Reputation: 493
Does Safari Reader have an API which one can use to filter the text from a webpage (cleans adverts, unneeded parts of text etc.) for an iOS app?
If not, are there any alternatives?
Upvotes: 4
Views: 3954
Reputation: 571
just was doing some research for my app, heres what I've found. couldn't post all the links cause I'm new, but easily googleable
Read, Clear Read API: http://readapp.net/pub.html
Instapaper itself. Simple and Full API
Readability
RTCOOL
Feeds api
Boilerpipe
Goose
An overview of text extraction algorithms: http://www.readwriteweb.com/hack/2011/03/text-extraction.php
best of luck!
Upvotes: 11
Reputation: 57149
Nope. If you want access to the built-in one, you can file an enhancement request with the Apple bug reporter. There are also third-party services like Readability which, depending on the purpose of your app, you might be able to make use of.
Upvotes: 1