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Pocket is Saying Goodbye: What You Need to Know | Pocket Help (support.mozilla.org)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Pocket will no longer be available after July 8, 2025.

You can continue using the app and browser extensions until this date. After July 8, Pocket will move into export-only mode. Users can export saves anytime until October 8, 2025, after which user data will be permanently deleted. Why is Pocket shutting down?

Pocket has helped millions save articles and discover stories worth reading. 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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pocket used to be a separate extension. Firefox bought it out and integrated it. It could go back to being a separate extension again, I suppose.

Personally, I think this is a good thing. Firefox is looking at some rocky financial times ahead and I'm happy to see Mozilla narrowing its focus to making just a damn browser please. As long as the browser has a good solid framework for extensions then all this extra functionality can be provided by others just as easily.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm happy to see Mozilla narrowing its focus to making just a damn browser

but thats not what theyre doing. im on mobile so dont have the link handy, but they mention in a different article that they think Pocket has been superseded by AI and tab groups. theyve harvested the bits of it they want and have no use for the consumer service now but its not about narrowing their focus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

They can make whatever excuses they want, as long as the result is the same. They need to narrow their focus to serve the browser and this is a step in that direction.