Office Suites (191 programs)
Pros: Simple to use user interface. Supports user feedback submission for continuous refinement and improvement of OCR. Very good OCR engine for free. Supports over 60 languages.
Cons: Free version provides only single document scanning support. Struggles with smaller font sizes. Tends to transpose letters i and j. User interface appears not to have been updated for Retina displays, resulting in blurry interface at higher resolutions.
Pros: Easy to modify or work with. A massive collection of templates. Well-designed templates. Updated every month with fresh templates.
Cons: Landscape brochures don’t come in all popular sizes. Various app versions could be a tad confusing. Quite a few similar templates. Not all templates can be customized from scratch.
Pros: Reading mode features. Password encryption. Annotation history saving feature. UI localized to several languages.
Cons: Free version doesn’t offer complete access. TTS function can be a bit buggy. No trial to test out paid version features. No proper instructions/help file.
Pros: Allows multiple blogs to be edited from one place. Works with WordPress, Tumblr, Blogger and more. Lets users preview their posts and upload them. Includes spell checker and other useful writing aids.
Cons: Sometimes struggles with multi-layer authentication. Formatting bar only caters for HTML and rich text. Too complicated for those with simple blogging needs. Archive feature is not compatible with all platforms.
Pros: Add annotations from within the application. Read PDF documents in six different languages. Sign documents electronically. Convert documents to other formats.
Cons: Converting documents can produce errors. Resource intensive. Printing can cause systems to become unresponsive, developers are working on this. Prints giberish characters in some instances, developers are looking into this.
Pros: Extremely polished interface. Great for multitasking. Integrates with very popular services. Very feature-rich.
Cons: Doesn't support every service. Some Actions require installation. A little bit of a learning curve. Not as useful for single-task workflows.
Pros: Easily plot your family relationships. Numerous display options for charts. Ability to share your family tree via the cloud. Supports collaboration via the cloud.
Cons: Resource intensive. Takes time to master the interface. Limited OS support. Some automatic entries cannot be edited afterwards.
Pros: Free, powerful note taking software with many editing functions. Tagging, tracking and sorting notes is made simple. Backup your notes to the cloud to retrieve on multiple devices. Supports a wide variety of document formats.
Cons: Handwriting detection is not as good as competitors like Notability. Current active open notebooks do not sync with different devices. Less formatting features than document editors like Microsoft Word. Notably lacks ability to sort documents within a section by date.
Pros: 212 different lessons. Simple everyday language used in videos. Small app size. Good balance between advanced and simple features.
Cons: Doesn't cover all basic topics for accounting use. Application can become unresponsive at times. MS Excel required to complete practice activities. History list of lessons is often incomplete.
Pros: Works with multiple LaTeX document formats. Outline view provides seamless navigation between multiple documents. Autocomplete and autofill functions make entering and executing common commands quicker and easier. One window designs helps avoid clutter and maintain focus while still being easy to navigate.
Cons: Advanced users will still find working with the CLI easier. No support for templating functions. Missing some surprising basic features such as word wrap. Everything offered is available for free using other software tools; simply charges for the convenience of a GUI.
Pros: Supports scanning directly to a variety of cloud services such as Google Docs, EverNote, Gmail and more. Additional editing tools allow you to touch up documents before storage. Compatible with most scanners. Make use of additional cloud storage service features directly within the app.
Cons: No developer support for free version. Free version limited to 15 scanned pages. Seemingly abandoned - last updated May 2013. Some users report issues saving to cloud storage services with no error messages.
Pros: Easy to use. Free registration. Supports multiple countries. Has a website to back up app service.
Cons: Monthly fee. Automatically clears sent items every fortnight or month. Error messages pop up every now and then. May not work with all recipient fax machines.
Pros: Control, pause, play and speed up the voice. Works for a wide range of languages. Easy to access quickly once installed. Choose from a number of different voices.
Cons: Some of the voices have very thick accents. Limited number of viable voice options for English speakers. The user interface looks dated and bland. Instructions for use are weak.
Pros: Wide variety of themes. Easy to use. Templates can be customized. High-quality images.
Cons: Dependant on MS office. Themes are not updated regularly. Could do with additional categories/templates. No ability to change the layout of templates.
Pros: Support for multiple projects at once. Drag-and-drop interface is easy to work with. Projects can be exported as .txt, .pdf or .rtf files. Provides statistics for projects.
Cons: No support for exporting to Microsoft Word. Limited support for images and graphics. Timeline features cannot be turned off. Might be too rigid for some writers.
Pros: Keeps your photo collection unique. Easily eliminates duplicates. Great tool for professional photographers. Adjustable sensitivity level.
Cons: Does sometimes identify unique photos as duplicates. Resource intensive when scanning. Limited OS support. Not compatible with all photo editors.
Pros: Simple layout. Easy-to-use hidden menus. Elegant style options. Light and dark modes.
Cons: Limited visual choices. Single window interface. No inline markdown support. Crowded document management screen.
Pros: Convert restricted PDF files. Batch conversion. Preview PDF before conversion. Specify page ranges to convert.
Cons: Struggles with tabulated data. Not always accurate. Does not keep document formatting in conversion. Only works with relatively simple documents.
Pros: Distraction-free, minimalistic user interface. Offers advanced font control. Supports multiple languages. Multiple export options.
Cons: Doesn’t work as a tool to learn Arabic languages. Needs a 64-bit processor. Crashes randomly. Not updated frequently enough.
Pros: Vast collection of templates. Integrates seamlessly with MS Office. Fully customizable. Create professional-looking documents with ease.
Cons: Some issues exist when trying to update the app. Template customization can be time consuming. No templates for specialized documents. Graphics in some templates appear pixelated.