200 free services for all occasions

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Useful resources for work, play, music search, sports and more. Save to bookmarks: something will definitely come in handy.

For doing things, keeping notes, and building habits

• Gingko is a tree-structured service for organizing data and creativity.
• Evernote is a popular service for creating and storing notes.
• Google Keep is a similar service from Google. There are mobile apps and an extension for Chrome.
• OneNote is a tree-structured note taking notes from Microsoft.
• Simplenote is a lightweight cross-platform note-taking tool.
• Google Calendar is a versatile assistant and a great option for storing long-term tasks and notes, birthday reminders and other things tied to dates.
• LiquidTime is a browser-based scheduler of work and personal tasks linked to the Google Calendar.
• Microsoft To Do is a lightweight cross-platform problem book with a simple interface that replaces the legendary Wunderlist.
• Todoist is a cross-platform planner where tasks can be sorted by date or priority.
• 365done is a site with templates for habit trackers, to-do lists and checklists that you can print and hang on your fridge or over your desk.
• WeDo is a multifunctional task manager with an emphasis on tracking habits.

For internet surfing

• News Tab is an aggregator of news sites that forms a single feed from everything that interests you.
• Pocket, Instapaper are deferred reading services where you can store all links to unread articles and important pages.
• - a service for quickly saving both pages and their individual elements for deferred viewing. Available as mobile apps and Chrome extensions.
• , Windscribe, Speedify - Popular VPN services for visiting sites unavailable in your region. Free versions have limitations.
• Narro - turns any text into a podcast.
• Feedly, Inoreader, Digg - RSS feed aggregators.
• Speedtest - tools for testing internet speed.
• ,,, - link shorteners.

For storing files

• Dropbox is a cloud service with 2 GB of free space. Using the program, you can create a folder on your computer that will be automatically synchronized with the storage.
• MEGA is a file sharing service that offers up to 50 GB of space without a subscription.
• "Google Drive" - hosting from Google with 15 GB of space without a subscription.
• Yandex. Disk is a cloud service with 10 GB of free space and unlimited storage for mobile photos and videos.
• "Cloud Mail. Ru" is a similar service from Mail. Ru with 8 GB of free storage space.
• OneDrive is a cloud service from Microsoft with 5 GB of storage without a subscription. Supports viewing and editing documents in the online version of Microsoft Office.

For collaboration

• Trello is a cross-platform kanban service.
• ZenKit is a good alternative to Trello. Tasks can be viewed in kanban mode, as a standard list, or in a calendar.
• MindMeister is a collaborative visualization tool for mind maps.
• Slack is a messenger for work teams. The free version is suitable for companies with a small number of employees.
• Appear.in is a browser alternative to Skype. In the free version, you can have a dialogue with four people.
• Join.me is a desktop sharing service for colleagues and clients.

To work with documents

• ZenPen is an online text editor with formatting support.
• TextPad is a simple Notepad replacement with no formatting support.
• Google Docs is a replacement for Word online. All documents are automatically saved to Google Drive.
• - an alternative to "Docs" from Google. They don't differ much, but both services have their own user base.
• Google Sheets is an online alternative to Excel.
• Online OCR, FineReader Online, Free OCR - online recognition of text on images.
• "Gramota.ru" is an irreplaceable reference tool for everyone who works with text.
• "Glavred" - checking the text for verbal rubbish from Maxim Ilyakhov. What you need for those who are trying to write in the info-style.
• "" - quick check of the text for spelling errors.
• Google Slides is an online alternative to PowerPoint.
• Infogram, Easel.ly, Cacoo - online services for creating infographics.
• Google Forms is a service for creating forms, surveys and quizzes.
• Advego is a labor exchange for freelance authors. There is a service for checking the text for key parameters and for errors.
• Readability is a service that evaluates the readability of a text using five formulas.
• "" Is a tool that will help you quickly replace incorrect quotes with correct ones, and (c) with ©.
• PDF.io is a service for working with PDF documents.
• Telegraph is a fast way to typeset an article online.

For your business

• Yandex. Metrica, Google Analytics, SimilarWeb are web analytics services that collect statistics on site traffic.
• Tilda Publishing is a website builder that does not require programming skills.
• is a service for postponed posting to Instagram. The free version has limitations.
• Domainr is a service for finding a free domain.
• Logaster - quick selection of a logo to match your name and field of activity. You will have to pay for additional features, but the free version will also work for finding new ideas.
• Logodust is a database of free elements for logos.
• Invoicetome is a handy tool for creating invoices that can be issued to clients or partners.
• Cloudim, Jivosite - services for embedding consultation windows or chats with an employee on a website. Free versions have limitations.
• MailChimp is a service for creating and automating mailings. The free version has limitations.

For concentration and productivity

• Cold Turkey is a program that blocks those sites on which you are wasting your time for the duration of your work.
• My Hours, TrackingTime, TMetric - timers for tracking the time spent on tasks.
• Tomato Timer is a simple online Pomodoro timer.

To search and listen to music

• Yandex. Music is a streaming service that allows you to listen to music from a browser without authorization.
• Genius is a service with transcripts and explanations of the meaning of lyrics.
• Last.fm is a music social network where you can find new artists and keep track of your own plays.
• Gnoosic is a music recommendation service. Enter the names of your three favorite bands - Gnoosic recommends the fourth in a similar style.
• Bandcamp - here you can listen to the music of unknown artists, and if you wish, you can buy it for a nominal fee.
• Mixcloud is a streaming platform with free music, podcasts and DJ sets.
• - a service with a lot of unique music available for free listening.
• TheParade is an online music player with easy search by genre and similar artist, borrowing music from YouTube, Soundcloud and Last.fm libraries.
• ListenOnRepeat is a service that allows you to listen to music and compose playlists from YouTube clips.
• Mubert is an online music generator in various electronic styles.
• eMusic is a cloud storage for music that you can listen to from any device.
• HQRadio - hundreds of radio channels collected in one place and divided into five sections.
• Radio Garden is the base of FM radio stations from all over the world that you can listen to in real time.
• BBC Radio - All BBC radio channels available for online streaming.
• Yandex. Radio is a service with musical recommendations presented in the form of an endless playlist.

To search and watch movies and TV series

• "KinoPoisk" is a popular service with information about films, actors and directors, recommendations on genres and much more.
• IMDb is roughly the same as KinoPoisk, but on a global scale.
• MovieLens, A Good Movie to Watch - Recommended services for finding movies.
• MyShows is a social network, recommendation service and viewing diary for TV series fans.
• Rotten Tomatoes is a service with custom and professional reviews of films and TV shows. Based on the ratings, the paintings are assigned a rating expressed as a percentage, as well as virtual fresh and rotten tomatoes.
• Metacritic is an aggregator that collects reviews about movies and TV shows, as well as music albums and games. Metacritic has two ratings - from critics and from users.

For travel planning

• Airbnb is a service for finding and renting housing.
• Trivago, Booking.com - services for searching and booking hotels.
• Aviasales, Momondo, Skyscanner - websites for finding cheap flights.
• Expedia is a versatile search engine that comes in handy when looking for flights, hotels and car rentals.
• TripAdvisor is a service with a database of attractions, institutions, museums and other places in 45 countries. Each location is assigned a rating based on user feedback.
• BlaBlaCar is a service for finding travel companions and cars traveling along a given route.
• Workaway is a service for finding a job abroad.
• Hitchwiki is an encyclopedia for hitchhikers.
• Couchsurfing is a network of over 7 million people worldwide. With the help of couchsurfing, people find a place to sleep, plan joint trips with users and provide apartments for foreign guests themselves.
• "Sutochno.ru" is a search service for housing for daily rent. The database contains data for 36 countries.

For graphics, audio and video

• Freesound is a huge database of free sounds and noises.
• Stock Up is an aggregator that allows you to search for images on three dozen free photo stocks at once.
• Unsplash is a popular free high-resolution photo stock.
• Google Fonts, Fontstorage - Libraries of free fonts.
• Online-Convert is an online document, audio, video and image converter.
• CC Search - Search for images distributed free of charge under the Creative Commons license.

For photographers

• Photography Mapped is a simulator for those who shoot in manual mode. Helps improve the skill of quickly adjusting aperture, shutter speed and ISO.
• Fototips.ru, Photo-monster, Photoindustria - a lot of reference information for photographers.
• Lens-Club.ru - a large database of lenses.
• DxOMark is a popular site with a large database where each camera is assigned an objective rating.

To process photos on a computer

• Photovisi is a service for creating collages online. Lots of templates.
• FotoJet is an online editor with collage maker mode.
• BeFunky, Fotor - versatile image processing tools including editor, collage maker and design service.
• Photopea, Pixlr - analogue of Photoshop on the web.
• Vectr is an online vector graphics editor.

To create mood and seek inspiration

• Focusmusic.fm - music for productivity. You can choose from three styles or rain noise.
• Noisli is a noise generator. There are 16 audio tracks in the library, which you can mix yourself.
• Defonic - the same thing, but a little more audio tracks.
• Pinterest is a photo hosting with thematic collections. Will help in search of inspiration, interior design or clothing selection.
• "" - the Lifehacker page for those moments when you urgently need to relax.
• Listen to the Clouds is a soothing audiophone generator that combines recordings of pilots and controllers' conversations with ambient.

For training

• Quora is a knowledge sharing service based on the principle of questions and answers.
• TheQuestion - the same as Quora, but in Russian.
• TED-Ed is a TED recording site.
• Snapguide is a site for those who like to do something with their own hands. There are many how-to instructions.
• Theory and Practice is a media with an overview of scientific events, a rich collection of videos, posters of lectures and courses.
• PostNauka is one of the best educational projects on the Web. Here you can find interesting courses, articles, videos and even games.
• Arzamas is an educational project about the humanities: history, art, literature, anthropology.
• Open Education is an educational platform offering free online courses in disciplines taught at universities.
• "Universarium" is an online education system in which training is based on the sequential passage of modules of courses lasting 7-10 weeks.
• Attention TV is an award for the best educational video projects. All videos are presented on the site for free access.
• Stepik - free online courses. There are different disciplines, but special attention is paid to programming.
• N + 1 is a popular science entertainment publication about what is happening in science, technology and technology right now.
• "Lectorium" - online courses with a rich collection of video materials (over 4,000 hours).
• Quizlet is a flashcard-based educational service.

For learning languages

• Lingualeo is a cross-platform service offering personalized English learning through videos, songs and audiobooks.
• Duolingo is a free service for learning English, Spanish, German, Swedish or French.
• Tinycards is a card service from the creators of Duolingo.
• Memrise is a vocabulary-focused language learning service. Learning takes place in the form of memorizing words and idioms. One of 11 languages can be studied.
• My Spelling is a service designed to practice spelling.
• BBC Learning English - Classical and Business English classes. Lessons are complemented by audio.
• Google Translate helps you translate words, phrases and sentences, learn and listen to transcriptions. About 70 languages are available.
• Translate.ru is an alternative to Google translator. Works well with large texts and entire sites.

For sports

• SongBPM is a song tempo database that can be useful for runners.
• Jog.fm is a service for selecting music for cadence running.
• WodCat is a service for selecting a training program. Designed for high-intensity workouts and crossfit enthusiasts.
• 42km.ru is a great reference resource for runners. Information on upcoming marathons, training programs, running tips, a chat forum are all here.
• Fitness Tracker Database is a site that helps you choose a fitness tracker for any requirement.
• Muscle & Strength is a resource for programs for weight loss, muscle building, strength gain, and more.
• Exercise.com is a site with 638 exercise programs. Available free of charge 26.
• Workout - programs from the pros, tips for mastering bodyweight exercises and translations of thematic materials. The archive contains episodes of the "100-day workout" program, which will be a great help for a beginner.

For music lessons

• Yousician is a cross-platform service for teaching guitar, bass, ukulele or piano.
• 911tabs, GTP-tabs - sites with Guitar Pro tablature libraries.
• Noteflight is a service for creating musical notations. You can type the characters yourself or import MIDI files.
• Gieson is a site with various tools for musicians: tuner, metronome, chord reference and others.

Other

• Inkitt is a service with free access to works by unknown authors. There are apps for iOS and Android.
• Bookmate is perhaps the most popular mobile reader. There are applications for iOS and Android, you can also read books in the browser. There is a paid subscription, but Bookmate supports importing custom text files.
• "Buy a Baton!" - cross-platform service for maintaining shopping lists.
• "Food" is a service for comparing stocks and prices for goods in supermarkets.
• "Gosuslugi" is a service that allows you to transfer to online a bunch of transactions that previously required personal presence: from paying for utility bills to submitting an application to the registry office.
• Avito, "Yula" - sites with advertisements for the purchase and sale of things.
• "Cyan" is a site for finding housing (buying or renting).
• Dr. Web, VirusTotal, Kaspersky VirusDesk - fast ways to check websites or files from your computer for viruses online.
• F ‑ Secure Online Scanner, ESET Online Scanner - tools for finding and removing infected files on a Windows computer.
• 17track is a service for tracking parcels, in particular from AliExpress.
• Foodily is an aggregator of recipes from popular culinary sites.
• About.me is a service for creating online business cards with a short description of the author and links to social networks and instant messengers.
• Deseat.me is a quick way to delete accounts from wherever you signed up via Gmail.
• Unroll.me - will help you to unsubscribe from all unnecessary mailings in Gmail mail at once.
• Guerilla Mail, Nada, Mailinator, Fake Mail Generator are instant mail services that allow you to create a disposable registration box.
• Giphy is a huge catalog of animations that can be used in correspondence.
• Meme Generator - generator of memes in case of important negotiations.
• "Key race" - a simulator for improving the skill of fast typing.
• Miniclip is a site with browser-based mini-games that will help pass the time.
• Uplift is a daily trainer of reaction speed, memory, attention and other skills.