Productivity · Web app
Are.na
Ad-free platform for saving, organizing, and connecting ideas into channels
Are.na is a visual research and knowledge-building platform designed without ads or algorithmic feeds. Users collect images, links, notes, and PDFs into flexible, collaborative channels called 'blocks'. It offers a quiet, community-driven alternative to algorithmic moodboard and bookmarking platforms.
What it's for
- Collect visual research and references for design projects without algorithm distractions
- Organize articles, PDFs, and notes into topic-based channels
- Collaborate with peers on curated collections and shared research repositories
- Build custom integrations and tools using the open public API
Features
- Content blocks supporting photos, text notes, PDFs, code, and web links
- Collaborative channels with custom privacy and arrangement controls
- No algorithmic feeds, tracking, or platform ads
- Global search across personal channels, networks, and the wider Are.na archive
- Open API, SDKs, and developer resources
- Browser extensions for quick web clipping
Pricing
Freemium. Free plan available; paid Premium membership for unlimited storage and features
Details
- Type
- Web app
- Category
- Productivity
- Topic
- Knowledge Management
- Open source
- No
- Platforms
- Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension, API
- For
- Designers, researchers, artists, students, and writers
- Alternative to
- Pinterest, Raindrop.io, Cosmos
- Tags
- moodboard, bookmarks, research, curation, minimalist, visual research
Why it was saved
- @jason_swet: Serves as an ad-free, distraction-free repository for visual research and open-ended idea gathering.
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