Get started Import / Pocket
Bring a Pocket export
into Aside.
If you still have an export file, Aside can read it on iPhone. This is a file import. Aside does not connect to Pocket.
Pocket closed on July 8, 2025 (2025-07-08). The export window ended on November 12, 2025 (2025-11-12). Without a saved file, the library cannot be recovered.
Start on iPhone · No sign-in needed for the Local Library
In the other app
Export the file
- 01
Find ril_export.html, pocket.csv, or a zip
If you still have an export file, look in Downloads, the Files app, iCloud Drive, and computer backups. Pocket cannot produce a new export.
- 02
Keep the original export
Use ril_export.html, pocket.csv, or a zip of those files. Do not rewrite the file as a new spreadsheet.
- 03
Put the file on iPhone
Save it in the Files app. A zip can be picked as-is. Aside looks inside for HTML or CSV.
Aside
Open the file in Aside
- 01
First-run ImportIntroductionSheet
The first time you open Aside, ImportIntroductionSheet offers “Import saves from these apps”. Choose the file there.
- 02
Empty Home: Import existing saves
If Home has no saves, tap “Import existing saves” (feed-empty-import).
- 03
Account, below Storage: account-import
Open Account. Below the Storage row, tap “Import from other apps” (account-import). This is not the Storage settings page.
What comes across
- url — the saved link
- title — the Pocket title
- tags — Pocket tags
- addedAt — when it was saved in Pocket
- archived — unread vs archive
What stays behind
- folderPath — Pocket exports have no folders
- notes — Pocket exports have no notes
- cached full text — the article body Pocket stored
- highlights — Pocket highlights
A few things to know
Before you begin.
What if the file is dirty or truncated?
Aside skips broken rows when it can, or says the file cannot be read. Use the original ril_export.html, pocket.csv, or zip. A rewritten copy may not import.
What about a duplicate URL?
A URL already in Aside is not added again. Importing the same file twice does not duplicate those saves.
What if the file is large?
A large library can take a while. Stay in Aside until it finishes, or pause and continue later. Leaving the App may pause the import.
I cannot find the export. Can I recover the library?
No. Pocket is closed, so Aside cannot fetch the library. If you still have an export file, come back and pick it. If you do not, those Pocket saves cannot be recovered. You can still save from other apps through Share in.