Pocket Shutdown Timeline 2025
Official dates, deadlines, and what you need to do to save your 10+ years of saved articles before Mozilla deletes everything.
🚨 Data Deletion: All Pocket data will be permanently deleted after October 8, 2025.
Mozilla Announces Shutdown
COMPLETEDMozilla officially announced the discontinuation of Pocket, citing changes in how people consume content and the need to focus resources on other Firefox features.
Date: May 2025 (Official announcement)
Impact: 10+ million users need to find alternatives
Pocket Service Shutdown
CRITICALJuly 8, 2025: Pocket officially stops working. No new saves, no syncing, no access to your library through apps or web interface. Export-only mode begins.
⏰ Time Remaining:
Data Deletion Day
FINAL DEADLINEOctober 8, 2025: Mozilla permanently deletes all Pocket user data from their servers. After this date, your reading list is gone forever - no recovery possible.
💀 What Gets Deleted:
- • All saved articles and links
- • Your personal tags and organization
- • Reading history and favorites
- • Account data and preferences
- • Highlights and annotations
- • Everything. No backups. No recovery.
🎯 Your Action Plan
1 Export NOW (Don't Wait)
- • Follow our export guide
- • Download your library as HTML (preserves all metadata)
- • Save multiple copies (computer, cloud storage, email to yourself)
- • Don't procrastinate - servers may be overloaded closer to deadline
2 Migrate to LinkCrypt
- • Follow our 5-minute import guide
- • Preserve all your tags, favorites, and metadata
- • Get better search and privacy than Pocket ever had
- • Never worry about another shutdown again
🚀 Why LinkCrypt is the Best Pocket Replacement
Never Shut Down Again
Independent service with full data export. You control your reading list forever.
Better Than Pocket Search
Advanced filters: tag:javascript domain:github.com - find anything instantly.
Built for Pocket Refugees
Perfect import, familiar workflow, whimsical design. It's like Pocket, but better.
⚖️ Why Not Other Alternatives?
| Feature | LinkCrypt | Instapaper | Matter | Readwise |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfect Pocket Import | ✅ | ⚠️ | ⚠️ | ❌ |
| Advanced Search Filters | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | ✅ |
| No Social Features | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Free Tier | ✅ | ✅ | Limited | ❌ |
| Built for Pocket Users | ✅ | ⚠️ | ❌ | ❌ |
LinkCrypt was designed specifically for Pocket refugees. Other alternatives focus on different use cases.
Don't Lose 10 Years of Reading History
Every day you wait increases the risk of losing your carefully curated reading list. Mozilla won't change their mind.
Ready to Launch: LinkCrypt's migration tool has been tested and refined to ensure zero data loss. Be among the first to make the switch.