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Import from Pocket

Pocket closed in July 2025, and its export can no longer be downloaded. If you saved your export before then, Readsira imports it. If you did not, your browser's bookmarks file often holds many of the same links: see Browser bookmarks.

Which file to upload​

Any of these, as Pocket delivered them:

  • The export ZIP (for example pocket_export.zip). Upload it as it is, without unpacking. Readsira reads every part_*.csv inside it, and the highlights in annotations/*.json when the ZIP has them.
  • A CSV from that ZIP (part_000000.csv). Its header row is title,url,time_added,tags,status. Highlights live in a separate file of the ZIP, so a CSV on its own imports without them.
  • The older HTML export (ril_export.html, titled "Pocket Export", with the sections "Unread" and "Read Archive").

Then open the Import page in Readsira, choose Pocket and drop the file.

What comes across​

In PocketIn Readsira
Link and titleThe saved item
Tags (| separated in the CSV)Tags, as written
Date added (time_added)The item's saved date
Status archive / "Read Archive"Archived
Status unread / "Unread"In your Inbox
Highlights (ZIP only)Highlights on the item, with the date you made them

What does not​

  • Favourites: Pocket's export does not include them.
  • Notes and folders: Pocket has no folders, and its export carries no notes.
  • Article text: Pocket's export holds links only; Readsira fetches each page in the background for search.

Duplicates, undo and size limits work the same for every source: see Import your library.