Google Translate
FreeGoogle Translate is a free online translator that converts text, documents, images and websites between English and over 100 languages.
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Best Productivity Tools
Productivity tools help you plan tasks, automate busywork, handle files, take meeting notes and stay organised. The good ones save time every day without a learning curve, sync across your devices and have a free plan you can actually live on. Start with the job that eats most of your week, pick one tool for it, and only add more once that habit sticks.
215 tools
// top 10, ranked
Updated 1 November 2026 · moves since 30 October 2026 · re-ranked every 3 days on what readers use, never sponsored
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Todoist
no changeFreemiumA clean, fast to-do list that syncs everywhere and handles natural-language dates well. The free plan covers most personal task lists.
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Google Translate
no changeFreeCompletely free translation of text, documents, images and websites across more than 100 languages. The quickest fix for everyday translation.
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Trello
no changeFreemiumSimple boards, lists and cards for tracking projects visually, solo or with a small team. Free plan is enough for most people starting out.
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Zapier
no changeFreemiumThe easiest way to connect apps and automate repeat work, with thousands of integrations. Free plan handles simple two-step automations.
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PDF24 Tools
no changeFreeCompletely free PDF toolkit to merge, split, compress, convert, sign and OCR files, with no watermarks, limits or sign up.
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Bitwarden
up 1FreemiumOpen-source password manager that stores and fills passwords and passkeys on every device. The free plan has unlimited passwords and sync.
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OceanDoc
down 1FreemiumA full-chain AI document creation workspace.
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tl;dv
no changeFreemiumAI notetaker that records, transcribes and summarises Zoom, Meet and Teams calls. A free forever plan makes it a good first meeting assistant.
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Tally
no changeFreemiumForm builder with unlimited forms and submissions on its free plan, using a simple Notion-like editor. Great for surveys, sign-ups and feedback.
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draw.io
no changeFreeCompletely free, open-source diagramming for flowcharts, org charts and network diagrams, in the browser or on desktop with no sign-up.
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Trello
FreemiumTrello is a visual task management app that organises work into boards, lists and cards, with a free plan for individuals and small teams.
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WeTransfer
FreemiumWeTransfer is a file sharing service that sends large files by link or email, with a free plan and paid plans for bigger transfers.
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Todoist
FreemiumTodoist is a to-do list and task manager app that helps you capture, organise and prioritise work and personal tasks across all your devices.
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Bitwarden
FreemiumBitwarden is an open source password manager that stores and fills your passwords and passkeys on every device, with a generous free plan.
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Speedtest
FreemiumSpeedtest by Ookla is a free internet speed test that measures your download speed, upload speed and ping in your browser or app.
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Wormhole
FreeWormhole is a free file sharing website that sends files up to 10 GB with end-to-end encryption and a share link that expires automatically.
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timeanddate.com
Freemiumtimeanddate.com is a free website for world clocks, time zone conversion, calendars, countdowns, holidays, sun and moon times and date calculators.
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TickTick
FreemiumTickTick is a to-do list and calendar app for managing tasks, habits and focus time, with free cross-platform sync and a Premium upgrade.
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Standard Notes
FreemiumStandard Notes is an end-to-end encrypted notes app that syncs your notes across web, desktop and mobile, with a free plan.
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Smallpdf
FreemiumSmallpdf is an online PDF toolkit that lets you compress, convert, merge, edit and sign PDF files in your browser.
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SlidesGPT
FreemiumSlidesGPT is an AI presentation maker that turns a prompt, article or PDF into slides you can export to PowerPoint, Google Slides or PDF.
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Simplenote
FreeSimplenote is a free note-taking app from Automattic that syncs plain notes across all your devices, with tags, search and Markdown.
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Sim
FreemiumSim is an open-source AI workspace for building, deploying and managing AI agents and workflows with 270+ integrations and every major LLM.
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Rallly
FreemiumRallly is a free, open source scheduling tool where you share a poll of possible times and the group votes on when to meet.
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PDF24 Tools
FreePDF24 Tools is a free set of online PDF tools to merge, split, compress, convert, edit, sign and OCR PDFs with no limits, watermarks or sign up.
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PDF.ai
FreemiumPDF.ai is an AI tool that lets you chat with PDF files, ask questions and get answers with page references, plus a PDF parsing API.
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Microsoft Translator
FreeMicrosoft Translator is a free online translator from Bing that translates text, speech and images between English and over 100 languages.
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MaxAI
FreemiumMaxAI is an AI assistant browser extension that lets you chat, summarise pages, rewrite text and translate as you browse, with a free plan.
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Lara Translate
FreemiumLara Translate is an AI translator from Translated that handles text, documents, images and live speech in 200+ languages with adjustable style.
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Jitsi Meet
FreeJitsi Meet is a free, open-source video meeting app that runs in your browser with screen sharing, chat and encryption, no installation needed.
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Felo
FreemiumFelo is a multilingual AI search engine that answers questions with sources and creates slides, images, videos and research reports, with a free plan.
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Downdetector
FreeDowndetector is a free website that shows real-time outages and problems for apps, websites, banks and internet providers based on user reports.
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Coggle
FreemiumCoggle is a collaborative mind mapping tool for making flowcharts and mind maps in the browser, free for unlimited public diagrams and 3 private ones.
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