It’s the end of an era for one of the internet’s earliest “read-it-later” services. On July 8, 2025, Mozilla will pull the plug on Pocket—the bookmarking tool millions have used to save articles, recipes, videos and more for a rainy day. The decision is part of a broader strategy to refocus Mozilla’s efforts on browser innovations that align more closely with how people actually browse today—think AI-driven features, smarter search and vertical tabs—rather than maintaining a standalone service that, over time, has strayed from its core mission.

Pocket has humble beginnings. Launched in 2007 by Nathan Weiner as “Read It Later,” it offered a simple promise: let me save this webpage now so I can read it later, across any device. The service quickly struck a chord, growing into a go-to tool for anyone drowning in a sea of online content. In 2015, Mozilla made Pocket the default “read-it-later” companion inside Firefox, streamlining the experience for tens of millions of users. Two years later, in 2017, Mozilla acquired Pocket outright—an acknowledgment of its popularity and potential for deeper integration into the “Context Graph” project aimed at making Firefox more contextually aware of what you’re browsing.

July 8, 2025
• Pocket’s website, mobile apps and API go dark. No new saves; no syncing.
• Annual premium subscriptions are auto-cancelled, with prorated refunds issued to original payment methods. Monthly plans simply lapse.

May 22, 2025
• Pocket is removed from app stores and browser extension galleries. Users who already have it installed can still reinstall until October 8, 2025. After that, reinstall links redirect to the export portal.

October 8, 2025
• Export-only mode ends and all user data is permanently deleted—highlights, tags, archived pages and entire libraries vanish from Mozilla’s servers.

Mozilla emphasizes there’s no need for panic: you can continue using everything as usual until July. Then, until October, you’ll still be able to retrieve your saved content via an export tool. But after that, it’s gone for good.

Pocket isn’t the only casualty in Mozilla’s corporate house-cleaning. Fakespot, the AI-powered fake-reviews detector Mozilla acquired in 2023, is also facing the axe. Its Review Checker extension will be retired on June 10, 2025. According to Mozilla, while the concept of surfacing unreliable product reviews resonated with users, it didn’t align with a sustainable, privacy-first business model.