ESSENTIALS
A+ Apps for Students
No matter where you are on your academic journey, the right apps can lighten your load. These are some of our favorites for your digital backpack.
Take better notes
Document, record, and annotate classes and lectures.
Agenda - Notes meets Calendar
Organize your days
Noto - Elegant Note
Modern writing app
Goodnotes 6
Notes Reimagined.
Microsoft OneNote
Capture Notes, Ideas and Memos
Noted: Record, AI-Transcribe
Take meeting notes and audio
Notability: Notes, PDF
Note-Taking Beyond Paper
OmniOutliner 5
Think, write, do.
Bike Outliner | Writing App
Structured & focused writing
TaskPaper – Plain text to-dos
Productivity
Backtrack - Record the Past
For when you forget to record
Craft great prose
Organize your ideas and information, then get writing.
Pages
Documents that stand apart
Microsoft Word
Create, Edit & Share Documents
Craft: Write docs, AI editing
Journal ideas, meeting notes
Author
Minimalist, powerful writing
Bear: Markdown Notes
Write naturally
iA Writer
Laser-focused writing
Ulysses: Writing App
Write a novel, story, book
MindNode – Mind Map & Outline
Mind Mapping, Brainstorm Ideas
Essayist: Academic Writing App
APA, MLA, Chicago & More
Scapple
Productivity
Evernote
Notes Organizer & Planner
WPS Office - PDF, Docs, Sheets
Office Suite with PDF Editor
Master your schedule
Track your homework, manage your time, and quickly join remote classes.
Fantastical - Calendar
Reminders & Todo List
Dato
Menubar Calendar, World Clocks
myHomework Student Planner
Education
Sigma Planner
Your Personal School Planner
School Assistant – Planner
The ultimate student planner
SchoolOrganizer
Makes your school life easier
In Your Face: Meeting Reminder
Never be late for video calls
Meeter for Zoom, Teams & Co
Join your next meeting faster
MeetInOne for Google Meet
Desktop App for Google Meet
Gestimer 2
Timers & Reminders Made Simple
Flow - Focus & Pomodoro Timer
Productivity for work & study
Be Focused - Focus Timer
Focus timer for work and study
Get schooled in science
Brush up on anatomy, astronomy, chemistry, physics, and more.
Show and tell
Make your class presentations more memorable.
Keynote
Build stunning presentations
Microsoft PowerPoint
Create Impactful Presentations
Pitch | Collaborate on Decks
Work on presentations together
WPS Office - PDF, Docs, Sheets
Office Suite with PDF Editor
iMovie
Make your own movie magic
Presentation Assistant
Utilities
Keystroke Pro
Visualize Your Keypresses
Mirror Magnet
Desktop Camera Viewer
Desktop Curtain
Cover your (desktop) clutter
Cursor Pro
Highlight. Magnify. Impress.
Screegle Clean Screen Sharing
Always show a clean desktop
Presentify - Screen Annotation
Screen Draw. Highlight Mouse.
Side Mirror - for Presenters
Your live demo secret weapon
ScreenBrush
Teach and show using draw
AppSwitcher ~ Clean App Switch
Clean App Switching
Go figure
Do the math, from simple conversions and line graphs to complex calculations and dynamic visualizations.
PCalc
The Best Calculator
Soulver 3
Notepad, meet calculator.
Calca
Advanced symbolic calculator
Calcbot - The Smart Calculator
Utilities
MathPaint
Amazing generative graphics
GeoGebra Classic 6
Education
Numbers
Create impressive spreadsheets
Microsoft Excel
Spreadsheets and Data Analysis
SheetPlanner
Organize. Plan. Do.
WPS Office - PDF, Docs, Sheets
Office Suite with PDF Editor
Have a way with words
Expand your vocabulary or learn a new language.
LookUp Dictionary: Learn Daily
Learn with word of the day
Duolingo - Language Lessons
Learn Languages, Math & Music
New Oxford American Dictionary
Education
Oxford Dictionary of English
Reference
Chambers Thesaurus
Reference
Grammarly: AI Writing Support
All-in-one AI writing support
Rosetta Stone: Learn Languages
Speak Spanish, French & More
Get started with coding
Learn to code or brush up on your skills.
Other student essentials
Keep a journal, make your own flash cards, minimize distractions, remind yourself to take breaks, and more.
Day One
Your journal for life
Clearful - Journal & Diary
Journaling for Personal Growth
Flashcard Hero Lite
Education
Flippy • Learn Flashcards
Learn Languages and Facts
Studies · Premium Flashcards
Make and study flashcards
Quiet!
Block Distractions, Get Focus
Paste - Endless Clipboard
Copy, Keep, Search and Manage
Copy 'Em
Power up your copy & paste
Pastebot
Command Copy & Paste
Time Out - Break Reminders
You deserve a break
Hand Mirror
One-click camera check
Typist
Full-scale typing practice