Gleanary
Gleanary helps Mac users capture links, PDFs, and bookmarks in a local knowledge library, then search, research, and connect sources through chat-based agents. Its outcome is an organized, source-linked reference library that users can browse and review.
Who it's for
- Researchers who want to collect web sources and ask questions about saved passages or request cited web research.
- Mac-based knowledge workers who want to capture links, PDFs, and bookmarks and organize them into a browsable personal library.
- Readers building a reference graph who want agents to find related sources and draft links for review.
Not the right fit if…
- People using Macs without Apple silicon or macOS 26: the page lists macOS 26 on Apple silicon as a requirement.
How it fits your workflow
Drop a link into chat, add a PDF, or import bookmarks. Gleanary records source details and files each item; it can also follow links from saved sources according to user-selected settings and daily limits.
Ask questions about the library, browse its map, list, or graph, or request web research using a hosted model. Answers point to saved passages, and research returns linked notes with citation checks.
Agents can check links, retry captures, summarize, and suggest connections. Suggested connections and changes to the user's own notes are presented for review.
Pricing
Free: Gleanary is free and MIT licensed.
Gleanary
Free; MIT licensed
- · Mac application
- · Open source under the MIT license
Prices checked on Nov 6, 2026 from the vendor's site. They can change; confirm before you buy.
Key features
- Chat-based capture and filing
- Drop a link into chat, add a PDF, or import bookmarks. Gleanary records source details and files items under a Johnny Decimal code.
- Answers linked to saved passages
- Ask questions in plain language and receive answers that point to the saved passages used, so the source can be checked.
- Web research with citations
- With a hosted model, Gleanary searches the web, reads results, and returns linked notes that have passed citation checks.
- Link following
- Gleanary can follow links inside saved sources and save or suggest promising items, linking saved pages back to the sources that led to them. Users can adjust the follow level and set different levels by category.
- Knowledge graph and library browsing
- Browse notes as a map, list, or graph. Gleanary identifies related items and drafts links for user approval, and the graph shows source provenance and extracted people, organizations, and tools.
- Scheduled library maintenance
- Agents can check dead links, cross-link notes, retry failed captures, and summarize on a schedule or when asked. Changes to the user's own notes wait for review.
Works with
- Apple Intelligence
- OpenAI
- Claude
- Gemini
- OpenRouter
Limitations to know
- Requires macOS 26 on Apple silicon.
- Web research is described as using a hosted model; the page does not state that this research mode works without one.
Alternatives to consider
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Mindly
Choose it if you want a macOS-first second-brain app that captures, tags, summarizes, and connects notes, links, files, and voice recordings with on-device AI.
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GistReader
Choose it if you want a web-based read-it-later app for AI summaries of articles and RSS feeds that syncs content across devices.
Getting started
macOS 26 on Apple silicon
- Download Gleanary for Mac.
- Add a source by pasting a link, dropping in a PDF, or importing bookmarks.
- Use chat to ask a question or request research, then browse the resulting library and review proposed links.