If you have a digital copy of this handout Ctrl+click on the application’s logo, there is a hyperlink that will bring you to the application’s Google Play page.
Time Management, |
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Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Reminder, Alarm and Voice Reminders. Remind Me App
|
Set voice memos and reminder alarms for yourself. |
Free-$0.99 |
Offers additional purchases, |
Reminders, Alarms, Timers - Beep Me
|
An easy to use reminder application. |
Free-$2.99 |
Offers additional purchases, |
30/30
|
A productivity timer application. Determine how much time you would like to spend working on each item on your to-do list after the time is up the application will let you know it is time to move on to the next task. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases, |
Flat Tomato (Time Management)
|
A timer application for the Pomodoro technique. Here is a video with more information on the Pomodoro technique. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases, |
Chicken Clock: Concentration helper, be focused
|
A device blocking application. If you exit the app while the timer is still running you will ‘kill’ your virtual eggs If you do not try to access your device until the timer is finished your ‘chickens’ will hatch! |
Free |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Wunderlist: To-Do List & Tasks,
|
A to-do list application. |
Free or $4.99 a month, |
Offers additional purchases, |
Do! - The Best of Simple To Do Lists
|
A to-do list application. |
Free |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Corkulous Professional
|
A virtual corkboard where you can store notes, pictures and task lists. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases, |
Complete Class Organizer - Student Version
|
A calendar and to-do list for your courses. |
$2.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases |
iStudiez LITE - Homework, Schedule, Grades
|
A calendar and to-do list for your courses. The Pro version has a grade tracking feature as well. |
Free-$2.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases |
Planner Pro - Daily Calendar & Personal Organizer
|
A virtual agenda. |
Free-$6.99 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Don't Break The Chain!
|
An application based on Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity method “Don’t Break the Chain” that can be used to help you keep track of your goals. |
Free |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases |
Habitica: Gamified Task Manager
|
A role-playing productivity game application to help you monitor your to-do list, habits, and goals. This application also provides a support network with fellow members through chat forms, challenges, and quests that you can work with your friends to complete. |
Free or you can support the program and subscribe. |
Offers additional purchases, |
Note Taking, |
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Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Microsoft OneNote,
|
Your work is stored in the cloud so once you log in (or sign-up) you will be able to access your notes from any device that has OneNote. The application lets you record but will not let you type or draw at the same time. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Evernote - stay organized.
|
Your work is stored in the cloud so you will be able to access your notes from any device that has Evernote. The application lets you record while you type or draw at the same time but your notes are not synced to the recording. |
Free or $3.92- $9.99 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
Cogi,
|
A recorder application that when open will record the 15 seconds before you start the recording. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Recordium - Free Voice Recorder
|
A recorder application that allows you to highlight and annotate your recording. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases, |
Sonocent Recorder,
|
A recorder application that lets you highlight the audio of your recording. You can also add typed notes and images to the recording segments. |
Free or $17.99
|
Offers additional purchases, |
Livescribe+
|
A digital copy of your Livescribe notebook. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
ShowMe Interactive Whiteboard
|
An interactive digital whiteboard. You can record voice over videos of your interactions with the whiteboard to save for your personal use or to share with others. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases, |
LiquidText PDF Document Reader: Annotate & Excerpt
|
Allows you to pull segments of text from PDF documents to create reading notes. You can rearrange these different segments add annotations and add your own personal notes. |
Free or $19.99 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Pearltrees - Organize all your interests
|
An application that allows you to organize photos, notes, PDFs, web pages, documents, etc. in one place. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases |
Paper by FiftyThree - Sketch, Diagram, Take Notes
|
An application that allows you to draw and take notes. |
Free or $5.99 |
Offers additional purchases |
TopNotes - Take Notes, Annotate PDF & Sync Notebook with Dropbox
|
A note-taking application that allows you to annotate your notes. |
Free or $6.99 |
Offers additional purchases, |
Notability
|
A note-taking application that will allow you to type and draw your notes while sinking the text with an audio recording. |
$13.99 |
Offers additional purchases, |
Pear Note
|
A note-taking application that will allow you to record audio wall typing your notes. |
$6.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
MyScript Nebo
|
An application for pro tablets that will convert digitally handwritten text, equations, and flowchart diagrams in to type text/digital images. |
$2.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Reading |
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Applications |
Description |
Price |
Notes |
vBooks PDF Voice Reader
|
A text-to-speech application that reads PDFs. Until you purchase a voice the application will only read the first page of your document. |
Free-$6.99 |
Offers additional purchases, , |
vBooks PDF Voice Reader US
|
A text-to-speech application that reads PDFs. This version of the application will read your entire PDF document.
|
$6.99 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
Voice Dream Reader
|
A text-to-speech application that reads a number of document formats. You can also highlight text and extract the highlights into a separate document. |
$20.99 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
Natural Reader,
|
A text-to-speech application that reads web pages, documents, and eBooks. |
Free-$13.99 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
WebOutLoud
|
A text-to-speech application that will read web pages. |
Free, |
Offers additional purchases,
|
Speak it! Text to Speech
|
A text-to-speech application that will read the text you type into the application. |
$2.79 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
Snap&Read Universal
|
A text-to-speech reader that will read web pages, inaccessible text, modify text complexity, and provide text translations. |
7-day free trial, after that it $3.99 a month |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
VO Starter
|
An application that provides training for the built-in iOS screen reader. |
$2.79 |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
BigBrowser
|
An internet browser application that increases the size of the webpage you are looking at. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Brighter and Bigger
|
Uses the camera on your device to view, tint and magnify text that is too small to read. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Reading Annotation |
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Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
TinyPDF - Fill Forms, Annotate PDF with Professional Reader
|
An application that will allow you to read and annotate PDF documents. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
PDF Expert 6: Read, annotate & edit PDF documents
|
An application that will allow you to read, edit, and annotate PDF documents. |
$13.99 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
PDF Max 5 Pro - Fill forms, edit & annotate PDFs, sign documents
|
An application that will allow you to read, edit, and annotate PDF documents. |
$6.99 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
Writing, |
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---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Dragon Dictation
|
A dictation application. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Pages
|
A word processor application with a variety of different document templates. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Templates for Pages Pro
|
Templates for a variety of different documents ranging from bibliographies to weekly planners. |
$4.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Spell Better - Literacy Support for Dyslexia, Dysgraphia, and Low Vision
|
A word prediction application that has text-to-speech capabilities so it can read as you type. The premium version allows you to write more than 250 words and has an export feature. |
$13.99-$34.99 |
Offers additional purchases |
Read&Write for iPad
|
A keyboard that has a number of features to assist you when you are typing. For example, a “speak as I type feature”. |
30-day free trial, contact texthelp for a license. |
Offers additional purchases |
Speller - Free Spell Checker
|
A spellcheck application. |
Free |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
EasyBib: Automatic Bibliography Generator and Citation Machine
|
A citation generating application. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Reference Materials |
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---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Tap Dictionary - In browser definitions
|
An application which will allow you to look up the definitions of words by tapping upon them while you are using the Safari web browser. |
$9.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Dictionary.com Dictionary & Thesaurus,
|
An offline dictionary application. The paid version has a number of additional dictionaries e.g., a Medical Dictionary. |
Free-$3.99, |
Offers additional purchases |
WordWeb Dictionary
|
An offline English dictionary application. The paid version is an offline audio dictionary application. |
Free-$6.99, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
|
An offline English dictionary application that has word games to improve vocabulary. The paid version has graphical illustrations and additional entries. |
Free-$6.99 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases |
National Geographic World Atlas
|
A World Atlas. |
$1.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Mind Maps, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Inspiration Maps™
|
A mind mapping application, with this application you can make five mind maps. In order to make more than five mind maps and use additional features, you will have to upgrade to the paid version. |
Free-$13.99 |
Offers additional purchases |
SimpleMind+ Intuitive Mind Mapping
|
A mind mapping application. The paid version has a number of additional features e.g., sharing and exporting and adding media and documents to your mind map. |
Free-$8.49 |
Offers additional purchases |
iMindQ – Stylish Mind Mapping and Brainstorming
|
A mind mapping application. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases |
Flashcards |
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---|---|---|---|
Applications* |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Quizlet: Study Flashcards, Languages, Vocab & more,
|
A flashcard application that will allow you to generate your own cards, download decks made by other people, and study your cards in a variety of different ways (e.g., matching, games, etc.). |
Free, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases |
Flashcards+ by Chegg - Custom Flashcard Maker
|
A flashcard application that will allow you to generate your own cards, download decks made by other people, and study your cards. |
Free, |
Offers additional purchases |
Brainscape - Smart Flashcards
|
A flashcard application that will allow you to generate your own cards, download decks made by other people (your peers and experts), and then study your cards. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases |
*An alternative and similar application to Quizlet is GoConqr.
Math, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
MyScript Calculator
|
A calculator application that will allow you to write the equation in your own handwriting. |
Free, |
Offers additional purchases |
Photomath - Camera Calculator
|
A calculator application that will allow you to take a picture of the equation. The application will also show you a step-by-step solution to the equation. |
Free, |
Offers additional purchases |
Quick Graph: Your Scientific Graphing Calculator
|
A scientific graphing calculator application. |
Free-$1.99 |
Offers additional purchases |
The Calculator - Free and Easy Calculating!
|
A calculator application that has the features of both standard and scientific calculators. |
Free |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases |
Scanning, |
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---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Tiny Scanner - PDF scanner to scan document, receipt & fax
|
A scanning application that will convert the pictures you take of a document into a PDF. |
Free |
Offers additional purchases |
Office Lens,
|
Converts the pictures you take into a PDF, an image in a Word document, or image in a PowerPoint. A useful application for anyone who has a Microsoft One login. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases |
TextGrabber – image to text: OCR & translate photo
|
An optical character recognition application that will take the inaccessible text and transferred into an accessible format. This application can also translate the text into another language. |
$4.99 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases |
Extra Resources, |
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---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
NFB Films
|
Watch films, documentaries, animations, etc. from the National Film Board of Canada. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases |
TED,
|
An application to watch TED talks. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases |
Khan Academy,
|
An application that will provide you with access to the resources on the web-based learning platform Khan Academy that will let you learn almost anything. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases |
iTunes U
|
An application that will provide you with a variety of different free university courses and other educational resources. |
Free |
No ads · No additional purchases |
Health and Wellness |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
My Wonderful Days Lite: Daily Journal/Diary
|
A mood-tracking journal application. |
Free-$3.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases |
Breathing Zone: Guided Breathing for Mindfulness
|
Breathing exercises. |
$5.49 |
No ads · No additional purchases |
Serenity ~ the relaxation app
|
Relaxing videos and music. |
$1.99 |
No ads · No additional purchases |
Headspace: Guided Meditation & Mindfulness
|
A meditation application. |
Free |
No ads · Offers additional purchases |
If you have a digital copy of this handout Ctrl+click on the application’s logo, there is a hyperlink that will bring you to the application’s Google Play page.
Time Management, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Ovo timer,
|
A timer application. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Alarmy (Sleep If U Can)- alarm,
|
A customizable alarm clock that has a number of different ‘alarm off methods’ e.g., take a picture, solve a math problem, etc. |
Free or $3.29, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Interval Timer,
|
A timer that allows you to set the time you work, how much time your break will be, and how many times you would like to repeat this cycle. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Clockwork Tomato,
|
A timer application for the Pomodoro technique. Here is a video with more information on the Pomodoro technique. |
Free, |
Offers additional purchases, |
Forest: Stay focused,
|
A device blocking application. If you exit the application while the timer is still running you will ‘kill’ your virtual plant. |
Free, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
AppDetox - Digital Detox,
|
An application blocker that tracks how often you use your applications. You can set limits on how much and how often you can use an application and block applications. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Time Tracker – TouchTime |
A time tracking application that will allow you to keep track on how you spend your time with a visual representation. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
S.Graph: Calendar clock widget,
|
A widget that will display the events in your Google calendar for the day in a 12-hour clock. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
My Class Schedule: Timetable,
|
An application to schedule and track all of your classes in a colourful timetable. |
Free or $1.99 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
myHomework Student Planner,
|
A planner to keep track of your homework, assignments, lab assignments, etc. |
Free or $4.99 a year, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Tasks,
|
A to-do list application that has you organize your tasks in a decision matrix to identify which tasks have a higher priority. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Wunderlist: To-Do List & Tasks,
|
A to-do list application. |
Free or $4.99 a month, |
Offers additional purchases, |
Remember The Milk,
|
A to-do list application. |
Free or $39.99 a year |
Offers additional purchases, |
Goal Tracker & Habit List,
|
An application based on Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity method “Don’t Break the Chain” that can be used to help you keep track of your goals. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Loop - Habit Tracker, |
An application based on Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity method “Don’t Break the Chain”. Additional graphical feedback is also provided. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
MyLifeOrganized: To-Do List,
|
A productivity application to help you monitor your to-do list, habits, and goals in graphical format. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Fabulous: Motivate Me!
|
A wellness application that uses behaviour science to help you create positive rituals. A number of these rituals help create strong time management habits. |
7-day free trial, after that: it is $11.99-$9.99 a month, |
Offers additional purchases, |
Habitica: Gamify Your Tasks,
|
A role-playing productivity game application to help you monitor your to-do list, habits, and goals. This application also provides a support network with fellow members through chat forms, challenges, and quests that you can work with your friends to complete. |
Free or you can support the program and subscribe. |
Offers additional purchases, |
Note Taking, |
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---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
OneNote
|
Your work in OneNote is stored in the cloud so once you log in (or sign-up) you will be able to access your notes from any device that has OneNote. The application lets you record but will not let you type or draw at the same time. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Evernote - stay organized.
|
Your work in Evernote is stored in the cloud so you will be able to access your notes from any device that has Evernote. The application lets you record while you type or draw at the same time but your notes are not synced to the recording. |
Free or $3.92- $9.99 |
Offers additional purchases,
|
Dictomate Free Audio Recorder,
|
A recorder application that has bookmarking capabilities so you can mark the main points. The difference between the two versions is the types of recording formats you are allowed to save your recording in. |
Free or $4.59, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Cogi,
|
A recorder application that when open will also record the 15 seconds before you hit the record button. Allowing you to only make recordings of the important information. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
AudioNote LITE,
|
A note-taking application that will sync your typed or drawn notes to a recording. The paid version has more advanced features. |
Free or $8.38, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Sonocent Recorder
|
A recorder application that lets you highlight the audio of your recording. You can also add typed notes and images to the recording segments. |
Free or $17.99
|
Offers additional purchases, |
NoteLedge Cloud: Digital Notes,
|
A note-taking/drawing application that allows you to put your notes in the pages of digital notebooks. There are a number of different paper templates (e.g., agenda pages etc.) and you add recordings while you type or draw at the same time but your notes are not synced to the recording. |
Free, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
ColorNote Notepad Notes,
|
A simple note-taking application, which has list making and reminder capabilities. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Memento Database
|
An application that can organize all of your information, data, and notes. |
Free, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Nebo
|
An application for Android tablets that will convert digitally handwritten text, equations, and flowchart diagrams in to type text/digital images. |
$3.69 |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Reading |
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---|---|---|---|
Applications |
Description |
Price |
Notes |
@Voice Aloud Reader,
|
A text-to-speech application can read a number of different document formats. The application will start to read any sentence you click on, and there is a dictionary feature. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Darwin Reader Trial,
|
A reading application that supports DAISY formatted audio and textbooks. |
Free or a 30-day free trial, after that: it is $14.95, |
Offers additional purchases, |
Moon+ Reader
|
An application that will allow you to highlight and look up the definitions of text in multiple text document formats. The paid version has a number of additional features e.g., text-to-speech. |
Free or $6.49 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Web Page Reader,
|
A text-to-speech application that will read web pages. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Writing, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
ListNote Speech-to-Text Notes
|
A dictation application. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Creativity,
|
An application that has several brainstorming techniques that can be used to help generate and organize your ideas. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Read&Write for Android,
|
A keyboard that has a number of features to assist you when you are typing. For example, word prediction, an embedded dictionary, and a “speak as I type” feature. |
The 30-day free trial, after that: please contact texthelp. |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Dictionaries, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Dictionary.com,
|
An offline dictionary application. The paid version has a number of additional dictionaries e.g., a Medical Dictionary. |
Free or $4.77 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Dictionary – WordWeb,
|
An offline English dictionary application. The paid version is an offline audio dictionary application. |
Free or, $4.99 , |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Dictionary - Merriam-Webster,
|
An offline English dictionary application that has word games to improve vocabulary. The paid version has graphical illustrations and additional entries. |
Free or $5.49 |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
ColorDict Dictionary,
|
An offline English dictionary application that contains content from Wikipedia, Wordnet and StarDict dictionaries. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Mind Maps, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
SimpleMind Free mind mapping,
|
A mind mapping application. The paid version has a number of additional features e.g., sharing and exporting and adding media and documents to your mind map. |
Free or $8.49, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Mindly (mind mapping)
|
A mind mapping application that will allow you to export your map as a PDF. The paid Full version has a number of additional features e.g., exporting a text version of your mind map. |
Free or $8.99 |
Offers additional purchases, |
Flashcards*, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Quizlet Learn With Flashcards,
|
A flashcard application that will allow you to generate your own cards, download decks made by other people, and study your cards in a variety of different ways (e.g., matching, games, etc.). |
Free or $19.99 a year, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, , |
Cram.com Flashcards,
|
A flashcard application that will allow you to generate your own cards, download decks made by other people, and study your cards. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
*Some alternative and similar applications are GoConqr and Anki.
Math, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
MyScript Calculator,
|
A calculator application that will allow you to write the equation in your own handwriting. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Photomath - Camera Calculator,
|
A calculator application that will allow you to take a picture of the equation. The application will also show you a step-by-step solution to the equation. |
Free, |
Offers additional purchases, |
Scanning, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
Tiny Scanner - PDF Scanner App,
|
A scanning application that will convert the pictures you take of a document into a PDF. |
Free or $6.99, |
Contains ads · Offers additional purchases, |
Text Scanner [OCR]
|
Will convert the pictures you take of a document into text. The application will recognize URLs and phone numbers and will automatically convert them into links. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Text Fairy (OCR Text Scanner),
|
A scanning application that will convert the pictures you take of a document into text. If the image was unclear the converted text will be in a red font to signify that it may not be accurate. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Office Lens
|
Will convert the pictures you take of a document into a PDF, an image in a Word document, or image in a PowerPoint. A useful application for anyone who has a Microsoft One login. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
Extra Resources, |
|||
---|---|---|---|
Applications, |
Description, |
Price, |
Notes, |
TED,
|
An application to watch TED talks. |
Free, |
Contains ads, |
Khan Academy,
|
An application that will provide you with access to the resources on the web-based learning platform Khan Academy that will let you learn almost anything. |
Free, |
No ads · No additional purchases, |
If you have a digital copy of this handout please copy and paste this URL to get to the chrome web store: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/category/extensions
To find a particular application or extension copy the title of the application or extension into the “Search the store” bar.
Time Management, | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
Break Timer
| A timer that will remind you to take breaks after a predefined amount of time. There is also an option to display the break countdown as a small notification or full-screen.
| Free | Extension |
Toggl Button: Productivity & Time Tracker
| Keeps track of how much time you spend while working on the web and implements the Pomodoro technique to remind you when you should take your breaks. | Free | Extension
|
Strict Workflow
| Combines the Pomodoro timer and a website Blocker. | Free | Extension
|
StayFocusd
| Blocks websites or specific content on a website for any length of time. | Free | Extension
|
Momentum
| A dashboard on your new tab which has information on the weather, a prompt to ask you what your main focus for the day is, and an inspirational quote. If you would like more features you can upgrade to a Plus account. | Free or $4.95 - $2.50 a month | Extension |
ExtensionLive Start Page - Living Wallpaper
| A dashboard on your new tab which has information on the weather, a prompt to ask you what your main focus for the day is, a to-do list, meditation mode, and many other features. For more advanced features you can upgrade to a Pro account. | Free or $1.99 - $1.25 a month | Extension |
Note Taking, | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
Evernote Web Clipper
| Bookmark, screenshot, and annotate web articles into your Evernote notebooks. The web articles will automatically be simplified by removing the advertisements
| Free | Extension |
OneNote Web Clipper
| Bookmark and screenshot web articles into your OneNote notebooks. | Free | Extension |
Kami
| Annotates PDF documents, there are a variety of different plans you can purchase for additional features.
| Free or $2 - $20 a month | Extension
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OurStickys - Sticky Notes on every page
| You can add digital sticky notes to a particular webpage or web domain. Until you delete the sticky note it will remain on the website even after you close your browser.
| Free | Extension |
Mic Note -Voice Recorder & Notepad
| Records the audio around you and syncs the recording with your type notes. With the free version, you can record up to 10 minutes for each note if you upgrade to the paid version you can record up to 4 hours per note. | Free or $14.99 | Application |
Reading | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description | Price | Notes |
High Contrast
| Different options to alter the colour contrast of various web pages to make them easier to read.
| Free | Extension |
Visor
| Dims your screen and provide a colour overlay to make it easier to read and focus on the text on your screen. | Free | Extension |
Mercury Reader
| Removes ads and other distractions from a webpage leaving only the images and text, so the webpage is easier to read. | Free | Extension |
ChromeVox
| A screen reader for Chrome. | Free | Extension |
Announcify
| A text-to-speech reader, as soon as you open the extension it will convert the webpage into a more simplified format and start reading and blur the text that it is not currently reading. | Free | Extension |
Snap&Read Universal
| This extension is a text-to-speech reader. It will read web pages, inaccessible text, modify text complexity, and provide text translations. | 7-day free trial, $3.99 a month
| Extension |
BeeLine Reader
| Converts a webpage into open dyslexic font and provide a colour gradient on the text so it is easy to read. | 30-day free trial, after that: Free for 5 uses a day or $1 a month.
| Extension |
Read&Write for Google Chrome™
| A text-to-speech reader that also has highlighting, a dictionary, and word prediction features. | 30-day free trial, after that you will be limited to basic features. For Premium features please contact texthelp. | Extension |
Writing, | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
Grammarly for Chrome
| A spell/grammar check tool. To get all of the features you will need to purchase a Premium account. If you go to the Grammarly website you can also download the extension for Microsoft Word | Free or $29.95- $11.66 a month | Extension |
Ginger
| A spell/grammar check tool which will also provide you with suggestions for rewording sentences you select. To get all of the features you will need to purchase a Premium account. | Free or $29.96- $12.48 a month | Extension |
Co:Writer Universal (Extension)
(Chrome App)
| Both the application and extension have word prediction and specialized dictionaries. The primary difference between the two is you will be able to use the extension anywhere you can type. The application, on the other hand, will take you to a separate webpage where you create a document. Your document will be saved in the cloud which you will be able to access on any device which has Co:Writer Universal installed. | 7-day free trial, after that it is $4.99 a month. | Extension and Application
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Research, | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
Listly
| You can create a list of websites that you can refer to later. | Free | Extension |
Save to Pocket
| Allows you to save web articles and Internet videos to your Pocket account so you can look at the content later. When you open your articles in Pocket the application will automatically remove all the ads. | Free | Extension |
Add to Wunderlist
| Allows you to add websites to your Wunderlists. | Free | Extension |
Optical Character Recognition | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
Snapverter
| Uses optical character recognition to transfer inaccessible text into accessible PDFs or EPUB files which can be read by Read & Write. | 10 scans before you are limited to 1 scan per week or you can purchase a license from texthelp. | Application |
Copyfish
| Uses optical character recognition to transfer inaccessible text into accessible text, and can also provide a translation. | Free | Extension |
Math, | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
FastFig
| Can be used to record your math notes and calculate most math equations. | Free | Application |
Health and Wellness, | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
Save My Eyes
| Provides you with reminders to take breaks and look away from your computer in order to better the health of your eyes. | Free | Extension |
Drink!
| A timer that will provide you with reminders to drink some water during your day. | Free | Extension |
Move It
| Will provide you with random reminders to step away from your computer and do some light exercise. | Free | Extension |
PostureMinder
| Provides you with reminders to sit up straight while you are working. It also has the option to remind you to take a break and go for a quick walk. | Free | Extension |
Management, | |||
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Extensions or Applications, | Description, | Price, | Notes, |
Extensity
| Manages all of the Chrome extensions and applications in your toolbar. With a click, you will be able to enable or disable an extension. | Free | Extension |
Apps Launcher
| Provides you with easy access to all of your chrome applications. | Free | Extension |
Black Menu for Google™
| Provides you with an easy to access drop-down toolbar for the most popular Google applications, for example, Google Drive, Google News, Google mail, etc. | Free | Extension |
OneTab
| Takes all of your open tabs and convert them into a list. You can then go through an open individual or multiple tabs again when you need them. | Free | Extension |
Tab Resize - split screen layouts
| Sets up multiple tabs into a layout so your screen is split evenly between each of the tabs. | Free | Extension |
Ears: Bass Boost, EQ Any Audio! | Equalizes the audio on any website you use. | Free | Extension |