Pocket Must Reads

Pocket Must Reads

Discover fascinating articles every time you open a new tab.

What is Pocket Must Reads?
Pocket Must Reads is a Chrome extension that allows you to discover fascinating articles every time you open a new tab. Handpicked by editors and updated hourly, it highlights the most thought-provoking stories on the web, providing a refreshing break from the endless news cycle.
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Stats
This extension was removed from Chrome Web Store on 2022-08-15
Users: 90,000+
Rating: 3.01 (156)
Version: 1.2.8.0 (Last updated: 2020-04-07)
Creation date: 2020-04-06
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood: High risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • contextMenus
  • cookies
  • storage
  • http://getpocket.com/*
  • https://getpocket.com/*
Size: 1.33M
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Summary

See fascinating stories from around the web every time you open a new tab with Pocket’s Must Reads Chrome extension.

Handpicked by editors and updated hourly, Pocket’s article recommendations highlight the most thought-provoking stories on the web—new perspectives, intriguing deep-dives, and forays into unexpected topics. They’re a refreshing break from the endless news cycle — a way to enrich your mind with articles you might not have seen otherwise.

You can also customize your new tab with optional elements: search bar, your most visited sites, your bookmarks, and a dark or light background.

About Pocket

Owned by Mozilla, we’re a group of voracious readers, curious about the world and always on the hunt for stories that go deeper and shed light on interesting topics. Our goal is to inspire, inform and enrich the minds of people every day through high-quality stories and to help those stories get in front of a wide, engaged audience.

User reviews
Pocket is great and so is Pocket Must Reads. However, it would be lovely to be able to customize what is included within the feed. I'm not interested in minority sports such as basketball, baseball or American football for example. Thanks
by Jim Atkinson Jim Atkinson, 2021-07-06

3 stories, that's it. The old functionality of having links at the bottom to show more stories, that's gone. If one of those stories are an ad, you get 2 stories. I believe there's 10+ stories per day. This thing needs work.
by Blitz Blitz, 2021-01-24

These days 'trending' content is just not what I want to bombard myself with. Wish there was another feed option. (Firefox version actually gives you 'Recommended by Pocket', which is a lot higher quality). Or better yet that the feed choice could be configured. Not really useful to me in its current state. Great concept though.
by Baloo II Baloo II, 2020-07-31
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Safety
Risk impact

Pocket Must Reads may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.

Risk likelihood

Pocket Must Reads may not be trust-worthy. Avoid installing if possible unless you really trust this publisher.

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