But the way people save and consume content on the web has evolved, so we’re channeling our resources into projects that better match browsing habits today. Pocket is shutting down in july 2025 But the way people use the web has evolved, so we’re channeling our resources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs.
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Farewell pocket, it's time to move to new pastures
Pocket, formerly known as read it later, was a social bookmarking service for storing, sharing and discovering web bookmarks, first released in 2007
[2] mozilla, the developer of pocket, announced in may 2025 that it was discontinuing the service and would shut it down in july of that year. After 17 years of saving your favorite articles, pocket is shutting down For 18 years, pocket helped the internet’s voracious readers —and biggest procrastinators —collect their favorite stories online Stored neatly in one, easy to access location, as a digital hoarder, pocket was an indispensable asset.
