MargenOne reading at a time.
Swipe like on social media, but every screen is a story, an idea or a fact worth keeping.
Margen
Stop scrolling.
Start reading.
Margen is a free short-reading app. Instead of videos, its vertical feed gives you short stories, curious facts, poems and serialized books that take one to five minutes to read. A new edition comes out every day.
In your language.
English, Spanish, Catalan and French. The app and its whole editorial catalogue speak all four.
One day leads to another.
Keep your reading streak and share the habit with friends. At your own pace.
You can write, too.
Publish your own texts, follow other authors and talk about what you just read.
Latest readings
- The gauge at kilometre 4 reads eight hours too manySerialized book
- Between 4:02 and 4:10 I do not know what I didShort story
- Quique put Nerea in the falla and it burns at 22:00Short story
- If your phone gets stolen they will ask for 15 digitsIdea
- Nobody has shown that a cannon stops hailDid you know?
- 36 hours of water left and 14 plots that irrigateSerialized book
- They pay me to guard a wall with a nail in itShort story
- Who sent half of London to number 54 in 1810?Did you know?
- A cotton bud pushes the wax further into your earIdea
- In 1957 they welded a lid over a nuclear shaft and it flewDid you know?
- A hundred-kilometre traffic jam lasted twelve days in 2010Did you know?
- Nicasio put six candles up and the chandelier will not flyShort story
In case
you wonder.
What is Margen?
Margen is a free short-reading app for iPhone, iPad and Android. Instead of videos, its vertical feed offers short stories, curious facts, poems and serialized books that take one to five minutes to read.
Is there an app to read instead of doomscrolling?
That is Margen's whole idea: the same swipe you know from social media, but every screen is something to read. Made for the metro, the train, a queue or a coffee break.
Which languages does it support?
English, Spanish, Catalan and French. The whole editorial catalogue is translated into all four.
Where can I get it?
On the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and on Google Play for Android.
How much does it cost?
Reading is free. Margen Plus is an optional subscription that removes ads and adds offline reading.
Do I need an account?
No. You can open the app and read without an account. To publish, comment or take part with your profile, create an account inside Margen.
Leave a margin
in your day.
Free for iPhone, iPad and Android. Reading is free.