Mozilla Is Shutting Down Pocket: (Alternatives Included)

Emma Roth writing for The Verge:

Mozilla is shutting down Pocket, the handy bookmarking tool used to save articles and webpages for later. The organization announced that Pocket will stop working on July 8th, 2025, as Mozilla begins concentrating its “resources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs.”

Following the shutdown, you’ll only be able to export saves until October 8th, 2025, which is when Mozilla will permanently delete user data. Mozilla says it will start automatically canceling subscriptions as well, and will issue prorated refunds to users subscribed to its annual plan on July 8th.

Pocket was my first read-it-later service. I moved to Omnivore a few years back, but it too was killed in 2024. Now I have switched to GoodLinks as it offers a native app for Mac, which few read-it later service seem to do.

If you are okay with subscription pricing, you might get better value out of Readwise Reader or Matter.

If you used Pocket for saving bookmarks, there's no better service than Raindrop.io.

It's sad to see a beloved product reach its demise. But subscription pricing and the digital graveyard are two things no app or digital service can seem to escape.