65 Websites to Boost Your Productivity
By: Mustafa Yarımbaş
Tags: Technology, Personal Development, Writing, Self, Productivity

It can be said that time management is one of the keys to success. In this sense, it is important to work efficiently in addition to working hard. That’s why I have listed websites that can increase your productivity in many areas. I use most of the websites on this list regularly and I hope you will find some websites to benefit from now on. Here is the list:

A great, easy to use screenshot tool for Windows, Mac and Linux. Plugins for browsers are also available.

2. Slidesgo

I discover this recently. I have been using this regularly since then for my slides. Their templates are awesome, easy and FREE! You can find templates for Google Slides and Powerpoint for almost every subject. If you are someone who uses slides too often, then look no more!

3. PDFescape

This one is really useful. I used it all the time. If you find Acrobat Reader too complicated to edit your PDFs, you can check out this easy to use and free tool. Works on Windows and browsers.

4. Ifixit

A car, laptop, tablet or camera… This site shows you how you can repair your staff. They also offer an illustrated guide. And no, They do not own by Apple. Not yet.

5. Grammarly

Perhaps no need to mention but I still wanna add to this list. It is perfect for writers to check grammar mistakes, spelling errors etc. I highly recommended it if you are not using Grammarly already.

6. Marker

Do you enjoy using highlight feature on Medium? Then this one is for you. With this Chrome extension, you can highlight words and sentences anywhere on the web. Great for long, complicated articles!

7. Picmonkey

A simple Photoshop alternative to editing your photos.

8. WolframAlpha

Sometimes the regular search engines won’t enough. If that is the situation, you can check out this search engine instead. They use a unique algorithm and artificial intelligence to give the best search results. There is also a mobile app.

9. Letsenhance

Thanks to this free website, you can make your low-resolution photos more clear. The results are really impressive!

10. Which Date Works

Group works can be annoying for obvious reasons. This website can help you with that. You can create group plans so everyone can figure out what and when to do it.

11. Similarsites

You find a website that works for you. Good. Now you can find similar websites with this website. For apps, you can check out this one. For movies, TV shows and music in here.

12. Hundred Zeros

With this website, you can read free kindle books.

13. Ge.tt

One of the easiest ways to share files on the web.

14. Free Images

This is really useful for Medium to find copyright-free high quality stock photos.

15. Teuxdeux

Fascinating to-do list tool! I find popular to-do list tolls are too complicated then what it should be. A simple, minimalistic interface makes a difference.

16. Ifttt

This is really useful if you use social media frequently. Ifttt helps you with managing all of your social media from one point for free. Works for especially business.

17. Lastpass

Lastpass has millions of users already but I thought there must be quite people who never heard of. With this password manager, you can say goodbye to creating a solid password each time and trying to remember when you sign up for a website.

18. Cloud Convert

A great tool for converting any kind of file. Audio, video, document, ebook, archive, image… Name it. Can be a lifesaver.

19. Bonanza

A background remover. No, unfortunately not for your past. You can not get away from your past! You can remove the background from your image though.

20. Open Culture

This is one of my favorites. You can find free movies, audiobooks, podcasts, language lessons and courses. They describe their website as “the best free cultural and educational media on the web”. I say well put it!

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21. Wallhaven

A magnificent wallpaper source for your articles, desktop and your phone. I use this regularly. Highly recommended.

22. Pocket

You can save articles, videos or any other content from a web page or app. If you are constantly consuming a lot of content online, this is a must-have.

23. Ninite

Switching a new computer can be hard to process. You always have to install a lot of programs. Ninite here for you to save the trouble. From this website, you can install the most popular programs at once. Works on only Windows.

24. Mailinator

Opening an email is an easy process these days. How about getting rid of them? Not so much. This website helps you with that. You can destroy your email with Mailinator.

25. Easybib

This one is perfect for academicians. With this tool, you can easily make quotes and bibliographies. There is also a plagiarism and grammar check feature for your paper. Cool ha?

26. File Pursuit

This is a search engine for documents, videos, audios, eBooks, mobile apps and archives. I use it regularly. Can be very beneficial.

27. Eggtimer

Do you forget things regularly? You can use this simple timer then.

28. Audiotrimmer

An excellent tool for cutting and editing your mp3 files. Great for making ringtones!

29. Howstuffworks

If you are like me, always curious about how things work, then this website is definitely for you. You can learn a lot of things by just surfing on this website. Can be useful for research also.

30. Visitacity

This is for travelers. When you travel somewhere you often want to use your time and money wisely, right? When you specify the city you will go to and the number of days you will stay, this site provides a program for you. Definitely worth checking.

31. Myfonts

This website lets you find out what the font is in the image you upload.

32. Calligraphr

Do you have fancy handwriting? You can create fonts from your own handwriting through this site.

33. Quora

This is one of my favorite social networks. You can ask questions or answer questions about pretty much everything.

34. Mathway

Math problems can very tricky. This site helps you with solving math equations in seconds.

35. Futureme

You can write a letter to the future yourself. Almost like time travel. Almost.

36. Cleverbot

Bored talking to Siri? You can talk with this AI-oriented bot instead to practice English.

37. Yummly

With this website, you can access millions of recipients from all over the world at once place. Also, when you type in whatever ingredients you have, you can see which dishes you can make. And that user-friendly interface is awesome.

38. Coursera

Online education getting more important, especially with the current Covid-19 epidemic. The website offers you free courses from respectable universities in the world. If you are willing to pay a certain fee, it also gives you certificates.

39. Codecademy

You can learn coding for free.

40. 10minutemail

You don’t wanna give your personal email every time you have to sign up? Use this one instead.

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41. Tasteofcinema

Troubled to find a good movie to watch this night? From this website, you can find numerous film lists in different genres, times and categories.

42. Worldometers

Real-time world statistics. Coronavirus updates, word population, health, social media are some of the categories.

43. PhET

A website where you can learn complex scientific topics with short and simple simulations.

44. Ctrlq

Search engine to find RSS feeds.

45. QR Code Generator

A qr code generator. You can use URL, phone number or business card.

46. Keepmeout

Are you addicted to a website and trying to reduce your visiting time? Check this one out then.

47. Songsterr

A great tool for guitar players. This website shows you step by step where to put your fingers on the guitar for the music you want to play.

48. Deletionpedia

From the website, you can access deleted Wikipedia articles.

49. Nap

The National Academic Press offers you their huge academic database. You can search for academic books, articles or journals for various academic divisions.

50. Foxyutils

Foxyutils not for everyone. However, if you are dealing with pdfs every day, then you should be familiar with protected pdf files. With Foxyutils, you can open and edit protected pdf files.

51. Crunchbase

It is a platform where you can find detailed development processes, initiatives and future plans of almost all enterprises.

52. Musclewiki

Exercise is great, especially these days when we spend a lot of time at home. So how about working out efficiently? Through this website, you can choose the muscle you want to work out in your body and learn what you should do for that specific muscle. Easy, practical and efficient.

53. Xe

An easy to use currency converter.

54. Bigjpg

You can increase the size and resolution of your pictures for free.

55. Inhersight

Inhersight is a platform for women to learn the working conditions in pretty much any company in the world.

56. Writewords

This website allows you to quickly group words in any text by number.

57. Bulkurlshortener

A free and effective url shortener. Great for Twitter.

58. Chronas

This is really cool. By choosing any region from this world map, you can find out which wars took place in that region in which year. You can also access Wikipedia information about the matter.

59. Numbeo

Do you wanna move to another city or country? You should definitely check that out then. Here, you can find the monthly living cost of the city or country you wanted to move in. And yes, the website has a compression feature.

60. Howlongtoread

This website shows the average time it takes to read your chosen book.

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61. Manualslib

You can quickly access the user guide of the products.

62. Typingstudy

Need to type faster on the keyboard? Through the lessons on this site, you can learn how to write faster and more efficiently on the keyboard.

63. Voicedocs

You can easily convert audio recording into text.

64. Justgetflux

If you are a person who spends a lot of time in front of the computer during the day, you should definitely check this out. This tool protects your eyes by adjusting the backlight for different time periods of the day. Works only on Windows.

65. Archive

As they wrote in the description of the website, “Internet Archive is a non-profit library of millions of free books, movies, software, music, websites, and more.” Definitely one of my favorite corners on the internet.