Mozilla Shuts Down Pocket. What to Use? (Notion, of Course)

In May 2025, Mozilla announced that it would shut down Pocket, a well-known and popular bookmarking and read-it-later tool that had existed for years. Of course, it is obvious that after this devastating news, many people began searching for an alternative, as this app was incredibly popular.

So did I, since I have been using this app personally for more than a decade. Eventually, it turned out that the answer is on the surface, and it is my favourite productivity tool – Notion. Hence, in this article, I will explain how to seamlessly recreate your beloved Pocket App in Notion, allowing you to continue using all the read-it-later features (and even more) you’ve grown accustomed to over the years. (If you prefer watching video tutorials instead of reading. You may find one at the end of the article.

How to Build a Pocket Alternative in Notion

To create a powerful bookmarking and read-it-later tool in Notion, you`ll need two things:

1. The Save to Notion browser extension (Chrome or Mozilla Firefox)
2. A simple Database in Notion.

The first step is to download the Save to Notion extension and pin it to your browser toolbar.

After that, create a simple bookmark database in Notion where you`ll store all your items. You

don’t need to add too many features to that database: Name, URL, date, and tags will be enough, because the Save to Notion extension will create a separate page in Notion for the saved items anyway. You can also customize those pages to include as much necessary information as needed.

Now let`s see how it actually works. The first thing you`ll need to do is log in to your Notion account in your browser. Click on the extension icon on the toolbar and log in with your Notion account.

Now let’s open an article we want to save to the Notion bookmarking page, click on the extension icon on the toolbar, and then click  “Add a Form. This will create a template for storing your articles and other web content in Notion, and you only need to do this once.

You’ll see that the extension already has a few predefined templates, such as Bookmarks and Read It Later. However, they will create new pages in your Notion account. Since we already have a dedicated Database, we must choose “Add to Existing Page/Database” and then select a save location, specifically a particular Notion database where you will save the article.

Next, you will need to map the fields. The extension usually maps a few of them, the most common ones, such as Page Title and Main Image, automatically. It is also very important to add the Date field. Instead of using Publication Date, use Now, as this will allow you to filter out your saved Notion content properly later.

It also makes sense to add tags, but keep it Empty here, we will use it in the next step.

After you’re done with mapping fields, click Save Form, and you’ll proceed to the last round of settings.

At this step, you can choose which content from the web page you would save to your Notion bookmarks database. Thus, you can add additional pictures by clicking on the necessary images within the article or taking a snapshot of the visible area of the screen.

If you want to save the entire text of the article, not just the link, choose the Extract Page Content option. You can also add tags here. After you`re done with the final Settings, just click Save Page, and you can open your saved page in Notion directly. Here is how it looks.

But let`s see how it looks in our Notion database. And if you would like it to look exactly like it was in Pocket, apply the Gallery view in your Notion bookmarks database. You can also create a variety of different filters later that were not available in Pocket, such as by Date, by Tags, and by resources. 

I hope this was helpful, and now you won’t have to rack your brain over what to use instead of your favorite Pocket app. Goodbye, Pocket. Long Live Notion!