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Move your reading and notes to Readbird

Readbird imports read-it-later archives, highlights, subscriptions and notes from other services — free, in the browser, with a report of what came across and what did not.

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How importing works

Open Readbird, choose “Add content” and go to the “Move everything to Readbird” block. Pick the file you exported from the old service as it is; Readbird recognises the format itself. Archives that consist of several files, such as Pocket’s ZIP, are joined for you.

Every import ends with a report: how many items were found, how many were added and what was skipped and why. For saved links, importing the same file again adds no duplicates.

Two services have shut down: Pocket (8 July 2025, export disabled 12 November 2025) and Omnivore (November 2024). If you saved an export file earlier, it still imports; a new one cannot be made.

What comes across from each source

The list follows the import window of the app. Pocket and Omnivore have their own pages with a full table of what moves over and what does not.

  • PocketLinks, titles, tags, save date and archived state from an old pocket.zip; no article text.
  • OmnivoreLinks, titles, author, labels, dates and highlights from the export ZIP; full texts if you choose.
  • InstapaperCSV export (sent to your email): links, titles, save date, archive state and folders as labels.
  • Raindrop.ioCSV export of a collection: links, titles, tags, collection as a label, favourites, notes and dates.
  • WallabagJSON export: tags, read state and annotations.
  • Browser bookmarksHTML export from Chrome or Firefox; the old Pocket ril_export.html works too.
  • KindleNotebook export or My Clippings.txt: quotes land in Notes, under the Highlights filter.
  • ReadwiseCSV highlights file: quotes land in Notes with their notes; importing again adds no duplicates.
  • OPML (Feedly, Inoreader and others)Subscriptions together with their folders.
  • EvernoteENEX file up to 100 MB from the desktop app; notebooks are not kept, notes arrive in one list.
  • NotionMarkdown & CSV ZIP: text, headings, checklists; databases arrive as page text, not tables.
  • ObsidianA zipped vault: text, headings, checklists, quotes and tags; wikilinks become plain text.
  • Google KeepTakeout ZIP: text, checklists, labels and pinning; attachments and reminders are not carried over.
  • LogseqA zipped graph: text, checklists, properties and journal dates; block nesting is flattened.
  • Roam ResearchJSON export: pages with text, headings, checkboxes and tags; nesting is flattened.

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Questions about importing

Which services can I import from?

Pocket, Omnivore, Instapaper, Raindrop.io, Wallabag, browser bookmarks, Kindle, Readwise, OPML feeds (Feedly, Inoreader and others), Evernote, Notion, Obsidian, Google Keep, Logseq and Roam Research.

Does importing cost anything?

No. Import is free, and so is leaving: one button in Settings exports everything you have in Readbird.

What if my file is large?

One import of saved links takes up to 20,000 new links; run the same file again to continue. Some sources have their own size limit, for example 100 MB for an Evernote file.

Will importing twice create duplicates?

Not for saved links: links already in Readbird are recognised and skipped.

Switching

Bring your reading over

Start with the import window, or simply save your first link.