10 underrated websites to get things done online
10 most useful websites that you probably didn't know existed
BG Photo by Plush Design Studio on Unsplash
In this article, we will take a look at 10 websites that probably didn't know existed can help you with everyday tasks. These are some of the most underrated tools on the web, which helps you in completing many tasks which would otherwise require a huge sized software installed on your system.
Firefox Send
Send is an online tool from Firefox which allows you to quickly share files online. For each file, upload Send generates a link that you can share with your recipient. The tool allows you to share files as large as 1GB without login and 2.5 GB if you sign up. The files are protected with end-to-end encryption thus making it a safe and fast way to share files. The links will expire after one download or one day by default. Users can also add a password and change the expiration settings for added security.
Firefox Send
Unsplash
Unsplash popularly termed as “The internet’s source of freely usable images”. It is undoubtedly one of the most popular stock photography websites where anyone can download reusable images. Unlike other stock photography websites Unsplash a very good quality of free images, thanks to the generous community of photographers who constantly contribute to the website. The images are distributed under the Unsplash license and completely free of cost. It does not require mandatory attribution but it is always appreciated to give credit wherever possible. ( please be fair ). It is also the most popular website among medium writers including me, to download cover photos that are used in articles.
High-Quality Image search on Unsplash
Canva
Canva is one of the most popular online design tools out there. It has a very simple and easy drag-and-drop interface that helps you create good quality graphics and download them in multiple formats like jpg, png or pdf. It has 1000s of design templates to choose from for all the popular digital media platform that exists today. Thus allowing you to start quickly on existing designs or start from scratch. It also provides access to a limited collection of vector images, graphics, fonts and stock photographs with the free account and a premium collection for just $12 .95 a month. With the pro account, you get access to many brand-specific features like setting color palettes for your brand, uploading custom fonts for your brand, saving templates that can be used across the team, etc. Canva also has an enterprise plan which is a bit pricey at $ 30.00 per month.
Canva home page with design templates.
Photopea
Photopea is probably the most famous clone for photoshop. It runs in your browser without any installation. If you are a user of photoshop you will feel almost like you are using the same tool, because of the similarities. The tools, layout and the UI look almost like a replica. Some of the most popular features included are layer masks, blend modes, brushes, selections, etc. It supports all major file formats including PSD files itself.
Photopea online editor
AlternativeTo
In case you were wondering where to find more awesome alternate tools just like the one above, AlternativeTo is an online tool that helps you find alternate options for software or online applications that you already know. They have a list of great alternatives to the applications you want to replace based on user recommendations. It is a community platform where people can join and share info about various software thus allowing users to contribute back. It gives a search result that includes alternatives for all major platforms and various types of licenses as well.
Searching alternatives for Adobe photoshop.
10minutemail
10 minutes email is a free temporary email inbox service that gives you an email address that you can use for 10 minutes. If you wish to sign up for a site that requires an e-mail address to send a validation e-mail to and don’t’ want to get into their email spam list they this is one of the best services to use. The accounts are completely secure, you are the only one with access to your emails. The email address and the emails received will be cleared within 10 minutes. You can extend the time limit by 10minutes at a time.
Temp Email Inbox on 10minuteEmail
VirusTotal
If you have ever wanted a quick and easy tool to scan for viruses in a file or a website, virustotal is the perfect tool. According to their documentation “VirusTotal inspects items with over 70 antivirus scanners and URL/domain blacklisting services, in addition to a myriad of tools to extract signals from the studied content”. They also have APIs in case you wish to integrate it with any applications. The services are absolutely free of cost.
VirusTotal Home page
How Secure is my password
Passwords are the most important entity in today’s world. It’s basically the only barrier in most cases between user data and a hacker. Therefore it’s very important to have a very strong password that can protect you from attacks online. howsecureismypassword is an online tool to check how strong your password. It quickly shows you how much time a computer would take to crack your password, and you would be surprised as to how much less time it takes to crack the password you thought was secure. Don’t worry the passwords are tested at the client-side and not sent over the internet.
Checking how strong a password is
have i been pwned
In case you just found out that your password is very weak or just wanna know if any of your accounts have been compromised in mass hacks or account details leaks you can do that on haveibeenpwned. You just have to enter your email address and the site will tell you if any of your accounts connected to this email has ever been compromised.
breaches on various sites where the given email was used
is it down right now
Most of us must have been in a situation where we are not able to access a particular website or app’s services and we often wonder whether it’s just an issue for us or for everyone. isitdownrightnow lets you know just that, you can check whether a particular site or app is facing outages at any given time. You can get detailed info about local outages like country-specific or state-specific as well.
checking status for makemytrip.com
