Pocket Shut Down Last Week – Everything You Need to Know

Pocket, the popular read-it-later app, is shutting down today. Find out what you need to know—alternatives, deadlines, and what happens next.

Marius Bongarts

Jul 7, 20252 min read

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What was announced months ago became reality: Pocket — the popular web clipper, read-it-later, and content discovery app by Mozilla — is shut down.

I'll keep it short here - here is what you need to know:

You could use Pocket until July 8, 2025.
You could export your Pocket data until November 12, 2025 (Mozilla extended the original October 8 deadline).
Since then, the export is disabled and all user data is queued for permanent deletion .

If you're curious about the reasons behind the shutdown or looking for a good Pocket alternative, check out this article:

Takeaways

If you're still using Pocket, make sure to find a good alternative as it has shut down already.

Look for a tool like Web Highlights that lets you import all your Pocket data , so you can pick up right where you left off—maybe even with more powerful features than Pocket offered.

The export deadline has passed: since November 12, 2025 , Pocket no longer lets you download your data. If you exported it before then, you can still import that file.