Well. Weeks/months after the total shutdown of #pocket, and migrating to other services, I notice that I don't consume my reading list anymore.
I've switched to #raindrop but it's not a read later tool. #instapaper could be, but apart from Kobo integration, it's not super usable tbh.
Part of this is me missing my own #inmypocket addon, but also imperfect alternatives. Not sure what I'll do next. Reboot the addon? Start yet another service? Contribute to open-source and self-host? 🤷♂️
#linkding is another #opensource option, which seems the best fit for me: simple yet nice UI, it does what I need and even a bit more.
I'd need to self-host, why not, I'm not against it.
The browser addon has a feature I always wanted for #InMyPocket: search the items from the address bar. It can't list all your items though 😅 but again, I could adapt #InMyPocket to support this project.
It seems like a good option for me, but I'd also need to build something to sync to my #ereader.
5/? ⬇️
@wallabag is #opensource, founded and built by a French dev 💪 and has been around for a very long time.
Open-source means many clients and integrations... of varying quality.
I could adapt #InMyPocket to support it or contribute to the existing projects.
Not sure about the state of mobile clients. There are ways to sync with e-readers but again, unsure how easy/practical they are.
I feel everything I need (and more) would be possible but I'm worried about the UX of everything too 😅
4/? ⬇️
@instapaper now has an official #kobo integration, which is a big plus: no need for workarounds, it's built-in, it works fine.
It's been around forever.
But I find it lacking, UX is often surprising, imports too, and plenty of little things annoy me even without even using it on a daily basis. No basic search is just a no-go.
I *could* adapt #InMyPocket to work around this search thing. Not sure if it'd be OK, but only the plain-text search is part of the premium so maybe.
3/? ⬇️
Let's start with #raindrop!
It is where most of my #InMyPocket users migrated to.
It's nice, has a large ecosystem and the apps and addons all look and work great, *BUT* it is a bookmark management tool. Not the best XP for read later but still a solid pick that I'm using at the moment. No built-in option to sync with e-readers though.
2/? ⬇️
In case you're interested in the future of my #InMyPocket browser addon following #pocket shut down announcement, I've regrouped discussions on the project repository, in this issue: https://github.com/pabuisson/in-my-pocket/issues/4 💬
Feel free to contribute to the discussion on github or ping me here on mastodon if you feel like it 😉
And a new #inmypocket 0.12.20 version is out 🙌 It mostly is about fixing sync problems that currently affect some users (initial sync or any subsequent "refresh items list" sync).
Trying to improve my error reporting around those + relaxing some strict conditions + asking smaller chunks from Pocket API. Let's see how this goes! 🚀
It also includes a performance update that should make the popup rendering faster for long lists of items ⏱️
Spent some time to improve HTTP timeout management on my #inmypocket addon, improve some onboarding screens (while waiting for the 1st sync to complete) and at the same time added a light/dark theme on the addon site, because it was really hurting my eyes 🙈 https://inmypocketaddon.com/
(not live yet, I'll update the addon tomorrow and the website at the same time 😉)
And I have to say #indiehacking always feels right 😊
Pierre-Adrien
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