Category: Productivity

PDF is now a very common file format in use across the world especially when you have to share files over multiple platforms. So many elegant tools exist to help you manage PDF files, some of which are paid and some are free. PDF24 makes PDF Tools as simple and as fast as possible. All tools can be used intuitively which makes them save time and money. And, honestly, there is hardly anything in the PDF arena that you cannot do with PDF24.

You can create, edit, annotate, split or merge PDF files. Add or remove pages to PDF, sort pages, run Optical Character Recognition (OCR) add Watermarks and much more.

You can choose to work online (all file transfers to and fro are encrypted and fully safe) or you can decide to download the app on your computer and run it offline – the files never leave your computer. You can use PDF24 on Windows, Mac, Linux or even a smartphone.

The best part is that PDF24 is free. There are no limits on file size or the number of files you wish to work on.

So go ahead and select the tool of your choice and enjoy using PDFs the way you really wanted to!

https://tools.pdf24.org/

This is a simple app to transfer files wirelessly. It is available on all major platforms. You can transfer files in real time using a 6-digit key. You can also share files through a link, with multiple people or even send to your favourites without any code!

If you wish to send large files by email, you can easily attach them by using the Chrome Extension, Outlook Add-ins or Anywhere’s website.

The free version allows you to send files from their website upto 10GB per transaction. Paid versions can allow you to send files upto 500GB at a time!

A very useful tool to transfer files hassle-free over multiple devices / platforms.

https://send-anywhere.com/

This is a life coach app which helps you to organize your multiple thoughts into coherent data which you can use to take decisions. Sometimes, when you need a friend, philosopher, and guide, simply pick up the app and speak out your thoughts or type them in raw, unstructured form. You will be coached by the inbuilt AI in the app, with journaling prompts and guided through key takeaways and insights. It instantly summarizes, identifies cause and effect and recommends tools and frameworks to help you become stronger in your mental health and personal growth journey.

Use it positively to manage your negative self-talk and use personal affirmations to drive lasting change.

It comes with a full-featured analytics view where you can even see what is creating negative chatter in your mind, your trends and how centered you are.

Must try for reflection and self-improvement.

Android : https://rebrand.ly/b3zelki

Revolutionize the way you manage your documents! Aerodocs allows you to easily access important documents anytime, anywhere. No cluttered folders with the efficient file organization in this new document manager.

It has advanced Search Options to search by name, tags, fields and content to quickly find your documents. All documents are stored safely in encrypted form, so that no other app can find them. A high speed document scanner is built-in which allows you to quickly scan multiple pages at once.

Cloud integration helps you sync documents to cloud storage for backup, easy access and sharing. It also has a Notes and To-Do list feature to create sticky notes with multi-level lists.

It is free and relatively new, so there may be a few bugs, but this is a great app, especially if you use a lot of documents.

Android : https://rebrand.ly/x73jqvu

Sesame is a universal Search tool for Android. It integrates with your existing Launcher, learns from you and makes hundreds of personal shortcuts. With Sesame Universal Search, anything on your phone is just 2 taps away from you.

It can also search device files and has powerful tools to make your own shortcuts. It comes with pre-loaded shortcuts including Contacts with one-touch call, text or email, 19 useful settings, Google shortcuts and many more.

Best of all, it has an unlimited free trial and if you like the app, they remind you to pay for it, as per your capacity and level of appreciation!

Android : https://bit.ly/3Cfzlb7

There are so many types of Alarm Apps, each one with a different twist. Alarmy is one more added to the list. It may just help you change your life!

Alarmy is more than an alarm clock –

Step 1 – Set your alarm as usual

Step 2 – The alarm goes off – from a gentle wake up tone to a vibrant one, you can choose an alarm bell of your choice. You can even set the music of your choice as an alarm tone.

Step 3 – Dismiss the alarm with missions – you can choose upto 3 missions – the mission could be solving a math problem, shaking the phone 999 times, play a memory game, yoga, exercise, or a combination of many others available.

The alarm will switch off on completion of your tasks!

A simple, fun app which ensures that you wake up fully on completion of your pre-defined tasks! It is free for basic tasks and has many more interesting ones with the paid version. Must try!

Android : https://bit.ly/3CaKFoH    iOS : https://apple.co/3NaLwMG

This simple trick allows you to import data from pdf files which are in tabular format. When you are in Excel, just go to the Data tab and click on the first option, Get Data, From File, From PDF. Then choose the PDF file from which you wish to import the data and it is imported into Excel instantly!  Just remember that you may have to do a bit of cleaning up if the original PDF file is not properly formatted, but it saves a lot of time by not having to input the data manually.

If you are using Microsoft Office on your Android phone (now re-christened as Microsoft 365) go to the Apps tab in your App, tap on Scan and then on Image to table. This will allow you to take a photo of your table from a book or magazine, and directly create an excel sheet for it.

Pretty cool, huh?

We have all used Adobe Acrobat Reader which is the industry standard for reading PDF Files. Many times, it is laggard to open and heavy to use.

SumatraPDFReader is extremely quick and opens up instantly. It is small, fast, customizable and free. Apart from PDF, it also supports various other file formats like eBook, comic book (cbz/cbr), DjVu, XPS, CHM, image formats and text documents for Windows.

The interface is minimalistic and apart from viewing the document, you could rotate it, resize it and even print it.

A very light and versatile PDF reader for day to day use.

https://www.sumatrapdfreader.org/