Read-it-later app Pocket is shutting down — here are the best alternatives
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Following Mozilla's announcement that Pocket would shut down on July 8, 2025 with export access until October 8, TechCrunch rounds up replacement read-it-later apps for displaced Pocket users. It covers Matter (GV-backed, AI co-reader, podcast transcription), Instapaper (founded 2008, offers Pocket account import), and Raindrop.io (bookmark-manager-first with AI organizing features), comparing pricing and migration paths for each.
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Following Mozilla's announcement that Pocket would shut down on July 8, 2025 with export access until October 8, TechCrunch rounds up replacement read-it-later apps for displaced Pocket users. It covers Matter (GV-backed, AI co-reader, podcast transcription), Instapaper (founded 2008, offers Pocket…
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