Importing Web Articles

Use Capti to import articles from websites while skipping all the advertisements, menus, and other items not relevant to the article itself.

Option 1 From Capti Browser

  1. Open a playlist, tap the green +, and tap Browser.
  2. Open a webpage and search for reading content, e.g. anews article.
  3. Add article to playlist by:
    • Tapping the icon + located in the bottom center of the screen, then selecting Add to Playlist.
    • Tapping the icon Links located in the top-right corner of the screen and then tapping a single time on the names of articles you wish to add.
    • Long press on any links within the article that you want to import and select Add to Playlist from the menu.
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Option 2 From Safari or Chrome

  1. Open Safari or Chrome
  2. Open the webpage with the article you want to import.
  3. Tap Share icon then select Capti
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Option 3 From a desktop or laptop

  1. Enable the Continuity feature in iOS 10 or later and in macOS Sierra or later (you only need to do this once)
  2. On your desktop or laptop: copy the link you want to import.
  3. On your iPhone or iPad: open Capti, tap "+" icon in the bottom-left corner of playlist and tap Copied link. add a copied link to your playlist

* Import Web Article in One Click

  1. Open the web page with article you want to import.
  2. Use Alt + A keyboard shortcut or click the "Capti" icon in the browser toolbar and then the green Add to Capti button. Click Add to Capti to import text on the screen to a track in your playlist

    If the green text box shown appears after you click Add To Capti, the article was successfully added to your playlist.

    Capti: Track Added

    If the red text box shown below appears on your screen after you click Add To Capti, the article was not able to be added to your playlist.

    Track could not be added. Current playlist is read only
  3. Switch to Capti Voice tab. You can also click Alt + O keyboard shortcut to open it quickly.
  4. Click Synchronize (next to + Track or + Playlist buttons) to make sure the article appears in the playlist. Synchronized tracks will now appear

* Import Link from Website

  1. On any web page: right-click on the link that you want to import into Capti. The link can be to a regular web article, to a file in any supported format (e.g. pdf), or to an image.
  2. In browser's contextual menu select Save Link to Capti
  3. Click Next to confirm link.
  4. Choose track name and playlist into which the link will be saved
  5. Click Import to confirm. The linked article will be added to the playlist you selected. If you are importing an image Capti will make the text on the image readable using OCR.
  6. To view the saved article open Capti in a new tab.

Use Capti Bookmarklet for importing web articles on Windows, Mac, Web, or Chromebooks in case installing Capti Browser Extension is not an option.

Step 1 Set up the Capti Bookmarklet

  1. Make sure your browser bookmark toolbar is visible (you only have to do it once). For example, in the Firefox browser right-click above the icons in the upper right-hand corner. Make sure your “Bookmarks Toolbar” is checked off. Open the bookmarks bar to drag the Bookmarklet into it Bookmarks Toolbar option
  2. Drag and drop the Capti Brookmarklet (below) into the browser toolbar.
    Add to Capti

    Drag to favorites or bookmarks

Step 2 Import Article to Capti

  1. Open the web page with the article you want to import.
  2. Click the Add to Capti bookmarklet in your bookmark toolbar. Click Add to Capti to import text on the screen to a track in your playlist

    If the green text box shown appears after you click the Add To Capti bookmarklet, the article was successfully added to your playlist.

    Capti: Track Added

    If the red text box shown below appears on your screen after you click the Add To Capti bookmarklet, the article was not able to be added to your playlist.

    Track could not be added. Current playlist is read only

Step 3 Synchronize

  1. Open browser tab with Capti.
  2. Click Synchronize (next to + Track or + Playlist buttons) to make sure the article appears in the playlist. Synchronized tracks will now appear
  1. Choose the playlist you would like to import the content into and click the blue arrow shown below. By clicking the arrow, it will take you into the playlist.

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  2. Click the + Track > Link button or simply copy-paste a link into Capti Player window.

  3. Paste or type in the link you want to import. Capti will import any web article or file in supported format (pdf, doc, etc).
  4. Click Import to confirm. The linked article will be added to the playlist you selected.

Tutorial Videos

Import web articles using Capti Bookmarklet

Import web articles using Capti Browser Extension

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