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Mozilla to Shut Pocket on July 8 as Users Shift to Read-Later Alternatives

Data export ends October 8 ahead of staff redeployment to AI-driven Firefox projects

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With Pocket soon closing down, here are some read-later and bookmarking alternatives to take its place.
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Overview

  • More than 30 million users are migrating to read-later services such as Instapaper, Raindrop.io, Readwise Reader, Matter and GoodLinks after Mozilla’s shutdown announcement.
  • Any articles not exported by the October 8 deadline will be permanently deleted from Pocket’s servers.
  • Instapaper is offering three free months of its $5.99-per-month Premium subscription to users who import their Pocket data.
  • Kevin Rose’s proposal to acquire Pocket remains unanswered by Mozilla, leaving the potential sale in limbo.
  • Mozilla plans to redeploy the Pocket team to focus on developing AI-driven features for Firefox once the service winds down.