Build your own signal-rich reading dashboard in Oku.
Artifact was shut down in early 2024. Oku gives former Artifact users a controllable workflow with sources you choose and summaries you can trust.
Artifact users usually wanted smarter discovery with less black-box behavior.
Artifact was wound down, so users now need a replacement for daily personalized news workflows.
Recommendation quality was strong, but source-level customization was still constrained.
Many users needed newsletters, communities, and creator channels beyond a pure news recommendation app.
Artifact guessed what to show. Oku lets you shape what you see.
Track newsletters, RSS, Reddit, Hacker News, Product Hunt, YouTube, podcasts, and website snapshots together.
Scan one board, then switch to digests and summaries when you need quicker triage.
Use focused panels and keywords so your dashboard reflects priorities, not generic ranking.
Move from scanning to reader mode without losing context or opening extra apps.
A replacement-focused comparison for former Artifact users.
| Feature | Oku | Artifact |
|---|---|---|
| Active product | ||
| Personalized summaries | ||
| Direct source control | ||
| Newsletter support | ||
| Multi-source boards | ||
| Reader mode | ||
| Website watch | ||
| Built-in digests |
Best for former Artifact users who want
A replacement that keeps AI-assisted scanning without giving up source-level control.
Choose Oku if
You want personalization plus a transparent board built from sources you picked yourself.
Use this as a clean restart instead of a one-to-one app swap.
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Add core news feeds, newsletters, and communities so your board starts with trusted inputs.
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Use smart summaries for speed while keeping every recommendation grounded in explicit source choices.
3
Replace endless feed scrolling with a short board scan and selective deeper reading.
Artifact was shut down in early 2024 and is no longer available as a standalone app.
If you liked fast, AI-assisted review but want more source control, Oku is a strong replacement path.
Yes. Oku includes summaries and digest workflows to help you move quickly through high-volume inputs.
Yes. You can combine news, newsletters, communities, and creator channels in one board and review them together.
Start with trusted sources, then let summaries and digests speed up the rest.
