Markwise vs Pocket
Pocket shut down in 2025. Here's where your saved articles should live now.
Mozilla shut Pocket down on July 8, 2025, with data export ending in October 2025 and the API disabled shortly after. If you relied on Pocket to save articles for later, it's gone — and the question now is where to move.
Markwise isn't a like-for-like read-later clone; it's an AI knowledge base for everything you save. You still capture articles in one click, but instead of an endless reading queue you get semantic search, a Copilot that answers from your saves, and highlights that stick.
Former Pocket users who want their saves to be findable and useful, not just stacked in a queue — with AI search and a Copilot.
Nobody new — Pocket has been discontinued. This page is for migrating off it.
Feature comparison
| Feature | Markwise | |
|---|---|---|
| Still operating | Shut down (2025) | |
| One-click save / extension | Discontinued | |
| Semantic (meaning-based) search | ||
| Chat assistant over your library | ||
| Highlights | Was Premium | |
| Notes & spaces | ||
| YouTube timestamp capture | ||
| Import a Pocket export | — | |
| Free tier | 50 bookmarks | Discontinued |
Comparison reflects publicly available information as of June 2026 and may change.
Pricing
Free tier available; Pro is $4.90/month or $3.25/month billed annually, with a 3-day free trial.
Discontinued. Pocket Premium was canceled and refunded when Mozilla wound the service down in 2025.
Your exported Pocket data imports straight into Markwise — start on the free tier, no card required.
What happened to Pocket
Mozilla announced Pocket's shutdown in May 2025. The apps and extensions stopped working on July 8, 2025; users could export saves until October 8, 2025; and the Pocket API was disabled on November 12, 2025, after which remaining data was deleted.
If you still have a Pocket export (an HTML or CSV file), you can move it into Markwise. If you don't, the lists are unfortunately gone — Pocket no longer serves them.
Why Markwise is a step up, not a sidestep
Pocket was a reading queue: save now, (maybe) read later. The problem most people hit was the queue becoming a graveyard — hundreds of saves you could never find again.
Markwise indexes everything for semantic search and adds a Copilot you can ask in plain language. So instead of scrolling a queue, you ask "what did I save about interest rates?" and get a cited answer. Highlights, notes, and YouTube timestamps make each save worth more than a bare link.
Moving your saves over
Use your Pocket export file with Markwise's bulk import. Markwise auto-tags and indexes each item so it's immediately searchable by meaning — no manual re-filing.
Start free (50 bookmarks) to test the migration, then upgrade to Pro if you want the Copilot, AI search, and unlimited everything.
Why people choose Markwise
- A live, actively developed home for your saves
- Semantic search so the archive is actually findable
- A Copilot that answers questions from your library
- Highlights, notes, and YouTube timestamps on every save
- Bulk import for your Pocket export file
Where Pocket wins
- Nothing — Pocket is no longer available.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pocket really gone?+
Yes. Mozilla shut Pocket down in 2025. The apps, extensions, and API were retired and remaining data was deleted after the export window closed in October 2025.
Can I import my old Pocket export into Markwise?+
If you saved a Pocket export (HTML/CSV) before the service closed, yes — Markwise's bulk import reads it and indexes everything for semantic search. If you never exported, the data is gone from Pocket's side.
Is Markwise a read-later app like Pocket was?+
It does the same one-click capture, but it's more of a knowledge base than a reading queue. Semantic search and the Copilot are built to pull saves back out, not just stack them.
Does Markwise have a free plan?+
Yes — the free tier covers 50 bookmarks, basic search, and the Chrome extension, which is plenty to test a Pocket migration before upgrading.
The bottom line
Pocket is discontinued, so this isn't really a choice between two live products — it's about where your saved articles go next.
Markwise is built for exactly that handoff: import your Pocket export, get semantic search and a Copilot on top of it, and turn what was a forgotten queue into a knowledge base you can actually use.
Try Markwise free
Save anything, let AI organize it, and find it again by meaning. Start on the free tier — no card required.
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