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Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot

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1222 points phantomathkg | 3 comments | 22 May 25 16:30 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source
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_def ◴[22 May 25 17:27 UTC] No.44064357[source]▶
> Your export file will include links (URLs) of your saved items. The export does not extract the text of saved links. Additionally, the export does not contain tags or highlights.

boo! without the tags, the links will be mostly useless for me. Every now and then I thought aboyt switching to some self-hosted solution. Should've done it sooner... and I will never trust Mozilla with any service again.

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sambaumann ◴[22 May 25 17:52 UTC] No.44064701[source]▶
anyone have any good suggestions for a self-hosted option?
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1. InsideOutSanta ◴[22 May 25 18:15 UTC] No.44064987[source]▶
I've tried all of the options: Linkwarden, Linkding, Karakeep, Shiori, Wallabag, Grimoire—you name it, I've tried it. These are all great tools, and I use Karakeep myself, but I use it to bookmark and archive links, not as a "read it later" tool.

In my opinion, no self-hosted read-it-later tool can replace Instapaper or Pocket, as they focus on providing an exceptional reading experience in a native app that works offline. None of the self-hosted tools offer a comparable experience.

So, depending on how you used Pocket, there are either better or no self-hosted options.

I wish Mozilla would open-source Pocket so it could be made into a self-hostable option.

> Wallabag

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2. import ◴[22 May 25 19:55 UTC] No.44066157[source]▶
They open sourced some stuff already https://github.com/Pocket
3. ikomrad ◴[27 May 25 20:46 UTC] No.44110536[source]▶
I’m in process of trying different tools.

I broke requirements down to 3 use cases

Links I visit often (general bookmarks) Links I visit once( read later) Links I preserve forever (offline storage)