# A reader article can't be saved

- Product: Crabwise
- Category: Troubleshooting
- Type: Troubleshooting
- Updated: 2026-10-30
- URL: https://soji.dev/en/crabwise/support/troubleshooting/reader-not-saved/

This article explains what to do if "Couldn’t save the reader article." appears after you add a web link. The web link itself was added. Only the article text wasn't saved. When you add a link in the Crabwise window, a warning sheet says "The link was added without it." In Quick Capture, the same message appears in a notification.

Some pages don't work with Reader and can't be saved. The message tells you why.

| Message | Meaning |
| --- | --- |
| Article extraction is not available. | The article text can't be pulled out of this page. |
| No article content was found on this page. | The page isn't an article. |
| The article could not be extracted. | The text couldn't be pulled out. |

:::option{title="Save it again later"}
Open the web link, open :ui[Reader Actions] in the bar at the top, and choose :ui[Save Reader Article]. If the page didn't load, connect to the network and try again.
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:::option{title="Open it as a web page"}
For a page Reader can't show, turn off :ui[Reader] in the bar at the top to open it as a web page. While you're online, you can read it that way.
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:::option{title="Refresh the article"}
If a saved article is out of date, choose :ui[Reader Actions] > :ui[Refresh Reader Article].
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A reader article can be saved only for a web link. It can't be saved for an image, PDF, or note.

If it still doesn't work, include the page's address and the message you saw when you contact us.