--- title: "Best read-it-later apps" description: "Pocket shut down in 2025 and Omnivore in 2024. The read-it-later apps still standing, what each is best at, which use AI, and which keep the page if the link dies." source: https://savepad.app/blog/best-read-it-later-apps --- [Blog](https://savepad.app/blog) · 24 July 2026 # The best read-it-later apps Pocket shut down in 2025 and Omnivore in 2024. The read-it-later apps still standing, what each is best at, which use AI, and which keep the page if the link dies. *A clean reading view of a saved article in Savepad* **TLDR** - Two big ones are gone: **Omnivore** in November 2024 and **Pocket** in July 2025. - For reading long articles on your phone: **Instapaper**, **Readwise Reader**, or **Matter**. - If Pocket was really a pile of links you meant to read and never did, a bookmark manager is the better fit: **Raindrop** or **Savepad**. ## What happened to Pocket and Omnivore [Mozilla shut Pocket down](https://savepad.app/blog/pocket-alternatives) on 8 July 2025, exports ran until November, and then the data was deleted. Omnivore, the free open-source one a lot of people moved to after Pocket wobbled, closed in November 2024 when its team joined ElevenLabs. So if you’re picking a read-it-later app now, pick one with an export, and use it. ## For actually reading **[Instapaper](https://www.instapaper.com).** The original, still going. A clean reading view, highlights, notes, and text-to-speech. Free with a Premium tier. **[Readwise Reader](https://readwise.io/read).** The power user’s reader: articles, PDFs, newsletters, and RSS in one inbox, with excellent highlighting that syncs to your notes app. Paid, and it has AI features (Ghostreader) you can ignore. **[Matter](https://getmatter.com).** Beautiful, with good text-to-speech and newsletter support. Free with a paid tier. ## For keeping, and sometimes reading Be honest: how many of your Pocket saves did you read? Most people’s Pocket was 2,000 links and 40 they needed again. For that, you want something you can search. **[Raindrop](https://savepad.app/compare/raindrop).** Free, unlimited links, collections, and on Pro, full-text search and permanent copies. **Savepad.** Every link gets a clean reading copy (so you can still read it later, on your phone) and a full-page snapshot, so it survives the site dying. Search reads the full text. It isn’t trying to be the nicest reader, it’s trying to make sure you find it again. The [read-later use case](https://savepad.app/use-cases/read-later) goes through how that works. *A mock article with a reading time for the fictional SaaS Lumen* 0482 · lumen.io · 12 min read *A mock weekly newsletter* 0579 · newsletter *A mock report PDF* 0676 · pdf · 24 pages Read-later saves in Savepad: a reading copy for each article, plus the page as it looked. ## Compared | Tool | Best for | Keeps the page | Highlights | AI | Free | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Instapaper | Reading on your phone | Text copy | Yes | Not the point | Yes, Premium extra | | Readwise Reader | Highlighting everything | Text copy | Best | Ghostreader | Trial | | Matter | Listening and newsletters | Text copy | Yes | Some | Yes, paid extra | | Raindrop.io | Lots of links | Pro | Pro | Pro | Yes | | Savepad | Finding it again | Snapshot and text | Notes | None | 150 saves | ## Moving your Pocket export If you got your Pocket CSV before the deadline, most of these import it. In Savepad it’s **Settings → Import and export**, and Pocket’s tags come across as tags. The [import docs](https://savepad.app/docs/import-from-other-apps) have the details, and newsletters you meant to read can go in by email: [how to get newsletters out of your inbox](https://savepad.app/blog/newsletters-out-of-inbox). ## FAQ ### What replaced Pocket? Nothing official. Mozilla shut Pocket down in July 2025. Instapaper, Readwise Reader, and Matter are the closest reading apps, and Raindrop or Savepad suit people who used Pocket as a bookmark dump. ### Is there a free read-it-later app? Instapaper and Matter have free tiers. Raindrop is free with unlimited bookmarks, and Savepad is free for 150 saves with a reading copy of each. ### What happened to Omnivore? Omnivore, the free open-source reader, shut down in November 2024 when its team joined ElevenLabs. [Join the waitlist](https://savepad.app/#waitlist) ## Read these next - [Pocket's gone. Where do your saves go now?: Mozilla shut Pocket down on 8 July 2025. What happened to your saves, how to use the export if you got it, and the read-it-later and bookmark apps worth moving to.](https://savepad.app/blog/pocket-alternatives) - [How to get newsletters out of your inbox: Newsletters bury the emails that matter. How to move them out with Gmail filters, an RSS trick, or a reader app, and how to keep the good ones as a swipe file.](https://savepad.app/blog/newsletters-out-of-inbox) - [The best bookmark managers: The bookmark managers worth using in 2026, from free browser bookmarks to Raindrop, Pinboard, and Savepad, with what each is best at, prices, and which ones use AI.](https://savepad.app/blog/best-bookmark-managers)