5 Best Productivity Apps
An overview of the 5 best productivity apps that will help you improve your daily work routine.
0:00 Intro
0:15 Trello
1:17 Google Drive
2:15 Clockify
3:16 Evernote
3:53 LastPass
4:47 Other productivity apps
-CLOCKIFY-
a time tracking software
Clockify time tracker helps you keep track of all your time and gives you an insight into your performance in terms of productivity. You can track time with a timer in the timer mode, or add it manually, either in the manual mode or via a timesheet.
After you’ve finished tracking time, you’ll be able to conclude whether you’re productive, or spend too much time on trivial activities. To do this, you can generate and export Summary and Detailed Reports on all your activities, both work-related and other – you can then import your results to other programs, for further analysis.
You also have access to Weekly Reports that show how much time you and your team tracked by day, to see whether you have fulfilled your desired daily and weekly quotas.
-TRELLO
a Kanban-based project management tool
Trello is an app for collaboration and team communication. But, it also goes beyond that, by allowing you to manage your tasks and projects.
This tool works on the concept of boards; each board is a project, and in it, you can add cards that represent tasks.
You can then add people to these tasks and track your progress. Create to-do lists, indicate what tasks you’re currently working on, and move them to the “done” column when finished.
Team members can discuss projects and tasks via card-based comments, and vote on ideas. You can also upload attachments, define due dates, and add labels, for quicker navigation through the tool.
Trello also allows you to integrate it with Google Calendar and Gmail, for a more streamlined work routine.
-GOOGLE DRIVE-
a file synchronization service
Google Drive makes team collaboration and consultations regarding a project easier and faster. With it, you can create and store Google documents, sheets, and slides, edit them, and then share them with your team members.
This tool is perfect for collaborative projects because all team members can work in the same documents at the same time, from their own devices. All the changes are saved and synced automatically.
Depending on the permissions given by the person who’s created the document, people who have the link to the document can view it, directly edit it, or add suggestions.
You also get a 15GB storage space for free for all the images, videos, and texts you want to store and share. You can also upgrade to a larger plan.
-EVERNOTE-
a note-taking app
Evernote is great for sharing information and taking quick notes while you work. These notes can be audio and video files, images, or web content. You can share these notes, and access them from any device.
You can also add “ink” notes, and draw diagrams, charts, and arrows, to make your written notes more concise.
If you need to track your time and productivity, there is a Clockify integration with Evernote that allows you to track time on your notes with just one click.
You can also integrate Evernote with Trello so that every note you make in Evernote shows up as a card in Trello.
-LASTPASS-
a password vault
LastPass is perfect if you have accounts on multiple websites, and you keep forgetting and changing your passwords. To save you time, this tool allows you to store all your passwords and login data in a safe place, so you’ll never get locked out of any of your accounts again.
LastPass works on a similar principle as a vault, only online; just enter the login data and confidential information you’ll want quick access to, and pick a master password to secure it all.
All your info is encrypted and made a secret, even from the software itself. Apart from the master password, you can also choose a 2-step process of authentication, for extra security.
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