Pocket for Mac

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Sort the items you see, bookmark favorites and save it for future reference is very necessary for many of us. The amount of information out there on the Internet uphill sort and separate the good from the best. Pocket version for Mac makes this work very easy and can also read the posts downloaded without internet connection. 

We will see the launch of this app version for Mac, the different ways to store content and its integration with the iOS version. Although there is a web version of the app is, in my opinion, more achieved so let's focus on it.

Getting Started with Pocket for Mac

Once you download the app from the Mac App Store and has been installed, we will enter the details of our account if we do, give us high with Google Plus or create us a new one. If you have the iOS app and an associated account, the best you can do to get the most out of Pocket for Mac is to use the same credentials. As soon as you enter, you will see how all articles and content you download automatically, leaving the reading queue like on your iPhone or iPad. Synchronization between versions is perfect.

It is important that after you install Pocket plugin in the browser or browsers that you use in your everyday life. This plugin allows you to save the web page that you are at that point directly to the read queue with one click. It is available for the following browsers: Firefox, Chrome and Safari. Once installed, you will need to enter your username and password again so you can send content properly.

Reading and options in this app

Pocket for Mac offers a reading experience your content in a similar way iOS version. Save the item, open the app and you will be there waiting to read it offline if you wish. These are the options that can be operated from the interface (see picture, left to right):

• Back.

• Save: Save the file on your article and is no longer accessible offline.

• Bookmark.

• Remove.

• Switch between Article View and Web View, especially useful if you like to read the comments.

• Text Settings: You can change the font size, type and change the justification.

• Add tags.

• Share on social networks, email or open in the browser.

This app stands out for the classification of the articles that interest you according to the labels you have created and you have marked as favorites. Thus, if you ever need to search for information on a topic you have been collecting data, the whole process will be easier.