Who should use Emdash?

Emdash is an open-source project built for avid readers and learners.

Yes — Emdash is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Emdash run on?

Emdash runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Emdash still maintained?

Unverified. Emdash has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.

Emdash is developed by oxism.com.

Is Emdash open source?

Yes — Emdash is open source under the GPL-3.0 license, developed on GitHub.

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Emdash

Name: Emdash
Author: oxism.com

emdash.aiRead-it-later & curation

Emdash is an open-source web application that uses on-device AI to organize, search, and reflect on highlights from ebooks and articles. It supports importing, tagging, semantic search, and exporting highlights, helping readers remember and learn from their reading material.

Open SourceGPL-3.0WebSelf-hosted

Visit emdash.ai

175stars

13forks

5features

2018since

Overview

5 features

Emdash is a Read-it-later & curation project. It focuses on organizing and retrieving highlights from ebooks and articles for better learning and recall. It is built as an open-source project for avid readers and learners. Emdash is open source under the GPL-3.0 license. Emdash is available on the web, and it can be self-hosted.

oxism.com builds and maintains Emdash, and it first shipped in 2018. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 175 stars. Key capabilities include highlight organization, semantic search, and tagging.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Highlight organization
Semantic search
Tagging
Export to epub
Offline mode

Built with & integrations

Hosting

Cloudflare

AI providers

local_oss

Runs on

BrowserSelf-hosted

Detected from

Cloudflare: cf-ray header · cf-cache-status header

Trust & compliance

License

GPL-3.0

Verified signals

HTTPSOpen SourceFree tierGitHub · ★ 175

Indexing history

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Indexed15 Jun · 16:06 UTC
Listing verified against its public source
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Frequently asked questions about Emdash

What is Emdash?: Emdash focuses on organizing and retrieving highlights from ebooks and articles for better learning and recall. It is catalogued under Read-it-later & curation on PulseGate.
Who should use Emdash?: Emdash is an open-source project built for avid readers and learners.
Is Emdash free?: Yes — Emdash is open source under the GPL-3.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Emdash run on?: Emdash runs on the web. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Emdash still maintained?: Unverified. Emdash has not been re-checked since it entered the index, so there is no finding either way — and only a positive finding would say otherwise.
Who makes Emdash?: Emdash is developed by oxism.com.
When did Emdash launch?: Emdash first shipped in 2018.
Is Emdash open source?: Yes — Emdash is open source under the GPL-3.0 license, developed on GitHub.

At a glance

Platforms: Web
Languages: English
Open source: Yes · ★ 175
License: GPL-3.0
Built for: avid readers and learners
Model: Open source
Solves: Organizing and retrieving highlights from ebooks and articles for better learning and recall.

Registered as

GitHub: dmotz/emdash

Developer

oxism.com

Solo developer

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 175
Forks: 13
Open issues: 1
Last commit: 12 Jan 2026
Commits 90d: 0
Contributors: 1
Authorship: Solo
Default branch: master

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 95
Indexed: 15 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 15 Jun 2026

Identity audit (12)

Slug: emdash-organize-your-book-highlights-with-ai-emdash-ai
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 15 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by the 2026 taxonomy migration.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://emdash.ai/

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