If something is spare currently, are services, and apps that we can access simply by using the browserand although there are always those who prefer the experience of a native applicationthe reality is that modern browsers are so powerful that they can even run a complete operating system a few years ago.
Another advantage of webapps is that they are agnostic in terms of platform and can be used on Windows, Linux and macOS for the same (sometimes even on Android or iOS), hence, many developers prefer to create apps for the web to support more users and having to invest less time and fewer resources. Insurance you already know and use many web applications, but never left new recommendations, and today we are going to tell about 15 apps for the browser that you are great and completely free.
Office Online
The huge majority of people are widely familiar with Google Docs and the office automation tools available Google from the web, but curiously, far fewer are aware that the Microsoft Office has an online version and completely free.
Office Online gives you access to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Onlinein addition this accounts with the alternative Sway for creating presentations with style without the hassle of PowerPoint, and all synced with your Microsoft account, your files from OneDrive, your OneNote notes, and your contacts and calendars in Windows 10.
Graphite
Of Graphite we have spoken before in Engadget, it is an alternative to Google Docs, decentralized, and based on blockchain. This means that if you use this app your documents are never stored on the servers of a company like Google or Microsoft.
The service is not as complete as the of these large companies, but you have apps for documents, spreadsheets, vault, files, and contacts directly from the browser.
Brush Ninja
Brush Ninja app is a create animations hand-drawn, it is extremely easy to useit’s free, and allows you to use the mouse or a stylus to draw and add up to 1000 frames per each animation that you can export in GIF format.
Fotor
Fotor it is a powerful online image editor with multiple advanced options, effects, filters, frames, stickers, adjustment, correction and improvement of machines, and some design options such as text. Supports high-resolution images, and even lets you create photos in HDR.
Pixlr X
Pixlr it is not precisely an unknown, the online image editor it is legendary among the free tools, more comprehensive, available for free on the Internet.
However, it is always worth mentioning, especially now that it has just been updated to a version more advanced and powerful call Pixlr X.
Polarr
Of Polarr I never get tired of talking, it was the first online image editor in give support for RAW filesand their free version continues to offer this capability from the web.
It is a web application that is wonderful and of the best options to reveal photos without having to resort to software more expensive.
Raindrop
Raindrop it is a bookmark manager in which you can save all your bookmarks, links, multimedia content and other things that you want to read later, even screen shots.
The app will automatically suggests the tags, you can create thematic collections, you can do operations in bulk and more. And it is really nice.
Calmly Writer
This text editor it is perfect for lovers of minimalism. Calmly it lets you write without distractions, at the same time that offers you everything basic that you have a good experience and you can focus only on writing.
Supports cloud synchronization, you have dark theme, you can open documents in multiple tabs and have a “focus mode” to highlight only the paragraph you’re editing at that time.
Draw Chat
If you are looking for a whiteboard collaborativefree of charge without registration and in addition, it offers chat and video callstesting with Draw Chat. This app allows you to do free drawing or other images, make annotations in PDF files, and to create directions on a map.
Lanes
Lanes it is really simple but cool. It is as if Todoist, Pocket, and Google Calendar had a child. It is a application of intelligent, customizable way to take notes, manage tasks and measure your progressall from the browser and sync with your Google account or Facebook.
Standard Notes
If you are looking for in privacy when you save your notes you may want to take a look at Standard Notes, an application of minimalist note-taking that is open source it offers encryption from end to end for everything you write in it.
Hipstersound
Hipstersound it is one of the apps more simple of the whole list, but can be quite useful in many situations. It is a generator ambient sounds focused on improving your productivity.
To listen to their demos public you don’t have to register, and you have several options to control the special effects in the background noise that you hear.
Pohotopea
This is another image editor online with many options and advanced features. Photopea it is perhaps the closest to a “Photoshop online” you’re going to find. Supports the following formats PSD, XCF, Sketch, XD, and CDR.
Headliner
Headliner it is a app quite peculiar, it is a editor free video online but that is oriented to create content for social networks. For example, its main function is to create a video up to 10 minutes of an audio clip, or even a link. For example, you can use an article writing online to create a video and Headliner automatically adds the text and the images.
Chartify
Chartify it is pretty cool, it’s a webapp for create beautiful graphics and high quality extremely simple and without having to pay a penny. Chartify is quite simple and leaves you create up to eight different models of graphicswith nine color palettes and they even have a gallery of pre-designed templates.
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