Abstract
- Kobo ended Pocket assist on July 8 and now makes use of Instapaper as its built-in read-it-later instrument.
- Instapaper arrives by way of a firmware replace on all Kobo e-readers; setup at kobo.com/instapaper with a code.
- Instapaper mimics Pocket however strips formatting and pictures typically; Pocket information exports finish Oct 8, 2025.
Pocket powered Kobo’s built-in read-it-later characteristic for greater than a decade, however the platform formally ended assist throughout desktop, iOS, Android, and naturally, Kobo’s e-readers, on July eighth. Fortunately, Kobo has introduced that Instapaper is its new go-to read-it-later platform, and it is now obtainable throughout the corporate’s whole e-reader lineup.
The replace is on the market for all Kobo gadgets, together with the unique Contact and fashions as much as the Clara BW, Clara Color, and Libra Color.
Instapaper integration is on the market by a firmware replace that is presently obtainable for Kobo gadgets. Identical to Pocket, Instapaper is a read-it-later instrument that lets you save articles from the net, each on desktop and cell. The method is extra simple than Amazon’s Send to Kindle characteristic and appears to perform almost precisely like Pocket did on Kobo’s gadgets. The replace appeared robotically on my Kobo Libra Colour once I synced my library (it took roughly 5 minutes to put in). The setup course of includes visiting kobo.com/instapaper and coming into a code that seems in your Kobo system.
Instapaper appears virtually pretty much as good as Pocket
Tales do not look as clear, sadly
Whereas not as visually interesting as Pocket, Instapaper’s desktop app is practical. In actual fact, I type of like its stripped-back, retro consumer interface. I’ve even put in a Firefox shortcut to shortly add content material and arrange the Instapaper iOS and Android apps. So far as I can inform, I will be capable of use Instapaper almost precisely how I used Pocket for years. The one draw back I’ve seen is that Instapaper appears to wrestle with formatting lists and photographs from tales, making studying troublesome (this additionally means syncing takes a bit longer).
The replace is on the market for all Kobo gadgets, together with the unique Contact and fashions as much as the Clara BW, Clara Color, and Libra Color. Pocket information exports can be found till October 8, 2025, so if you happen to’re nonetheless holding on to a prolonged checklist of content material you will have saved to learn (I do know I’m), you’ll be able to nonetheless entry it.
