Pocket alternative: where to save your articles and links now
Pocket is gone. If you used it to save things and read them later, here's what happened and which options fit what you need.
For years, Pocket was the easiest way to save an article in one click and read it later on your phone or computer. For many people it was the drawer where every interesting find ended up.
Mozilla shut it down in 2025. If you're looking for a new home for your reading and links, we compared four alternatives: a bookmark manager (Raindrop.io), a read-later app (Instapaper), the option already built into Chrome, and NexoPad, which works a bit differently.
Comparison table
| Raindrop.io | Instapaper | Chrome Reading List | NexoPad | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Saving and organizing lots of links | Reading articles without distractions | Reading later without installing anything | Work links, text snippets and notes |
| Free plan | Yes, with unlimited bookmarks | Yes, with unlimited saving | Built into Chrome | Yes, up to 20 links and 15 notes (clips count as notes) |
| Paid plan | Pro, monthly or yearly (price shown when you subscribe) | Premium: $5.99/month or $59.99/year | — | Pro from $49/year |
| Search inside the text of your saves | With Pro | With Premium | No | Only in your notes and clips |
| Save a piece of text | Unlimited highlights, free plan included | Highlights (unlimited with Premium) | No | Yes, with Alt+C |
| Mobile apps | iOS and Android | iOS and Android | Chrome on mobile | No; extension and web dashboard |
| Import from Pocket | Yes, according to their help center | Not verified | No | No; it imports your browser bookmarks |
How NexoPad saves things
Let's be upfront: NexoPad isn't a reader like Pocket. It doesn't save the whole page for offline reading and has no reader mode. It's built for the things you save in order to use them, not just to read them.
To save a page, right-click and choose NexoPad → Save link/page, or add the current tab from the popup. If what you want is a paragraph, select it and press Alt+C: it's saved as a clip with a link back to the source, and you'll find it in the Clips tab of the side panel. And if you have lots of tabs open, you can save them all as a group and open them in one go another day.
Everything sits next to your notes with reminders and your quick replies, organized by category and synced across Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Opera and Brave. More details in the clips guide.
When to choose each
Raindrop.io
If you saved hundreds of links and want collections, tags and mobile apps. It's the closest thing to a better-organized Pocket.
Instapaper
If what you loved most about Pocket was reading articles calmly, without clutter, on your phone too.
Chrome Reading List
If you save only a few things, already use Chrome and don't want to install anything or create another account.
NexoPad
If what you save are links and facts for your work and you want them next to your notes and templates, text snippets included.
How to start over
Find your Pocket file
If you exported your data before November 12, 2025, look for it in your downloads or in the email from Pocket. If you didn't, it can no longer be recovered.
Decide what's worth keeping
Many saved articles never get read. Use the move to keep only the ones you'll actually use.
If you have hundreds, use an importer
NexoPad can't read the Pocket file. If you want to keep everything, Raindrop.io says in its help center that it imports from Pocket.
Bring your bookmarks into NexoPad
From the settings menu in the popup you can import your browser bookmarks; each folder becomes a category (on the free plan, up to 20 links and 2 custom categories; the rest goes to General). Save anything new with a right-click or with Alt+C.
FAQ
Can I still get my Pocket data back?
No. The export window closed on November 12, 2025, and Mozilla has been deleting the data since then. If you exported a file, that's your copy.
Can NexoPad import my Pocket file?
No. NexoPad imports your browser bookmarks, but not Pocket's export file. You can add the links that matter most by hand.
Can I read offline with NexoPad?
No. NexoPad saves the link and the snippets you clip, not the full page. For offline reading, a read-later app like Instapaper is a better fit: its apps keep articles available without internet. In Chrome you can also download a page before going offline.
What other link managers are there?
Plenty. We compare them in our list of bookmark and link managers.
Published on October 14, 20266 min read
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