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Pocket alternatives (2026)

Mozilla shut Pocket down on 8 July 2025. If you still have the ZIP, the CSV inside is the inheritance. Markwise is a library you can ask, not a reading queue: import the CSV, then search by meaning on Pro.

Updated

There is no official Pocket successor. Instapaper, Readwise Reader, and Matter still win if you want to finish or listen to articles. Ranked by job below.

Ranked by job

  1. Markwisethis site

    Best for: A library you can ask, not only a reading queue

    Imports Pocket CSV. Auto-tags. Pro searches by meaning. Not an offline reader or TTS app.

    Markwise vs Pocket

  2. Instapaper

    Best for: The closest classic read-later

    Clean reading, speed control, still alive. Keyword search, not a Copilot.

    Markwise vs Instapaper

  3. Readwise Reader

    Best for: Power reading, RSS, PDFs, spaced-repetition highlights

    Best-in-class inbox for people who actually finish pieces. $9.99/month billed annually. Overkill if you only needed Pocket's save button.

    Markwise vs Reader

  4. Matter

    Best for: Listening to articles

    Class-leading text-to-speech. Newsletter/RSS inbox. Different job from retrieval.

    Markwise vs Matter

  5. Raindrop.io

    Best for: Visual collections with a generous free tier

    Nested collections, public sharing, a polished grid. Keyword search, so finding an old save depends on your tags.

    Markwise vs Raindrop

  6. Linkwarden

    Best for: Open source and self-hosted

    AGPLv3, free to self-host, cloud from $3/user/month billed yearly. Keeps a copy of each page. More setup than a hosted app.

    Markwise vs Linkwarden
Full feature matrixMarkwise vs Pocket

Questions

I still have a Pocket ZIP. What now?+

Unzip it. Import the CSV into Markwise (Pro bulk import) or convert it to bookmarks.html with the free Pocket converter if you want it in a browser first. The converter does not upload the file; it runs in your browser.

Does the Pocket converter upload my export?+

No. Nothing is uploaded. Conversion stays in the browser. Signing in to Markwise to bulk-import the CSV is a separate step, and only if you want the library.

Is Markwise a reading-queue Pocket alternative?+

No. Instapaper, Readwise Reader, and Matter still win at finishing or listening to articles. Markwise is a library you can ask. Free keeps 50 bookmarks with text search; meaning search, Copilot, and bulk import are Pro.