Polar vs Pocket : Which is Better?

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Polar

Polar is an integrated reading environment to actively read, annotate, create flashcards, and track progress. Developed by Kevin Burton

License: Open Source

Apps available for Mac Windows Linux Electron / Atom Shell

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Pocket

Pocket is a cloud based article snippet and bookmarking platform. Developed by Mozilla Foundation

License: Freemium

Apps available for Mac OS X Windows Online Android iPhone

Polar VS Pocket Feature comparision

Feature Polar Pocket
Capture web pages
Google Chrome Extensions
Cloud sync
Document annotations
Document Repository
Learn with Flashcards
Offline Reading
PDF annotation
Export to PDF
Save web page for offline use
Sync with Anki
Tags
Technical paper notes
Text Highlighting
Web-Based
Website annotation
Batch conversion
Built-in e-Book converter
Built-in viewer
Customizable
Share notes
Works Offline
Photo notes
Sync on many devices
Text formatting
Sync between devices
Adapted article view
Bookmarks
Mobile friendly
MarkDown support
Search by tags
Protected by Password
Browser integration
Cross-references
Export to LaTeX
Knowledge Management
Bookmark organization
Full text search
Multiple languages
File Tagging
File-organization
File Searching
File management
Annotations and Flashcard Review
Ebook cloud sync
Sync across Devices
Indexed search
Clean design
Firefox Extensions
IFTTT integration
Google Chrome extension
Firefox extension
Save Articles
Browser extension
Cross-platform
Night mode/Dark Theme
Opera extension
Text to Speech
Annotate screenshots
Bookmark Archiving
Tag based
Dead Link checking
Tag groups
Automatic Tagging
Batch rename files
Bookmarklets
Screenshot Tools
Management of bookmarks
Android Sync
Brainstorming
Interactive map
*community curated information: This table may not have the most accurate information. Please suggest changes

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