Compare Save to Notion and GPT Reader: Which Extension is the Best?

Save to Notion is a browser extension that allows you to effortlessly save web content directly to your Notion workspace, enhancing productivity and organization.
Transform any text into natural-sounding speech with this free ChatGPT-powered text-to-speech tool. We've tested its capabilities on short articles and lengthy PDFs.
Key Features
  • One-Click Saving: Quickly save web pages, articles, and images to your Notion workspace with a single click, ensuring that important information is never lost.
  • Customizable Tags and Properties: Organize your saved content with tags and custom properties for easy retrieval and categorization.
  • Template Support: Use and create custom templates to standardize the way information is saved, enhancing consistency and efficiency.
  • Cross-Device Sync: Access your saved content across all your devices, ensuring that your information is always at your fingertips.
  • Integration with Notion: Seamlessly integrates with your Notion account, allowing for a streamlined workflow and easy access to your saved content.
  • Batch Saving: Save multiple items at once, reducing the time spent on organizing and categorizing content.
  • Customizable Saving Options: Choose how and where your content is saved within Notion, providing flexibility to suit your organizational needs.
  • Text-to-Speech Conversion: Natural-sounding AI voices powered by ChatGPT
  • Document Support: Handles PDFs, Google Docs, and web content
  • Audio Download: Option to save generated audio for offline listening
  • Playback Controls: Adjustable speed, pause, and rewind functionality
  • Multi-format Support: Works with pasted text, documents, and website content
Our Rating
8.5
9.0
Total users
405,503
9,543
Total ratings
1,376
86
Average rating
4.3 ⭐
4.2 ⭐
Entry Level PriceFreeFree
Chrome
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4.4
3.85
1.3K+ ratings
400.0K+Users
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4.5
4.45
67 ratings
8.0K+Users
Edge
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Firefox
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4.2
4.21
67 ratings
5.5K+Users
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3.9
3.83
19 ratings
1.5K+Users
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Features
9.0

Save to Notion offers a comprehensive set of features that make it easy to save and organize web content.
The one-click save feature is particularly useful for quickly capturing information without interrupting your workflow.

The ability to highlight, tag, and organize content directly ensures that you can easily find the content you need later.

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Another very useful feature is the screenshot function. Either the entire page or just a desired part is screenshotted and then a description is immediately added, which is saved directly in the desired page on Notion.

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The support for templates and batch saving may not be intuitive to set up at first, but it saves the user a lot of time when saving similar information.

9.2

The functional scope of GPT Reader is designed for a wide range of users and demonstrated many useful functions in the test. The voice quality is surprisingly good and offers a natural-sounding output. We particularly liked the comprehensive format support, which seamlessly processes everything from PDFs to web content. The control of the playback is also well implemented, making it easy to adjust the speed directly and individually. However, the function for downloading audio files stood out the most in the test. In theory, entire books can be converted and then downloaded as audio books. However, this was the only area where we had to make deductions, as the free ChatGPT version had limitations when processing longer texts or documents.
We tried to convert a 300-page PDF and were able to process 22% of it, which corresponded to around 2 hours of audio. After this 22%, the free quota of requests on ChatGPT was reached, and the request was canceled.

Performance
8.5

The extension works perfectly. In our tests, the information is saved quickly and synchronized across devices. However, some users write in their reviews about occasional performance problems, especially when logging in and synchronizing.

8.3

The performance tests showed a mixed picture. For shorter texts and paragraphs, GPT Reader processes content quickly and delivers a smooth rendering. The application is fast and reliable for typical use cases such as articles or short documents. Here we tested self-written summaries for learning purposes. However, we encountered significant limitations with larger files, as it is not possible to complete processing due to the limited number of requests. The option of pausing and then resuming would help here. In addition, the process takes a very long time for larger files; the extension needed around 40 minutes for around 75 pages of a PDF. The limitations of the ChatGPT API particularly affect the processing of longer documents such as entire books. This is currently only possible with a premium version of ChatGPT.

Design
8.0

The Save to Notion design is clearly laid out. In our opinion, it could only be a little more intuitive when setting up templates for the first time.

9.0

The design of GPT Reader is clean and professional, with an intuitive layout that makes navigation effortless. The fact that there is even a dark as well as a light mode shows that the different user preferences have been taken into account. The controls are logically arranged and easily accessible. Even though the extension is designed for functionality, the design is not forgotten.

Value for Money
9.5

The free version of Save to Notion offers excellent value for money, and the premium plan, at $36 a year, offers additional features at a reasonable price for those needing advanced functionality. Especially compared to Notion's official extension “Notion Web Clipper” we tested, you get a lot of features here.
However, it must be borne in mind that you will quickly reach the limits of the free Notion version by saving website content and will need a paid plan.

8.9

Currently, GPT Reader offers a very good price-performance ratio, as all functions are available completely free of charge. We found no hidden costs or unexpected limitations in the free version.
The features should be sufficient for most users; the only thing to note is the limited number of requests per hour that ChatGPT allows. If you need to convert entire books into one, you will need a premium version of ChatGPT.
It should also be mentioned that the extension already indicates that the download function may be offered in a paid version in the future, which could influence this rating in the future.

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At the moment, however, it is a very good offer in the text-to-speech sector.

Ease of Use
7.8

The extension is easy to set up and use. Only the creation of templates can be a little confusing for some users at first. If you are already a Notion user, this should not be a problem. Some users also report login problems, but this was not the case in our test.

8.7

In terms of user-friendliness, GPT Reader scores very well. Users of all technical levels should have little problem simply converting text to audio. The user interface is self-explanatory, and all functions are displayed immediately.
The only negative point is that a separate ChatGPT registration is still required, and an error message appears if the ChatGPT requests are exceeded, which can lead to confusion.

Security & Privacy
8.5

Save to Notion uses industry standard security measures to protect user data. As with any online service, you should be aware that all saved data is stored with another third-party provider in addition to Notion via the extension.

9.7

In our security analysis, GPT Reader showed a strong commitment to protecting user privacy. The extension only collects data from user-reported bugs and feedback. We appreciated the transparent privacy policy, where the user can read specific points.

Conclusion

Save to Notion is a great tool for anyone wanting to save and organize information and increase productivity. For anyone who works with Notion, we think it's a must-have. This is simply due to the ease of saving highlights and screenshots in one click. Although users report occasional problems with logging in, these did not occur during our tests. In our opinion, the overall performance with the price-performance ratio is currently the best for Notion users.


Anyone not currently using Notion should first test Notion and check whether it is right for them, or check the paid packages, as the free limits are quickly reached here.

GPT Reader is a promising text-to-speech extension based on ChatGPT voices. The easy-to-understand voices, combined with the fact that it is completely free, set it apart from conventional TTS tools.

The extension can process various document formats. Both PDFs and copied web articles can be converted, but it has its limitations with longer texts. For example, a 300-page PDF was only partially converted in the text due to ChatGPT's limitations, which still resulted in about 2 hours of audio.

The tool is very user-friendly and supports multiple languages. This extension is a must for anyone who wants to listen to texts.

Our Recommendation

In our comparison between Save to Notion and GPT Reader, GPT Reader came out on top, scoring 9.

Save to Notion is the most widely used, with over 406k users and 1k+ reviews, but GPT Reader outperformed it in our review. User reviews reflect our findings.

Notably, Save to Notion has the highest user rating in the Chrome Web Store at 4.29, which supports its strong performance in our review.

In the end, the differences between these extensions are minimal, so your choice may come down to personal preference or specific features.


  • Looking for the richest feature set? GPT Reader stands out with a rating of 9.2. On the other hand, Save to Notion lags behind in this area with a rating of 9.
  • Need top performance? Save to Notion stands out with a rating of 8.5. On the other hand, GPT Reader lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.3.
  • Design lovers, take note: GPT Reader stands out with a rating of 9. On the other hand, Save to Notion lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.
  • Want to get the most for your money? Save to Notion stands out with a rating of 9.5. On the other hand, GPT Reader lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.9.
  • If you hate complicated tools, GPT Reader stands out with a rating of 8.7. On the other hand, Save to Notion lags behind in this area with a rating of 7.8.
  • With privacy and security becoming ever more important, GPT Reader stands out with a rating of 9.7. On the other hand, Save to Notion lags behind in this area with a rating of 8.5.

If you want a quick recommendation, GPT Reader is our top pick. But as always, the best choice depends on what matters most to you.