A Pocket alternative you can ask questions
Pocket stopped working on July 8, 2025, and its export window closed in November 2025. Kajr is a bookmark app for iPhone and Android that stores your library on your device instead of a company server, then lets you ask questions and get answers that cite the saves they came from.
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Kajr vs Pocket (shut down) at a glance
| Feature | Pocket (shut down) | Kajr |
|---|---|---|
| Where saves lived | Mozilla's servers, tied to your account | On your device |
| Account | Required | Not needed to save and browse; only to pay for Kajr Plus |
| Backup and export | Export only, and only until November 6, 2025 | Optional sync to your own Google Drive; export to a file, Excel or a Chrome bookmarks file |
| Finding a save later | Search and tags | Search, tags, or ask a question in plain language |
| What a save gives you | The article, ready to read later | A summary, key takeaways, quality score, action items and tags |
Choose Kajr if…
- You want a library that does not depend on a company's servers staying up
- You want to back up to your own Google Drive and export whenever you like
- You save more than articles: videos, PDFs and photos too
- You would rather ask than scroll
Facts about Pocket (shut down) checked on October 8, 2026 against: Vice: Pocket export deadline extended, PCWorld: Mozilla is discontinuing Pocket and Fakespot. Products change, so check the vendor for current details.
What happened to Pocket?
Mozilla announced in May 2025 that it was shutting Pocket down. The service stopped working on July 8, 2025. Mozilla later extended the export deadline by a month, to November 6, 2025, after which accounts and saved data were due to be deleted.
That is the risk with any read-it-later app that keeps your list on its own servers: the library you spent years building lasts only as long as the company running it.
What should you look for in a replacement?
Start with where the library lives. If it sits on someone else's server, ask what happens to it when that service changes course. Then ask what a save does for you once it is in the app: is it a title in a queue, or something you can search and question?
Kajr keeps your library on your device and does not need an account to save or browse. Saves are available offline. When you want a copy off the phone, you can turn on cloud sync to your own Google Drive, so a lost or wiped phone does not mean a lost library, and your data sits in your Drive rather than on a Kajr server.
You can also export your library at any time: to a file, to an Excel spreadsheet, or to a bookmarks file you can import into Chrome. If a tool ever stops working for you, your saves leave with you. That is the lesson Pocket taught.
What Kajr adds to a read-it-later list
Every save is read as it comes in. You get a summary, key takeaways, a quality score, action items and tags before you open it yourself. Later you can ask a question in plain language, and Kajr answers from your own saves and shows you which ones it used.
Moving your links over
If you exported your Pocket data before the deadline, you still have your list of links. Share the ones you still care about into Kajr from your phone's share sheet; each lands with its title, source and date filled in. Starting with the twenty you still want beats carrying over two thousand you never reopen.
Frequently asked questions
Is Pocket still working?
No. Pocket stopped working on July 8, 2025, and the export deadline that followed passed on November 6, 2025.
Can I still export my Pocket data?
No. The export window closed on November 6, 2025, after Mozilla extended it from October 8. If you exported your list earlier, you still have that file.
What is the best Pocket alternative?
It depends on what you save. If you want a library that stays on your device, backs up to your own Google Drive, exports to Excel or Chrome, and can answer questions about what you saved, Kajr is built for that. If you need browser extensions and the same list on every device, look at Raindrop.io or Readwise Reader.