The Unofficial Web Applications List: typWrittr

typWrittr is a minimalist, distraction-free text editor. You sign in with your Google, Facebook or Twitter account, and you are good to go. All your documents are automatically saved and can be accessed from any browser after you sign in. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology writer, independent researcher, and long-time enthusiast of web applications […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: RAW – Quick Data Visualization

RAW lets you upload tabular data in various text-based formats (CSV, TSV etc.) and create instant graphical visualization of your data. Visualization types include Alluvial Diagram, Bump Chart, Circle Packing, Circular Dendrogram etc. The final output can be exported as SVG or PNG. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology writer, independent researcher, and long-time enthusiast […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Method Draw

Method Draw is a browser-based vector image editor. It is able to open SVG files and import most bitmap image files, as well as export the final image to PNG. Most basic vector editing functions are available, including lines, shapes, paths, text etc. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology writer, independent researcher, and long-time enthusiast […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: 5iler

5iler (pronounced “filer”) is a minimalist notepad that gives you only 5 pages with different colours. The idea is to keep everything manageable by limiting your options, hence only 5 pages. It saves automatically to the browser’s local storage, but you also have the option to syncing to your Dropbox account. Various keyboard shortcuts are […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Online Guitar Tuner

Online Guitar Tuner lets you tune your guitar using the mic on your computer. You need to be using a more recent web browser with WebRTC support. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology writer, independent researcher, and long-time enthusiast of web applications and online productivity tools. With more than a decade of experience exploring software […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: ZenPen

ZenPen is a minimalist, distraction-free writing tool. It supports only a few formatting tools like bold, italics, quotes and links. You can also toggle full-screen, invert the colors (night-mode) and set a target word count. Once you are done, you can save your work in HTML or plain text. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Gridzzly

Gridzzly lets you create grid paper with lines and dots that you can customize. It is very simple to use. Just select the shape and spacing, and print the final result on the printer. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology writer, independent researcher, and long-time enthusiast of web applications and online productivity tools. With more […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Hemingway

Hemingway helps point out common readability errors in your writing. The errors are color-coded, so it is easy to locate and change them in real-time. Common errors include long/complex sentences, unnecessary adverbs, difficult words that can be simplified etc. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology writer, independent researcher, and long-time enthusiast of web applications and […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Text Mechanic

Text Mechanic is a massive collection of  online text manipulation tools. This includes tools to remove empty or duplicate lines, extract a specific column of delimited text, add prefix or suffix into lines, find/replace text, sort lines etc. If you have a text manipulation need, Text Mechanic probably has the tools to help you with […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Make Room – Online Room Planner

Make Room from Urban Barn lets you layout hundreds of pieces of standard furniture, rugs, and other items around rooms to see how they fit together. You can customize the size and color of both the rooms and the furniture. You can also save your layouts if you register with the site, or use it […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: TitanPad

TitanPad lets a group of people edit the same document simultaneously, with infinite undo. It is a resurrection of EtherPad, a document collaboration tool that was bought, then shut down by Google. No sign up is required for creating public documents. Documents can be exported to a number of different format, such as DOC, HTML […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Peeep.us – Web page archival

Peeep.us archives the content of any given web page and gives you a shortened link to the stored copy. So even if the page is updated or deleted, or the entire website is shut down, the archived copy will still exist.A bookmarklet makes it simple to archive the web page that you want. Stored pages […]

The Unofficial Web Applications List: Total Social Control

Total Social Control lets you manage all your social networking accounts with ease, including Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Pinterest, Linkin etc. It is totally free and requires no registration. George SimsGeorge Sims is a technology writer, independent researcher, and long-time enthusiast of web applications and online productivity tools. With more than a decade of experience exploring software […]