After 17 years of saving your favorite articles, Pocket is shutting down. The popular read-it-later app is set to close on July 8, 2025. The app's owner, Mozilla says it plans to shut down the app once used by millions as “the way people use the web has evolved, so we’re channeling our resources into projects that better match their browsing habits and online needs."You’ll be able to export your articles from now through to October 8, 2025. After then, your data will be deleted, so if you have a long list of outstanding articles, you'll want to grab the export so you can move them to an alternative service.Pocket is no longer available on app stores, but you can download it if you’ve previously accessed the tool on that service. To export your article list, head to this link, check your email is correct and then hit the button titled Export HTML File. You'll then be sent your file through email, which Mozilla says can take up to 24 hours.Those with Premium subscriptions will get a prorated refund depending on how long you have left after the shut down date of July 8. Pocket has already arranged refunds to your original payment method, and it says no action is needed to receive the money.Recommended by Our EditorsMozilla, the software company behind Firefox, hasn’t shared any further specifics about why it has chosen to shut down the app. It may be because of an increase in AI tools to help you save articles to read later. Mozilla bought Pocket in 2017 in its first acquisition for an undisclosed amount.If you're looking for an alternative service to Pocket, other options include Raindrop.io and Instapaper. Raindrop.io is a bookmark manager that is designed to work for more than just articles, while Instapaper is more of a Pocket-like experience giving you an easy to read format of everything you save no matter what device you're using. You can import your Pocket saves into both Instapaper and Raindrop.io. #pocket #shut #down #readitlater #app