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101 of the Most Useful Websites and Web Apps

Created by Digital Inspirations in 2014. The full, linked, and clickable list follows:
 

  1. ctrlq.org/screenshots – for capturing screenshots of web pages on mobile and desktops.
  2. dictation.io – online voice recognition in the browser itself.
  3. Most Useful Websiteszerodollarmovies.com – find full-length movies on YouTube.
  4. screenr.com – record movies of your desktop and send them straight to YouTube.
  5. goo.gl – shorten long URLs and convert URLs into QR codes.
  6. unfurlr.come – find the original URL that’s hiding behind a short URL.
  7. qClock – find the local time of a city using Google Maps.
  8. copypastecharacter.com – copy special characters that aren’t on your keyboard.
  9. codeacademy.com – the best place to learn coding online.
  10. lovelycharts.com – create flowcharts, network diagrams, sitemaps, etc.
  11. iconfinder.com – find icons of all sizes.
  12. office.com – download templates, clipart and images for your Office documents.
  13. followupthen.com – the easiest way to setup email reminders.
  14. jotti.org – scan any suspicious file or email attachment for viruses.
  15. wolframalpha.com – gets answers directly without searching – see more wolfram tips.
  16. printwhatyoulike.com – print web pages without the clutter.
  17. ctrlq.save – save online files to Dropbox or Google Drive directly.
  18. ctrql.rss – a search engine for RSS feeds.
  19. e.ggtimer.com – a simple online timer for your daily needs.
  20. coralcdn.org – if a site is down due to heavy traffic, try accessing it through coral CDN.
  21. random.org – pick random numbers, flip coins, and more.
  22. pdfescape.com – lets you can quickly edit PDFs in the browser itself.
  23. tubemogul.com – simultaneously upload videos to YouTube and other video sites.
  24. scr.im – share you email address online without worrying about spam.
  25. spypig.com – now get read receipts for your email.
  26. myfonts.com/WhatTheFont – quickly determine the font name from an image.
  27. google.com/webfonts – a good collection of open source fonts.
  28. regex.info – find data hidden in your photographs – see more EXIF tools.
  29. livestream.com – broadcast events live over the web, including your desktop screen.
  30. iwantmyname.com – helps you search domains across all TLDs.
  31. homestyler.com – design from scratch or re-model your home in 3d.
  32. join.me – share you screen with anyone over the web.
  33. onlineocr.net – recognize text from scanned PDFs – see other OCR tools.
  34. flightstats.com – Track flight status at airports worldwide.
  35. wetransfer.com – for sharing really big files online.
  36. hundredzeros.com – the site lets you download free Kindle books.
  37. polishmywriting.com – check your writing for spelling or grammatical errors.
  38. marker.to – easily highlight the important parts of a web page for sharing.
  39. typewith.me – work on the same document with multiple people.
  40. whichdateworks.com – planning an event? find a date that works for all.
  41. everytimezone.com – a less confusing view of the world time zones.
  42. gtmetrix.com – the perfect tool for measuring your site performance online.
  43. noteflight.com – print music sheets, write your own music online (review).
  44. imo.im – chat with your buddies on Skype, Facebook, Google Talk, etc. from one place.
  45. translate.google.com – translate web pages, PDFs and Office documents.
  46. kleki.com – create paintings and sketches with a wide variety of brushes.
  47. similarsites.com – discover new sites that are similar to what you like already.
  48. wordle.net – quick summarize long pieces of text with tag clouds.
  49. bubbl.us – create mind-maps, brainstorm ideas in the browser.
  50. kuler.adobe.com – get color ideas, also extract colors from photographs.
  51. liveshare.com – share your photos in an album instantly.
  52. lmgtfy.com – when your friends are too lazy to use Google on their own.
  53. midomi.com – when you need to find the name of a song.
  54. google.com/history – see your past searches, also among most important Google URLs
  55. bing.com/images – automatically find perfectly-sized wallpapers for mobiles.
  56. faxzero.com – send an online fax for free – see more fax services.
  57. feedmyinbox.com – get RSS feeds as an email newsletter.
  58. ge.tt – qiuckly send a file to someone, they can even preview it before downloading.
  59. pipebytes.com – transfer files of any size without uploading to a third-party server.
  60. tinychat.com – setup a private chat room in micro-seconds.
  61. privnote.com – create text notes that will self-destruct after being read.
  62. boxoh.com – track the status of any shipment on Google Maps – alternative.
  63. mondrian.io – create vector drawings in the browser
  64. draw.io – create diagrams and flowcharts in the browser, export your drawings to Google Drive and Dropbox.
  65. downforeveryoneorjustme.com – find if your favorite website is offline or not?
  66. ewhois.com – find the other websites of a person with reverse Analytics lookup.
  67. whoishostingthis.com – find the web host of any website.
  68. labnol.org – software tutorials and how-to guides.
  69. disposablewebpage.com – create a temporary web page that self-destruct.
  70. urbandictionary.com – find definitions of slangs and informal words.
  71. seatguru.com – consult this site before choosing a seat for your next flight.
  72. unsplash.comdownload images absolutely free.
  73. zoom.it – view very high-resolution images in your browser without scrolling.
  74. scribblemaps.com – create custom Google Maps easily.
  75. alertful.com – quickly setup email reminders for important events.
  76. picmonkey.com – Picnik is offline but PicMonkey is an even better image editor.
  77. formspring.me – you can ask or answer personal questions here.
  78. sumopaint.com – an excellent layer-based online image editor.
  79. snopes.com – find if that email offer you received is real or just another scam.
  80. typingweb.com – master touch-typing with these practice sessions.
  81. mailvu.com – send video emails to anyone using your web cam.
  82. timerime.com – create timelines with audio, video and images.
  83. stupeflix.com – make a movie out of your images, audio and video clips.
  84. safeweb.norton.com – check the trust level of any website.
  85. teuxdeux.com – a beautiful to-do app that looks like your paper dairy.
  86. deadurl.com – you’ll need this when your bookmarked web pages are deleted.
  87. minutes.io – quickly capture effective notes during meetings.
  88. youtube.com/leanback – Watch YouTube channels in TV mode.
  89. youtube.com/disco – quickly create a video playlist of your favorite artist.
  90. talltweets.com – Send tweets longer than 140 characters.
  91. pancake.io – create a free and simple website using your Dropbox account.
  92. builtwith.com – find the technology stack to know everything about a website.
  93. woorank.com – research a website from the SEO perspective.
  94. mixlr.com – broadcast live audio over the web.
  95. radbox.me – bookmark online videos and watch them later (review).
  96. tagmydoc.com – add QR codes to your documents and presentations (review).
  97. notes.io – the easiest way to write short text notes in the browser.
  98. ctrlq.org/html-mail – send rich-text mails to anyone, anonymously.
  99. fiverr.com – hire people to do little things for $5.
  100. otixo.com – easily manage your online files on Dropbox, Google Docs, etc.
  101. ifttt.com – create a connection between all your online accounts.

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  • Howard Nelson August 7, 2017, 1:44 PM

    Thank you!

  • ghostsniper August 8, 2017, 2:30 PM

    102. phreepr0n.com