I’ve been a big fan of the slick interface of Omnivore. It could process web sites, email newsletters and RSS feeds.
The users have just been informed that Omnivore has “joined” the AI startup Eleven Labs. It may be bitter how OSS projects are being sucked up by AI, but that alone sounds innocuous enough.
What is upsetting is that the users have only until the 15.11 to export their data, after which the service will be deactivated. The export format is only usable with Eleven Labs, and exports for Pocket, Instapaper, etc are not offered, which I find just insulting.
I didn’t even get an e-mail. I found out when I went to save an article as usual and there was a little banner at the top of the page.
At least they’ve extended the migration period until November 30.
Honestly this is such a shame, it was a really good app
So fork the latest enshittifree release, setup your own web app, pretend nothing has changed?
If you’re into self-hosting there’s Wallabag, but it’s not half as slick as Omnivore.
I second Wallabag — IMO “slick” is a nice-to-have, not a must-have when weighing software choices against each other.
At least Wallabag has a long and robust track record of not selling users out to bullshit tech corpos. That counts for more in my book than shiny surfaces.
Gosh darn it I only just onboarded to Omnivore a few months ago Now I guess I need to find a new place to store bookmarks
Once you find a good and nice solution, please let me know. It seems the good things are always condemned to disappear.
Shame on them. Already deleted my account and self-hosted hoarder.
