- Stayfocusd, Freedom or SelfControl (free): Block your own access to distracting sites (including Facebook) for a specified amount of time.
- Unroll.Me (free): Unsubscribe from all newsletters in a few clicks.
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- Pocket (free): Save all the web articles and sites you want to explore at a more convenient time and access them from any platform.
- Noisli (free): Make any environment more conducive to focus by choosing from dozens of soundscapes, from trickling creeks to cabin thunderstorms.
- AdBlock (free): Prevent ads and pre-roll videos from automatically loading and slowing your search engine down.
- Dashlane (basic version free): Remember one master password and let Dashlane take care of the rest, auto-filling forms, addresses, bank details, and passwords on your behalf.
- OneTab (free): Free up memory space by closing all open tabs with one click.
- Auto Tab Discard (free): Automatically suspend unused tabs to give you more memory space. Control which tabs are closed in the settings menu.
- AutoPagerize (free): Automatically turn websites with several pages into only one long, scrollable page for more efficient browsing.
- Donât Fuck With Paste (free): Copy and paste even on sites where it isnât usually possible.
- MixMax (available for free or from $9 to $50 per month depending on which features you want): The ultimate productivity tool for Gmail. Send âmail mergeâ campaigns, track your emails, use templates with shared access, schedule emails to be sent later, use Salesforce integration, automatically arrange meetings via your calendar⊠The free version lets you use each function 10 times per month, which is enough to get you started. Only the mail merge function isnât offered with the free version, but you can always use Yet Another Mail Merge for free instead. While YAMM offers fewer features, overall, itâs still pretty good.Keep your address book up-to-date: LinkedIn Sales Navigator: Keep up to date with your contacts.
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â Fullcontact: Find and synchronize detailed contact information (including photos, social networks, etc.)Find any email address
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- Clearbit for Gmail (free for up to 100 lookups per month): Find an email for someone simply by entering their name and that of their company. If you canât find what you need through Clearbit, use Hunter. Hunter searches for any publicly-listed email addresses a business may have, and uses this information to figure out their format, i.e. firstname.lastname@company.comManage emails with Inbox Zero :
â Turn on Gmail keyboard shortcuts.
â Enable the âSend and Archiveâ function in the Gmail
settings menu so that you can send and archive
emails with one click.
â Create email filters that automatically archivecertain emails, such as meeting acceptance confirmations (except maybe from your bossâyouâll want to know whether he or she is going to showup). Hereâs the filter youâll need: from: -(boss@busi-
ness.com); subject: (accepted:); has the words: *.ics;has: attachment; Do this: Skip Inbox, Apply label
âAccepted Inviteâ.
â Automatically prioritize emails using labels. Apply a filter so that emails from your boss are automatically labelled VIP and are tagged in red: from: boss@company.com; Apply label âVIPâ.
- Google Drive Offline (gratuit) : Enable offline access in the Google Drive settings to use Google Docs, Sheets and
Slides in offline mode when youâre on a plane or there
isnât an available internet connection.
If your applications are compatible: Zapier (free or pro
version for $20/month) or IFTTT (free)If you use very specific applications: UiPath. Manage files: Hazel (only available for Mac with a one-off
payment of $32) or DropIt (PC equivalent available for free).
Alfred App (the search function is free, otherwise itâs a
one-time payment of $25): Run a search for a file or open
an application without using the mouse. Speed up typing
using Snippets, access the clipboard quickly, or instantly
run a search on any site with custom web searches.
âSwiftkey (free mobile app): Speed up your typing on a
smartphone.
â10fastfingers: Test your typing speed, then Typingclub
to practice.
âCloudApp (free for the basic version, $25 per month for
the full version): Create, annotate, and share screenshots
or animated GIFs with just a few clicks. To share, you
simply attach a hypertext link, which is ideal for email.
âText or Auto Text Expander (one-time payment of
between $5 and $35 depending on which version you choose): Speed up writing using shortcuts and abbreviations, e.g. âaddrâ to autofill your office address.Paste (free): Save your copy and paste history for easy access.
âExpensify: Create automatic expense reports. When
you receive an invoice via email, simply forward it to
receipts@expensify.com.
âiScanner (iOS ou Android): Create a quick, high quality
scan of any document with your mobile.
âFranz: Group all your messaging, chat, and email apps
into a single interface.
- Android Messages (free, go to messages.android.com): Send text messages (SMS) from your computer instead
of with your Android phone.Messages (free app for Mac): to send text messages
(SMS) from your computer instead of with your iPhone.
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- Whatsapp (free, go to web.whatsapp.com): to send
whatsapp messages from your desktop. Also available as
a desktop app.
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