Kaagaz – CamScanner

Kaagaz

Kaagaz is an Indian version of CamScanner. It is free to use and completely offline, which makes scanning documents easy while ensuring complete security of your data. Kaagaz is a perfect app to work as a camera scanner, document scanner or for multi page PDF scanning. Kaagaz is completely made in India by graduates of IITs.

You can easily scan assignments, notes, invoices, books or any text. Night scanning is possible with your camera flashlight. Autocropping with brightness and contrast options enhances the quality of your scanning. The scanned document can be saved in PDF or JPG formats directly onto your local storage or even on Google Drive, Dropbox, etc. For privacy, you could include a custom watermark on all your documents. An in-built applock allows you to securely store all your documents.

Sharing documents is easy – you may email, Whatsapp or Telegram any of your docs.

An interesting app whose user base is growing exponentially.

Android: https://bit.ly/3abNB6h    iOS: https://apple.co/3r2NNeR 

Adobe Scan: PDF Scanner with OCR, PDF Creator

ScanThis powerful app turns your device into a versatile portable document scanner, complete with OCR text recognition capabilities, with the free-to-use Adobe Scan App. The app uses your smartphone’s camera and scans photos in order to convert them to high-quality PDF files. Use this app to turn anything – receipts, notes, documents, photos, business cards, just anything – into an Adobe PDF or JPG file with content which you can share and re-use. Once scanned, you can enhance your scans with Adobe’s scanning and editing app.

The advanced OCR function helps you re-use content after scanning PDF documents which can be used to scan books to quickly digitize bulk pages. Scanning business cards is super easy and instant. You can quickly add your business cards to your contacts in one tap. The business receipts scanner will help you collate all of your expenses together.

A great all-in-one tool for your scanning needs.

Android: https://bit.ly/3mMy4y2    iOS: https://apple.co/2WI1UJn

VLC

VLC

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform media player that plays most multimedia files across the board. It is also a full-fledged audio player, with an equalizer and filters, playing all weird audio formats.

VLC is for everyone, is totally free, has no ads, no in-app purchases, no spyware and is developed by passionate volunteers. Even the source code for this app is available for free.

It supports all formats including MKV, MP4, AVI, MOV, Ogg, FLAC, TS, and many more. All codecs are included with no separate downloads. It supports subtitles, Teletext and Closed Captions. It also includes a widget for audio control, supports audio headsets control, cover art and a complete audio media library.

One of the simplest and most versatile media players available online.

Android: https://bit.ly/3pjxeKO    iOS: https://bit.ly/3pieHP5

Interpreter for Google Home

If you have a Google Home device or if you fire Google Home on your mobile phone, you can ask Google Assistant to translate your conversation with someone who does not speak your language. The languages you can use to start interpreter mode, depend on your device. Once you have started interpreter mode, you can ask Google Assistant to translate between more languages.

You can start the interpreter mode by saying “Ok Google, be my Hindi interpreter” or “Ok Google, turn on interpreter mode” and then select a language of your choice. Once you get started, you can speak in any one language and get an audio translation in the other language. So, if you started with English and Hindi, you could speak in any of the two languages and Google will respond in the other language. You can thus have a conversation with a person who cannot understand your language at all, using Google Interpreter as your middleman!

It’s very cool and once you try it out, you will be amazed with the flexibility and ease with which Interpreter works, with few mistakes, if any.

Mindomo – Mindmaps on your Mobile

MindomoIf you are a fan of mindmapping, if you love to capture your thoughts directly on mindmaps, if you wish to synchronize your maps to the cloud from any device, Mindomo is the right tool for you.

You can unleash the power of your ideas with mindmapping and concept mapping and turn them into presentations on the fly. Mindomo allows you to create unlimited maps and folders which can be edited, exported and shared. It is available on the cloud at www.mindomo.com. On the mobile, you can work offline and sync when your connection is live. You can collaborate real time with your colleagues and partners.

You get multiple layouts and ready to create templates to get you started instantly. You can embed images, videos, audios, notes, files directly into the elements of the mindmap. The free version allows you to try and create upto 3 mindmaps and the reasonably priced paid versions allow you to step up as per your needs. It also offers full history with undo and redo functions.

A very versatile tool to initiate and grow your mindmapping journey.

Android: https://bit.ly/34HM59V  iOS: https://apple.co/3aBnAiB

Control Center – Screen Recorder

Control CenterThis is a simple app which allows you to easily access the control center on your phone. No more struggling with menus and options deep inside your phone – it simply allows you to change your settings visually. It helps you to quickly change settings like WiFi, Bluetooth, Screen Rotation, HotSpot, DND, Brightness, Flashlight and many more.
In addition, it also has a Screen Capture and Screen Recorder tool, using which you can capture your screen (snapshot) or record everything that you do on your mobile screen (video capture). This can be used for capturing videos for seeking help from or giving help to others.
One more simple tool, to help you access your Control Center options faster and more efficiently.
Android: https://bit.ly/2Jf8Vy3

Learn HTML

Learn HTMLFor those who want to learn something new during their intermittent home stay these days, Learn HTML is a free app which helps you learn HTML 5 with 50+HTML lessons. It will teach you the latest standards of HTML with detailed explanations and examples with the option to try it out yourself.
There are 130+ examples which you can learn from. You can try it yourself with each example. Quizzes are available to try the code yourself with 210+ quiz items. If you achieve 100% learning Learning Progress, you can even receive a Certificate of Completion. And, by the end of the course, you can design your own website.
An interesting learning tool to keep one abreast of technology at all times.
Android: https://bit.ly/2JiXe9g

File Manager Plus

File Manager PlusThis is an easy and powerful tool to manage your files on Android devices. You can manage your files, folders, cloud storage and more. As soon as you install and start this app, you can visually see the files and folders on your device and how much space they occupy. It supports every file management actions (open, search, navigate directory, copy and paste, cut, delete, rename, compress, decompress, transfer, download, bookmark, and organize). File Manager Plus supports media files and major file formats including apk.
File Manager Plus sorts out all files by the file types and characteristics so it is easy to find your files fast. Besides, you can see and manage all the apps installed on your local device. There is storage analysis which helps you identify and clean up useless files quickly and efficiently.
A useful productivity tool which helps you manage your phone better.
Android: https://bit.ly/3mdm1dx

MX Player Online

MX Player OnlineMx Player Online brings you FREE video streaming with more than 1.5 Million+ hours of content, including original web series, exclusive shows, free movies, TV shows, music and 100+ games with cash prizes. You will get best international content with Turkish drama, Hollywood movies, Korean web series, Pakistani tv shows, more premium TV series from across the globe in a single click. Besides, you also get an array of shows and movies in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Bengali & more languages. You may download movies and manage your content with a single tap.
The News section helps you stay updated with breaking news with ABP News, ET Now, Times Now and many other channels in English, Hindi and other regional languages too. The Gaming section allows you to compete with millions of players online and also take part in Cash Tournaments and track achievements. And of course, the Music Tab helps you enjoy favourite Bollywood, Regional and International hit songs.
Overall, a very versatile player which will keep you occupied for hours on end!
Android: https://bit.ly/2KEAukN iOS: https://apple.co/2V4CzZt

Grammarly

Grammarly

This is a free Chrome Extension is a marvellous free tool which makes a huge difference to the quality of your communication.

Whatever you type in Gmail or on Messenger or in Google Doc, or Social Media, on Chrome, Grammarly will automatically check your Grammar, point out mistakes and offer suggestions for the correct grammatical syntax. You may accept what is suggested or just ignore it and move ahead. It will even suggest reframing of sentences based on the context and what you wish to convey. Grammarly is totally AI based.

From grammar and spelling to style and tone, Grammarly helps you eliminate errors and find the perfect words to express yourself.

Recommended for anyone and everyone regardless of where they work or what they do!