ToolboxWhat comes over
- Every saved link, with its title
- The date you saved it
- Your tags
- Archived items, kept in your archive
Switching from PocketPocket is gone. Your reading list doesn't have to be.
Pocket is gone. Your reading list doesn't have to be.
One subscription for the whole stack.
Drop the file you exported from Pocket into Toolbox and your saved links come back with their tags and archive. Save new articles from any page, highlight as you read and read in a clean view, in the same Chrome side panel as your screen recorder, PDF editor and short links.
Every tool has a free planImporting needs PremiumPremium from $20/month, no limits
Who it's for
Made for you if…
- You exported your Pocket list before it shut down, and the file is still in your Downloads.
- You save articles during the day and read them later, and want them in one place again.
- You already pay for other browser tools and would rather have one subscription than another app.
Bring your data
Move from Pocket to Toolbox
Pocket's export is a list of your saves as links, without the article text. Toolbox reads each one's address, title, the date you saved it, its tags and whether you'd archived it.
- Find the export you downloaded from Pocket: a CSV file, or an HTML file from an older export. If it came in a .zip, unzip it first.
- Open Read later in Toolbox on the web, press Import and drop the file.
- Check the preview (how many links, how many archived and tagged), then import. Links you've already saved are skipped.
What doesn't
- Favorites: the importer doesn't mark them
- Article text: imported saves arrive as links. Open one and save it from the extension to keep its text for the reader
- Highlights: the importer doesn't bring Pocket highlights over
Import your Pocket file You'll see what comes over before anything is added.
What to expect
Read later in Toolbox, next to Pocket
Where Toolbox is as good or better, and where it's different. Where Pocket does more, we say so.
As good or better
- Save any article in one click, then read it in a clean view that remembers where you stopped.
- Highlight on the page in five colors. Tags and notes on highlights come with Premium.
- Search inside the text of your saved articles on Premium.
- Export your list whenever you like, so you're never stuck again.
- It sits in the side panel next to the screen recorder, screenshots, PDF editor, bookmarks and the rest, for one subscription.
Different
- There's no phone app: Toolbox runs in desktop Chrome, and your list is on the Toolbox website too.
- No recommendations or discovery feed: it's your list and nothing else.
- The free plan holds 100 articles. Importing and a longer list need Premium.
The math
One subscription instead of a stack
This is one job. Toolbox also does the jobs below, in the same side panel, with one sign-in. Paying for the leading app for each costs $1,293.24 a year more.
| The job | Typical app | Per month |
|---|---|---|
| Record your screen | Top screen recorderBusiness plan with AI, billed monthly | $24 |
| Edit, sign and convert PDFs | Top PDF editorPro plan, yearly commitment billed monthly | $19.99 |
| Notes and clips on any page | Top web highlighterPro plan, billed monthly | $15 |
| Save articles, highlight and read them later | Top read-later appPaid plan, billed monthly | $12.99 |
| Short links and QR codes | Top link shortenerEntry plan, sold yearly only ($120/year) | $10 |
| Block distracting sites | Top site blockerPremium plan, billed monthly | $8.99 |
| Capture and mark up screenshots | Top screenshot extensionPro plan, billed monthly | $8 |
| Reminders by notification and email | Top reminders appPro plan, billed monthly | $7 |
| Track time on projects and report it | Top time trackerStandard plan, billed monthly | $6.99 |
| Save, restore and share tab sessions | Top tab and session managerProductivity plan, billed monthly | $6 |
| Know when your emails are opened | Top email trackerPlan with link tracking, billed monthly | $5.99 |
| Text templates and shortcuts | Top text expanderPro plan, billed monthly | $3.49 |
| A better new tab page | Top new tab extensionPaid plan, sold yearly only ($39.95/year) | $3.33 |
| Organize your bookmarks | Top bookmark managerPro plan, billed monthly | $3 |
| Draw and highlight on screen | Top screen annotation appPro plan, billed monthly | $3 |
| Paying for each one separately | ||
| Toolbox Pro, every tool and feature included | $30/month | |
You keep $107.77 a monthThat's $1,293.24 a year back in your pocket.
Prices are the published US price of the leading app for each job, for one person, billed monthly where it's offered (two only sell yearly, so those show the yearly price per month), checked October 2026. Those apps differ from Toolbox in places, and some do more in their own field.
Questions
Something else? Write to us from the Contact link below.
Can I still export my data from Pocket?
No. Mozilla shut Pocket down on July 8, 2025 and kept the export open until November 12, 2025, when the remaining data was queued for deletion. If you downloaded your export before then, that file imports here.
Does the import keep my tags and archive?
Yes. Tags and archived items come over as they are in the file. Favorites and article text don't: imported saves arrive as links, and you can save any of them from the extension to read it in the Toolbox reader.
I used Omnivore or Instapaper. Does that work too?
Yes. The same Import button reads Omnivore's export .zip, with its labels and highlights, and Instapaper's CSV export, with its folders. It also takes a browser bookmarks file or any CSV with a url column.
Do I need Premium to import?
Yes, importing is a Premium feature. You can drop the file and see the preview on the free plan, then upgrade to bring it in. Saving, reading, highlighting and exporting are free, up to 100 articles.
Is Toolbox free?
Yes. Every tool works on the free plan, with a few limits. Premium removes the limits and adds features like full-page captures and cloud storage, for every tool at once. Pro adds signatures, Office conversions and bookmark cleanups on top. You only add a card if you decide to upgrade.
More switching guides
Moving from something else too?
Bring your data, then drop the extra subscriptions.
Every tool has a free plan. Install Toolbox, import your file, and keep only the subscriptions you still need.
Add to Chrome, freePocket is a trademark of its owner, who isn't affiliated with or endorsing Toolbox. We name it only to help you move your data.