Pocket is shutting down. I built a replacement that doesn't use AI

A developer built Fetchmark, a read-later app replacement for the defunct Pocket, that avoids AI and cloud services. The tool uses pure DOM parsing and heuristic extraction in JavaScript to preserve original text, ensuring speed, privacy, and determinism. The developer invites the community to test the app at fetchmarkapp.com.

Pocket shut down, and I lost 400+ bookmarks. Instead of complaining, I decided to code an alternative that actually respects user data, stays completely offline-first, and avoids cloud bloat. Most read-later apps trap your data behind closed cloud APIs, force monthly subscriptions, or slow down your browser. When I looked at how newer tools handle article text extraction, everyone was rushing to wrap OpenAI or Gemini API calls. That introduces unnecessary latency, per-token costs, and—worst of all—hallucinations that rewrite or mangle the original source text. I wanted something lightning fast, private, and deterministic. So, instead of LLMs, I built a pure DOM parsing and heuristic extraction engine using JavaScript. <article / <main , and text-to-link ratios to isolate the core content in milliseconds. I would love for the community to take it for a spin at fetchmarkapp.com and let me know how it parses your favorite tech blogs or heavy documentation sites. Have you ever built your own tool out of frustration with existing software? Drop your thoughts or parsing tips in the comments below