How to import a Pocket export into Save This One
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If you exported your Pocket library before 12 November 2025, you still have your saved links and can import them into Save This One. Pocket's export came in one of two shapes: a single ril_export.html file from the old export page, or a ZIP archive containing one or more CSV files from Mozilla's 2025 shutdown export. Both are supported.
If you did not export before that date, the data is gone. Mozilla disabled exports, closed the Pocket API, and queued all user data for permanent deletion on 12 November 2025. There is no way to recover it, and no tool can help.
Before you start
- Your Pocket export file: either
ril_export.htmlor the ZIP you downloaded in 2025. - If you have the ZIP, unzip it first. Save This One reads the CSV files inside, not the ZIP itself.
- Five minutes.
Step 1: Find out which export you have
| File you have | What it is | What to do |
|---|---|---|
ril_export.html | The classic Pocket export: a bookmarks HTML file with titles, links, save dates, and tags. | Import it as-is. |
A ZIP with .csv files inside | Mozilla's shutdown export. Columns are title, url, time_added, tags, status. Large libraries were split into several files. | Unzip it, then import the CSV files one at a time. |
A .csv file on its own | The same shutdown export, already unzipped. | Import it as-is. |
Step 2: Import the file into Save This One
- Sign in at app.savethisone.com and open Import in the sidebar.
- Click Choose export file and pick your HTML file or one of the CSV files.
- Check the preview: how many bookmarks were found, how many tags, and the date range.
- Press Import.
- Read the summary. If your export was split across several CSV files, repeat for each one.
The file is parsed in your browser. Nothing is uploaded until you press Import.
What transfers and what does not
| Save This One | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Link URL | Link URL | Only http and https links are imported. |
| Title | Title | |
| Save date | Save date | Your library keeps the original order. |
| Tags | Tags | Pocket's pipe-separated tags are read correctly. |
| Read or unread status | Not imported | Everything arrives as a plain bookmark. Pocket's archive is not the same as an archive here. |
| Highlights | Not imported | Pocket's HTML export does not include them. |
| Article text and images | Not imported | Save This One stores links, not page copies. |
| Favourites | Not imported |
Two honest caveats:
- Pocket was a reading app; Save This One is not. There is no reader mode, no offline article text, and no reading queue. If reading articles later was the main thing you used Pocket for, Instapaper is the closer replacement, and our Pocket alternatives guide says so.
- There is no export yet. You can import into Save This One, but not export out of it today. If that matters to you, Raindrop, Pinboard, and Karakeep all offer export.
How to verify the import worked
- Read the summary. Imported, skipped, and unreadable counts are reported separately. A skip means the URL was already saved or was not a valid web address.
- Check the count against your file. If your export held 1,240 rows and the summary says 1,238 imported and 2 skipped, that is a clean import.
- Search for a tag you used in Pocket. Pick an unusual one. The links should appear with that tag attached.
- Open one old save and check the date. It should match when you saved it in Pocket, not today.
- If you had several CSV files, import each one and add the counts together.
If something looks missing, search for its URL. If it is not there, check whether that row had a valid http or https address.
Frequently asked questions
Can I still export my Pocket data?
No. Mozilla's export page closed on 12 November 2025 and all user data was queued for permanent deletion after that. If you did not download your export before then, it cannot be recovered.
What is inside a Pocket export?
The HTML export contains your titles, URLs, tags, and save dates. Mozilla's 2025 CSV export contains title, url, time_added (a Unix timestamp), tags (pipe-separated), and status (unread or archive). Neither includes the text of the articles you saved.
Does the read or unread status come across?
No. Pocket's status column is ignored, so everything imports as a plain bookmark. There is no reading queue to restore.
Can I import the same Pocket export twice?
Yes. Any URL you have already saved is skipped and reported, so a second import adds nothing and overwrites nothing.
What is the best replacement for Pocket if I mostly read articles?
Instapaper, which is the closest thing to Pocket's reading experience. If you want the links themselves to be findable months later, Save This One or Raindrop is the better fit. The Pocket alternatives comparison covers five options and who each one suits.