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Indie alternatives to Pocket

9 products made by independent developers and small teams that do what Pocket does, 7 of them with a free plan. Free and open-source options come first.

At a glance

Product	Price	Open source	Self-host	Platforms
Instapaper	Free plan	–	–	Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Karakeep	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension, Self-hosted
Linkwarden	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension
Matter	Free plan	–	–	Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Raindrop.io	Free plan	–	–	Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension
Reeder	Free plan	–	–	Mac, iOS
wallabag	Free plan	Yes	Yes	Web, Self-hosted, iOS, Android, Browser extension
GoodLinks	Paid	–	–	Mac, iOS
Readwise Reader	Paid	–	–	Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension

The alternatives

1. Instapaper

Save web articles to read later

A read-later service that saves articles in a clean, distraction-free view for reading on any device, with highlights and notes.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

2. Karakeep

Self-hostable bookmark-everything app with AI tagging

An open-source app (formerly Hoarder) for saving links, notes and images with automatic AI tagging and full-text search, designed for self-hosting.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension, Self-hosted · Website ↗

3. Linkwarden

Open-source bookmark manager that preserves web pages

Linkwarden is a self-hostable bookmark manager that saves links with screenshots, PDFs and archived copies, with collaboration features.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, Browser extension · Website ↗

4. Matter

Read-later app with text-to-speech and highlights

A reading app for saving articles and newsletters with natural-sounding text-to-speech, highlights and exports to note apps.

Free plan · Web, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

5. Raindrop.io

All-in-one bookmark manager

Raindrop.io saves links, articles, images and videos into collections with tags, full-text search and apps for every platform.

Free plan · Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

6. Reeder

RSS and read-later app for Apple devices

Reeder is a feed reader for Mac, iPhone and iPad that follows RSS feeds and other sources in a clean, unified timeline.

Free plan · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

7. wallabag

Open-source read-later app to save web articles

wallabag saves web articles in a clean reading view so you can read them later, self-hosted or via the hosted wallabag.it service.

Free plan · Web, Self-hosted, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

8. GoodLinks

Read-later and link saving app for Apple devices

A read-later app for iPhone, iPad and Mac that saves articles with tags, highlights and offline reading.

Paid · Mac, iOS · Website ↗

9. Readwise Reader

Read-later app for articles, PDFs, newsletters and RSS

A reading app that collects web articles, PDFs, EPUBs, newsletters, RSS feeds and YouTube transcripts in one place with highlighting and AI summaries.

Paid · Web, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android, Browser extension · Website ↗

Questions

Is there a free alternative to Pocket?

Yes. 7 of the 9 indie alternatives listed here have a free plan or are free: Instapaper, Karakeep, Linkwarden, Matter and 3 more.

Is there an open-source alternative to Pocket?

Karakeep, Linkwarden and wallabag are open source.

Can I self-host an alternative to Pocket?

Yes: Karakeep, Linkwarden and wallabag can run on your own server.

Which Pocket alternatives work on Mac, Windows, iPhone or Android?

On Mac: Raindrop.io, Reeder, GoodLinks and 1 more. On Windows: Raindrop.io and Readwise Reader. On Linux: Raindrop.io. On iPhone and iPad: Instapaper, Karakeep, Matter and 5 more. On Android: Instapaper, Karakeep, Matter and 3 more. On the web: Instapaper, Karakeep, Linkwarden and 4 more. As a browser extension: Instapaper, Karakeep, Linkwarden and 4 more.

What makes these alternatives to Pocket “indie”?

They are built by independent developers or small teams rather than large companies. Each one is listed because it does the same core job as Pocket.

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