Comparison — data as of August 2026
Pocket is gone. Here's how to move your saves to Savebase.
Mozilla shut Pocket down for good in 2025: saving and reading stopped working on July 8, and any data that wasn't exported by October 8 was permanently deleted. If you're one of the many former Pocket users figuring out what's next, this page walks through exactly what happened, how to move whatever you exported into a new home, and why Savebase is built to cover more ground than Pocket ever did — social posts and reels included, not just articles.
Pocket is gone — here's exactly what happened
Mozilla announced on May 22, 2025 that it would shut down Pocket, citing changes in how people browse and read content and a decision to focus its resources on Firefox. Its companion product Fakespot was shut down in the same announcement. Saving and reading continued until July 8, 2025, when Pocket switched to export-only mode — no new saves, just a window to get your data out. That window closed on October 8, 2025, after which Mozilla permanently deleted whatever hadn't been exported. As of August 2026, there is no Pocket account to log into, no app, and no way to browse or recover a library that wasn't exported in time.
Getting what's left of your Pocket library into Savebase
If you exported your data before the October 2025 cutoff, you're left with a CSV or HTML file of saved URLs, tags, and timestamps — not the articles themselves, since Pocket's export never included full page content, only the links. To rebuild in Savebase: install the Savebase browser extension, open your Pocket export file, and re-save whichever links are still live via the extension or by pasting URLs into Savebase's add-save flow. On Savebase Pro, the built-in import tool supports 10+ apps including Pocket-style exports, so you're not re-saving link by link. Anything pointing to a page that's gone offline in the meantime can't be recovered by either service — that data is simply gone.
Import from a Pocket-style export file
Pro plan; supports 10+ source apps
Re-save individual live links via browser extension
Available on Basic and Pro
Recover links to pages that have since gone offline
Not possible through Savebase or Pocket — the underlying page is gone
Pocket saved web pages. Savebase saves the internet you actually use.
Pocket was a solid read-it-later app for long-form text, but it only ever worked with web links — it never connected to a social account or captured a post directly. In 2026, a lot of what's worth keeping is a reel, a thread, or a post, not an article. Savebase captures saves from 11 social platforms plus any regular web page or article via the browser extension.
Saves articles and web pages
Saves posts directly from social platforms (Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, Reddit, X, etc.)
Pocket only ever saved web links via its browser extension or share sheet — it never connected to social accounts
Native platform coverage
Savebase: 11 platforms on Basic, unlimited on Pro. Pocket: 0 — links only
Still operating in 2026
Mozilla shut Pocket down permanently; unexported data was deleted October 8, 2025
The lesson from Pocket's shutdown: own your saves
When Pocket closed, users got an eight-week window to export — and a link exported to a spreadsheet still dies the moment the underlying page does. For Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Facebook saves, Savebase's Permanent Media Backup (a Pro feature) stores the actual images and videos in your own private, access-controlled storage. Deleted post, banned creator, dead link: your copy stays put.
Permanent backup of the actual media (Instagram, Threads, TikTok, Facebook)
Pocket stored links, not media, and the service itself no longer exists
Savebase pricing — Pocket's isn't relevant anymore
Comparing prices against Pocket doesn't mean much now, since there's no Pocket Premium left to sign up for — pre-shutdown reporting put it around a few dollars a month, but that's moot with the service gone. What matters is what a replacement costs today. Savebase's Basic plan is free: 100 saved social posts across 11 platforms, unlimited saved articles and web pages, 5 folders, unlimited tags, notes, reminders, advanced search, bulk actions, and export. Savebase Pro is $8/month, $76/year, or a one-time $199 lifetime purchase, and adds unlimited platforms and saved posts, unlimited folders and tags, AI bulk tagging, import from 10+ apps, Notion and Google integrations, RSS subscriptions with auto-tag/auto-folder, webhook and rule-engine automations, MCP servers, video transcripts, and permanent media backup for Instagram, Threads, Facebook, and TikTok.
One dashboard instead of eleven saved folders
Pocket taught a generation of users the value of one inbox for reading. Savebase applies the same idea to everything: one dashboard where your TikTok saves sit next to your Reddit saves and the article you clipped this morning. Filter by platform, search across all of it, and read or watch without hopping between apps.
One dashboard across every platform you save from
Filter saves by originating platform
11
social platforms Savebase saves from — Pocket saved from 0
100
posts saved free forever on Savebase's Basic plan
Oct 8, 2025
the day Mozilla permanently deleted unexported Pocket data
$8/mo
Savebase Pro — or $76/yr or $199 lifetime
The honest verdict
No tool wins everything. Here's how to decide in thirty seconds.
Pick Savebase if…
- Your saves were never just articles — you had reels, threads, and posts scattered across Instagram, TikTok, and X that Pocket could never capture in the first place
- You want a real home for whatever you managed to export from Pocket, plus permanent media backup so a future shutdown or a deleted post doesn't wipe your library again
- You'd rather have one dashboard for social saves and web articles than juggle a new read-it-later app for links and a separate tool for everything else you save
Stick with a Pocket-style read-it-later tool if…
- You only ever saved long-form articles and want a dedicated distraction-free reading view with custom fonts, reading-time estimates, and offline text — a pure read-it-later app like Instapaper is a closer match than Savebase
- Text-to-speech playback of saved articles for commutes or flights was your main reason for using Pocket — that's a narrow use case Savebase doesn't build for
- You want a free, open-source, self-hosted option you fully control end to end — tools like Wallabag let you run your own instance instead of trusting another company's server
Frequently asked questions
What happened to Pocket, and when did it shut down?
Mozilla announced on May 22, 2025 that it would shut down Pocket, the read-it-later service it had owned since 2017, citing changing reading habits and a decision to refocus resources on Firefox. Pocket stopped working for saving and reading on July 8, 2025. Users had until October 8, 2025 to export their data before Mozilla permanently deleted it. As of August 2026, Pocket no longer exists in any form — there's no login, no app, and no way to recover saves that weren't exported in time.
How do I import my Pocket export into Savebase?
If you exported your Pocket data before the October 8, 2025 deadline, you have a file of your saved URLs, tags, and timestamps — not the article content itself, since Pocket's export only ever included the links. Any of those links that are still live can be re-saved into Savebase one by one with the browser extension, or in bulk using Savebase Pro's import tool, which supports imports from 10+ apps including Pocket-style exports. Links to pages that have since gone offline can't be recovered through either service. Email [email protected] if you have a large export and want help.
What's the best Pocket alternative in 2026?
It depends on what you saved. If your Pocket library was exclusively long-form articles, a dedicated read-it-later app like Instapaper still does that one job well. If your saves include (or you now also want to cover) social media — reels, posts, threads, videos — Savebase is the stronger fit, since it captures content from 11 platforms and permanently backs up the media itself for Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and Facebook saves.
Is Savebase free?
Yes. Savebase's Basic plan is free: 100 saved social posts across 11 platforms (Bluesky, Instagram, Threads, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Truth Social, YouTube, and X), unlimited saved articles and web pages, 5 folders, unlimited tags, notes, reminders, and export. Pro removes the platform and post limits and adds permanent media backup, AI bulk tagging, automations, and more for $8/month, $76/year, or a one-time $199 lifetime purchase.
Your saved posts deserve better than eleven separate apps
Import your existing saved folders in one click, and never lose a post to deletion again with Permanent Media Backup.
Pocket was a Mozilla product that Mozilla announced it would shut down in May 2025 and fully closed in July–October 2025. References to Pocket's features and pricing here reflect its state prior to shutdown, drawn from Mozilla's own announcements and contemporaneous press coverage, and are provided for comparison in good faith — Pocket's site is no longer available to verify details against directly. Pocket and Mozilla are trademarks of their respective owners and are not affiliated with Savebase. Details may be updated as better information becomes available.