Pocket is a popular read it later and fast reading tool that saves articles, movies, and other shareable content.
Pocket is similar to Instapaper in that it focuses on social sharing and incorporates multimedia.
The Pocket app allows casual readers to store articles for later consumption. After creating an account, you can add web pages by copying and pasting URLs (in fact, it will automatically detect a URL on the clipboard and suggest that you save it).
Use iOS or Android’s ‘Share’ option to save videos and audio for later. Desktop users also have many ways to save and access content.
App-integrated Pocket
Over 1,500 apps use Pocket’s versatile API. If you enjoy anything on Twitter, Flipboard, Dolphin Browser, Digg, Feedly, Alien Blue, or Zeit, you can save it to Pocket with tags that will help you discover it later.
You can also utilize your device’s ‘Share’ feature to save material. In 99% of cases, this works as intended, although you may face a snag saving content from apps that don’t support Pocket.
Tags
In contrast to Instapaper’s clumsy folder-based storing structure, Pocket uses tagging.
This makes sense, as sometimes you’ll want to keep things in two distinct categories (for example, you might store an article about cheap kitchen utensils under “cooking” and “frugal purchasing” or tag a Photoshop tutorial under “computer stuff” and “image editing”).
Kobo-compatibility
Kobo support is incorporated into the app. Despite being a lesser-known eReader, this is a great feature for Kobo owners. Once you set up Pocket on your device, it will show you your 50 most recently tagged articles. You may download older ones with a single press.
PC or mobile
You can use the app in many ways every day. Whether you’re using your smartphone or tablet – or if you’ve left either one at home – you can still save intriguing findings by using the app’s official Firefox add-on, the desktop client for Mac, or by emailing content to your designated Pocket email address (put up when you create your account).
You can view stored material from mobile devices or your desktop browser at any time. The diversity of ways to save and access content with Pocket means it may easily become part of your everyday reading routines.
Pocket Premium Features – There’s also a premium subscription with more features to make the app easier to use. For $44.99 a year – or $4.99 per month – you can remove ads from the app and enjoy uninterrupted reading.
Premium customers now have access to a Permanent Library that preserves both the URL and the information they were viewing. Even if the page or content changes, you may always refer back to the version you saved.
Tags – There are also premium features designed to make using the app and finding what you’re looking for easier, such as a Suggested Tags function that not only gives you ideas on how to save articles and other media, but also learns what interests you and suggests tags based on that when saving future content.
You can also use the advanced search to swiftly search your stored material and the material itself. So, while the free version of Pocket is functional, supporting the developers will provide you the best experience with the software.
