readitlater

Read It Later was a cross-platform bookmarking service that let users save web pages, articles, and videos to read at a later time. The saved items could be accessed offline on mobile apps and via a web interface, and they could be organized with tags and searched across the collection. The service aimed to provide a distraction-free way to curate a personal reading list across devices.

Launched in 2007 as a browser-based tool, Read It Later expanded to native apps for iOS and Android and to browser extensions for major browsers. In 2012 the product was renamed Pocket, and the Read It Later brand largely disappeared as the service adopted the Pocket identity. Under Pocket, the core features—saving from a browser, offline access, tagging, and search—were retained, with additional capabilities such as a clean reader view, highlights, and, later, text-to-speech options and curated recommendations.

Usage was straightforward: users saved pages with a bookmarklet or share action, then opened the Pocket app or website to read later, even without an internet connection. Articles could be saved on the go and synchronized across devices.

Read It Later/Pocket has been described as one of the more influential reading-list services of the early 2010s, contributing to broader interest in personal information management and offline access to online content. Today, Pocket remains a widely used reading list tool integrated with multiple platforms and services.