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Best Free Online Applications and Services

Updated 18. May 2013 - 4:29 by Jojoyee
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Introduction

Best Free Online Applications and ServicesOnline applications (also known as web applications or webware) are getting more popular, particularly when broadband Internet access has become more common and readily available to more users. With online applications and services, you do not need to download and install them into your computer for using them—you just need to open up a browser and access them online.

Not only that you can save harddisk space as they do not need to be installed, but also you can work with files that are saved online from any computer anywhere, without the need to carry a storage device even a USB stick around with you.

Besides, you don't have to worry about different operating systems as these applications and services are cross-platform, running in your browser as a client. Neither do you need to keep updating your software versions, as you will get any new software updates and bug fixes automatically whenever you access them.

Like to use them? Here we have compiled a list for best free online applications and services—click on related links or product logos and you can start using them right away.

 
Summary

This list of Best Free Online Applications and Services now includes 230 items in 136 categories. To read brief descriptions of the applications, click a page number or a category icon below.

  • Page 1. What's New / Summary
  • Page 2. Home and Office
    Best Free Online Office Suite - Google Drive | Zoho Docs | Office Web Apps
    Best Free Online PDF Tools - 7-PDF Web Portal | PDFescape | ILovePDF | PDF-to-Word & PDF-to-Excel Converter | Web2PDF | DigiSigner
    Best Free Online Document Viewer and Sharing - Google Docs Viewer | Scribd | SlideShare | ShareText.org
    Best Free Online Document Collaboration - Crocodoc
    Best Free Online Document Optimizer - PocoDoc
    Best Free Online Calendar - Google Calendar
    Best Free Online Multiple Timezone World Clock - TimeAndDate.com | Time Zone Genius | Time.is
    Best Free Online Timesheet / Timer / Alarm Clock - Time Online | SlimTimer | Online-Stopwatch | Kuku Klok | Klokoo
    Best Free Online Notepad / Notebook / Notes Organizer - Zoho Notebook | Evernote | Springpad
    Best Free Online Reminder / To-Do List - Remember The Milk | Toodledo | TeuxDeux
    Best Free Online Sticky Note - Postica | Listhings
    Best Free Online Meeting Scheduler - Doodle | Needtomeet | ScheduleOnce
    Best Free Online Project Manager - ClockingIT
    Best Free Online Database - Soda db
    Best Free Online Timeline Generator - whenintime
    Best Free Online Room Planner / Floor Layout Plan - PlanningWiz3 | Autodesk Homestyler | ExhibitCore Floor Planner
    Best Free Online Personal Finance - OneBudget | Mint | Yahoo Finance | TaxACT
    Best Free Online E-commerce Business - PayPal
    Best Free Online Mind Mapping - Mind42
    Best Free Online Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Translator - Wikipedia | LDOCE | Wordnik | Thesaurus.com | Google Translate | Bing Translator
    Best Free Online Genealogy / Family Tree Applications - WeRelate
    Best Free Online Cooking Tools - Epicurious
    Best Free Online Answer Engine - Wolfram Alpha
    Best Free Online Calculator - Instacalc
    Best Free Online Grammar and Spell-Checker - SpellCheckPlus | PaperRater | After the Deadline
    Best Free Online Unit and Currency Converter - Digital Dutch Unit Converter | OANDA Currency Converter
    Best Free Online Optical Character Recognition - Free-OCR
    Best Free Online Text Formatting - Goformat | TextSlave | Aboqe Flip
  • Page 3. Image View and Edit
    Best Free Online Image Editor - Pixlr Editor | Sumopaint | FotoFlexer | Pixlr-o-matic | PicMonkey | AnyMaking Photo Editor
    Best Free Online Image Generator - PhotoFunia | FunPhotoBox | 3DPackage | Says-It.com | Cool Text
    Best Free Online Barcode or QR Code Image Generator - Barcoding | ZXing QR Code Generator | GOQR.ME
    Best Free Online Image Converter and Resizer - FixPicture
    Best Free Online Image Cropping and Customizing - CutMyPic
    Best Free Online Digital Image Stitcher - Dermandar
    Best Free Online Screen Capture Utility - Kwout | Thumbalizr
    Best Free Online Diagramming Tool - Cacoo | draw.io
    Best Free Online Chart Editor - Google Chart Editor
    Best Free Online Whiteboard - Board800
    Best Free Online Photo Management and Sharing - Flickr | Dropico | Minus
    Best Free Online Photo Collage - Photovisi
    Best Free Online GIF Animator - Picasion
    Best Free Online Poster / Tiled Printing - Block Posters
    Best Free Online Image Search - TinEye | RGBStock.com | Findicons
    Best Free Online Clip Art Library - Open Clip Art Library
  • Page 4. Multimedia
    Best Free Online Video Sharing - YouTube
    Best Free Online YouTube Audio Extractor - FullRip.net
    Best Free Online Music Sharing - Grooveshark
    Best Free Online Music Search Engine - BeeMP3
    Best Free Online Movie Resource - IMDb
    Best Free Online Radio Broadcasting - Streema
    Best Free Online TV Viewer - TOMA Internet TV
    Best Free Online MP3 Cutter - CutMP3.net
    Best Free Online Lyric Finder and Resource - LyricWiki
    Best Free Online Music Recognition - AudioTag.info | Midomi
    Best Free Online Text to MP3 Converter - Yakitome | vozMe
    Best Free Online Chords and Scales Finder - Chord House
    Best Free Online Slideshow Creator - 123-slideshow
    Best Free Online Comic Builder - Bitstrips
  • Page 5. Disk and File Tools
    Best Free Online Storage and Backup - Dropbox | Windows Live SkyDrive
    Best Free Online File Archiver / Zip Utility - ezyZip | ZipMyFiles | WOBZIP
    Best Free Online File Format Converter - Free File Converter | Zamzar | Bender Converter
    Best Free Online eBook Converter - Online eBook Converter
    Best Free Online File Encryption Utility - Encryptur
    Best Free Online File Comparison Tool - DiffNow
  • Page 6. Desktop and GUI
    Best Free Online Web Desktop - Glide
    Best Free Online Desktop Wallpaper Tool - Desktop Wallpaper Tool
    Best Free Online Icon Converter - iConvert
    Best Free Online Font Tools - FFonts | Identifont | FontStruct | FreeFontConverter
  • Page 7. Security and Privacy
    Best Free Online Anti-malware - Virustotal | Anubis
    Best Free Online Internet Safety - WOT | Online Link Scan | OpenDNS
    Best Free Online Private Note - Privnote
    Best Free Online Disposable Email Address - Spamgourmet
    Best Free Online Email Address Converter - Scrim
    Best Free Online URL Expander - URL X-ray
  • Page 8. Internet and eMail
    Best Free Online Webmail - GMX Mail | GMail | LetterMeLater
    Best Free Online Email Tracking - SpyPig
    Best Free Online Download Manager - KeepVid
    Best Free Online Instant Messaging - eBuddy
    Best Free Online News Reader or Feed Aggregator - Pulse
    Best Free Online Web Search - Google Search | Open Directory Project
    Best Free Online Poll and Survey - Micropoll
    Best Free Online Web Page Editor / Reader - PrintWhatYouLike | Readability
    Best Free Online Navigation - Google Maps
    Best Free Online Weather Monitoring - WeatherSpark
    Best Free Online Bookmark Manager - Delicious | Diigo | Pocket
    Best Free Online URL Shortener - bitly
    Best Free Online Password Manager - LastPass
    Best Free Online Connection Speed Test - Speedtest.net
    Best Free Online Browsing Tools - PageZipper
  • Page 9. Network, Website & Server
    Best Free Online Website Builder - Webnode | Wix
    Best Free Online Website Template Designer - Cool Template
    Best Free Online Web Hosting - Byet
    Best Free Online Domain Name Checker - KnowEm
    Best Free Online FTP Client - Net2ftp
    Best Free Online Blog Publishing - WordPress | Blogger
    Best Free Online Social Networking - Facebook | Google+ | Twitter
    Best Free Online Web Tools - CSS Sprite Generator | CSS Portal | Smush.it
    Best Free Online Web Information - Alexa
    Best Free Online Website Performance Measurement - WebPagetest | GTmetrix | Pingdom Tools | Show Slow
    Best Free Online Website Uptime Monitor - Monitor.Us | UptimeRobot
    Best Free Online Web Archive - Wayback Machine
    Best Free Online Favicon - Favicon.cc
  • Page 10. Programming
    Best Free Online Compiler and Debugger - Ideone
    Best Free Online Source Code Formatter - Pretty Printer
    Best Free Online HTML Editor - Online HTML Editor
    Best Free Online HTML Tools - WordOff | Text Fixer
    Best Free Online Code Editor - Codeanywhere
    Best Free Online Pastebin - Pastebin
    Best Free Online Color Picker - ColorExplorer | Color (in) HTML
  • Page 11. Education and The Arts
    Best Free Online E-learning Tool - Kubbu
    Best Free Online Lectures - Khan Academy | Academic Earth
    Best Free Online Talks - TED
    Best Free Online Articles and Answers - HowStuffWorks
    Best Free Online English Learning Resources - Perfectyourenglish | English Practice | Guide to Grammar and Writing
    Best Free Online Art Museums - Art Project
    Best Free Online Typing Tutor - TypingWeb
    Best Free Online Flashcard - Quizlet
    Best Free Online Printable Paper Generator - Incompetech
    Best Free Online Printable Coloring Page & Worksheet - Twisty Noodle | Kidopo
  • Page 12. Games
    Best Free Online Sandbox Game - Powder Game
    Best Free Online Chess - Little ChessPartner | ChessWhiz
    250 Best Free Online PC Games In One Place - Friv
    Best Free Online Physics Game - Angry Birds | Cut the Rope
    Best Free Online Match-2 Puzzle - Flow
    Best Free Online Match-3 Puzzle - Cradle of Rome
    Best Free Online Jigsaw Puzzle and Creator - Jigsaw Puzzle Gallery at JigZone | Jigsaw Planet
    Best Free Online Word Search Puzzle - JustWordSearch.com
    Best Free Online Strategy Game - Entanglement
    Best Free Online Lemmings - DHTML Lemmings
    Best Free Online Music Game - Isle of Tune
    Best Free Online Game of Go - Capture Go
    Best Free Online Tetris - Tetris N-Blox
    Best Free Online Sudoku - DKM Sudoku Online
    Best Free Online Reversi - Reversi Lounge | Othello Game
    Best Free Online Backgammon - Motif
    Best Free Online Games for Charity - FreeRice
 
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by emgil3 on 19. March 2013 - 15:03  (106390)

I'm getting a message that knowcase.com will shut down on March 31.
by Jojoyee on 19. April 2013 - 9:18  (107186)

Thanks for your comment emgil3. Knowcase.com is now removed from the list.
by Panzer on 4. March 2013 - 9:28  (105929)

Focus@will is the first on line music service that helps you focus when you are working, studying, writing and reading. It’s for anyone who needs to be productive on demand when working to a deadline, such as journalists, lawyers, students, writers and coders (available for USA only until official release):
https://www.focusatwill.com/
by smartnelo on 28. February 2013 - 16:12  (105835)

cool site
by Devy (not verified) on 8. September 2012 - 2:08  (98941)

One good site for digital resources is http://www.toolsie.com/, it has a small collections of resources from QR generation to pic editing.
by alexxx46 on 18. October 2012 - 11:17  (100982)

Found nothing of any interest.
by Gatsbe (not verified) on 7. September 2012 - 20:15  (98930)

A few really good free tools out their that I use with my startups are

http://www.pingdom.com/ - to check site loading speed
http://pagejack.com/ - to check server status, and keyword density

Good for startups that are eCommerce focused, gotta make sure your site is running smoothly and efficiently.
by Jojoyee on 9. September 2012 - 0:56  (98974)

Thanks Gatsbe. Pingdom is in the list.
by Bryan (not verified) on 7. August 2012 - 5:17  (97325)

I notice that hotmail (outlook.com) and skydrive and other MS products (online calendar/word) are for some reason missing from this list. I am not saying they are the best but they are free and unlike some of the google products they do not (as much) use your private data to make money (ie sellyoursoleware)
by Jojoyee on 7. August 2012 - 6:24  (97328)

Skydrive and other Microsoft products such Office Web Apps are in the list Bryan. A quick way to check whether an item is in the list is to press Ctrl-F on a browser then type in the item name. Hope this helps.
by Bryan (not verified) on 11. August 2012 - 20:42  (97582)

The categories i was talking about are:

Best Free Online Document Viewer and Sharing
Best Free Online Calendar
Best Free Online Notepad / Notebook / Notes Organizer or Best Free Online Sticky Note (see also Private Note)
Best Free Online Webmail (see also Disposable Email Address)
Best Free Online Web Search
Best Free Online Navigation
by imanerd11 on 1. August 2012 - 17:52  (97031)

The glide thing looks super-neat.
by alexxx46 on 20. June 2012 - 19:49  (95169)

I've just discovered WeatherSpark. Looks neat, and there are tons of weather info there actually.
However, the question is, how accurate are the forecasts for my region?
by Rajendra Rai (not verified) on 5. May 2012 - 18:10  (93080)

Your Best Free Online Download Manager - KeepVid - does not seem to be really free. I visited the site today hoping to download it when I noticed it says that one will need to purchase a licence before one can start using it; only the downloading seems to be free.
by Jojoyee on 6. May 2012 - 4:48  (93098)

You're spot on Rajendra Rai. The program for Windows is not free, but it's totally free when you use its online download service without needing to install the program.

This article focuses on the online applications and services. With them, you don't need to download and install anything into your computer for using them—you just need to open up a browser and access them online.
by mrinmoyjk on 28. April 2012 - 10:33  (92722)

http://www.yourdictionary.com/

This is the best online dictionary for me. It's uncluttered, clean and most importantly provide meanings that can be understood by any layman.
by Joe A.TT (not verified) on 1. April 2012 - 10:55  (91534)

After trying typingstudy (in the speedtest department) I have found that some of the material don't work.

With some searching I've found that typeonline.co.uk is a fairly good ONLINE typing tutor. It simulates word processing in a more "natural" manner, allowing you to back-track and make corrections in your typing. Most other typing tutors don't allow you to do that once you hit the spacebar after typing a word.

One other thing I like about typeonline.co.uk is that I don't have to worry about cookies (I use Sandboxie FREE anyway) - something I try to minimise as much as possible. [This is why I haven't tried typingweb after reading their policy.]

Users in the USA will have to put up with the UK spelling of some words though - a small fee I think.

All in all, the most comprehensive typing tutor IMHO is Kiran's Typing Tutor. It's only drawback is it's not "online" meaning you have to sacrafice a bit of hard drive space.
by Ivan (not verified) on 3. March 2012 - 20:15  (89870)

Hello!
File Encryptor from Best Free Online File Encryption Utility is no longer availible.
by Jojoyee on 4. March 2012 - 2:42  (89880)

Your feedback is appreciated Ivan. File Encryptor is now removed from the list and replaced with another online service Encryptur. Give it a try if that works for you.
by arcedo on 27. February 2012 - 21:21  (89605)

Hi!
Notice: in "Home and Office / Best Free Online PDF Tools" category PDF Hammer is no longer available. Now Nitro PDF Professional is suggested at PDF Hammer's website.
by Jojoyee on 28. February 2012 - 2:10  (89616)

Thanks for your feedback Arcedo. It's now removed from the list.
by milly (not verified) on 21. February 2012 - 20:57  (89203)

free image resizer is free and totally free and supports lots of formats. works not just on xp but also vista and win 7
freeimageresizer.net
by Jojoyee on 22. February 2012 - 3:00  (89220)

This is not an online app or service, or is it?
by Mark Graziados (not verified) on 20. February 2012 - 0:53  (89067)

I would like to suggest http://www.textslave.com/ . Thank You
by the old guy (not verified) on 11. February 2012 - 15:01  (88677)

I would like to suggest two sites for GPS mapping batchgeo.com and gpsvisualizer.com/
for your home office section.
by 1earthling (not verified) on 27. January 2012 - 14:08  (87888)

In Home and Office, you should mention http://reminderguru.com which provides free reminders by email, sms or phone call -
by pbouthil on 25. January 2012 - 4:49  (87740)

There a a few more music streamers that need to be looked at and evaluated. I have attached the links. I'm biased on Sockso because of it's customization abilities. I have used all three in the past but I still currently use Sockso.

Sockso
http://sockso.pu-gh.com/

Vibe Streamer
http://www.vibestreamer.com/

Subsonic
http://www.subsonic.org/pages/index.jsp
by Jojoyee on 28. January 2012 - 3:07  (87916)

Thanks Pbouthil for the suggestions but the software products do not fit into this category of online apps and services as defined in the Introduction section.
by pbouthil on 28. January 2012 - 20:52  (87954)

Sorry. I thought I was under the right category.

Best Free Online Applications and Services - Page 4

Best Free Online Music Streaming
by John19992 (not verified) on 24. January 2012 - 8:05  (87687)

I also like http://www.unziponline.net this is a nice application to zip and unzip online!

Very nice tools you share!