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Features

Pockett provides powerful tools to manage, preview, and track your Google Drive documents with an intuitive interface and advanced filtering capabilities.

Document Preview

Preview your Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides directly within Pockett without leaving the dashboard.

How to use:

  1. Navigate to your dashboard and locate any document
  2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to the document
  3. Select "Preview" from the dropdown
  4. The document opens in a side drawer with full Google Docs viewer

Note: Preview mode is read-only. To edit, click "Open in Google Docs" from the preview drawer.

Activity & Version History

Track all changes to your documents with a comprehensive activity timeline and version history.

Activity Tab

See a chronological timeline of all document events:

  • Document creation
  • Edits and modifications
  • Renames and moves
  • Sharing permission changes

Shows actual user names who performed each action.

Version History

Access and restore previous versions:

  • View all saved revisions
  • See who made each change
  • Download specific versions
  • Compare changes over time

Supports both text documents and binary files.

How to access:

  1. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to any document
  2. Select "Version History"
  3. Use the tabs to switch between Activity and History

⚠️ Setup Required

To see actual user names in the Activity tab (instead of "User"), you must:

  1. Enable the Google People API in your Google Cloud Console
  2. Disconnect and reconnect your Google Drive account in Pockett

This grants the necessary permissions to resolve user identities.

Smart Filtering with .pockettignore

Control which files appear in your Pockett dashboard using a .pockettignore file, similar to .gitignore.

How it works:

Create a file named .pockettignore in the root of your Google Drive. Add patterns to exclude specific files or folders from appearing in Pockett.

Example .pockettignore:

# Exclude all files in the Archive folder
Archive/

# Exclude all PDFs
*.pdf

# Exclude specific file by ID
file:1a2b3c4d5e6f7g8h9i0j

# Exclude temporary files
*~
*.tmp

Supported patterns:

  • FolderName/ - Exclude entire folder
  • *.extension - Exclude by file type
  • file:FILE_ID - Exclude specific file by Google Drive ID
  • # comment - Add comments

Tip: Changes to .pockettignore take effect immediately. Refresh your dashboard to see updated results.

Secure Downloads

Download documents and specific versions directly through Pockett's secure proxy.

Download options:

  • Current version: Click the three-dot menu → "Download"
  • Specific version: Open Version History → Click download icon next to any revision
  • Format conversion: Google Docs are automatically converted to appropriate formats (Docs → .docx, Sheets → .xlsx, Slides → .pptx)

All downloads are streamed through our secure infrastructure. See our Security & Privacy page for details.

Quick Reference

Document Actions Menu

Click the ⋮ icon next to any document to access Preview, Version History, and Download options.

Filter Documents

Use the filter dropdown in the dashboard to show only specific file types (Docs, Sheets, Slides, PDFs, etc.).

Search

Use the search bar to find documents by name. Supports real-time filtering as you type.

Manage Connections

Visit the Connectors page to add, remove, or reconnect your Google Drive accounts.