In May 2025, Mozilla declared the closure of Pocket, the widely-used read-it-later application it had acquired in 2017. This announcement led to an increased interest in alternative apps enabling users to save online content for future reading, particularly longer articles that users wish to tackle when time permits.
Despite Mozilla’s withdrawal from the sector, indicating a shift in online browsing habits, the shutdown resulted in a surge of interest in other applications, including Matter, Instapaper, and Raindrop.io. The closure spurred the development of new indie solutions as well.
Users of Pocket had until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles, lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights, as many of the emerging apps are designed to facilitate imports.
Here are some noteworthy alternatives to Pocket that have emerged in its place.
Matter
Matter, a company supported by GV, offers an iOS app alongside browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. This app allows users to listen to articles and even transcribes their favorite podcasts.
While the basic functionalities are free, a yearly subscription of $79.99 unlocks enhanced features such as better podcast and YouTube transcriptions, adjustable reading speeds, and integrations with applications like Gmail and Kindle.
Recently, Matter introduced an AI-driven co-reader capable of answering users’ questions while they read.
Instapaper
Launched in 2008 by Marco Arment, Instapaper is one of the pioneering read-it-later applications. Available on both iOS and Android, it allows unlimited saving of articles and videos at no charge. After its acquisition by Pinterest in 2016, it continues to be a popular choice.
Instapaper offers a premium service at a yearly fee of $59.99, which includes features like note addition to saved articles, text-to-speech playlists, permanent archiving of articles, full-text search capabilities, and a Kindle sharing option. Transitioning Pocket users can import their accounts into Instapaper and enjoy a three-month free trial of the premium features.
Raindrop.io
While primarily serving as a bookmark manager, Raindrop.io also provides mobile apps for both iOS and Android, allowing users to read their saved articles and PDFs. The free version permits unlimited bookmarking along with integrations like Zapier and IFTTT.
For $33 annually, users can access advanced features such as AI recommendations for better content organization, full-text search, reminders for bookmarks, a duplicate and broken link finder, and a monthly file upload limit of 10GB.
Plinky
Created by former Twitter engineer Joe Fabisevich, Plinky enables users to save and categorize various types of links, such as articles, videos, recipes, and memes.
Available across Apple platforms and with browser extensions, Plinky allows users to create folders and tags for better organization. Free users can save up to 50 links, create three folders, and use five tags, with an upgrade available for $3.99 monthly or $39.99 yearly for unlimited features.
Paperspan
Paperspan is a straightforward app offering a shared reading list across devices, notes addition, and text-to-speech capabilities.
While it is free, a subscription fee of $8.99 per month unlocks advanced functionalities, including enhanced search and playlist creation. However, its lack of recent updates raises concerns about its long-term development.
Readwise Reader
Readwise, which initially functioned as a tool for annotating articles, introduced its Reader app in 2021. This app allows importing content from RSS feeds, YouTube, Twitter, and more, along with excellent annotation features due to its integration with Readwise.
Users benefit from offline text search and an AI assistant. The app is free for a 30-day trial, after which a $9.99 monthly subscription is required. Readwise has facilitated Pocket users importing their archives, boasting features such as PDFs, ePubs, and improved filtering options that Pocket did not offer.
DoubleMemory
DoubleMemory is a new indie app designed for the Apple ecosystem, available for both Mac and iOS users.
On Mac, content can be saved effortlessly by pressing Cmd + C twice, and it appears in a visually appealing format. The app allows offline reading and supports text search, notes, and tags without requiring user accounts. It can also sync content across devices using iCloud.
Recall
Recall serves as a browser extension and a mobile app, enabling users to save various web content such as articles, PDFs, YouTube videos, and more. It employs AI to summarize, categorize, and bring relevant information back to users based on their learning needs.
Recall is free for up to 10 AI-generated summaries, after which users can either continue as a read-it-later service or upgrade to a $7 monthly plan for unlimited summaries and features.
Wallabag
Wallabag is an open-source read-it-later tool available across major platforms, including web and various e-readers. It allows offline reading and data exports in multiple formats such as PDF and ePUB.
With a straightforward interface, users can highlight text and tag articles, along with the ability to import information from other services like Pocket and Instapaper. There is also an option for an €11 yearly hosted subscription to support its open-source projects.
Readeck
As an open-source web app, Readeck helps users organize and revisit their online content, including articles and videos. It provides options to highlight text, export articles, and save video transcripts.
Readeck can be used as a browser extension for bookmarking while browsing, and the team plans to release a mobile app in the future.
Obsidian Web Clipper
The web clipping service from Obsidian allows users to save webpages simply using its browser extension. It offers customizable templates to save various types of content, ensuring that elements like citations are preserved.
Obsidian’s web clipper is free and lets users highlight important blocks of content for saving, streamlining the note-taking process.
Karakeep
Karakeep is a bookmarking app that allows users to save links, notes, and images. It utilizes AI to automatically tag items for quicker retrieval. Other features include list support, bulk actions, dark mode, and full-text search capabilities.
Dewey
Dewey allows users to save and organize web links, videos, and images, including posts from popular social media platforms. It comes equipped with organization tools such as folders, tags, AI bulk tagging, and a personalized RSS feed. Pricing starts at $7.50 per month, with discounts available for annual payments.
Folio
Folio, a multi-platform app, resembles Pocket in its design, reflecting the influence of its creator, who previously worked at Pocket. The user-friendly interface allows for easy article filtering and supports data imports from other apps. It currently offers free premium features such as text-to-speech and a discovery section for new articles.
Burn 451
Burn 451 aims to discourage the habit of hoarding unread articles. Users can save content, but it must be read or tagged within 24 hours, or it will be deleted.
Omphalis
Omphalis, an AI-powered app, allows users to save and summarize articles, documents, and multimedia content. The free version includes some AI features, while premium plans offer enhanced functionalities, including detailed recaps and interactive content.
This is not an exhaustive list, and we will keep adding more tools as we discover them.
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