Abstract
- Kobo ended Pocket assist on July 8 and now makes use of Instapaper as its built-in read-it-later software.
- Instapaper arrives through 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 function 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 out there throughout the corporate’s total e-reader lineup.
The replace is accessible for all Kobo units, together with the unique Contact and fashions as much as the Clara BW, Clara Color, and Libra Color.
Instapaper integration is accessible by means of a firmware replace that is presently out there for Kobo units. Identical to Pocket, Instapaper is a read-it-later software that permits you to save articles from the online, each on desktop and cell. The method is extra simple than Amazon’s Send to Kindle function and appears to operate almost precisely like Pocket did on Kobo’s units. The replace appeared mechanically 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 getting into a code that seems in your Kobo system.
Instapaper appears nearly 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 useful. The truth is, I form 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 am going to have the ability to use Instapaper almost precisely how I used Pocket for years. The one draw back I’ve seen is that Instapaper appears to battle with formatting lists and pictures from tales, making studying tough (this additionally means syncing takes a bit longer).
The replace is accessible for all Kobo units, 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 might have saved to learn (I do know I’m), you possibly can nonetheless entry it.
