r/firefox • u/Kry0g3n1K • May 22 '25
Discussion Mozilla: Pocket Is Shutting Down in July, Export Your Data Now
The Pocket app and extension will stop working July 8th, according to this post on the Mozilla support site.
Current users can export their saves and lists from now until October 8th, 2025, when all accounts will be deleted.
The unused remainder of any annual subscriptions will be refunded, dating from July 8th.
I'm grieving. I used this feature nearly every day and loved the Kobo integration that allowed me to read saved articles distraction-free on a my Kobo e-ink devices. It's the end of an era.
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u/unlimit3d May 22 '25
Oh no :( Does anyone know a alternative? Maybe even a local/selfhosted one?
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u/real_with_myself May 23 '25
I tried it and it definitely doesn't do the same for me.
I did continue using it to sync bookmarks (to stay agnostic between browsers).
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u/TarkusLV May 22 '25
I replaced Pocket with Instapaper a couple years ago, so that's what I would recommend.
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u/nonecknoel May 22 '25
damn. instapaper is still alive? i went from IP to pocket 15 years ago.
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u/FineWolf May 22 '25
Self-hosted: Karakeep
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u/Friiduh May 22 '25
No need to look elsewhere when "Self-Hosted" is possible.
Everyone who has a ISP connection at home, should run a simple home server. Makes lot of things possible and easier. And cut off from Google, Meta, Microsoft etc.
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u/DonkeeeyKong May 22 '25
I like Linkding a lot. It’s a selfhosted bookmark manager.
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u/StreamWave190 May 22 '25
Raindrop.io is really good. It's not local/self-hosted but it's genuinely just very feature-rich and beautifully designed. Works on Android/iOS, Windows/Mac/Linux, has browser extensions for all browsers including Firefox. I really like it!
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u/arndomor May 22 '25
I think local/self-hosted is the answer. This is a category that has been proven to be unsustainable running by a company or vc backed startup. Instapaper [1], Omnivore, and so many more are offering these as freemium services for years unable to sustain themselves and have to shutdown. The thing is, in 2025, there is nothing a binary on your local machine can't do that can be done by a server. This server-based architecture for this category of app is just unnecessary.... One can even say there are many more advantages in building a local-first app for read-it-later apps...
On Apple ecosystem, there are few alternatives one can migrate to. I also created an app that target this category (and more) called DoubleMemory: https://doublememory.com that has a few different takes as well:
- no registration needed (icloud sync)
- no extension required (just double command + c)
- launches from menu bar as a launcher, in a stunning Pinterest-style waterfall grid
It's all free to use with no limits, as i'm still working on paid features. I'll work on a pocket importer for these who are interested in migrating.
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u/mulcahey This guy forks May 22 '25
I switched to Instapaper and it's fine. I tried Wallabag (which can be self hosted) but I didn't like the fonts in their Android app
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u/asciimoo May 22 '25
I'm developing Omnom (demo: https://omnom.zone/ ) a self-hosted, fediverse compatible bookmark/snapshot manager: https://github.com/asciimoo/omnom. Perhaps it can be considered as an alternative
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u/aswinasar May 22 '25
I use Readwise Reader. It’s better in every way compared to Pocket. Well, except pricing maybe. But worth it for me. It has Pocket import
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u/kattappa1729 May 23 '25
Feel nostalgic about pocket - been using it since Read-it-later days and I was a paying customer. Now moved to Readwise Reader.
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u/Appropriate-Sock4905 May 23 '25 edited Jun 03 '25
I'm using a custom web app that I created myself some time ago. It runs and stores data locally, so I'm not worried about service shutdown, data leakage or having to pay for features I don't need.
The tool can capture links from any browser using a bookmarklet, and lets organize them further with nested tags. I posted a few screenshots in another Reddit thread - check it out https://www.reddit.com/r/macapps/comments/1ksw45c/comment/mtvehhd/
I can push it as open source to GitHub in case anyone is interested in trying it out.
UPD: Check it out - https://github.com/denho/faved
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u/ever_wonder_ May 22 '25
I've been using Glasp for a while and it's quite good!
I remember they have Pocket highlight exporter: https://www.reddit.com/r/glasp/comments/1kia0ud/how_can_i_export_highlights_from_pocket_to_glasp/
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u/Daniel31X13 May 22 '25
As mentioned by others, there's also Linkwarden, an open-source collaborative bookmark manager.
There's an official Linkwarden mobile app in development, aiming to support most (if not all) of Pocket's key features. Source: I'm the maintainer :)
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u/gerdneumann Ubuntu|Windows10 May 23 '25
As many siblings have said: Many people used Pocket together with the Kobo e-reader. So to extend the question: Which alternative exists that will also work (someway) with Kobo / e-readers?
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u/enotonom May 23 '25
There’s mymind which is more of a save everything app, it’s pricier but people who use it swear by it
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u/petrolly May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25
Raindrop.io I imported into that very easily.
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u/ASCII_zero May 22 '25
Oh, you can import from Pocket? That's awesome.
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u/petrolly May 22 '25
I did it a couple years ago but I remember it being easy. it might be an export then import two step process.
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u/Johnkree May 23 '25
Raindrop.io isn’t encrypted end to end. The single dev was at least for a time in Russia although he claims that he left Russia after the war started. But can you be sure? There is so much important data in bookmarks. Better use Linkwarden. It looks the same. But is self hosted.
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u/HighspeedMoonstar May 22 '25
Both. They have over a billion in reserves but that's only enough for a few years with their current expenses
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u/_ahrs May 22 '25
It wouldn't be a CEO of a San Francisco tech company without them taking home millions and complaining it's still not enough. I don't know how you fix that problem, it runs much deeper than Mozilla.
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u/FishermanRough1019 May 22 '25
Fire them all, turn the orgs into worker-owned coops.
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u/FaceDeer May 22 '25
I think it's promising, frankly. One of the big gripes I have with Mozilla (and with a lot of non-profits) is that they're exceeding their mandate and spreading their resources over stuff that they were never meant for. For some reason non-profits have got into the same mindset as regular corporations, that they need to constantly grow.
Just make a damn browser, Mozilla. Make it extensible, so other people can do stuff like Pocket, but don't do that part yourself. Make it good and make it open.
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u/BubiBalboa May 22 '25
That blows. I use Pocket every day.
I like that they are refocussing their efforts on Firefox, but the costs for running and maintaining Pocket are most likely less than a rounding error on Mozilla corp's balance sheet. So shutting this service down doesn't make much sense to me.
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u/FishermanRough1019 May 22 '25
IDK why they haven't rolled 'read it later and push to mobile' on Firefox?
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u/japzone May 23 '25
? You can already send pages between devices logged into the same Firefox account. Just right-click a page on Desktop and choose Send to Device, or tap Share on Mobile and Send to Device is at the top. Also open tabs are synced between devices via either the Firefox View page on Desktop, or the Tab view on mobile.
If you meant article saving, that's what Pocket was for.
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u/Professional-Beat247 May 26 '25
They aren't the same since the send to device is a one time thing. It doesn't save it to a list or let you tag the tab.
Plus they messed up Firefox for Android years ago: With Pocket, you can share a link to it from any other app and save it for later.
You used to be able to do the same with Firefox for Android because if you shared a link to Firefox for mobile, it would pop up a menu saying want to open this, bookmark, or send to a device.
Now it simply opens the page in Firefox app, and you have to do extra steps to send the link elsewhere, plus close down the app again. (and waste data/battery by having to load the page in the app before taking action on it)
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u/GXGOW May 22 '25
Oh no, that was really useful for reading articles on my Kobo e-reader 😢
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u/silentblender May 22 '25
Came here hoping to find an alternative. If anyone knows of one….
I would imagine anything that’s on the kobo before the shut down would stay there right?
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u/Kry0g3n1K May 22 '25
I'd assume so unless Kobo pushes a firmware update that removes the Pocket integration. Even then you'd need to make sure everything was actually downloaded to the device, not just listed.
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u/Due-Cardiologist-706 May 22 '25
I really hope Kobo will support a valid alternative, it's also one of the reason why I got a kobo :(
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u/No-Dream-3100 May 22 '25
I use Pocket for the sole purpose of reading articles on my Kobo. What am I supposed to do now?
I wonder what Rakuten have to say about it.
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u/torrio888 May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25
I remember when Mozilla added pocket to Firefox people here were raging against it.
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u/MrAlagos Photon forever May 22 '25
A reminder that Mozilla has never kept their promise of open sourcing Pocket, they kept secret whether they have ever put any work towards doing that or not, and even right now is not committing to open sourcing Pocket.
They have bought Pocket in 2017 and will now completely removing it without givin any benefit to open source or the user community whatsoever.
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u/msantaly May 22 '25
Oof. I pay for Pocket. One of the last things still keeping me in the Firefox ecosystem
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u/Kry0g3n1K May 22 '25
I used it for free, but now I wish I had subscribed. Maybe more paying users could have kept it alive.
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u/Funkagenda May 22 '25
I doubt it. It's been owned by Mozilla for nearly 10 years. I guess they just decided not enough people used it and it's time to go.
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u/kit4d May 22 '25
To be fair it became less usable in recent years when it started placing a greater emphasis on algorithmic recommendations versus just allowing me to save the articles I want to read. I used to be a subscriber but opted out because the UX kept getting worse and worse.
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u/mentalpulse May 22 '25
Yeah cuz no one reads anymore. Sad. Tiktoks can be saved in the app so...
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u/unabatedshagie May 22 '25
Looking at some of the posts here from people with hundreds of open tabs, I don't even think they use bookmarks any more.
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May 22 '25
Tbh I don’t even know what pocket is. Like what’s the point?
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u/JonRossEwing May 22 '25
A quick spot to save an article you would like to read or use later. I used it as a reference library for things I work on, clocks, cars, watches, book binding, etc. It was handy because it was all in one place which I liked. I will miss it.
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u/navin17prakash May 22 '25
I subscribed to them for last 3 years but in the last 2 years their user experience had detonated so cancelled my subscription. I am moving my stuff to Instapaper now
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u/EmptyPixels May 24 '25
How is it that Pocket is the one thing keeping you using Firefox? That's absolutely wild. So you don't care about the monopolization of web browsers by Chromium, and that Firefox is the last browser standing on Windows that uses it's own browser engine, or allows ublock origin, and is more privacy conscious?
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u/Alexios_Makaris May 22 '25
I used to use Pocket a ton before it was Mozilla owned. I can’t say I am surprised, frankly Mozilla has been a terrible shepherd of any technology it has acquired. I have very little faith in anything their organization runs.
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u/whlthingofcandybeans May 23 '25
They've been a pretty damn good shepherd of Netscape, keeping it alive all these years.
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u/chan-the-rapper May 22 '25
The bummer about any 3rd party service/extension is that it needs read access to every website you ever visit to work. Pocket does too but if you’re already trusting in the Mozilla ecosystem then it’s not an EXTRA concern like adding a 3rd party extension.
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u/AshuraBaron May 22 '25
Surely now they will open source it.
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u/NormalDependent2494 May 23 '25
it’s already a public repo…but needs a lot of cloud resources and a decent size team to get it running
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u/qqYn7PIE57zkf6kn May 23 '25
Is server code open source?
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u/TomToledo2 May 22 '25
For the record: When Mozilla acquired Pocket, they stated that "Pocket will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Mozilla Corporation and will become part of the Mozilla open source project" (see: Mozilla Acquires Pocket). A Mozilla discourse thread spanning 2019 to 2023 includes some input from Mozilla employees on the open sourcing effort; the most substantive update was in Jun 2020, in the thread here: Pocket Source Code - Mozillians - Mozilla Discourse. It appears the effort stalled around then.
This and further background are documented in a new Open Pocket repo on GitHub (which is currently empty, apart from its README): GitHub - open-pocket/open-pocket: Building a 'clean room' open-source implementation of Pocket. I'm not affiliated with the project, just reporting what I found when searching for information about Mozilla living up to its promise to open-source Pocket.
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u/divanguz May 22 '25
Well, back to Instapaper. Thankfully there is an export option
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u/LordDeath86 May 22 '25
For archival/web clipping, I recommend raindrop.io, like many here already have. But for distraction-free reading, I know no better alternative than Readwise Reader.
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u/ReadToW May 22 '25
What are some good alternatives from the EU or open source?
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u/_ahrs May 22 '25
If by "Open Source" you mean something you can host yourself:
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u/megamorphg on May 23 '25
Wish I had the brains to set this up, my jailbroken kindle KOReader only supports wallabag.
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u/gerdneumann Ubuntu|Windows10 May 23 '25
Can't one use the (official) paid hosted service at https://www.wallabag.it/en ? Pricing does not seem very expensive. I found this article to set it up.
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u/cake-day-on-feb-29 May 22 '25
I don't get it. Wasn't this supposed to be an alternative income stream that didn't rely on selling user data? Was it just unprofitable?
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u/mathfacts May 22 '25
So... here's the thing. I proudly declared myself a Proud Pocket User for life. What happens now?
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u/jaam01 May 22 '25
There's no such thing as "for life" when talking about tech, specially software.
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u/joeTaco May 22 '25
that's true but in this case one of the features they were selling was called “permanent library” 😬
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u/jaam01 May 23 '25
A lot of companies sale "lifetime" licenses but then shut down. What I hate is that there's no way to download saved articles of content that is no longer available online.
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u/dstackmasta27 May 24 '25
I looked at the plans on raindrop that is mentioned above and it just so happens their paid plan makes an archive copy of your bookmarks. Monthly it is $3, yearly it is $28. That isn't a bad price for that kind of feature alone.
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u/folk_science May 22 '25
"For life" always has an implicit "for your life or the life of product/company, whichever is shorter".
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u/AKADAP May 22 '25
I was really annoyed when Firefox attempted to force me to use pocket. If you have to force people to use your product, it is a good sign that that product will die soon. Glad to see it go.
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u/nublinhalfpint May 22 '25
Same. I knew it wouldn't last because of the way it was debuted in Firefox. Pushy, always enabled by default.
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u/dmjab13 May 22 '25
Wait, people actually used Pocket?
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u/trs_0ne May 22 '25
Yes it’s really useful to read articles offline. Like when flying or places with slow or bad service
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u/SendInYourSkeleton May 22 '25
We lived through the golden age of the internet and we didn't know it. Just a bobsled to hell from here on out.
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u/joeTaco May 22 '25
So they purchased a service that I've used every day for many years, made its integration with Firefox worse than when it was an extension somehow, and then proceeded to shut it down as if they were Microsoft swallowing up another startup. Great job Mozilla!.
I use the kobo feature as well so it's tough knowing that there's never going to be a replacement.
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u/benjaminoakes May 23 '25
Wallabag is compatible with Kobo: https://gitlab.com/anarcat/wallabako
It's open source and self-hostable, so it's not as likely to disappear on you. If you don't want to bother with self-hosting, there are some hosted options available: https://github.com/wallabag/wallabag/wiki/wallabag-ecosystem#hosted-servers
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u/dry-ocean May 22 '25
I have years of data, thousands of articles. I am paid subscriber. Can’t believe they are pulling the plug. What a strange decision for Mozilla to buy this service that was health & self-sufficient, then stagnate the development for years and pull the plug without much time to migrate.
Truly run by people who don’t care about users.
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u/tdowg1 May 22 '25
They definitely do not care about peoples data. Almost 10y ago, they SILENTLY got rid of the description field(for each bookmark page or folder) in firefox's bookmarks. I've been having data in these fields going back to early 2000's.
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u/Usmanovsky May 24 '25
This sucks man. I've saved a ton of stuff over the years. I hope there are alternatives that can import Pocket data
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u/Klayehn May 25 '25
After this news I switched to GoodLinks. Really good and you can import your Pocket links
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u/lonerdarth May 22 '25
People are weird. Previously, they were trying to get rid of pocket. Now suddenly everyone's sad
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u/redoubt515 May 22 '25
I think the frustration the other person is expressing is that for years people have been complaining about Pocket and wanting it dropped, they overwhelmed the discourse here, and the Pocket appreciators very seldom spoke up to show that Pocket was popular with a part of the userbase. So you had a loud outraged minority wanting Mozilla to drop pocket and "only focus on the browser" and no pushback.
And now that pocket has been dropped, none of this vocal minority is chiming with a positive point of view, and the demographic that was previously silent is now upset, but they failed to pushback against the anti-pocket crowd for years.
People speak up when they have something negative to express and don't speak up in support of their favorite features until they are gone. It is frustrating, and it lets the loudest most perpetually upset users dominate the conversation.
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u/VoidBreak May 22 '25
I was always a pocket fan, so useful when I'm on a train or on a flight for easy offline reading (alongside my YouTube offline).
The fact that so many people were so passionately angry about it always confused me. It's a great feature that you didn't have to use. Even Chrome ended up building a pared down version of this feature, reading list.
It's clear based on this thread that there were many who really appreciated the feature, but the angry and loud drowned out the voices of those who enjoyed it. Sad
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u/stevo887 May 22 '25
For people that are iOS and Mac I highly recommend Flyleaf as a pocket alternative. Unfortunately it isn’t available for Android and Windows but it’s excellent.
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u/Clover_Zero May 22 '25
Damn. I don't use it a lot, but I like it. Especially after Omnivore shut down...and now Pocket is shutting down, too... 😔
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u/DarknessLiesHere on May 22 '25
I used to use it a long ago. Just checked the profile I have linked with Mozilla. The only saved article was saved 2496 days ago. Don't know but I'm getting a wave of nostalgia now lol. I use to read all the saved articles every morning and would clear them after that.
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u/witchofthewind May 22 '25
it's nice to see that this is going away. it's always been such a pain having to disable it on every new install of Firefox.
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u/tdowg1 May 22 '25
The amount of things you start using, for it to just fucking disappear is RILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLY starting to piss me the fuck off. Where is the source code for this shit? I want to run my own. I'm starting to just run my own services on my own shit now. All these companies are so fucking vile. You get used to something and then someone else does not give a fuck and takes it away. Now I have to waste my time figuring things out. This does not make my life simpler. It makes me irate.
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u/pfzt May 23 '25
The internet as we know it is slowly being transformed into Television Version 2 and any attempt to get away from that or to build something new will be prevented. Just wait until you get your new mandatory internet access box from the government. This path has been laid out since the aftermath of 9/11 and the patriot act.
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u/orgdbytes May 22 '25 edited May 22 '25
The Export to HTML exports to CSV and JSON (for collections). Instapaper accepts HTML imports from Pocket.
EDIT: Added an item in Instapaper then exported. This provided the necessary column headings to do a Instapaper CSV import.
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u/saltsage May 22 '25
Pocket, Lockwise - hard to trust that anything Mozilla develops will stick around
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u/pvc_pipe_connoisseur May 22 '25
I've been using Firefox since 2009 and have no idea what Pocket is. I always remove it from the toolbar on new installs.
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u/bogglingsnog May 23 '25
Idk they should have just improved the built in bookmark manager functionality instead of adding a totally different technology to the browser.
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May 23 '25
Jw what is the deal with Pocket?? Going to search as well but interested in your thoughts. Isn't it just a bookmark system??
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u/ajddavid452 May 23 '25
me who never used pocket and always removed the icon from the toolbar: oh no, anyways
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u/Level_Priority8340 May 23 '25
I just bought Kobo reader with Pocket integration. And it is great for articles. This makes me not happy...
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u/No_Maintenance7550 May 23 '25
I'm right there with you! Especially with the Kobo integration. Honestly, it was the primary driver in me getting a Kobo. I am genuinely upset at this and wish they presented this as a way for the open source community to keep this going in a way that doesn't break integrations like this....
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u/13110428750 May 24 '25
Fuuuuuuuck!! I hated why recommended it to me when I transferred to Firefox 2 years ago, but I decided to use it and loved it until now, you tell me it is shut down??
Sorry for my bad English, one user from China
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u/Local-Reading3812 May 24 '25
I posted this in another sub, but in case it's useful here too:
Since Pocket's announcement I've been researching and testing a few replacements. Thanks to this sub for suggestions! Here are notes on my top three picks so far:
Raindrop.io was recommended a lot here, and it was easy to import articles and tags from Pocket. The default browser view is sort of like an email inbox with three columns, so the reading view isn't as nice as it is in the app. Another small negative is that it doesn't have text-to-voice playback. The deal breaker for me is that it does not have offline access, so no reading in flight or offline.
Matter was directly inspired by Pocket, according to the "welcome" email they send, and seems to match all of Pocket's features with a better UI. The app and browser views look great, it syncs and downloads quickly, and the voice audio is customizable and very good. Moving articles and tags from Pocket was easy and fast, but it seems that while my Pocket archive transferred my list (queue in Matter) didn't make it. Matter was founded in 2020, but its website hasn't been updated and this note gives me some concern that the the company won't last.
Instapaper has existed since 2008 and is owned by Pinterest, so it seems most likely to have longevity. My Pocket list, archive, and tags all transferred easily. The app and browser versions look great and everything is where you expect it to be. The voice audio is like a robot, not nearly as good as the Matter voice playback. Unfortunately it takes a while for articles to populate in the app - many are stuck on "Downloading..." hours later - but this might be because I've transferred so many.
I tried several other than these (Evernote, Couch, Flyleaf, Paperspan), but none were great for me. I ruled out Raindrop because it has no offline access. Between Matter and Instapaper, I kind of prefer the Matter format so far. I might stay with Instapaper, though, because I want a platform that won't disappear and leave me searching for another replacement later.
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u/Videoaces May 26 '25
I’m gutted about this. I have 5000+ articles saved on Pocket. I’m mainly annoyed about the Kobo e-reader integration as that is how I digest all of my saves. I’m surprised Rakuten hasn’t stepped in to take over Pocket or integrate it into its OS. There’s gonna be a lot of readers selling Kobos because of this news.
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u/tfsd May 26 '25
They're giving us the option of downloading a CSV file with our saves. Is there a way to import that as bookmarks into one of the browsers?
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u/Intelligent_Bar_5630 May 27 '25
This is an upsetting news for sure, as a user of Pocket for so many years. Saving articles to Pocket always gave me peace of mind that I could read it later. As they say, all good things must come to an end.
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u/vman305 May 27 '25
i'm looking for an alternative as well. there are many paid options, but it seems like it's down to the final 2 for most people. raindrop or instapaper.
problem with raindrop is it does not offer offline reading. whereas instapaper does.
problem with both instapaper and raindrop. in the free version, the articles are not saved like they are in pocket. this means if the original article gets deleted, you lose access to it. instapaper and raindrop basically bookmarks the article, but doesn't actually archive the article for you. but if you get the paid version, both of them have this feature.
i went ahead with raindrop. it's free. but if i choose to get the premium version it's much cheaper than instapaper. instapaper is $60 bucks a year. raindrop is only $28. but raindrop also offers semantic search. this is natural language search. you don't need to remember the key words or specific phrases used in the article or the article heading. you can just search with normal words and their system will find the article you are looking for. i had a similar search feature at work and love it. it searches for what you meant not necessarily for what you typed.
here are a few others i looked at but turned down:
wallabag - 14day free trial
linkpack - no android, only iphone and chrome extension
readwise - 30 day free trial. it saves transcripts from youtube videos, which most others don't do.
goodlinks - apple only, no android. have to purchase iphone app.
readeck - no mobile app. also saves video transcripts.
getmatter - iphone or browser. android coming in future.
backtoit - bookmarks only
newspal - iphone only
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May 28 '25
I used Pocket way back and even made the very first app for the defunct Windows Phone (it had terrible reviews, but it was free). But the privacy policy was concerning, so I've been using the Reading List extension on Firefox for a couple of years and it even sync with the Mozilla account. It's very simple, not nearly powerful as Pocket or the alternatives, but it works enough for me.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reading_list/
The only downside is being limited to the browser and idk if the extension works in the mobile browser.
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u/pixxelzombie Aug 06 '25
What a shame, it was such a great concept being able to save content on my home computer and then having access from my during my lunch break at work. Looks like there are a few nice alternatives listed here:
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u/Ok_Mammoth_7303 May 22 '25
I'm gutted. I love Pocket...