How to import your Pocket library into CapturedIt

Mozilla announced Pocket will shut down in 2026. If you have years of saved articles, the good news is that Pocket lets you export your full library — and CapturedIt can import that export with AI-generated summaries and categories applied to each link.

Before you start

• A Pocket account with your saved articles
• A free CapturedIt account (Starter works for libraries up to 50 items; upgrade for larger imports)
• Your Pocket HTML export file

Step 1: Export from Pocket

1. Log in to Pocket (getpocket.com or the Pocket app)
2. Go to your account settings
3. Find the export or data download option
4. Download your library as an HTML file

Pocket’s export includes URLs, titles, and tags. Keep the file — you will need it for import regardless of which alternative you choose.

Step 2: Import into CapturedIt

There are two ways to import:

Option A: Email import (recommended for large libraries)

1. Attach your Pocket HTML export to an email
2. Send it to save@capturedit.app from the email linked to your CapturedIt account
3. CapturedIt processes each link and applies AI summaries and categories

Option B: Web dashboard upload

1. Sign in to CapturedIt on the web
2. Drag your Pocket HTML export into the capture area
3. Each link is added to your library and queued for AI processing

Step 3: Verify your library

After import completes:

• Browse your timeline to confirm articles appear with titles and URLs
• Search for a topic you know you saved — full-text and semantic search (Pro+) help you spot gaps
• Check that AI summaries are generating (Starter includes 10 AI processes per month)

Step 4: Replace Pocket in your workflow

1. Browser: Install the Chrome or Safari extension
2. Mobile: Set up the iOS or Android share target
3. AI recall: Connect your library to ChatGPT or Claude via MCP (Vault plan)

What changes after migration

CapturedIt is not a read-it-later app in the Pocket sense — there is no dedicated reading view optimized for long-form articles. What you gain is a unified library: links alongside notes, screenshots, files, and voice memos, all searchable and queryable with AI. If clean article reading is your primary need, Instapaper may be a better fit for that specific use case — many people use both.