Wallabag. I switched from Pocket to Wallabag years ago because I didn't like sponsored content and ads in Pocket. I originally started paying for it as a subscription directly from wallabag.it, but then I started self-hosting it. Wallabag has an option to import all of your articles from Pocket too. It's a fantastic service.
also use Wallabag (wallabag.it), but it's android app is so basic and feels outdated
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#112Wallabag. I switched from Pocket to Wallabag years ago because I didn't like sponsored content and ads in Pocket. I originally started paying for it as a subscription directly from wallabag.it, but then I started self-hosting it. Wallabag has an option to import all of your articles from Pocket too. It's a fantastic service.
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#113Instapaper. It's simple and sleek. Provides direct import from Pocket.
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#114Earlier quoted context omitted.
Did you use flutter to write the app. Asking because the UI looks exactly the same on all platforms.
It's React Native which has been great. Still some work to do to make things really nice on large screens but overall a great experience.
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#115I came to the realization (through another commenter on HN) that I never actually read things I save. It’s just where my good intentions go to die. If it’s not worth reading in the moment, I don’t read it. I’ve been using a little bit of AI summaries to get more context from an article if I’m not actually going to read it, or want to see if it’s worth reading.
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#118I'm self hosting Readeck ( https://readeck.org/en/ ) and I really like it. It's nicer than Pocket was, the website extraction seems to work better, and it can't ever be shut down. For my Kobo, I wrote a mod that lets me redirect Pocket API requests, and a small proxy server that translates Pocket API calls into Readeck calls. So far it's working flawlessly and my Kobo is using its built in Pocket viewer for Readeck i…