Pocket shut down in July 2025. Mozilla shut down Pocket on July 8, 2025, stating 'the way people save and consume content on the web has evolved.' All user data was permanently deleted in November 2025.

Best Pocket Alternative

Pocket was shut down in 2025. SMRY is the best Pocket alternative for reading articles with AI.

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Feature-by-feature comparison

Article extraction

Extract clean article text from any URL

Was available (now offline)

Reading themes

Light, dark, and custom themes

11 themes

Had 3 themes

YouTube transcripts

Read YouTube videos as text

Offline reading

Read saved articles without internet

Had offline support

Content recommendations

Discover articles based on interests

Had curated Discover feed

Last updated March 2026

Pricing comparison

Pocket is no longer available. Here's what it used to cost vs what SMRY costs today.

Pro

$3/mo

per month (annual)

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Premium (was)

$4.99/mo

no longer available

Shut down July 2025

Why SMRY is the best Pocket alternative

Pocket is gone. Here's why SMRY is the best replacement.

Actually online

Pocket was shut down by Mozilla in July 2025 and all user data was deleted. SMRY is actively developed and running.

AI-powered reading

Pocket had zero AI features — no summaries, no chat, no smart voices. SMRY has AI summaries, article chat, and 10 AI voices.

No signup required

Paste a URL and start reading immediately. Pocket required a Mozilla account for everything.

Better reader

11 reading themes, custom typography, highlights, and annotations. Pocket's reader was basic by comparison.

Frequently asked questions

Mozilla announced Pocket's shutdown on May 22, 2025. The service went offline July 8, 2025. All user data (saved articles, highlights, tags) was permanently deleted on November 12, 2025.

Since Pocket deleted all user data in November 2025, there's nothing left to import. If you exported your Pocket data before the deadline, you can paste individual article URLs into SMRY to re-read them.

For reading articles, yes — SMRY offers a better reader with AI features Pocket never had. However, SMRY doesn't have tags/folders, offline reading, or a browser extension yet. For save-for-later workflows, also consider Instapaper or Readwise Reader.

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