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Best Free Online Applications and Services

Updated 27. May 2013 - 1:21 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 229 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 - 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 igornevsky on 15. September 2010 - 16:35  (57880)

Looking also Desktop Wallpaper Tool (with HTML5 features - Drag & Drop and Canvas)

With Desktop Wallpaper Tool you can quickly create desktop wallpaper. Simply load any image and it will be automatically adapted to your screen resolution. An image is adjusted either by cropping the part of it or by scaling, if the resolution of the original image differs from your desktop resolution.

And Slideshow Player for show pictures and photos of professional digital artist from Digital Art Gallery

All scripts based on Prototype http://www.prototypejs.org/
by tonyh (not verified) on 17. September 2010 - 11:22  (57986)

No reasons are given for Byet being recommended. I did a bit of browsing and found that it was quite highly recommended on one review site, but so were others. I also found other free hosts that have more features ( byet don't offer cgi or ssi) and there are a number af extremely bad reviews quoting personal experience.
In the end, I concluded it's free, so you can't really trust it, and I may just try it myself. It's not critical.

Unfortunately one bad apple in the barrel calls into question everything else on the site, including free security software, which IS critical, and the credibility of the site itself.
by Jojoyee on 17. September 2010 - 12:22  (57993)

That's a good suggestion, thanks igornevsky.
by IvanDurakov (not verified) on 27. September 2010 - 22:07  (58540)

Any chance of adding some kind of revision marks to this excellent but rather lengthy page? I can never find what has changed since the last rev.
by Jojoyee on 28. September 2010 - 14:39  (58577)

That's a good idea IvanDurakov. The items added most recently are now marked with a 'New' icon, and with quick links to the items from the Index Table.
by PlayAllDay (not verified) on 6. October 2010 - 13:07  (59111)

Any suggestions for landscaping or outdoor space design?
by marius (not verified) on 16. October 2010 - 7:56  (59619)

best free online convertor@downloader fo vimeo videos:

http://www.tubeminator.com
by connor (not verified) on 30. October 2010 - 14:52  (60477)

There are many online operating systems or web operating systems in the internet.

Could you include them?
by Jojoyee on 31. October 2010 - 1:38  (60499)

Thanks Connor for the feedback. Currently we have included Glide under the category of "Desktop and GUI" > "Web Desktop". There might be more such as Icloud, EyeOS and others. Please share with us if you would like to recommend a good one.
by Kaspars (not verified) on 5. November 2010 - 14:23  (60800)

Great list! Btw have you seen http://www.knowcase.com outliner ? It's more minimalist compared to Thinklink but also has a mobile version for iPad & iPhone.
by cooleeman on 14. November 2010 - 7:30  (61174)

Excellent article! Thanks!
by Micha (not verified) on 23. November 2010 - 12:33  (61552)

Thanks Jo! But, too small section of online free flash bannejoyr makers.
There are freshest free flash banner creator online service - http://www.flash-banner-maker-online.com
without registration and any watermarks in banners
by Zvone (not verified) on 14. December 2010 - 10:37  (62451)

Hello, i have a suggestion to make: www.PHPanywhere.net, a FREE online PHP editor. It has: syntax highlighting, a FTP explorer, unlimited undo/redo, all packed in a familiar desktop enviroment. Code completion is coming soon, too.
by Jojoyee on 15. December 2010 - 14:39  (62556)

Thanks for the suggestion Zvone. Pretty good as a code editor for the PHP language.
by Jojoyee on 15. December 2010 - 15:15  (62561)

Thanks Kaspars for mentioning Knowcase, which is now added to the list.
by Jojoyee on 15. December 2010 - 15:16  (62562)

You're welcome Cooleeman.
by Jojoyee on 15. December 2010 - 15:31  (62563)

Thanks for the suggestion Micha.
by Zulfiqar (not verified) on 16. December 2010 - 18:35  (62716)

The best article ever read about free online services. Thanx for sharing such a useful information.
by dirtprof (not verified) on 20. December 2010 - 21:35  (63010)

Here's one for the "Best Free Room Planner / Floor Layout Plan" category: http://www.sweethome3d.com/. It's not really online, but as a java web start app, it is almost transparently cross-platform. And it's amazingly feature-rich.
by dirtprof (not verified) on 20. December 2010 - 21:42  (63012)

For the "Best Free Meeting Scheduler", you might want to include ScheduleOnce (http://www.scheduleonce.com/). Its major advantage over others of its kind is that it integrates very nicely into Google Calendar, making time selection very quick for everyone who uses it.
by Zulfiqar (not verified) on 23. December 2010 - 6:14  (63115)

Nice n useful information. thanx
by Jojoyee on 26. December 2010 - 1:04  (63271)

Thanks for the suggestions dirtprof.
by gian (not verified) on 14. January 2011 - 17:18  (64543)

Out of curiosity, I submitted the URL of techsupportalert.com to Anubis for analysis and it reports http://www.techsupportalert.com/ as malicious.

--uhm, I guess this is a reliable report since you guys recommended Anubis yourselves.

Moderators note: this post was edited to make it briefer
by ianjrichards on 14. January 2011 - 22:50  (64572)

Anubis falsely reports any site that uses the Drupal CMS as malicious. That includes www.nasa.gov, garmin.com, drupal.org, the US House of Representatives website, Gizmos' Freeware and many others.

This bug has been reported to Anubis. They need to fix it as over 100,000 sites use Drupal including some of the world's most popular websites.

Gizmo
by MidnightCowboy on 15. January 2011 - 8:35  (64597)

This was the response I received today from Anubis:

"You are right, the report is a bit misleading.

This are all side-effects of Internet Explorer, which creates files on the hard disk (i.e., cache) and modifies registry keys. Note that Anubis is designed to analyze malicious software, the analysis results for the website analysis are sometimes not correct. Please use Wepawet (http://wepawet.iseclab.org) to analyze websites for malicious content, the analysis reports of Wepawet are much better"

This is the Wepawet report which correctly shows as as clear:

http://wepawet.iseclab.org/view.php?hash=6aa0cdcaf03be5e7161f76b369f23f2...
by msamir (not verified) on 16. January 2011 - 11:02  (64648)

very very good site thank you
by Shoeb Mohammad (not verified) on 23. January 2011 - 22:44  (65080)

This is very helpful and useful article so far I have seen on the internet. Thanks for creating such opportunity, a concept that helps people with minimum access, opportunities purchasing a software. I recommend this site as my personal favorite, and those of you are reading my texts right now; guide for choosing freeware always depend on Gizmo's.
by Jones (not verified) on 28. January 2011 - 3:45  (65345)

Can anyone tell me how to convert power point slide show to video online without downloading software.
by NatalieL (not verified) on 29. January 2011 - 0:40  (65403)

The best free online OCR service that I've found is offered by Ricoh Innovations. It's a beta software and will convert documents for free.
by Jojoyee on 29. January 2011 - 3:20  (65412)

Thanks for the recommendation NatalieL.