
After 17 years, Mozilla is shutting down the popular bookmarking tool Pocket, and Fakespot
Mozilla has announced that it will shut down Pocket, its long-standing content-saving and bookmarking tool, on July 8, 2025. After this date, users will have until October 8, 2025, to export their saved Pocket content. All user data remaining in Pocket will be permanently deleted following the export window. Mozilla began removing the Pocket web extension and app from distribution on May 22, 2025, but users with the app already installed can re-download it until October 8, 2025. For subscribers, Pocket subscription plans will end on July 8, 2025, and annual subscribers will automatically receive prorated refunds.
Some questions remain, like what will happen to the integration with Kobo e-readers or the recent one with Inoreader. Mozilla cited evolving web content consumption habits as the main reason for shutting down Pocket. Mozilla cited evolving web content consumption habits as the main reason for shutting down Pocket, though the app remained a strong player in its category and arguably still had a sizable user base. Luckily, there are several compelling alternatives available, such as Instapaper, Readwise, wallabag, Raindrop.io or mymind.
In parallel, Mozilla will also discontinue Fakespot, the fake review detection tool it acquired in 2023. The Fakespot-powered Review Checker, which is integrated into Mozilla Firefox, will be shut down on June 10, 2025. Mozilla stated that while Fakespot’s concept resonated, it did not fit into a sustainable model for the organization.


Comments
I agree! It's a really cool tool
Raindrop doesn't store the sites for offline reading. i prefer wallabag
that is the only problem with raindrop no offline support, but with the new update of obsidian this would be fixed ypu can store links and saved in a new database formate called Bases https://help.obsidian.md/bases
After Omnivore announced it's shutdown, I tried Pocket, Wallabag, Instapaper, RainDrop, and Obsidian for several days, and chose Wallabag.it at last. $14 a year. That's OK to me.