Guides & how-tos

EVERYTHING FILED UNDER READ-IT-LATER · BY THE BOOKPLATE BINDERY

Practical, honest guides for anyone leaving a read-it-later app that shut down — or just looking for one that can’t. Pick a card.

The best Pocket alternatives in 2026 →

Pocket shut down in 2025. An honest comparison of Bookplate, Instapaper, Raindrop, Matter and Wallabag — on price, offline reading, import, and the one thing that actually matters after a shutdown: who holds your library.

Omnivore alternatives for people who care about ownership →

Omnivore was acquired and closed within weeks. If you valued its openness, here are the options that respect ownership — from self-hosted Wallabag and Readeck to Bookplate’s no-server-at-all approach.

How to import your Pocket export (and read it again) →

Step-by-step: turn your Pocket export ZIP back into a working, readable library in about four minutes — free, offline, no account.

Or skip the reading and just try it.

Open Bookplate free How to install