# Jina Reader review

> Convert any URL to an LLM-friendly input with a simple prefix https://r.jina.ai/

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/jina-reader/

## Jina Reader at a glance

- **Category:** [RAG, data and memory](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/rag-data-and-memory/)
- **Website:** [jina.ai/reader](https://jina.ai/reader)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #375 overall, #39 in RAG, data and memory, momentum score 12
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 39; Aug 16: 32; Aug 23: 36; Aug 30: 30; Sep 6: 25; Sep 13: 47; Sep 20: 34; Sep 27: 51; Oct 4: 42; Oct 11: 37; Oct 18: 36; Oct 25: 33

## Jina Reader alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [XERJ](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/xerj-org-xerj/) | 17.9k | – |
| #2 | [Memvid](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/memvid-memvid/) | 17.3k | – |
| #3 | [LEANN](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/startrail-org-leann/) | 13.7k | – |
| #4 | [Graphify](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/graphify-labs-graphify/) | 140k | 480.7k |
| #5 | [MarkItDown](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/markitdown/) | 193.2k | 4.7M |
| #6 | [Firecrawl](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/firecrawl/) | 197.4k | 2.9M |

## Jina Reader FAQ

### How popular is Jina Reader?

Jina Reader has 12.2k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 33 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 37 a week. That made it #39 among RAG, data and memory tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to Jina Reader?

Other RAG, data and memory tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: XERJ (#1), Memvid (#2), LEANN (#3), Graphify (#4), MarkItDown (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)