Pocket — What the World Would Be Like If This App Didn’t Exist
In my humble opinion the internet has created a new era of journalism and entertainment.
We now have an ever-growing number of newspapers, magazines, videos and blogs at our disposal.
Chances are that we stumble upon a lot of content during the day that look interesting, but we probably lacked the the time to read/watch right away. Without conscious effort, that content that could have changed your life is lost in cyberspace never to be seen again.
Wouldn’t it be better to save a content that catches your interest for later?
If you agree, then say hello to Pocket, the app that lets you save content so you can read it later. With just one click your desired content is saved to Pocket and is accessible online and in your app.
The coolest thing about Pocket is that you can save web content with one click and also read the content on your Pocket app when you are offline.
There is also a tagging feature that allows you to categorize your articles and as well favorite and archive content that you like and want to save.
Supported Devices & Apps: Pocket has official apps for iOS, Android, Chrome, and the web. There are also third party clients for Windows Phone, BlackBerry, WebOS, and others available. It has the most support among third party apps. You can easily save articles from Pulse, Flipboard, the Onion, TweetBot, the Alien Blue Reddit Client, and other apps. It also has browser extensions for Firefox, Chrome, and Safari, and a bookmarklet that works in any browser.
Interface & Features: Apart from the features mentioned above, Pocket can also:
- Save embedded video in any article so you can watch them online.
- Send articles to other people via email, or to other Pocket users.
- Choose from two different fonts, multiple font sizes, and three different color palettes (black on white, white on black, and sepia).
- Choose from two views on the home screen: a tiled “card” view and a traditional list view.
- Tag articles for easier browsing
How it works
When you first open the app, you’ll see a carousel of top stories from each of your categories at the top, followed by your list of bookmarked items. You can sort your entire list by content type (text, video, or image) and edit items in bulk. Also, the search bar makes it easy to find items by tag, title, or even URL. So, even with hundreds of items saved to your Pocket, it’s fairly easy to go back and find anything you’re looking for.
One of Pocket’s most important capabilities is sharing. The app gives users the ability to email links to friends without having to leave the app. You can also include a comment along with your link.
You can highlight a specific passage from an article and e-mail the quoted text along with your link. And when you share with existing Pocket users, they get notifications directly in their in-app Inbox.
Pocket has an open API (Application program Interface), which has made it possible for a host of other mobile and desktop applications to integrate its services. This means you can save links to Pocket directly from your favorite Twitter client, YouTube, Yelp, Google Reader, and so on.
Pocket’s table of contents tries to offer a thumbnail image of each article, and the colorful, magazine-like layout can feel much more inviting.
It’s so convenient to pull up on any device and it seamlessly integrates with so many different applications, I find myself using it on a daily basis. Its snazzy design and extra details like caching for offline access & saving to SD card makes this app a tough app to beat.
Pocket is free. Download here
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