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What are the best way to save and share articles?

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4 Options Considered	Price	Platforms	Software Type
-- Pocket	-	Android, iOS, Kobo, web, macOS, Windows	Google Chrome extension, desktop app
-- Telegram	-	Web, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows phone, UWP	–
-- Wire Browser	FREE	Android	Google Chrome Extension
-- Pinboard	-	–	–

Pocket

Add Video or Image

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Available on the web and mobile devices

Pocket is available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone (Poki), Kobo eReader and on the web. See More

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Can't set default on specific sites to Web View.

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Allows reading saved content in offline mode

You have full access to your saved articles and bookmarks offline. After reading, you can archive it and store in the cloud to free up some memory. Then internet connection will be required to access it. See More

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Allows to organize articles by tags

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You can easily share your favorite articles

The app provides many possibilities to share an interesting article you saved. You can send it to friend via Pocket itself, e-mail, or request a shareable link that you can post anywhere. There's also the opton save it as a document in Google Drive and give access to other people. See More

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Works well across Google Chrome on macOS and iOS

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Well-finished GUI and UX

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Included in Firefox

Pocket is now integrated into the Firefox web browser, and you can login using your firefox/mozilla login, instead of having to create a separate account. This login method can even be used natively on their website, regardless what browser is being used. See More

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Allows tagging bookmarks

Bookmarks can be tagged for search accuracy later on. See More

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Makes research easy for me

Helps save all my research and data I need for my career. See More

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Makes scheduling easy

Amazing platform for daily tasks. See More

Specs

Platforms:Android, iOS, Kobo, web, macOS, Windows

Software Type:Google Chrome extension, desktop app

Telegram

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Ability to save links and files into the "Saved Items" section

Top Con

Can only be used with a phone number

It is not possible to activate and use Telegram by mail etc. You need a phone number. See More

Specs

Platforms:Web, Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, macOS, BSD, Windows phone, UWP

Publisher:Various companies affiliated with Telegram

File Size:1.5 GB

End-to-end encryption:Secret chats

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Wire Browser

Add Video or Image

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Find saved or shared articles directly on Google

Custom box appears at the top of Google search result See More

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View your articles offline

You can view your articles even offline. See More

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No need for separate web browser

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Organization by tags

Save articles using tags and custom tags. See More

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Share articles with nearby friends in offline mode

Share your saved articles with friends even if you are all offline. See More

Specs

Platforms:Android

Software Type:Google Chrome Extension

Required Android Version:Android 5.0 & above

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Pinboard

Add Video or Image

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Built-in sync of links and favorites from multiple Twitter accounts

Top Con

Paid service

Costs $11/year, which may be costly to some over free solutions. See More

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Excellent API

Pinboard has an API that gives you access to all features used in the webapp, so you can build scripts and apps that work against it very easily. See More

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A searchable archive of all your tweets and favorites

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Ability to save links and files into the "Saved Items" section

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You can easily share your favorite articles

Allows reading saved content in offline mode

Allows to organize articles by tags

Makes scheduling easy

Makes research easy for me

Allows tagging bookmarks

Included in Firefox

Well-finished GUI and UX

Works well across Google Chrome on macOS and iOS

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Allows reading saved content in offline mode

Available on the web and mobile devices

Allows to organize articles by tags

Can't set default on specific sites to Web View.

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Available on the web and mobile devices

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Find saved or shared articles directly on Google

View your articles offline

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