THE BIGGER BOOK OF APPS
Resource Guide to (Almost) Every App in the Universe
by Beth Ziesenis Your Nerdy Best Friend The Bigger Book of Apps Resource Guide Copyright @2020 Beth Ziesenis All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or trans- mitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording or other elec- tronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other non- commercial uses permitted by copyright law. For permission requests, write to the pub- lisher at the address below. Special discounts are available on quantity purchases by corporations, associations and others. For details, contact the publisher at the address below. Library of Congress Control Number: ISBN: Printed in the United States of America
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Manage Lists Manage Schedules Organize and Store Files Keep Track of Ideas: Solo Edition Create a Mind Map Organize and Store Photos and Video Scan Your Old Photos Get Your Affairs in Order Manage Lists
BZ Reminder Pocket Lists Reminder Tool with Missed Call Alerts NerdHerd Favorite Simple To-Do List bzreminder.com pocketlists.com
Microsoft To Do Todoist The App that Is Eating Award-Winning My Manager’s Favorite Productivity Tool Wunderlist todoist.com todo.microsoft.com Wunderlist Plan The Award-Winning Task Manager with a Task Manager and Planning Tool Rabid Fanbase getplan.co wunderlist.com
2 Manage Schedules ORGANIZATION
Any.do Fantastical 2 (iOS) Simple Task Manager with Day-by-Day Best Apple Calendar App Manager flexibits.com any.do Google Calendar Business Calendar 2 The Calendar to Rule Them All Best Android Calendar App google.com/calendar appgenix-software.com
3 Organize and Store Files
Box Google One Business-Focused Cloud Storage System Google’s Cloud Storage System box.com google.com/drive
Dropbox Microsoft OneDrive Arguably the Best Cloud Storage System Microsoft’s Cloud Storage System dropbox.com onedrive.com
G Suite Sync Google’s Professional Office Suite Extra-Secure Dropbox Alternative gsuite.google.com sync.com
4 Keep Track of Ideas: Solo Edition ORGANIZATION
Apple Notes Rocketbook Apple’s Internal Note System Smart Notebook to Save Handwritten On Apple Devices Notes to the Cloud getrocketbook.com Evernote The Past Champion Note-Taking Tool OneNote evernote.com Microsoft’s Note-Taking Tool onenote.com Google Keep Google’s Note-Taking Tool Simplenote google.com/keep A Very Simple Note-Taking Tool simplenote.com
5 Create a Mind Map
Bubbl.us MeisterTask Super Simple, Super Free Mind Map Site Task Management Tool with Mind Map bubbl.us Integration meistertask.com Creately Online Mind Map Tool MindMeister creately.com Mind Map Tool with Task Integration mindmeister.com Draw.io Open-Source Diagramming Tool Mindmup draw.io Free Mind Map Site Mindly mindmup.com Mobile Mind Map Tool Stormboard mindlyapp.com Teamwork-Type Mind Maps 6 stormboard.com Organize and Store Photos and Video ORGANIZATION
ACDSee Google Photos Image Organizer and Editor with the Best Unlimited Photo/Video Storage with Image Name Recognition acdsee.com google.com/photos
Amazon Drive Mylio Amazon’s Cloud Storage System Image Organizer with Facial Recognition amazon.com/clouddrive and More mylio.com Amazon Prime Photos Amazon’s Answer to Google Photos Slidebox amazon.com/photos Mobile Photo Album Organizer Forever slidebox.co Image Storage Tool Designed for Family Legacies forever.com 7 8 Scan Your Old Photos ORGANIZATION
DigMyPics PhotoScan Service for Photo Scanning and Video Google’s Mobile Photo Scanner App Transfer google.com/photos/scan digmypics.com
Photomyne Photo-Scanning App for Photo Albums photomyne.com
9 Get Your Affairs in Order
Everplans SecureSafe End-of-Life Document and Information Super-Secure Online Storage Platform with Organizer “Data Inheritance” everplans.com securesafe.com
Giving Docs Online Will Creation for Charity Planned Giving Campaigns givingdocs.com
10 Productivity
Focus and Get Things Done Automate Tasks Outsource Work Tasks Keep Your Environment Peaceful Stay Healthy at Your Desk Change a Habit Manage Your Stress Seek Resources for People in Crisis Focus and Get Things Done
Be Focused Pomodoro.cc Apple Focus App Simple Online Pomodoro Timer xwavesoft.com/be-focused-pro-for- pomodoro.cc iphone-ipad-mac-os-x.html RescueTime Marinara Timer Software that Tracks Where the Time Goes Online Pomodoro Timer for Groups rescuetime.com marinaratimer.com StayFocusd PomoDoneApp Chrome Plugin for Site Blocking Pomodoro-Type Task Management App nerdybff.com/stayfocusd-app pomodoneapp.com
12 cont. PRODUCTIVITY The Pomodoro Technique® Toggl Kitchen Timer Productivity Technique Time-Tracking Tool for Clients and Projects cirillocompany.de/pages/pomodoro- toggl.com technique
13 Automate Tasks
IFTTT Tasker Free Multi-App Automator Android Device Automator Ifttt.com In the Google Play Store
Pushbullet Zapier Notification and Sharing Center for Texts, Extensive Multi-App Automator with Paid Files and More Levels pushbullet.com zapier.com
Shortcuts Apple Device Automator In the App Store
14 Outsource Work Tasks PRODUCTIVITY Fancy Hands Thumbtack U.S.-Based Virtual Assistants for Small Tasks Freelancer Marketplace for Projects and fancyhands.com Experts thumbtack.com Fiverr Freelance Marketplace for Small Jobs Upwork Starting at Five Bucks Freelance Community for Larger Projects fiverr.com upwork.com
15 Keep Your Environment Peaceful
Brain.fm Noisli Music Productivity Tool Background Noise Tool brain.fm noisli.com
Focus@Will SoundPrint Personality-Based Music Productivity Tool App to Find Your Quiet Place focusatwill.com soundprint.co
16 Stay Healthy at Your Desk PRODUCTIVITY Duet Display Regular Breaks App that Turns Your iOS Device into a Site that Traps Your Cursor Until You Take a Second Screen Break duetdisplay.com regularbreaks.com
F.lux PostureMinder Computer Lighting Adjustment Tool Chrome Extension to Encourage Better justgetflux.com Posture In the Chrome Web Store Healthy Browsing Chrome Extension for Health Reminders In the Chrome Web Store
17 Change a Habit
Fabulous HabitShare Science-Based Habit-Forming Tool Social Habit-Forming Tool thefabulous.co habitshareapp.com
Habitica Way of Life Gamified Habit-Forming Tool Simple Habit Maker with Easy Updates habitica.com wayoflifeapp.com
18 Manage Your Stress PRODUCTIVITY Calm Sanvello Award-Winning App Designed to Aid Sleep, Mental Health Tool with Clinically Validated Boost Confidence and Reduce Stress Techniques calm.com sanvello.com
Headspace Stop, Breathe & Think Meditation and Stress Relief App Meditation App with Custom Solutions headspace.com stopbreathethink.com
19 Seek Resources for People in Crisis
#BeThe1To MoodTools Apps Resources for You to Help People in Need System of Apps to Address Suicidal bethe1to.com Thoughts and Depression moodtools.org BetterHelp Online Counseling Service National Suicide Prevention betterhelp.com Lifeline Site for Resources, Crisis Lines, Chat and Crisis Text Line More Free, 24/7 Text Chat When You Need It suicidepreventionlifeline.org Text HOME to 741741
20 Collaboration
Manage Projects Collaborate on Files Communicate with Internal Teams Keep Track of Ideas: Team Edition Share Large Files Create Surveys and Polls Manage Projects
Asana KanbanFlow Favorite Project Management Tool with Project Management Tool with Pomodoro Robust Free Version Timer asana.com kanbanflow.com
Basecamp monday.com Classic Project Management System Flexible Project Management and Team basecamp.com Collaboration Tool monday.com Freedcamp (Almost) Free Project Management System Smartsheet freedcamp.com Spreadsheet-Based Project Management Tool smartsheet.com
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Teamwork Wrike Project Management Tool that Gets Team Project Management Tool with Gantt Member Buy-In Charts COLLABORATION teamwork.com wrike.com
Trello Project Management Tool Good for Personal Task Management trello.com
23 Collaborate on Files
Dropbox Paper Microsoft Office 365 Dropbox’s Document Collaboration Tool Office Suite with Collaboration Features dropbox.com/paper microsoft.com/office365
Google Drive Real-Time Collaboration in a Robust Office Suite google.com/drive
24 Communicate with Internal Teams iAuditor Slack Inspection and Checklist Tool Simple Chat System with Monumental safetyculture.com Capabilities COLLABORATION slack.com Microsoft Teams Slack Competitor for Microsoft Business Workplace by Facebook Users Facebook’s Answer to Slack teams.microsoft.com workplace.fb.com
25 Keep Track of Ideas: Team Edition
Notejoy PATboard Evernote-Like Note and Document Physical Board for Projects, Tasks and Organizer for Teams Group Notes notejoy.com patboard.com
Notion Nerds’ New Choice for Note Taking and More notion.so
26 Share Large Files
7-Zip WeTransfer Free Windows File Compression Utility Easy File-Sharing Service 7-zip.org wetransfer.com COLLABORATION
Send Anywhere WinZip Instant File Transfer Classic File Compression Utility send-anywhere.com winzip.com
The Unarchiver Free Mac File Uncompression Utility theunarchiver.com
27 Create Surveys and Polls
Cognito Forms Survey Anyplace Molly’s Favorite Form Tool Interactive Questionnaires for Increased cognitoforms.com Engagement surveyanyplace.com Google Forms Google’s Free Survey Tool SurveyGizmo google.com/forms Multi-Platform Survey Tool surveygizmo.com Microsoft Forms for Excel Simple Form Maker for Excel Online SurveyMonkey forms.office.com Biggest Online Survey Tool surveymonkey.com
Typeform Wizard-Format Online Forms 28 typeform.com Meetings
Schedule Meetings with Individuals Schedule Meetings with Groups Take Meeting Notes Meet Virtually Jazz Up Your Presentations Create Creative Online Documents Schedule Meetings with Individuals
Appointlet Evie Almost Free Do-It-Themselves Scheduling Virtual Scheduling Assistant with 5 Free Tool Meetings a Month appointlet.com evie.ai
Assistant.to MeetWays Gmail Schedule Picker Site to Find a Place to Meet assistant.to meetways.com
Calendly WhatsHalfway.com Do-It-Themselves Scheduling Tool Google Map-Powered Site to Find a Place calendly.com to Meet whatshalfway.com
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X.ai Virtual Scheduling Assistant with Booking Page x.ai MEETINGS
31 Schedule Meetings with Groups
Doodle When Is Good Everybody’s Favorite Scheduling Tool Horrible-Looking Scheduling Tool doodle.com whenisgood.net
LettuceMeet Yapp Block-Style Scheduling Tool Event App for Organizations lettucemeet.com yapp.us
SignUpGenius Volunteer Organizer signupgenius.com
32 Take Meeting Notes
AudioNote Samepage Voice Recorder with Synchronized Written Meeting Management with Notes Videoconferencing luminantsoftware.com samepage.io
Otter.ai Voicea MEETINGS AI-Powered Meeting Recording and Notes AI-Powered Meeting Recording and Notes otter.ai voicea.com
33 Meet Virtually
Appear.in Google Duo Instant Video Conferencing with Google’s Video-Calling Tool Screensharing google.com/duo appear.in Messenger FaceTime Facebook’s Videoconferencing Tool Apple’s Videoconferencing Tool messenger.com apple.com/facetime Skype FreeConferenceCall.com Perhaps the Original Online Meeting/Chat Free Conference Calling Tool—Now with Instant Translation freeconferencecall.com skype.com
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StartMeeting Zoom FreeConferenceCall’s Upgraded Conference HD Videoconferencing Tool Platform zoom.us startmeeting.com
UberConference MEETINGS Conference Call Tool with Hi-Tech Features uberconference.com
35 Jazz Up Your Presentations
Beautiful.AI Google Slides Slide Designer Powered by AI with Robust Google’s PowerPoint Alternative Free Version slides.google.com beautiful.ai Haiku Deck Canva Presentation Tool for Presenters with Few Design Templates for Instant Social Media Words Posts, Flyers, Invitations and Much More haikudeck.com canva.com Kahoot Flipgrid Trivia and Quiz Game for Audiences Social Video Platform for Collaborative kahoot.com Projects flipgrid.com
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Microsoft Office 365 Slidebean Office Subscription that Gets All the Slide Designer Powered by AI Goodies slidebean.com office.com Sway
PowToon Microsoft PowerPoint Alternative… MEETINGS Whiteboard Video Tool Created by Microsoft powtoon.com sway.com
Prezi Visme Storytelling PowerPoint Alternative Creative Presentations and Infographics prezi.com visme.co
Quizziz Self-Paced Quiz Games quizizz.com 37 Create Creative Online Documents
Designrr Lumen5 eBook Maker and More AI-Powered Video Tool for Blog Posts designrr.io lumen5.com
Issuu Online Magazine Maker issuu.com
38 Communication
Manage Email Send Video Emails Manage Calls Organize and Synchronize Contacts Research Connections and Prospects Send Free Text and Voice Mes- sages Add Closed Captioning to Your Videos Manage Email
Edison Microsoft Outlook Free Email with Advanced Assistant Help Email Triage Tool and Unnerving Tracking microsoft.com/outlook mail.edison.tech ProtonMail FollowUpThen Encrypted Email Platform Software-Free Email Reminders protonmail.com followupthen.com Spark Gmail Email Platform with Team Features Versatile Email Platform sparkmailapp.com google.com/gmail Spike Conversational Email that Looks Like Texting 40 spikenow.com Send Video Emails
BombBomb Loom Video Email System Screencast Video Tool bombbomb.com loom.com
CloudHQ Video Email Paperless Post Video Email for Gmail Deluxe Emails with a Real-Mail Look cloudhq.net paperlesspost.com COMMUNICATON Dubb Video Tool for Email, Screencasts and More dubb.com
41 Manage Calls
Google Voice Slydial Call Management System Phone Service that Goes Straight to voice.google.com Voicemail slydial.com HulloMail Voicemail Management System YouMail hullomail.com Voicemail Management System with Spam- Stopping Tools youmail.com
42 Organize and Synchronize Contacts
Contacts+ MailChimp The Best Contact Management System on Mass Email Platform with Free Version the Planet mailchimp.com contactsplus.com Nimble Contactually Social Media-Connected Contact Contact Management with a Built-In Management Tool Bucket Game nimble.com COMMUNICATON contactually.com Salesforce Essentials IXACT Contact Basic Level of a Very Robust CRM Real Estate Contact Management Platform salesforce.com ixactcontact.com Ugly Email Email Pixel Blocker for Gmail uglyemail.com 43 Research Connections and Prospects
MailChimp Google My Maps Mass Email Platform with Free Version Another Lead Mapping Tool mailchimp.com google.com/mymaps
Crystal Hunter Contact Research Tool that Analyzes Email Hunting Tool and More Personalities hunter.io crystalknows.com Hunter Campaigns Emma Email Campaign Manager LinkedIn Personality Analyzer hunter.io/campaigns bunch.ai/emma
44 COMMUNICATON
45 Send Free Text and Voice Messages
WhatsApp Marco Polo Free Text, Phone and Video Messenger Video Chat App that Works Like Texting whatsapp.com marcopolo.me
GroupMe MightyText Group Text Messenger Android-Based Messaging App for groupme.com Computers and Devices mightytext.net iMessage Apple-Based Messaging App for Macs and Signal Private Messenger Devices Secure Private Messenger On Apple Devices signal.org
46 Add Closed Captioning to Your Videos
AutoCap Facebook Mobile Video Tool with Automatic Captions Automated Closed-Captioning for Videos (Android) on Facebook In the Google Play Store facebook.com/help/509746615868430
Clipomatic Kapwing Mobile Video Tool with Automatic Captions Online Video Editor with Captioning (iOS) Capability COMMUNICATON In the App Store kapwing.com
Clips Rev Apple’s Video Editor with Easy Captions On-Demand Transcription and Captioning apple.com/clips rev.com
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Temi YouTube Automated On-Demand Transcription and Automated Subtitles and Translations for Captioning Videos on YouTube temi.com support.google.com/youtube/ topic/9257536 Tunity App that Routes Live TV Audio Through Your Device tunity.com
48 Reference
Search Beyond Google Search Beyond Google *with Google* Discover and Manage Podcasts Keep Up with the News Translate Anything Learn a New Language Check the Weather Improve Your Writing Launch a Blog or Website Create Resumes and CVs Discover a Good Book Search Beyond Google
Dogpile Wolfram|Alpha Search Results of Multiple Search Engines Where All the Knowledge in the World dogpile.com Lives wolframalpha.com DuckDuckGo Search Engine with Privacy Protection Yippy duckduckgo.com IBM Watson-Backed Search Engine Compiler Wayback Machine yippy.com Search Engine for the Past archive.org/web
50 Search Beyond Google *with Google*
Google Books Google—Just… All of It Full-Text Book Search Engine The Google Empire books.google.com google.com
Google Dataset Search Google Scholar Statistic and Dataset Search Academic Research Search Engine toolbox.google.com/datasetsearch scholar.google.com
Google Earth Google Trends Geography Exploration with 3D Effects Search Engine that Shows Trends in earth.google.com Searches REFERENCE trends.google.com
51 Discover and Manage Podcasts
Breaker iHeartRadio Social Connections Podcast App Radio Station Streaming Tool with Podcasts breaker.audio iheart.com
Bullet Spotify Podcast Snippet Sharing Tool (iOS) Music Streaming Tool with Podcasts bullet.audio spotify.com
Bullhorn TuneIn Data-Free Podcast Tool Another Radio Station Streaming Tool with bullhorn.fm Podcasts Castbox tunein.com Free Podcast App for Lots of Platforms castbox.fm
52 Beth’s Nerdy Podcast Choices
Freakonomics Radio Reply All Research-Based Socioeconomic Trends Tech Solution Podcast freakonomics.com gimletmedia.com/shows/reply-all
Note to Self Should This Exist? Podcast that Examines the Human Side of New Tech Exploration and Analysis Technology shouldthisexist.com wnycstudios.org/podcasts/notetoself
Privacy Paradox Note to Self’s Privacy Project REFERENCE project.wnyc.org/privacy-paradox
53 Keep Up with the News
Flipboard Pocket Magazine-Style Content Aggregator Saved Article Library for Online and Offline flipboard.com Reading getpocket.com Breaker Social Connections Podcast App SmartNews breaker.audio Trending News App with Super-Fast Loading Bullet smartnews.com Podcast Snippet Sharing Tool (iOS) bullet.audio
54 Discover New Apps and Tools
AppSumo Product Hunt Secret Tech Tool Bargain Marketplace The Ultimate Source for New Technology appsumo.com producthunt.com REFERENCE
55 Translate Anything
Alexa Google Translate (App) Amazon’s Digital Assistant Translation App with Conversation and amazon.com/meet-alexa Augmented Reality Tools In the Google Play and App Stores Cortana Microsoft’s Digital Assistant Google Translate (Online) microsoft.com/cortana Online Translation Tool for Voice and Text translate.google.com Google Assistant Google’s Digital Assistant iTranslate assistant.google.com Translator App that Really Smart People Adore itranslate.com
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Microsoft Translator Siri Translation Tool with Instant Translation for Apple’s Digital Assistant Multiple Languages apple.com/siri translator.microsoft.com REFERENCE
57 Learn a New Language
Beelinguapp Duolingo Language App to Increase Reading Gamified Free Language-Learning System Comprehension duolingo.com beelinguapp.com HelloTalk Busuu Social Sharing Language Exchange Language-Learning System with Lessons Community and Live Practice hellotalk.com busuu.com Memrise Drops Gamified Vocabulary Tool for Languages Gamified Language App with In-Flight and More Lessons memrise.com languagedrops.com
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Mondly Tandem Language App with Augmented Reality Language Practice App mondly.com tandem.net
Quizlet TinyCards Flashcards for Language Learning and Duolingo Flashcard App More tinycards.duolingo.com quizlet.com
Rosetta Stone Grandfather of Self-Study Language REFERENCE Learning, Now with Subscription Options rosettastone.com
59 Create Flashcards
Anki Cram Flashcards to Study Wherever You Go Another Flashcard App ankisrs.net cram.com
60 Check the Weather
Carrot Weather Storm Snarky Weather App Weather Underground’s Storm-Tracking meetcarrot.com/weather App wunderground.com/storm Dark Sky Unnervingly Precise Weather App Weather Underground darksky.net Best Overall Weather App wunderground.com MyRadar Advanced Radar App for Storm Tracking Weather Kitty myradar.com Feline-Themed Weather App REFERENCE weatherkittyapp.com
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Weather Puppy WunderMap Doggy Weather App with Pound Puppy Online Weather Tracker from Weather Pics Underground weatherpuppy.com wunderground.com/wundermap
What The Forecast?!! Yahoo Weather Weather Forecasts with Giggles Weather Forecasts with Beautiful Photos nightcatproductions.com/ mobile.yahoo.com/weather whattheforecast
62 Improve Your Writing
GoodReader Hemingway App Apple PDF Reader and Annotation Tool Online Writing Editor goodreader.com hemingwayapp.com
Grammarly PaperRater AI-Powered Editing Tool Online Writing Editor with Option for Paper grammarly.com Submissions paperrater.com REFERENCE
63 Launch a Blog or Website
Elegant Themes Weebly My Manager’s Theme Tools Site Builder with Added Features Like Email elegantthemes.com Marketing weebly.com Medium Modern Blog Site with a Clean Interface Wix medium.com Highly Customizable Online Site Builder wix.com Squarespace Drag-and-Drop Website Builder WooThemes squarespace.com More Wordpress Themes woothemes.com
WordPress Leading Site Builder for Blogs and Websites 64 wordpress.com Create Resumes and CVs
Canva Zety Everyone’s Favorite Graphic Tool with Online Resume Creator with Wizard Resume Templates Interface canva.com zety.com
Resume Worded Online Resume Reviewer and Writing Service resumeworded.com REFERENCE
65 Discover a Good Book
Audible Libby Audiobook Provider Public Library Lending App for Ebooks and audible.com Audiobooks meet.libbyapp.com Goodreads Online Reading Community with What Should I Read Next? Recommendations Book Discovery Site Based on Title or goodreads.com Author whatshouldireadnext.com Hoopla Public Library Lending App for Videos, Whichbook Music, Audiobooks, Comics and Ebooks Book Discovery Site Based on Story hoopladigital.com Characteristics whichbook.net
66 Utilities
Back Up Computer and Files Make Screencaptures and Videos Convert Almost Anything Measure Areas and Objects Scan Documents Scan Business Cards Back Up Computer and Files
Acronis True Image IDrive Super-Secure Backup System with Backup Service with Extended Archiving Ransomware Protection idrive.com acronis.com SOS Online Backup Backblaze Super-Fast Backup Service with Unlimited Backup Service with Unlimited Storage and Version Archiving No File Size Limits sosonlinebackup.com backblaze.com Syncthing Digi.me Open Source Private Data Storage Social Media Private Sharing Data syncthing.net Management digi.me
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TFP Digi.me-Connected App that Finds Questionable Content in Your Social Media Feeds digi.me/tfp UTILITIES
69 Make Screencaptures and Videos
Grab/Screenshot Reflector Mac Screenshot Tool Screen Mirroring Tool for Your Mobile On your Mac Devices airsquirrels.com/reflector Jing Old Favorite Screencapture Tool Screencast-O-Matic techsmith.com/jing-tool.html Browser-Based Screen Recorder screencastomatic.com Monosnap Free Screencapture Tool for Screenshots Screencastify and Video Another Browser-Based Screen Recorder monosnap.com screencastify.com
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Snagit Snipping Tool and Snip & Sketch The Best Screencapture Tool Windows Screenshot Tools techsmith.com On your PC UTILITIES
71 72 Convert Almost Anything
CloudConvert Zamzar Online File Converter with Zapier File Converter Extraordinaire Automations zamzar.com cloudconvert.com
FileInfo Reference Site to Identify File Extensions fileinfo.com UTILITIES
73 Measure Areas and Objects
AR Ruler magicplan Augmented Reality Measuring App Measuring App for Floor Plans grymala.by magicplan.app
Measure (Apple) Moasure Apple’s Augmented Reality Measuring App Motion-Based Measuring App In the App Store moasure.com
Measure (Google) Google’s Augmented Reality Measuring App In the Google Play Store
74 Scan Documents
Adobe Scan iScanner Adobe’s Free Document and Business Card NerdHerd Favorite Scanning App Scanner iscannerapp.net acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/mobile/scann er-app.html Office Lens Microsoft’s Free Document Scanner CamScanner In the Google Play and App Stores Popular Scanning App that Got in Trouble camscanner.com Scanbot Great Free Scanner Genius Scan scanbot.io Robust Smart Scanning Tool
thegrizzlylabs.com/genius-scan UTILITIES
75 Scan Business Cards
ABBYY Business Card Reader Google Lens Card Scanner from a Company that Scans Google’s Image Analyzer Feature Well lens.google.com abbyybcr.com Notes BizConnect iPad and iPhone Native Camera Scanner NerdHerd Favorite Business Card Scanner apple.com bizconnectus.com ScanBizCards CamCard Card Scanner with Human Transcription Card Scanning App circleback.com/scanbizcards camcard.com
76 Security
Protect Your Computer and Mobile Device Use a VPN Manage Your Passwords Protect Your Email Address Improve Your Browsing Efficiency Manage Spam: Email Edition Manage Spam: Phone Edition Manage Spam: Junk Mail Edition Protect Your Computer and Mobile Device
Avast Free Antivirus Malwarebytes Feature-Rich Antivirus Tool with Password Malware Finder with Anti-Ransomware Management Updates avast.com malwarebytes.com
AVG AntiVirus FREE No More Ransom Essential Antivirus Protection Site to Identify and Remove Ransomware avg.com nomoreransom.co
Bitdefender Antivirus Free Edition Antivirus Tool with Great Malware Removal Tools bitdefender.com
78 Use a VPN SECURITY
1.1.1.1 TunnelBear Free Mobile VPN Easy-to-Use VPN 1.1.1.1 tunnelbear.com
ExpressVPN Windscribe VPN Consistently Rated the Best VPN with a Free Version expressvpn.com windscribe.com
NordVPN VPN that Includes Multiple Installations nordvpn.com
79 Manage Your Passwords
1Password Have I Been Pwned? Top Password Manager with Offline Search Engine for Hacked Emails and Storage and Manual Sync Usernames 1password.com haveibeenpwned.com
Dashlane Keeper Top Password Manager with Online/Offline Top Password Manager with Extra Secure Storage Options Security dashlane.com keepersecurity.com
DataVault Password Manager LastPass NerdHerd Favorite Password Manager Everyone’s Favorite Password Manager ascendo.co lastpass.com
80 Protect Your Email Address SECURITY
Burner Mail Newslettrs Fake Email Addresses Site and Email Address for Your Newsletters burnermail.io newslettrs.app
EmailOnDeck Rakuten Slice Free Temporary Email Addresses Passive-Aggressive Package Tracker emailondeck.com slice.com
Mailinator Instant @mailinator.com Email Inboxes mailinator.com
81 Improve Your Browsing Efficiency
Adblock Plus Print Friendly Browser Ad Blocker that Prevents Pop-Ups, Multi-Platform Print Management Tool Tracking, Malware and More printfriendly.com adblockplus.org Printliminator Down for Everyone or Just Me? Simple Bookmark for Print-Friendly Sites Utility to Discover Whether a Site is, Umm, nerdybff.com/printliminatorbookmark Down for Everyone or Just You downforeveryoneorjustme.com SpeedTest Another Internet Speed Checker Fast.com speedtest.net Netflix Internet Speed Checker fast.com
82 SECURITY
83 Manage Spam: Email Edition
Gmail Unroll.me The Most Versatile Cloud-Based Email Email Subscription Manager and Service Unsubscribe Tool gmail.com unroll.me
84 Manage Spam: Phone Edition SECURITY
Your Carrier’s Tools Nomorobo VoIP Number Spam Protection with Mobile Your Phone Settings App Option Hiya nomorobo.com Spam-Blocking App hiya.com RoboKiller Spam-Blocking App with a Sense of Humor robokiller.com
85 Manage Spam: Junk Mail Edition
Catalog Choice OptOutPrescreen.com Catalog Unsubscriber Service to Opt Out of Credit Offers catalogchoice.org optoutprescreen.com
DMAchoice PaperKarma Direct Mailing Filter Junk Mail Eliminator dmachoice.org paperkarma.com
86 Travel Organize Travel Plans Navigate Smartly Stay Safe on the Go Travel with Specific Needs Pack with a Purpose Eliminate Airport Hassles Track Mileage (and Expenses) Find a Parking Spot Search for Travel Bargains Discover New Sights and Sites Organize Travel Plans
App in the Air Planapple Travel Planning Organizer with an Free Site for Simple Trip Planning Emphasis on Flights planapple.com appintheair.mobi Skyscanner AwardWallet Travel Tool for People with Wanderlust Travel and Credit Card Points Tracker skyscanner.com awardwallet.com TripIt CheckMyTrip Effortless Travel Organizer Free Trip Planning App tripit.com checkmytrip.com
88 Navigate Smartly
BackCountry Navigator TOPO HERE WeGo TRAVEL GPS International Map App with Transit Options Offline Topo Maps wego.here.com backcountrynavigator.com INRIX Traffic CityMaps2Go Traffic-Focused Navigation App International City Map App with Travel inrix.com Insight ulmon.com Rome2rio Transportation Option Resource for Travel Google Maps Anywhere Worldwide Navigation System with Real- rome2rio.com Time Updates google.com/maps
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Waze Weather Route/Highway Weather Crowdsourced Navigation App with Real- Weather Forecast App for Travel Time Updates weatherroute.io waze.com
90 Stay Safe on the Go
FOREWARN Noonlight TRAVEL Background Checker for Real Estate Safety Button that Reaches Authorities in a Professionals Flash forewarn.com noonlight.com
Nextdoor Social Network for Neighborhoods nextdoor.com
91 Travel with Specific Needs
AllergyEats Countdown!! Food Allergy Restaurant Finder Countdown Clock to Retirement (and allergyeats.com More) (iOS Version) In the App Store brettapproved Site that Helps People with Disabilities Countdown Widget Travel Easier Countdown Clock to Retirement (and brettapproved.com More) (Android Version) In the Google Play Store BringFido Site to Discover Pet-Friendly Businesses Find Me Gluten Free bringfido.com Gluten Free Restaurant Finder findmeglutenfree.com
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GasBuddy My Talking Pet TRAVEL Tool that Tracks Gas Prices to Find the Animal-Animating App Lowest Near You mytalkingpet.app gasbuddy.com Wheelmap HappyCow Nonprofit that Shows Accessible Places for Vegetarian and Vegan Restaurant Finder Wheelchairs happycow.net wheelmap.org
Petswelcome Pet-Friendly Hotel Finder petswelcome.com
93 Pack with a Purpose
PackPoint Sortly Travel Packing App Packing Organization Tool packpnt.com sortly.com
94 Eliminate Airport Hassles
Mobile Passport TSA Pre√ TRAVEL U.S./Canadian Border Crossing App TSA’s Security Shortcut Program mobilepassport.us tsa.gov/precheck
95 96 Track Mileage (and Expenses)
Everlance Stride Tax TRAVEL Mileage Tracking App with Expense Free Mileage Tracking App with Expense Tracking Tracking everlance.com stridehealth.com/tax
Hurdlr Business Expense and Mileage Tracker hurdlr.com
97 Find a Parking Spot
Local Parking Apps ParkWhiz Parking Apps from Your Area or Vendor Another Pre-Purchase Parking Service In the Google Play and App Stores parkwhiz.com
Parking Mobility SpotAngels App for Citizen Volunteers to Report Parking Community App for Free Parking Accessible Parking Violations and More parkingmobility.com spotangels.com
ParkMobile SpotHero Pre-Purchase Parking Service Pre-Purchase Parking Service parkmobile.io spothero.com
98 Search for Travel Bargains
AirHelp Matrix Airfare Search TRAVEL Service that Pursues Your Compensation Google’s Super-Duper Airfare Search for Flight Delays Engine airhelp.com matrix.itasoftware.com
Google Flights Skiplagged Google’s Travel Tool with Price Alerts Flight Search Engine for a Sneaky Discount google.com/flights skiplagged.com
Hopper Travel Shopping App to Find the Best Time to Fly hopper.com
99 Discover New Sights and Sites iExit RunPee Interstate Exit Guide Database App that Shares the Best Time for iexitapp.com a Bathroom Run During a Movie runpee.com Roadtrippers Road Trip Planner World Around Me roadtrippers.com Augmented Reality App to Find Local Sites and Resources worldaroundmeapp.com
100 Finance Track Receipts and Expenses Pay Someone (or Get Paid) Manage Budgets and Spending Do More with Spreadsheets Save Money Reuse and Recycle Your Old Devices Track Receipts and Expenses
Expensify Smart Receipts Expense Manager with SmartScan Affordable Receipt-Tracking App expensify.com smartreceipts.co
F9 Wave Financial Reports from Microsoft Excel Free Accounting System Connections waveapps.com F9.com
Receipts by Wave Free Receipt Scanner for a Free Accounting System waveapps.com
102 Pay Someone (or Get Paid)
Apple Pay Square Cash Apple’s Payment Tool Another Payment Tool apple.com/apple-pay cash.app FINANCE Google Pay Venmo Google’s Payment Tool Fee-Free Payment Tool pay.google.com venmo.com
PayPal Zelle Vintage Payment Tool Bank-Linked Payment Tool paypal.com zellepay.com
103 Manage Budgets and Spending
Credit Karma Mint Credit-Checking Tool Award-Winning Budget Management Tool creditkarma.com mint.com
Digit You Need a Budget Delightful Text-Based Savings Chatbot Four-Rule Budget Management Tool digit.co youneedabudget.com
Honeydue Finance Manager for Couples honeydue.com
104 Do More with Spreadsheets
Airtable Save Money Spreadsheet Tool with Database Capabilities FINANCE airtable.com Honey Browser Extension for Coupon Codes and Google Sheets Savings Google’s Spreadsheet Tool with Magic joinhoney.com Analysis Buttons google.com/drive Key Ring Loyalty Card Organizer PivotTableGuy keyringapp.com Guy Who Talks about Pivot Tables (and More) Rakuten (formerly Ebates) youtube.com/pivottableguy Cash-Back Browser Plugin rakuten.com 105 cont.
RetailMeNot Target Coupon Site with Mobile App for Bargains Shopping and Savings App for Target retailmenot.com Stores In the Google Play and App Stores Stocard Another Loyalty Card Organizer Walmart stocardapp.com Shopping and Savings App for Walmart Stores In the Google Play and App Stores
106 Reuse and Recycle Your Old Devices
Alfred Cell Phones for Soldiers Security Camera System that Works with Donation Site for Old Devices that Go to Old Devices Soldiers alfred.camera cellphonesforsoldiers.com FINANCE
Baby Monitor 3G Folding@Home Baby Monitoring App that Uses Your Old Research Center that Focuses on Devices Understanding Diseases babymonitor3g.com folding.stanford.edu
BOINC Gazelle Research Center that Uses the Power in Company that Buys Old Computers and Your Gadgets to Fight for Academic Gadgets Research gazelle.com boinc.berkeley.edu
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Nexar Dashboard Camera App for Your Device getnexar.com
Secure the Call Donation Site for Old Devices that Are Transformed to 911-Only Phones securethecall.org
SURE Universal Remote for TV TV and Smart Device Remote for Android tekoia.com/sure-universa
108 Health
Sleep Better and Wake Up Refreshed Get Active Venture Outside Watch What You Eat Eat, Drink, and Be Merry Stay Healthy Help Others Sleep Better and Wake Up Refreshed
Alarm Clock for Me (iOS) My Alarm Clock (Android) Beautiful Nightstand Alarm Clock Alarmy apalon.com Annoying Alarm Clock alar.my Sleep Cycle Motion-Activated Sleep Monitor and Alarm AutoSleep Tracker for Watch sleepcycle.com Sleep Tracking Apple Watch App autosleep.tantsissa.com Sleep Tracker: by Sleepmatic Sleep Tracking Apple Watch App Fitbit Devices In the App Store Smartwatches that Track Activity, Exercise, Sleep and More fitbit.com
110 Get Active
MapMyFitness MapMyRun Comprehensive Fitness Tracker Fitness Tracker for Runners mapmyfitness.com mapmyrun.com
MapMyHike MapMyWalk
GPS Tool for Tracking Hikes Fitness Tracker for Walkers HEALTH mapmyhike.com mapmywalk.com
MapMyRide StepBet Bicycle Fitness Tracker Activity App that Earns You Money (Or Not) mapmyride.com waybetter.com
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Strava Zombies, Run! Fitness App for Runners and Cyclists with a Running App with Zombies Rabid Fan Base zombiesrungame.com strava.com
Sworkit Workout Videos for a Custom Fitness Program sworkit.com
112 Venture Outside
Healthy Parks Healthy Person TN PlantSnap Tennessee Parks Guide with Rewards for AI Plant Identification App Enjoying the State plantsnap.com healthyparkstn.com Relive
komoot 3D Video Maker for Outdoor Activities HEALTH Mapping Tool for Outdoor Adventures relive.cc komoot.com SkyView Merlin Bird ID Augmented Reality Stargazing App Wizard-Style Bird Identification App terminaleleven.com merlin.allaboutbirds.org
113 Watch What You Eat
Calorie Mama MyFitnessPal Food-Recognition App to Calculate Calories Calorie and Activity Tracker on Your Plate myfitnesspal.com caloriemama.ai SparkPeople Lose It! Weight-Loss Tool with Supportive Calorie and Activity Tracker with Food Community Image Recognition sparkpeople.com loseit.com
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115 Eat, Drink and Be Merry
7UP Digital Bartender Vivino Web App to Measure Your Favorite 7UP Wine Identification Tool and Tracker Drinks vivino.com 7up.com/digital-bartender Wine Picker Living Wine Labels Restaurant Guide for Best Wine Pairings Augmented Reality App to Bring Wine winepicker.co.uk Labels to Life livingwinelabels.com
Untappd Microbrewery Beer Rater untappd.com
116 Stay Healthy
Ada Apple Watch AI-Powered Medical Advisor App Smart Watch with Advanced Health ada.com Monitoring apple.com HEALTH
117 AskMD Medical Care and Follow Up sharecare.com/static/askmd CareZone Help Others Record Keeper for Your Family’s Health carezone.com Child Protector GoodRx Child Injury Assessment Tool Pill Identifier and Prescription Price childrensmercy.org/childprotector Comparisons goodrx.com TraffickCam Web App to Fight Sex Trafficking traffickcam.com
118 Family
Keep Your Sanity as a New Parent Guide Your Kids in This Crazy Digital World Keep Track of Your Loved Ones Use Alexa for Family Management Manage Family Schedules and Projects Help Others Keep Your Sanity as a Parent
GameChanger The Wonder Weeks Sports Tracker for Parents and Baby Development Resource Grandparents thewonderweeks.com gc.com Tinybeans Kinedu Private Family Photo Album Age-Appropriate Activity Ideas for Babies tinybeans.com and Toddlers kinedu.com White Noise Baby Hair Dryer Sounds and More for Cranky Photomath Babies App that Solves Math Problems with a Click tmsoft.com/white-noise-baby photomath.net
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Bark Qustodio AI-Powered Social Media Monitoring Screen Monitoring and Content Blocking bark.us Tool qustodio.com OpenDNS FamilyShield Free Router-Level Parental Control Tool opendns.com/home-internet-security FAMILY
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Glympse Kitestring Simple Location Sharer Text-Based Emergency Service glympse.com kitestring.io
HikerAlert Life360 Safety Service for Hiking and Outdoor Family Location and Communication Activities System hikeralert.com life360.com FAMILY
123 Use Alexa for Family Management
Amazon Skill Blueprints Amazon’s Custom Alexa Skills for Business and Home blueprints.amazon.com
124 Manage Family Schedules and Projects
AnyList Out of Milk Grocery List and Recipe Manager Tool Home-Centered To-Do List Tool anylist.com outofmilk.com
Cozi Family Organizer TimeTree Family-Friendly Calendar Manager 100 Percent Free Family Calendar cozi.com timetreeapp.com FAMILY
125 Help Others atlasGO Olio Fitness Tracking App that Raises Donations Food and Sundries Sharing Community and Motivates Teams olioex.com atlasgo.org WoofTrax Walk for a Dog Be My Eyes Activity Tracker that Benefits Animal App that Lets Sighted People See for the Shelters Visually Impaired wooftrax.com bemyeyes.com
Charity Miles Fitness Tracking App that Raises Donations charitymiles.org
126 Photo and Video
Try Special Graphic Effects Touch Up Your Photos Edit Images on Your Phone Edit Images on Your Computer Print Photos and Albums Create Videos and Multimedia Create and Edit Audio Try Special Graphic Effects
Buffer Huji Cam Social Media Scheduler Take a Picture Like It’s 1998 buffer.com In the Google Play and App Stores
EasyMoza LENS FX Photo Mosaic Site Epic Special Effects for Images (iOS Only) easymoza.com brainfevermedia.com/lensfx.html
Hashtagify LightMeter Twitter and Instagram Hashtag Helper Android Light Meter for Old School hashtagify.me Photography In the Google Play Store
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Pho.to PicPlayPost Image Editing for Fun Frames, Filters and Video Postcards to Jazz Up Marketing Editing mixcord.co/partners/picplaypost.html pho.to Picture Mosaics Photofacefun Photo Mosaic Site with App My Favorite Photo Frame Site picturemosaics.com photofacefun.com Pocket Light Meter
PhotoPills Apple Light Meter for Old School PHOTO & VIDEO Camera App to Plan Shots Photography photopills.com In the App Store
129 Touch Up Your Photos
Remove.bg TouchRetouch Site for Instant Background Removal App that Gets Rid of Unwanted Objects remove.bg and Flaws in Images In the Google Play and App Stores
130 Edit Images on Your Phone
Afterlight Snapseed All-In-One Editing App Google’s All-In-One Editing App afterlight.co snapseed.com
PicsArt VSCO Do-It-All Image Editor Image Editing App with a Cult Following picsart.com vsco.com PHOTO & VIDEO
131 Edit Images on Your Computer
Adobe Photoshop Express Krita Adobe’s Lightweight Photoshop Tool Free Drawing and Editing Software for photoshop.com/products/photoshopex Images and Animations press krita.org
GIMP Pixlr X The Original Free Photoshop Replacement Online Photoshop Competitor gimp.org pixlr.com
Inkscape Vectr Vector Editor Another Vector Editor inkscape.org vectr.com
132 Print Photos and Albums
Chatbooks FreePrints A Fancier Monthly Photo Album Free Photo Prints (for Just a Small Fee) chatbooks.com freeprints.com
EasyTiles FreePrints Photobooks Glass Photo Tile Printing Free 5x7” Photo Book Monthly (for Just a easytiles.com Small Fee) freeprints.com Felt
Accordion-Style Greeting Card from Your FreePrints Photo Tiles PHOTO & VIDEO Phone Free 8x8” Stick-able Wall Tile Monthly (for feltapp.com Just a Small Fee) freeprints.com
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Postagram The Guest Photo Postcards from Your Phone Event Photo Album App sincerely.com/postagram theknot.com/photo-sharing-app
134 Create Videos and Multimedia
Adobe Spark Video Magisto Easy Voice-Over Video Tool Movie Maker for Video Clips spark.adobe.com magisto.com
Animoto PowToon Multimedia Photo and Video Montage Online Whiteboard and Explainer Video Creator Tool animoto.com powtoon.com
Doodly VideoScribe PHOTO & VIDEO Whiteboard, Blackboard and Glassboard Downloadable Whiteboard Video Tool Software videoscribe.co doodly.com
135 Create and Edit Audio
Audacity GarageBand Open-Source Audio Recorder and Editor Apple’s Music Creation Studio audacityteam.org apple.com/mac/garageband
Auphonic Hya-Wave Automated Online Audio Editor Super-Simple Online Audio Editor auphonic.com wav.hya.io
136 Design
Design a Logo, Book Cover, T-Shirt, Etc. Discover New Fonts Find Royalty-Free Images and Multimedia Create Flyers, Social Media Posts and Other Graphics Create Infographics Design a Logo, Book Cover, T-Shirt, Etc.
99designs Looka Crowdsourced Design Contests with Style AI-Based Logo Tool Analysis looka.com 99designs.com Placeit DesignCrowd Mockup Templates to Put Your Logo on Crowdsourced Design Contests with Bonus Everything Stuff placeit.net designcrowd.com
138 Discover New Fonts
Dafont Google Web Fonts Free Font Site with Interactive Preview Font Sets for Online Use Feature google.com/fonts dafont.com Identifont Font Squirrel Font Identifier from Descriptions Free Fonts for Commercial Use identifont.com fontsquirrel.com What Font Is Fontspring Matcherator Site with a Similar Font Search Engine to Online Font Identifier Find Free Alternatives fontspring.com/matcherator whatfontis.com DESIGN
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WhatTheFont Wordmark.it App for Mobile Font Identification via Preview Site for Fonts on Your Computer Photo wordmark.it myfonts.com/whatthefont
140 Find Royalty-Free Images and Multimedia
Burst Envato Marketplace Shopify’s Surprisingly Robust Free Image Low-Priced Images, Templates, Audio and Library Tons of Stuff burst.shopify.com envato.com
DesignersPics.com Everypixel Superb Free Images by Photographer Multi-Site Image Search Engine Jeshu John everypixel.com designerpics.com Flaticon Envato Elements Free Vector Icons and Icon Sets Subscription Service for Royalty-Free Assets flaticon.com elements.envato.com DESIGN
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Foodiesfeed Kaboompics Beautiful Images of Beautiful Food Beautiful Images with Amazing Search foodiesfeed.com Engine and Color Palette Analyses kaboompics.com Freepik Vectors, Photos and Icons Free for Life of Pix Attribution Royalty-Free Images with a Free Video freepik.com Cousin lifeofpix.com From Old Books Free Images from Antique and Vintage Life of Vids Books Royalty-Free Videos with a Free Image fromoldbooks.org Cousin lifeofvids.com
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Mixkit New York Public Library Public Free Art, Illustrations and Video Clips Domain Collections mixkit.co Public Domain Downloads with the Coolest Visualization Tools Ever NegativeSpace nypl.org/research/collections/digital- Well-Composed, Hi-Res Photos collections/public-domain negativespace.co Pexels New Old Stock Curates Photos from Many Free Sites Vintage Photos from Public Archives pexels.com nos.twnsnd.co Photo Creator from Icons8 Amazing Site to Compose Your Own Stock DESIGN Photos and More photos.icons8.com 143 cont.
Pikwizard Slidesgo High-Quality Images with Built-In Canva- Free Google Slides and PowerPoint Like Editor Templates pikwizard.com slidesgo.com
Pixabay SplitShire Photos, Vectors and Video High-Quality Free Photos and Video pixabay.com splitshire.com
Reshot StockSnap Handpicked Free Stock Photos Image Site with Robust Search Engine reshot.com stocksnap.io
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Superfamous Images Videvo Phenomenal, Texture-Rich Images by Artist Mix of Free and Paid Video Clips and Stock Folkert Gorter Footage images.superfamous.com videvo.net
Unsplash Wikimedia Commons Legendary Free Image Site 50M+ Free Media Files in a Clunky Search unsplash.com Interface commons.m.wikimedia.org DESIGN
145 Create Flyers, Social Media Posts and Other Graphics
Adobe Spark Post PosterMyWall Design Templates with Animation for Flyer and Sign Templates Instant Social Media Posts postermywall.com spark.adobe.com Word Swag Canva Text-Over-Image App Design Templates for Instant Social Media wordswag.co Posts, Flyers, Invitations and Much More canva.com
146 Create Infographics
Easelly Piktochart Easy-to-Use Infographic Templates Infographic Templates with Flexible Data easel.ly Points piktochart.com Grafiti Search Engine for Charts, Graphs and Data Visme beta.grafiti.io Block-Layout Infographic Tool visme.co DESIGN
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