Here are the Lifehacker 50 favorites apps
1. Feedly
Category: News Readers
See also: The Best Extensions and User Scripts to Power Up Feedly
See also: The Best Extensions and User Scripts to Power Up Feedly
2. Google Maps and Waze
Category: Maps
See also: The Best Extensions to Make Google Maps Even More Awesome
See also: The Best Extensions to Make Google Maps Even More Awesome
3. Dropbox
Category: Cloud Storage
4. Gmail
Category: Email
Category: Web Browsers
6. Firefox
Category: Web Browsers
7. Mint.com
Category: Personal Finance
8. Wunderlist
Category: To-Do Lists
9. Plex
Category: Media Centers
10. Kodi
Category: Media Centers
11. Outlook
Category: Email
12. Pocket
Category: Reading
13. Authy
Category: Security
14. Crashplan
Category: Utilities
15. F.lux
Category: Utilities
16. Evernote
17. Keepass
Category: Security
18. Trello
18. Trello
Category: To-Do Lists
19. Google Keep
19. Google Keep
Category: Notes
20. Spotify
20. Spotify
Category: Music Streaming
21. Pandora
21. Pandora
Category: Music Streaming
22. Google Play Music
22. Google Play Music
Category: Music Streaming
23. Skype
23. Skype
Category: VoIP
24. Google Drive
24. Google Drive
Category: Cloud Storage/Office Suites
25. Google Calendar
25. Google Calendar
Category: Calendars
26. Google Now
26. Google Now
Category: Personal Assistant
27. Swiftkey
27. Swiftkey
Category: Keyboards
28. Google Photos
Category: Photo Manager
29. Google Hangouts
29. Google Hangouts
Category: Messaging/Video Chat
30. Overcast
Category: Podcast Apps
31. VLC
31. VLC
Category: Media Players
32. IFTTT
32. IFTTT
Category: Automation
33. Google Voice
33. Google Voice
Category: Communication
34. TeamViewer
34. TeamViewer
Category: Remote Access
35. Avast! Free Antivirus
35. Avast! Free Antivirus
Category: Antivirus
36. Any.DO
36. Any.DO
Category: To-Do Lists
37. Ubuntu
37. Ubuntu
Category: Operating System
38. MusicBee
38. MusicBee
Category: Music Players
39. Flipboard
39. Flipboard
Category: News Readers
40. uTorrent
40. uTorrent
Category: BitTorrent Client
41. CCleaner
41. CCleaner
Category: Utilities
42. HandBrake
42. HandBrake
Category: Video Conversion
43. Virtualbox
Category: Virtualization
44. GIMP
Category: Image Editing
45. LibreOffice
46. Twitter
47. AutoHotkey
48. Launchy
49. Alfred
50. Notepad++
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