Mozilla recently announced that it was Stop the pocket of the read-plus application July 8, 2025. If you are a fan as I was, it’s time to start looking at alternatives. You have until October 8 of this year to export your Pocket backups, so do tests now to find the right replacement for reading-plus for you.
Use your browser’s play list function
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I am a big fan to recommend simple tools because you are more likely to use them. The browser -based reading lists definitively enter this category. Chrome and Safari both have integrated reading lists, which will allow you to record items for reading later. The Safari version saves items for offline playback, but Chrome simply loads the saved page. You can also technically save items for offline playback in Chrome, but the browser treats it as saved the entire web page and stores in files that you need to manage separately. It is much less practical than simply marking an article such as read and deleting it from the device.
Use the reading list in Safari by pressing the sharing button and typing Add to the reading list. To access the articles saved on your iPhone, press the Signs icon in the Safari tab bar, then the shows icon. In Safari for Mac, click the sidebar button next to the green button in the upper left corner of the browser window and select Playlist of the sidebar. To save offline items by default on your iPhone, go to Settings> Applications> SafariScroll down and activate Automable save offline. On the Mac, it’s under Safari menu> Settings> Advanced> Reading List.
Google Chrome’s reading list is under the Three -point menu> bookmarks and lists> Reading list On the office browser. On Android, press the menu with three points and select Star. In Chrome for iPhone, this option is located under the Three -point menu> Add to the reading list.
As practical as the browser-based reading lists are, they lack a few features compared to appropriate reading-plus applications, such as marking, organizing articles by subject or the creation of personalized files.
Instapaper: the alternative closest to the pocket
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Like pocket, Instaper was launched for the first time in the late 2000s, and the service is still there. It offers applications for Android, iPhone and the web, and has a generous free level that allows you to save, organize and synchronize unlimited items. The free level shows a few announcements to finance the service, however. The premium subscription costs $ 6 / month or $ 60 / year, and it adds useful features such as full -line text research and deletes ads.
The most paid features, however, are speed reading and the possibility of sending items to your Kindle. Speed reading flashes a word at a time to help you read the items faster. The originally sending feature is also very pleasant to have long readings that you prefer to display on an E-Ink screen.
Goodlinks: excellent reading-plus application for Apple devices
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Goodlinks is an excellent read-plus application for all your Apple devices. You can buy it on the App Store for $ 10, which allows you to access the application on your iPhone, iPad and Mac. The application allows you to highlight the text in the articles, to code your reflections in color and also facilitate the search for highlighting content. You can easily save offline items from any website, just using the sharing sheet. The application has also recently added to handling the backup of Bluesky threads, which is a nice touch. Goodlinks does not force you to create an account and it uses iCloud to synchronize your reading lists between devices.
What do you think so far?
Note that the application gives you free features updates for one year after the initial purchase. After that, you can continue to use goodlinks with the features for which you paid. If you want additional features developed in the future, you can pay $ 5 / year to access it. The application already has almost all the features you would need, so this commercial model will not see any essential element.
Readwise Reader: The best reading-plus service for Power users
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Some people want a reading-plus service that can host several types of content, including videos, text, publications on social networks, newsletters and even whole books. Reading reader is designed for this. It allows you to highlight the text in any text file, and even transcriptions of YouTube videos, and synchronize these protruding facts with all your devices. You can even send strong moments to applications such as obsidian or concept. The application also generates a “daily review”, which is a quick digestion of your recorded items which can help you quickly go through important readings.
The service also gives you an email address to subscribe to newsletters, and you can also use it to follow the RSS feeds of the publications you like. Readwise Reader is an all-in-one application that offers much more than a simple reading-plus service, which is ideal for power users, but it can be overwhelming for someone who just wants to save the occasional article for reading the weekend. Readwise Reader has a free 30 -day trial, after which it costs $ 10 / month.
Matter: for those who appreciate the newsletters above all
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Matter is a high reading-plus application for the iPhone, iPad and Web. Although it has a free level, almost all of its best features are in the paying subscription ($ 15 / month or $ 80 / year). This service also gives you an email address, which you can use to subscribe to newsletters and have them sent directly to the case. I prefer this approach to the delivery of newsletters to my already congested reception box, and the choice of matters of police and reading experience without distraction makes it even better. If you are a paid subscriber, the material can also scan your Gmail reception box and automatically collect the newsletters from there. To start, this service has an organized list of articles to read, just like Pocket, which can appeal to some.
Other useful reading-plus services
There are some other useful reading applications and services that you may want to consult. It is not as well balanced as the above choices, but they are worth consulted for specific use cases.
Kindle send: Amazon offers many ways to easily send files to your Kindle, but the Chrome extension is probably the most fluid way to use your electronic reader as a reading-plus device.
Wallabag: This is an open source reading service that costs $ 12.5 / year and also allows you to self-heber the service. It has applications for Android and iPhone and native customers for Kindle and Kobo, so you can easily access recorded items.
Guard page: This is one of The best new reading-plus applications For Apple devices, and its free level offers all the basics. There is an optional paid subscription ($ 17 / year) if you want the marking and personalized color patterns.
