Summary

  • Mozilla has announced that its bookmarking tool Pocket is to close, eight years after it bought the service
  • Alternatives for saving and organising bookmarks include Instapaper, Raindrop, PaperSpan, Matter, Readwise’s Reader, Pinboard and Wallabag
  • Instapaper lets users save an unlimited number of articles, videos and other content for free, as well as add tags and edit articles; the premium version lets users send articles to a Kindle and has text-to-speech functionality
  • Raindrop offers an unlimited number of bookmark saves across an unlimited number of devices; the pro version has AI suggestions and full-text search, among other features
  • PaperSpan is a straightforward, ad-free bookmarking service, with separate folders for saved bookmarks and mobile apps for iOS and Android
  • Matter is only available for iOS devices and the web, with extensions for Chrome, Safari and Firefox; the premium version has highlights, HD audio, AI transcription and integrations with other services
  • Readwise’s Reader lets users save a wide variety of content types and add overlays of notes, tags and more directly onto the original article; there is a one-month free trial, followed by a subscription of $12.

By Barbara Krasnoff

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