Last checked November 2, 2026
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Pocket saved articles to read later, with tags, highlights, and phone apps. Mozilla's May 22, 2025 post says Pocket shut down on July 8, 2025, new Premium sales stopped that May, and saves could be exported until October 8, 2025. After that date the post says the data was deleted. A replacement is a reader you can still put pages into, not a way to reopen Pocket.
- More read-later tools. Read later
- If you already have the Pocket CSV. Move saves to wallabag
- The closest app on this list. wallabag
- A second reader with a Pocket file import. Readeck
- A bookmark archive, if a cleaned article is not the point. Linkwarden
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What you pay for Pocket
Pocket shut down on July 8, 2025. New Pocket Premium subscriptions stopped on May 22, 2025. We have not checked an old Premium dollar price.
Mozilla's post says monthly and annual Premium subscriptions were cancelled, and annual subscribers were to get automatic refunds from July 8, 2025. The API stopped read and write on October 8, 2025. pocket.com now says the apps and extensions are phased out. There is no current price to list.
Who it is for
For individuals and people who want more privacy. Its price on file: Pocket shut down on July 8, 2025. New Pocket Premium subscriptions stopped on May 22, 2025. We have not checked an old Premium dollar price. It is in the Read later group.
How to switch
The closest free app on the checklist is wallabag. Cost and details. Move saves from Pocket to wallabag.
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An archive you can still add to
These scores are from the checklist on this page. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement. We check each app against public docs and price pages.
wallabag is #1 (96). Readeck is #2 (91). Linkwarden is #3 (68).
wallabag
#1 · Closest
9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.You only get part of: highlights.
Readeck
#2
9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: a hosted account, if you do not want a server.
Linkwarden
#3
9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: phone apps. You only get part of: a readable copy without the site's layout, tags or labels, and highlights, and 1 more.
Where they differ
A readable copy without the site's layout
Worth 10 points. wallabag does all of it. The project site says it extracts the article and removes the layout. Readeck does all of it. The homepage describes a cleaned reader for saved pages. Linkwarden does part of it. It keeps a full-page archive, including HTML. That is not the same as a cleaned article.
Tags or labels
Worth 6 points. wallabag does all of it. Readeck does all of it. Labels on the homepage. The iOS app page also says tags. Linkwarden does part of it. Collections are the organizing tool on the homepage. This review did not find Pocket-style tags called out separately.
Phone apps
Worth 6 points. wallabag does all of it. The GitHub readme links Android and iOS apps. Readeck does all of it. Official Android and iOS apps are listed on the apps page. Linkwarden does none of it. The homepage we checked does not list a phone app.
Highlights
Worth 4 points. wallabag does part of it. The docs have an annotations page. This review did not compare those notes with Pocket highlights. Readeck does all of it. The homepage and the phone-app pages both describe highlights. Linkwarden does part of it. The GitHub description says you can annotate. The homepage does not show a highlight flow.
A hosted account, if you do not want a server
Worth 5 points. wallabag does all of it. wallabag.it is the hosted service. We have not checked its price. Readeck does none of it. The install docs are for a server you run. This page did not find a public signup. Linkwarden does part of it. The homepage is a product site. We have not checked a hosted plan or its price.
wallabag, Readeck, and Linkwarden do all of these: save a page from the browser, a browser extension, search your saves, and take the saves with you.
Instapaper
No scoreA hosted read-later service. Not scored on this checklist.
How close is it?
How this worksA full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement. #1 is the closest free app that did not pay us. An ad, when one is sold, is marked and sits after #1. Paying does not change the score. Open source means you can use, change, and share the code. Run it yourself means the app can live on a computer you control.
- #1 · ClosestOpen source
wallabag
A read-it-later archive you can host, with a Pocket CSV import.
9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.You only get part of: highlights.
Last checked November 2, 2026 · License: MIT
WebiOSAndroidRun it yourself - #2Open source
Readeck
A self-hosted reader with official phone apps and a Pocket file import.
9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: a hosted account, if you do not want a server.
Last checked November 2, 2026 · License: AGPL-3.0
WebiOSAndroidRun it yourself - #3Open source
Linkwarden
A self-hosted bookmark manager that keeps a copy of the page.
9 of 9 checked features. A full score means it matches our checklist. It is not a drop-in replacement.What you give up: phone apps. You only get part of: a readable copy without the site's layout, tags or labels, and highlights, and 1 more.
Last checked November 2, 2026 · License: AGPL-3.0
WebRun it yourself
Feature by feature
Full means it does the whole job. Partial means it does some of it. Missing means it does not. Not checked counts as zero. The number under each feature is how much it counts. A bigger number moves the score more.
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| Feature | wallabag#1 · 969 of 9 checked features | Readeck#2 · 919 of 9 checked features | Linkwarden#3 · 689 of 9 checked features |
|---|---|---|---|
| Save a page from the browserCounts for 10 | FullBrowser extensions are listed on the project site and in the GitHub readme. | FullThe apps page documents an official browser extension. | FullThe homepage documents a browser extension. |
| A readable copy without the site's layoutCounts for 10 | FullThe project site says it extracts the article and removes the layout. | FullThe homepage describes a cleaned reader for saved pages. | PartialIt keeps a full-page archive, including HTML. That is not the same as a cleaned article. |
| Tags or labelsCounts for 6 | Full | FullLabels on the homepage. The iOS app page also says tags. | PartialCollections are the organizing tool on the homepage. This review did not find Pocket-style tags called out separately. |
| Phone appsCounts for 6 | FullThe GitHub readme links Android and iOS apps. | FullOfficial Android and iOS apps are listed on the apps page. | MissingThe homepage we checked does not list a phone app. |
| A browser extensionCounts for 6 | Full | Full | Full |
| HighlightsCounts for 4 | PartialThe docs have an annotations page. This review did not compare those notes with Pocket highlights. | FullThe homepage and the phone-app pages both describe highlights. | PartialThe GitHub description says you can annotate. The homepage does not show a highlight flow. |
| Search your savesCounts for 5 | FullThe Pocket migration page says the imported list stays searchable. | FullThe homepage says you can search the saved content. | FullThe homepage documents search across collections. |
| Take the saves with youCounts for 5 | FullThe docs list ePUB, PDF, JSON, and CSV downloads. | FullThe homepage documents ebook export. The docs also document a full backup zip. | FullThe homepage says you can import and export from settings. |
| A hosted account, if you do not want a serverCounts for 5 | Fullwallabag.it is the hosted service. We have not checked its price. | MissingThe install docs are for a server you run. This page did not find a public signup. | PartialThe homepage is a product site. We have not checked a hosted plan or its price. |
What it costs
wallabag
- Free plan
- The server is free to run. wallabag.it is a hosted option. We have not checked its price.
- They host it
- No hosted price on file.
- Run it yourself
- Setup: medium. The docs cover a PHP app and a database. The project site also points at wallabag.it if you do not want to run it.
Readeck
- Free plan
- You run the server. We have not checked a hosted price because this page did not find a public hosted plan.
- They host it
- No hosted price on file.
- Run it yourself
- Setup: medium. Docker Compose is documented. Backups use the export and import commands on the docs site.
Linkwarden
- Free plan
- The code is free to run. We have not checked whether the homepage sells a separate hosted plan.
- They host it
- No hosted price on file.
- Run it yourself
- Setup: medium. The project is built to run on a server you control. We have not checked a monthly server price.
Did you switch?
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Closest pair
Move saves from Pocket to wallabag
wallabag imports a Pocket CSV you already downloaded. Mozilla's export window closed on October 8, 2025, so a missing file cannot be fetched again.
Read how to switchRelated alternatives
- Free alternatives to Are.na
- Readeck: A self-hosted reader with official phone apps and a Pocket file import.
- wallabag: A read-it-later archive you can host, with a Pocket CSV import.
- Linkwarden: A self-hosted bookmark manager that keeps a copy of the page.