Pocket is gone: the best read-later setup for Kindle readers
Short answer: Mozilla shut Pocket down on July 8, 2025, and the last chance to export data passed in November 2025. If you read on a Kindle, the simplest replacement is to save articles during the day and get them on your Kindle as one book with a table of contents. Leafpost's reading list and daily digest do exactly that. Instapaper, Readwise Reader and Raindrop are the main app-based alternatives.
What happened to Pocket
Mozilla announced in May 2025 that it was closing Pocket. The apps and extension stopped working on July 8, 2025. After an export-only period, extended to early November 2025, accounts and saved articles were deleted. Omnivore, a popular free alternative, had already closed in late 2024. So many people are still looking for a new home for their reading list.
What you actually need from a read-later tool
- Save in one click from your browser.
- A clean reading view, without ads or pop-ups.
- Somewhere calm to read what you saved, without notifications.
A Kindle is the best place for the third point: it's distraction-free, easy on the eyes, and its battery lasts weeks. The missing piece is getting your saved articles onto it automatically.
Option 1: a Kindle reading list with a daily digest
With Leafpost:
- On any article, click Leafpost → Save for later (or right-click the page → Save to reading list). It saves the article as you see it, including pages behind a login.
- When you're ready, click Send list now. Everything arrives on your Kindle as one book: a cover listing the articles, a chapter per article, images included.
- Or turn on Automatic delivery in the settings and pick a time ("every day at 7:00" or "every Sunday"). Your digest is waiting on your Kindle in the morning. If Chrome was closed at that time, it's sent the next time you open it.
The reading list and digest are Leafpost Pro features, free during early access. Sending single articles is always free.
Option 2: read-later apps
| App | Good for | Kindle |
|---|---|---|
| Instapaper | The closest to classic Pocket; simple and fast | Offers Kindle delivery; check which plan includes it |
| Readwise Reader | Heavy readers who highlight a lot; RSS and newsletters in one place | Strong highlight sync; paid subscription |
| Raindrop.io | Bookmarks and collections more than reading | No Kindle delivery |
| Wallabag | Open source, self-hostable | Exports EPUB files you can send yourself |
Features and prices change, so check each app's current plans. If you mainly read on a Kindle, an app is one more place to check, while a Kindle digest brings the articles to where you already read.
Moving your old Pocket links
If you exported your Pocket data before the deadline, you have a CSV of URLs. Most apps above can import it. For the articles you still want to read, open them and save them to your reading list again: Leafpost stores the readable version, not just the link.
FAQ
Can I still export my Pocket data?
No. The export deadline was in November 2025, and Mozilla deleted the accounts after that.
Do I need a Kindle device?
No. The free Kindle app on a phone or tablet receives the same documents.
Is there a limit to how many articles go in one digest?
Leafpost puts up to 50 articles in a single book, well within Amazon's 200 MB limit.