serif typeface, Sink has you covered.
• Themes: For those who prefer to read in different lighting conditions, Sink offers light, dark, and sepia themes. Choose a lighter theme for daytime reading or switch to dark mode to ease the strain on your eyes at night.
• Layout: Adjust the line height and margins to find the most comfortable layout for reading lengthy articles or shorter snippets.

These customization options ensure that no matter where you are, you can enjoy your reading in the way that best suits your needs.

3. Archiving Articles, Filtering, and Full-Text Search

As you work through your article backlog, you can archive articles you’ve finished reading. Archiving doesn’t delete the articles; it simply moves them out of your active list, helping you stay focused on unread content.

To quickly find specific content, Sink provides robust filtering and search features. You can filter articles by categories, unread, or their archive status. Additionally, the app includes a powerful full-text search capability. Simply type a word or phrase, and Sink will instantly comb through your entire library to find articles & notes that match your query, including those in your archive.

4. AI Article Summaries and Daily Reading Reminders

One of the standout features of Sink is its built-in AI Article Summary tool. With a single tap, the AI analyzes any article and generates a concise summary, giving you a quick overview of the key points. This is perfect for those moments when you want to get the gist of an article without diving deep.

To keep you on track with your reading goals, Sink also provides daily reading reminders. These notifications can be customized to alert you at specific times of day, gently encouraging you to spend some time with your saved articles. Consistency is key, and these reminders help turn reading into a daily habit.

Summary

Hopefully this article has given you a nice overview of Sink, now to get started - tap the Archive button in the toolbar to archive this article and get saving!