Read-it-later app Pocket is shutting down — here are the best alternatives
Published on: 2025-06-19 03:20:58
In May 2025, Mozilla announced that it was shutting down the popular read-it-later app Pocket, which it had acquired back in 2017 for an undisclosed amount.
While Pocket helped users save and discover millions of articles, Mozilla said the way people are browsing the web is changing, and it plans to focus its resources on other projects.
Pocket users have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved articles and other items, including lists, archives, favorites, notes, and highlights. This essentially means you will have to find a new home to build a reading list through another save-it-later app.
To help users with this transition, we’ve rounded up a number of apps you might want to consider.
Matter
Matter is a Google Ventures-backed company that makes an eponymous iOS app along with browser extensions for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox. The app lets you listen to articles and transcribes your favorite podcasts. Though the app itself is free to use, you can pay $79.99 per year to un
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