Last fall we held an event at CapeSpace where we all shared great tools we had discovered that you can download for free or for very little money. This is an updated version of the list we generated, with a few new things added. If you want to share any of your own, email them to tools@capespace.com and the good folks at CapeSpace will update the list periodically.
Ambience & Wellbeing
- simplynoise – ambient sound for focus
- coffitivity – distraction-free coffeehouse chatter
- noisli – nice sound generator with custom options
- lux – match your screen color to the time of day
- simply being – guided mediation with timer and ambient sound whenever you need it
- detox me – great app for choosing the greenest products and services
Task Management
- pomodairo – make yourself more productive with the pomodairo method
- workflowy – fast, uncluttered lists & notes
- todoist – powerful yet simple task management
- trello – simple, visual tool to manage projects
- gqueues—sync with Google, manage tasks & projects
- evernote – essential note-taking with many features
- scannable – for Evernote–iPad & iPhone scanning for business cards & more
- functionfox – integrated task manager & time tracker
Password Management
- lastpass – secure password manager
- password meter – free tool to check your password’s strength
Communication
- uberconference – death to Webex!
Maps & Weather
- waze – evolving map app with eta’s, reminders, calendar sync
- google maps android – now with upcoming places & reminders
- google maps ios
- dark sky app – beautiful interface, minute-by-minute weather predictions
Mail & Calendars
- kiwi for gmail – gmail on steroids for mac
- google calendar web – syncs with other apps
- google calendar app
Integrated Systems
- 17Hats –‘ridiculously easy all-in-one business management’
- nutcache – multi-tool for project management, invoices & more
- harvest – good nutcache alternative
Other Stuff
- canva – makes design simple, many templates
- square for chips – credit card reader for smartphones
- rightsignature – easily fill out & sign documents
- tiles – never lose your keys, wallet, phone (or pet?) again!
- socialpilot – manage all your social media in one place with great calendar