- Mozilla closes the pocket of the Popular Reading-It-It-Latéral application
- There are several alternatives that you can use instead
- Fakespot online shopping extension is also closed
Mozilla closes the popular Pocket application, which allows you to save web articles so that you can read them later. The company also closes Fakespot, a browser extension used to expose the false product notes to help you avoid making you mislead during online purchases.
Pocket allows you to save items on the application that you can then read at another time. While many of the best browsers like Google Chrome have an integrated bookmark, Pocket is different in that it changes the experience to make reading more pleasant. To this end, he adds his own formatting so that the articles appear in a uniform and readable style, and it also allows you to add tags and protruding facts for better organization.
In a blog post, Mozilla said that this decision had been made to help him focus on his Firefox web browser, adding that “the way people save and consume content on the web have evolved, so we channel our resources in projects that better correspond to navigation habits today.” The company also published a more detailed guide to its decision and explained what will come to its website.
Pocket will stop on July 8, 2025. To date, new users can no longer download the application or buy new Pocket Premium subscriptions, current subscribers being reimbursed on a pro-faca basis. Existing pocket users will be able to export their articles recorded until October 8, 2025, after which their data will be permanently deleted. Mozilla has published a guide on exporting your pocket backups to help you with the process.
Regarding Fakespot, its applications, its website and its extensions will become unavailable on July 1, 2025. The checking function of the integrated revision of the Firefox web browser will cease to work on June 10, 2025.
Cruelly missed
I used Pocket religiously for many years, and the decision to close it came as an unwelcome surprise. Since I discovered the move, I have been looking for alternative applications that have allowed me to save articles and read them as I please.
Until now, I have seen Instapapper become highly recommended. It is designed to help you save items on the web and display them in a simple and easy -to -read format. He can even talk about articles aloud so that you can listen on the go.
Another alternative is Readwise Reader. As Instapaper, it is ideal for saving the web, but it also works with RSS feeds, Xreads X, PDF, newsletters, YouTube videos, etc. There is an integration with the highlighting capacities of Readwise, as well as a beautiful design which is easy on the eye.
There is also Raindrop, which some of my PK Press Club colleagues recommend all the heart. This is charged as a bookmark manager, so he helps organize almost everything you find on the web, not just on the articles. It is designed for teams and will automatically back up all the files and web pages you add, ensuring that you can continue to read even if the original source is lost.
Despite the meeting of these alternatives, I cannot say that I am not disappointed to lose my pocket. One of its best aspects was its functionality of suggested items, which helped me find an incredible range of fascinating stories that I would never have discovered otherwise. Once it will be the case, we will be sorely missing.
