getoffpocket.com, my guide to Pocket alternatives, just got a redesign
getoffpocket.com, my guide to Pocket alternatives, just got a redesign
Find the perfect Pocket alternative that works for you. Compare features, pricing, and hosting options.
I previously posted this at https://lemmy.world/post/30816595
I really appreciate all the feedback from the community! I haven't had time to address everything yet, but I thought I'd share the redesign as I continue to make this a useful tool for everyone who needs to find a new home for their articles. For anyone who saw the old version, I think you'll agree it has come a long way!
Edit:
this site is mostly ads now
- Only 4 of the original 22 options are still on the homepage
- Two (50%) are hosted via sponsor CloudBreak
- One (25%) is hosted via sponsor Sunya
- The "get started" links mostly (75%) point to Stripe checkout pages
OP, is this a joke?
Sponsored, using affiliate links and accepting donations? Somebody better fork this guide before the GitHub gets yanked
Edit: Okay, after looking around at this, something seems... off. Linking to
getoffpocket.com?by=lemmywas odd already, but then I noticed that every single service here appears to have a referral link. Even the OneNote link has a referral code stapled onto it:https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/onenote/digital-note-taking-app?rby=getoffpocket.com%2Fproprietary%2Fmicrosoft-onenote%2FFor some reason, those same UTM links are used for everything, including links to GitHub?
How about no extra query parameters at all?I'm also surprised there's not even a passing mention to Obsidian and Evernote.
I think I'll stick to searching out my own recs on AlternativeTo
It takes a lot of effort to make something like this. I appreciate any support people are willing to provide so I can continue improving it.
I've made some updates. There are many perspectives to view a guide like this. I hope there are some improvements to the self-hosting perspective. https://getoffpocket.com/
You have some good feedback. Thanks for taking the time to provide it.
Great, you stole my domain. Now I have to come up with a whole new brand for my new line of travel sized fleshlights.
lizardsocket.seks
My treat.
I was going to say. This is neat, but it's not what getoffpocket.com had, last time I shopped there!
For those unaware: RSS is still a thing and still works. You don't need fancy platforms and algorithms to follow sites that post stuff you care about. Just an RSS catcher.
On F-Droid, Capy Reader does a great job and supports full article downloads to circumvent the sites that only put previews on RSS.
This isn't analogous to RSS. I've been using RSS for more than twenty years. I've been using Pocket to save web pages for eleven years (migrated to Wallabag). RSS is great for catching new info. Read-it-later services are great for storing information.
I thought Omnivore was sold.
Also, isn’t pocket being renamed to something? Odd having it listed as an “alternative” to itself!
Thanks for the feedback!
Omnivore is still around as an open source project. There's no official hosting. That may need to be represented better.
As far as I know Pocket is completely shutting down. It would be big news if it isn't. I heard some things about someone buying it, but the Pocket website hasn't been updated in a couple weeks since I heard that first.
It's a good point about Pocket being listed. There are some plans to make it easier to compare alternatives to Pocket and that's why it's there. A bit of a partially finished thought right now, given that I pulled that out of what was released. I'll look at hiding it.
Very attractive page. I'll check it out more when I have some free time. Fwiw, I went from Pocket to Wallabag. Still too new to comment on how the two compare. Import to Wallabag appears to have been a completely smooth transition (once I regained access to my Pocket account). This was when exporting from Pocket and importing to Wallabag. Trying to do it with the Pocket APIs failed every time.
Glad to hear you're trying Wallabag! I made this tool that could be helpful for others in your situation: https://benjaminoakes.github.io/pocket-to-wallabag/ It sidesteps the Pocket API entirely.
Good look! Might I suggest it would look better with the pocket logo being next to the "Get off pocket" text instead of below.
I'll think about that. It's to the right on desktop, but it's not quite as nice on mobile, is it.