Best alternative web applications to the most popular programs

In the strategy of many companies such as Google and also Microsoft and others, traditional programs should disappear in favor of web applications that are usable by the browser without downloading and installing anything on the PC. Web applications are a great way to use any computer as if it were your own, without being tied to traditional installations and programs that are loaded locally from hard drives. This is the "Cloud" philosophy, whereby both data and applications are online and are uploaded to remote servers, which can be used by web browsers such as Chrome or Firefox. The main advantage of web applications is that all customizations and data are saved online and synchronized between devices, including, for example, the smartphone. It becomes almost impossible to lose the data that remains accessible from any computer, protected by a login and password (which obviously will be managed safely)
In this summary article, we see the best free web apps that can replace the most famous programs, which can be used online via browser on PC and also as a smartphone app.
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1) Office programs

Today also Microsoft Office has become a web app, which is sold by subscription through the Office365 program with the cloud versions of Word, Excel and Powerpoint. However, there are Office alternatives, free and online, such as Google Docs, now integrated into Google Drive.

2) Various office activities

One type of software that can be replaced perfectly by web apps is that of activity management programs .
Among these web applications we have several choices.

• Calendar and Agenda : The best online agendas with deadlines and appointments calendar including Google Calendar Windows 10 Calendar.
• Activity management : Google always has an online program, Google Tasks, to create lists of activities, events and online appointments in Gmail and Google Calendar or Microsoft Todo.
• Other web applications for creating Reminders, lists, reminders and online checklists for remembering things to do are listed in another article.
• Notes and Notes : Evernote is the most popular online note-taking app. Other similar free and alternative applications are Microsoft's OneNote and Google Keep, also available as an app for Android or iPhone smartphones.

3) Chat and Email

The web applications for chatting, texting, receiving emails and calling each other even by voice or even in video chat are really many.

• Web E-mail : The best most popular web-based e-mail services are Google Gmail, Microsoft Outlook.com and Yahoo! Mail.
• Messaging and chat : Going beyond the messaging apps, the best web application that combines chats and to chat on the main communication channels is Franz to chat via the web on Facebook, Whatsapp and Skype together. Of course, one cannot overlook the fact that a program like Skype can also be used on the online Skype website
• Voice chat and video chat : In a high article, the best free video chat to create video conferences and online video calls including Skype and Google Hangout.

4) Music

To hear music online we are spoiled for choice: you can use Youtube or, much better, streaming music web applications such as Spotify web player. In this way, without having anything saved on your computer or mobile phone, you can listen to endless song lists and search for titles in collections of 20 million songs.
To keep your music, the one that is kept on your computer, even online on the internet in order to keep it always accessible, the ideal app is Google Music which however requires the installation of a plugin on your computer.
To listen to normal radio instead just tune in to the Tunein website with online radio.
To play mixed music online there are also several free web apps like LoopLabs

5) Modify images online

Among these, we can mention the service of the new Google Photos and web apps similar to Photoshop, among which Photopea stands out, such as Photoshop, free and Pixl Editor.
In other articles, then, the best sites to make changes on photos and web photo editing applications.

6) Video Editing

Among the best web apps for editing online videos, WeVideo stands out today.
FlexClip is also excellent for editing videos with photos and music.

7) Accounting

Another article then lists the best web apps for creating free online invoices and billing.

8) File archiving

To save files on the internet you can use a free cloud storage service such as Dropbox, Google Drive, Onedrive and others all listed in the list of the best cloud storage services.
Note then that services such as Dropbox and google Drive can be integrated with other applications, becoming their database in which to save projects:

• Best Chrome apps to use Google Drive
• Top 15 apps to use Dropbox in different ways

Onedrive and Google Drive can also be used as online backup sites .

9) File transfers

To send files via internet to other people, we have seen, in another article, the fastest ways to send and share files.

10) Other alternative web apps to replace PC programs

• Draw.IO between apps for drawing alternative FlowChart and Visio
• DocHub among the apps to edit PDF alternatives to Adobe Acrobat.
• Trello, to organize group activities and projects, as an alternative to Basecamp or Asana.
• Canva, which can replace any graphics program and is also one of the online alternatives to Powerpoint.
• VirusTotal, as an app to make antivirus scans on the PC online instead of an antimalware program.
• LastPass, as an app to manage passwords instead of Keepass or any other method of storing passwords.
• Screenleap, one of the best apps to share your PC screen, an alternative to TeamViewer.
• SmallPDF, to create PDF online
Easel.ly to create an infographic

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