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Pocket alternatives

Mozilla shut Pocket down in 2025, leaving millions of saved links without a home. Which app replaces it depends on what you saved: articles to read later, or links and pages you want to keep.

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Why look for a Pocket alternative

Pocket is gone, so the question is less why to leave and more where to go. Readers want a read-later app; designers who used Pocket to keep sites and references want something visual.

At a glance

6 tools, compared on what designers ask of them.

  • save.design

    Designers and creative developers who want their references, a curated library and mood boards in one place

    • Library
    • Your saves
    • Boards

    Free preview; paid plans from $3/mo, full library from $10/mo billed yearly

  • Raindrop.io

    Organizing large numbers of bookmarks

    • Library
    • Your saves
    • Boards

    Free; Pro $3/mo

  • Instapaper

    Reading saved articles later

    • Library
    • Your saves
    • Boards

    Free; paid Premium

  • Readwise Reader

    Heavy readers who highlight

    • Library
    • Your saves
    • Boards

    Paid subscription

  • mymind

    Private personal collecting without manual organizing

    • Library
    • Your saves
    • Boards

    Paid plans from $4.99/mo

  • Are.na

    Slow, connected research and shared collections

    • Library
    • Your saves
    • Boards

    Free plan; paid Premium

From each product's own pages as of October 2026. Prices in USD.

The 6 best Pocket alternatives

  1. 01

    save.design

    A workspace for design references: save websites, sections, screen recordings, links and files from any page, arrange them on canvas mood boards, and search everything by meaning. It comes with a curated library of real websites and UI sections, each with the fonts and tech stack behind it, and a personal MCP endpoint that hands your references to Claude, Cursor and other AI tools.

    For links you keep rather than read: websites and sections saved with a screenshot, their fonts and stack, into folders and boards you can search by meaning.

    Best for
    Designers and creative developers who want their references, a curated library and mood boards in one place
    Price
    Free preview; paid plans from $3/mo, full library from $10/mo billed yearly
    Browse the save.design library
  2. 02

    Raindrop.io

    An all-purpose bookmark manager: save links into collections with tags, previews and full-text search, across browsers and devices.

    The most direct replacement for a big link library.

    Best for
    Organizing large numbers of bookmarks
    Price
    Free; Pro $3/mo
    Visit Raindrop.io
  3. 03

    Instapaper

    A long-standing read-it-later app that saves articles into a clean, distraction-free reading view.

    The classic read-later app, closest to Pocket's reading view.

    Best for
    Reading saved articles later
    Price
    Free; paid Premium
    Visit Instapaper
  4. 04

    Readwise Reader

    A reading app for articles, newsletters, PDFs and feeds, with highlighting that syncs to notes apps.

    For people who read a lot and highlight what they read.

    Best for
    Heavy readers who highlight
    Price
    Paid subscription
    Visit Readwise Reader
  5. 05

    mymind

    A private, AI-organized place to save anything (images, notes, articles, products) without folders or tags.

    For saving everything privately and letting AI organize it.

    Best for
    Private personal collecting without manual organizing
    Price
    Paid plans from $4.99/mo
    Visit mymind
  6. 06

    Are.na

    A research and collecting tool built around blocks and channels: save images, links and text, and connect ideas across channels and people.

    For collecting links into connected research channels.

    Best for
    Slow, connected research and shared collections
    Price
    Free plan; paid Premium
    Visit Are.na

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Answers

What is the best Pocket alternative for designers?+

It depends on the job. save.design is the pick if you want your saved references, a curated library of real websites and mood boards in one place. Raindrop.io is best for organizing large numbers of bookmarks.

Is there a free Pocket alternative?+

Raindrop.io, Instapaper and Are.na can be used for free, and most charge for more. save.design has a free preview, and its paid plans start at a few dollars a month.

Can I use save.design alongside Pocket?+

Yes. The save.design Chrome extension saves any page, section or screen recording from wherever you browse, so it works next to whatever else you use.

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