15 Pocket opportunities that you might not know

Pocket - a service that allows one-click save interesting articles, videos and websites that you find on the Internet. In general, the materials that you would like to take a closer look and read at a later time. In addition, the service has hidden features, which you can not suspect. We will tell you about them, as well as the applications and services that will simplify your work with Pocket.

How to save links in Pocket

If you want to save the article, the quickest way - press the Pocket button in your browser or use a mobile application. Of these methods, you probably already know. But it is possible to keep the letter and links in Pocket, do not hit anything.

1. Send your email

Life hacking for those who always open the window with the post: to keep a link, simply insert it into the body of the email and send it to [email protected]. Submit a letter with the address to which you have linked your account to Pocket.

However, the account can be linked to the Pocket, not only to the same mailing address. Go to the settings tab "Addresses email» and add the addresses of other mailboxes.

2. Add expansion Save All Tabs to Pocket, to keep tabs

Save All Tabs to Pocket for Google Chrome browser allows you to save all open tabs at once. Just press the button, and links are sent to Pocket. Therefore, you can always exit the browser and not worry that it will lose the right materials.

3. Keep a list of links with Batch Save Pocket

Batch Save Pocket - is also an extension for Google Chrome, which allows saving the entire list of links from the selected text, rather than navigate through each link and click on it. Extension automatically extracts all the links and send to your reading list. In addition, for each item, you can affix tags - then it will be easier for them to navigate.

4. Use Zapier, to automatically add links

Zapier - a service that operates on the same principle as the IFTTT, that is, allows you to build relationships between different web applications. With it, you can configure the automatic saving of links in Pocket. For example, you add a favorite tweet as a favorite, and it is automatically saved in Pocket without any further action.

Zapier help integrate Pocket with a lot of different web services and sites. For example, you can associate with applications like Pocket Wunderlist, Trello, Evernote and turn some articles in the task. This is useful if you are writing a research paper or an article with a large list of sources.

You can send articles from Pocket with the appropriate tag in Evernote and add your own notes to each piece. Or share your reading list with colleagues in Trello, each of them got acquainted with the material.

How to organize your reading list

Once you have added a few items to your list in the Pocket, you will want to put things in their order. Provides several tools for this purpose: to filter content by type (article, video, or image), to register the tags to add to your favorites and read archive. But for this, there are other tools.

5. Sort the articles by reading the time

Service Read Ruler shows how long it takes to read the stored articles. Service allows you to filter materials. For example, you can find all articles, reading which will take no more than 10 minutes.

So you decide yourself how much time you can devote to reading and Read Ruler gives you a list of articles from the Pocket, which you can read and for 5 minutes and 2 hours.

6. Use Batch Edit

Archive, add to favorites, delete, and to tag articles in turn - it is long. Do this with several elements. To do this, Pocket is a tool for group editing. It is marked by a pencil icon in the upper right corner of the web version. Click on it, select the items you want to edit, and then apply the changes to all items at once.

7. Remember hotkeys

If you read articles from Pocket in your browser or via the program Pocket for MacUse the following keyboard shortcuts to quickly manage content:

• Archive: a.
• Add to favourites: f.
• Batch Edit: gthen b, Then use the mouse to select the items you want.
• Increase text size: Command and + or Ctrl and +.
• Reduce the size of the text: Command and — or Ctrl and —.
• View original web page: o.

8. Read the article, even when no internet

Pocket app for iOS, Android, Mac and Chrome allows you to view the article in any place and at any time, even without an internet connection.

To do this, run the Pocket app when enabled Wi-Fi or the internet on your phone, and the articles are loaded. When your smartphone or laptop will work offline, you can read them.

9. Listen to the article, when you do not want to read

For fans to listen to podcasts and do not read the article, a little surprise: Pocket mobile application can read any article out loud.

Open the article, choose "Play» (Text to Speech). You can select the native speech synthesizer from Google or download additional modules. Learn more about using this feature on iOS and Android, read our instructions.

10. Put application Outread, to read faster

Outread for iOS helps you read faster, without losing the sense of understanding. The app syncs with Pocket: select an article and Outread will guide you through the text using a marker that identifies the individual fragments. You can adjust the speed of movement of the marker by itself.

How do I receive reminders

If the list of entries is growing faster than you have time to read them, there are several convenient ways to receive reminders about what is going on in your account.

11. Get notified via PocketRocket

application PocketRocket It will be sent to you every day for one unread article by e-mail. You just set the time, when it should receive an alert. After sending PocketRocket will automatically archive article.

12. Adjust to obtain the post several articles

If you want to read the day more than one article, you will approach the service ReRead. The principle of operation is similar to ReRead PocketRocket - it sends you a reminder of unread articles in the mail. But you can manage the contents of these letters.

In the settings you can specify how many links you want to receive per day - from 1 to 10. You can also note how the new articles you'd like to receive (from 3 months to 1 year) and whether you want to archive these articles after sending mail.

13. Install the extension AcceleReader

Expanding AcceleReader not only shows you unread articles, but also considers how long it will take to read (as a service Read Ruler). In addition, it allows you to filter material along the length and novelty.

How to share your articles

Favorite articles can be added to your favorites and share them on social networks. It facilitates the exchange of information with friends and colleagues.

14. Share your recommendations

First Pocket was created as a service exclusively for reading articles. But recently there have more opportunities to interact with other users.

You can directly send a favorite material to a specific user or to share recommendations with his followers in the Pocket, post a link to an article on social networks or send to a friend mail.

You can view your profile at getpocket.com/@USERNAME, replacing USERNAME his nickname. all items will be displayed on this page that you recommend. Send this link to your friends who are not registered in the Pocket, but with whom you want to share your findings.

15. Enter one account with a friend or colleague

Remember that in an account, you can add other email addresses? So you can keep one account to another person: add articles and read a list of materials.

The disadvantage of this method is that in your account, you may receive too much junk and articles that are not interested in you personally. Possible awkward situations, you or your friend can delete or archive the stories that really need another. So if you want to use Pocket in the team in advance to arrange this. For example, that all the old articles you will back up once a week.