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The popular and free service Pocket does not have an official app for Windows or Windows Phone. Luckily, there is something better called Poki, which hooks into your Pocket account. Poki has been on Windows Phone for some time, winning our praise for its minimalist and stunning design. As previously announced, today, that app is now a universal Windows app, and it is available for Windows 8.1 users. We had an early look at the read-it-later app and have come away impressed as you can see in our hands-on video.

For those not familiar with Pocket, the service works much like Microsoft's Reading List but is platform agnostic. Because of this, it is a popular tool for those on Android or iOS. Seeing as not every Windows 8.1 user own a Windows Phone, having an exquisite app to handle the service natively is a win-win for Microsoft fans. Best VPN providers 2020: Learn about ExpressVPN, NordVPN & more Pocket works through web browser extensions or by manually copying and pasting the website URL. The article is then saved, often stripped of extraneous elements for later reading. Think of it as a bookmarking service but for specific articles instead of general websites.

Poki for Windows 8.1 Here is what Poki for Windows 8.1 (and Windows Phone) can do for users: Save online articles that you want to read and view later

Search by name, URL and tags. Even when offline

Collect achievements by being an avid reader

4 app themes (light, gray, dark, black) and 5 reading themes

Listen to articles (even in the background) with automatic language detection

Automatically syncs with Pocket when closed

Update (favorite, archive, delete, add) items even when offlined