Now in this unfortunate situation with the outbreak of Novel Corona Virus COVID-19, there has been a global lock down in almost every country, as WHO says, social distancing is the only way to fight the pandemic. Thus, work from home facility has been proivided to many employees across the world.
If this had a few years back also then “Work from Home” would have been similar to quite a challenge but now in this modern era of technology, it is almost next to nothing especially if you use any of these following 10 apps.
#1 Basecamp 3:
It is available on Android, iOS, Windows, Mac in both free and paid versions. It consists of a message board, a chat room and a file organizer as well. It has a limited version which is free but a paid one with access to every offer it provides.
#2 Zoom:
It is available on Android, iOS, Windows and is absolutely free. It has a popular feature of video conferencing inviting up to 100 people allowing screen sharing and cross-platform instant messaging. However, this platform is currently being termed as malware by many online security experts. Also Read: Why Experts Are Saying That Zoom Is A Malware?
#3 Microsoft Teams:
It is available on Android, iOS, Windows and is absolutely free. It also allows sharing documents, chatting with colleagues, video conferencing and so on. The only thing you need is a paid Microsoft 365 Subscription. It is widely used across the world and is a very useful work from home app.
#4 G-Suite apps (Docs, Hangouts, Drive):
It is available on Android, iOS and is available in both paid and free versions. These are Google tools and are also widely used apps making coordinating and sharing files easily. It has its paid versions for business requirements.
#5 Slack:
It is available on Android, iOS, Windows in both paid and free versions. It is also a popular app used by organizations for messaging, sharing and editing files across devices.
#6 Trello:
It is available on Android, iOS, Microsoft and helps in organizing upcoming tasks, works, plans and projects by the use of different boards with an access of sharing it with other team members.
#7 Dropbox:
It is available on Android, iOS, in both paid and free versions. It is a popular handy app in built in most modern phones and is easy to use.
#8 Noisli:
It is available on Android, iOS at a price of only Rs 160. When you are slacking off at home and having a clear lack of concentration, this app would provide you with sounds that help you in increasing your concentration by drowning out noises.
#9 Harvest:
It is available on Android, iOS in a free version. It is helpful in time tracking; managing log expenses, invoices; taking images of receipts; tracking expenses and so on.
#10 Doodle:
It is available on Android, iOS, in both paid and free versions. Here, one can create voting polls in order to know the opinions or get the feedback of the colleagues on any topic or decision.
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