That amazing future, where you don’t have to bother
installing software, because everything’s on the internet? Already
here. But you probably knew that anyway, through using Google Maps
and Google Docs, and Google Everything Else.
What you might not know is the sheer range of things
you can do in a browser, and how brilliant many web apps have
become. Stuff set two rules for
inclusion in this list: the apps have to be properly good; and
absolutely no Flash (because Adobe says it’s soon going
to live on a farm).
Actual designers will balk at Canva's suggestion
that anyone can “easily create
beautiful designs”; a graphic designer armed with InDesign will
almost certainly still end up with more polished results.
But it does open up a certain kind of design to the
masses.
Want to knock up a quick poster? There are dozens of
templates, which can be tweaked. Fancy something more custom? Grab
a blank grid and add your own text, shapes and images. Whatever you
make can be exported as PDF or JPEG, and although some bits and
bobs lurk behind a paywall, most of Canva’s features are entirely
free.
Try Canva (from free)
This one’s all about forcing as many words into your
brain as possible within the tiniest amount of time. Mostly, this
occurs through flash cards, into which you type a missing word. At
any point, you can tap the right cursor key to preview a word,
without penalty.
The app keeps track of your progress, drumming tricky
words into your head until they stick. Smartly, key concepts are
brought up in context, and before long you’ll be
yelling hablo español fluidamente out
of the window, until your neighbours demand you stop.
Try Lingvist (free)
Photoshop in a web browser? Surely not! OK, so this
isn’t actually Photoshop, and it
doesn’t have all of Photoshop’s tools. But Photopea does look an
awful lot like Adobe’s powerhouse; moreover, it can successfully
import, edit and export PSD files.
You’ll need a big display to get the most out of the
app (not least because the palettes can’t be rearranged); but
mostly you’ll probably just sit wide-eyed at its existence
– not least if you’ve used Photoshop, and are now gawping at a
usable pretender sitting inside a web browser.
Try Photopea (from
free)
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