Marks Blog

Notes on bookmarks, reading, and owning your data. By Noah Kagan.

How to Import Your Pocket Bookmarks in 2026 (Yes, Still)

Pocket is gone, but if you saved your export file you can bring every bookmark, tag, and save date back. Here's how.

The Best Pocket Alternatives in 2026 (I Built One, But Here's the Honest List)

A year after Pocket shut down, these are the read-later apps actually worth using — including the ones that compete with mine.

Instapaper Alternatives: When the Quiet Reader Isn't Enough

Instapaper is still the nicest plain reader around. Here's what to use when you need search, tags, or highlights that go somewhere.

Raindrop.io Alternatives for People Who Actually Read What They Save

Raindrop is a beautiful bookmark organizer with a mediocre reading experience. Here's what to use if reading is the point.

Readwise Reader Alternatives That Don't Cost $120 a Year

Reader is the most capable read-later app ever made. It's also overkill for most people. Here's the honest downgrade path.

The Best Read-It-Later Apps in 2026, Ranked by a Bookmark Addict

I've used every read-later app since Instapaper launched. Here's what's actually worth installing in 2026.

How to Export Kindle Highlights (All 4 Ways, From Painful to One Click)

Your Kindle highlights are trapped in Amazon's ecosystem. Here are four ways to get them out, including two free ones.

How to Export Your X (Twitter) Bookmarks Before They Rot

X bookmarks aren't in your archive download and tweets die constantly. Here's how to actually save them.

Leaving Pinboard After a Decade: What I Learned and What I Use Now

Pinboard was the bookmark manager for people who hated bookmark managers. A long-time user on why he left and what to switch to.

The Best Bookmark Manager Chrome Extensions in 2026

Chrome's built-in bookmarks give up at scale. These extensions are what to use instead, compared honestly.

How to Save Articles for Offline Reading (Flights, Trains, Dead Zones)

Four reliable ways to make sure the article you saved actually opens when you have no signal.

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