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A Pocket alternative in Notion: build your own read-later list

Mozilla shut Pocket down in July 2025. If Notion is already where you keep notes, it makes a good home for the articles you want to read later too. Here's a simple setup, a free template, and how to save pages into it from Chrome.

What a read-later list in Notion needs

A Notion database with a few columns covers what most people used Pocket for:

• Name and URL: the article and its link.
• Status: To read, Reading, Done. A board view grouped by status becomes your queue.
• Author, Published and Site: so you can sort and find things later.
• Tags: topics, like Pocket's tags.
• Cover image: a gallery view with each article's picture makes the list pleasant to browse.
• Rating or Notes: optional, for what you thought of it.

Start from a free template

The Read Later template has these columns already, with three views: a Library gallery with covers, a Queue board (To read / Reading / Done) and a table of everything. Open it and choose Duplicate to copy it into your workspace.

Gallery tip: if your gallery cards show text instead of pictures, open the view's settings → Layout → Card preview → Page cover.

Bring your old Pocket saves

If you downloaded your Pocket export before the service closed, it's a CSV file. In Notion, choose Import → CSV to turn it into a database, then copy the rows you still want into your reading list. Pocket's export only had basic fields (title, link, date added, tags), so older items won't have authors or covers.

Save new articles in one click

You need a web clipper to add the page you're on to Notion:

• Notion Web Clipper (official, free): saves the title and the link. You add the author, tags and status by hand afterwards.
• Fieldclip (Chrome): fills the columns for you when you save: title, link, author, publish date, site, tags, reading time and the article's image as the cover, so the gallery fills itself. You check the fields and press Save. Free for one database, which is all a reading list needs.

Comparing more options? See Notion Web Clipper alternatives.

What you give up compared with Pocket

• No offline reader view. Notion stores the link and details; you read on the original site. (Fieldclip Pro can copy the full article text into the Notion page if you want it there.)
• No recommendations feed. It's your list only.
• Mobile saving is different. On a phone you share links to the Notion app instead of using a browser extension.

Common questions

Can Notion replace Pocket as a read-later app?

For saving and organizing articles, yes. It doesn't have Pocket's offline reader, so you read each article on its own site.

Can I bring my old Pocket saves into Notion?

If you have your Pocket export (a CSV file), use Notion's Import → CSV, then move the rows into your list.

Is the template free?

Yes. Duplicate it and change anything you like.