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Organization & Selection Mode

Pocket organizes links using two complementary concepts: Collections for shelf placement, and Tags for cross-cutting labels.

Collections vs. Tags​

Collections (One per bookmark)​

A collection acts like a physical shelf. Each bookmark belongs to exactly one collection, or sits in No collection (your inbox/backlog). This keeps your sidebar tidy and prevents links from becoming scattered across multiple redundant folders.

  • You can rename, delete, or merge collections anytime.
  • Deleting a collection gives you the option to delete its bookmarks or unfile them to "No collection".

Tags (Multiple per bookmark)​

Tags are lightweight, multi-dimensional labels. You can assign as many tags to a bookmark as you want:

  • Examples: self-hosted, docker, read-later, recipe, tools.
  • Selecting a tag filters the active view to all bookmarks carrying that tag, regardless of which collection they belong to.
  • Tags can be merged in bulk from Settings to clean up plurals and synonyms.

Resizable sidebar​

The navigation sidebar on desktop is resizable:

  • Drag the right edge of the sidebar to adjust its width.
  • When focused via keyboard, you can use the left and right arrow keys to resize.
  • Your customized width is automatically saved and remembered across sessions.

Selection mode (Bulk actions)​

When cleaning up large imports or reorganizing your library, click the Select button in the toolbar to enter Selection Mode.

Selection Mode enables checkboxes on every card and row:

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ Toolbar: [ 14 selected ] [ Move ] [ Unfile ] [ Delete ]     │
├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┤
│  [✓] Docker Docs        [✓] Synology KB     [ ] GitHub      │
│  [✓] Portainer Guide    [✓] Caddy Docs      [ ] Reddit      │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Available bulk operations:

  • Move to collection: Move all selected bookmarks into an existing collection, or create a new collection on the fly.
  • Unfile: Remove the collection assignment from selected bookmarks, sending them to the unfiled backlog.
  • Delete: Permanently remove selected bookmarks in a single action.
  • AI filing: Run the AI classification pass on only the selected items.

To exit selection mode, click Done in the toolbar or press Escape.

View modes and card sizes​

Grid view vs. List view​

  • Grid view: Optimized for visual browsing, featuring page preview cards, site favicons, and cover art.
  • List view: A dense, high-efficiency tabular layout designed for fast scanning, reading long titles, and managing large libraries.

Card sizes​

Under Settings > Appearance, you can choose between three card sizes for Grid view:

  1. Small: Compact previews that fit the maximum number of links on your display.
  2. Medium: Balanced default layout showing preview art, title, and site name.
  3. Large: Prominent, high-resolution preview cards with full description snippets.