SAVE ARTICLES FOR LATER
Put the www’s reading material in your pocket
IT WILL TAKE 10 minutes
YOU WILL LEARN How to save and discover interesting articles with Pocket
YOU’LL NEED The Pocket Safari extension, macOS 10.12 or later; Pocket app for Mac/iPhone/ iPad optional
The web is teeming with incredible articles to read, from eye-opening interviews to in-depth explorations of fascinating subjects. Whether you want to settle in for a long read or just get the latest news, the web leaves you spoiled for choice.
But with so many places to find all this varied and amazing content, just knowing where to start looking can be a daunting prospect. And what do you do if you come across a particularly enticing read but don’t have time to get started? It’s a mess.
Thankfully, Pocket (free with in-app purchases) is a Safari extension and app that cuts through the potential chaos. It lets you save articles to a central repository, where you can tag and organise them for later reading. You’ll never again have to lose a promising article just because you don’t have time to read it straight away.
Discover and save
Pocket’s real beauty lies in its Discover feature, which highlights interesting stories that have been saved by Pocket’s other users. It is a great way to find new reading material without having to trawl the web yourself. And if you are following anyone on Pocket, their recommendations will show up here too.
Pocket is not just limited to text-based articles – you can also save videos to your collection. Visit a site like YouTube and when you add a video to Pocket it will be extracted and saved for you to watch. Whatever you want to save for later, Pocket is a great option. Alex Blake