Freeware Software Best List, Web Apps, Top 10 Lists, Free Windows 7 Tips and Tricks

Many amazing Mac software are present out there but the problem is that the best always comes for a price. These paid apps are usually better, faster and have a nice interface. But most of the people can't really spend a lot of money on apps and they want to get free apps. If an app is free it doesn't mean that it would be totally worthless and would not be able to achieve the same purpose as that of a paid app. A plethora of awesome free apps is present out there and they can prove to be fabulous alternatives of the popular paid apps as they allow you to do most of the things these paid apps do. So today we have a list of 10 Best Free Alternatives to Famous Mac Software. Check them out -- they are totally worth it!

Here goes the list:

IceClean [MainMenu Alternative]

MainMenu costs $19 and it is an awesome system maintenance tool. IceClean is a great alternative to it as it does many of the same tasks as  MainMenu does. It boasts a plethora of nice features in many different menus, including repairing disk permissions, routine maintenance scripts, clearing caches, looking up network info and force ejecting CDs/DVDs.  If you know what all these features do, then this is definitely a must have app for you!



AppCleaner [AppZapper Alternative]

AppCleaner is an AppZapper alternative which costs $13. This app lets you delete apps, widgets, preference panes and plug-ins properly and easily. Simply drag an app from the Finder to the AppCleaner window, and let it do its work. This program will then find all the files related to that app from across the system, and then clicking 'Delete’ button will completely delete that app. AppCleaner even has some unique features that AppZapper doesn’t has.



TextWrangler [TextMate Alternative]

TextMate is a text editor which coasts $55. TextWrangler is a great alternative which boasts a lot of features in its menu. Its has great features for many things such as finding and replacing, syntax coloring for many different languages, code folding, FTP opening and saving, etc. Its user interface is really handy and simple. It can prove to be a really good tool for programmers, but can also serves the needs of basic text editing too.



Colloquy [Linkinus Alternative]

These both apps are Instant Relay Chat (IRC) clients that allow connecting to a chat room on a some specific topic to chat with similar people from across the planet. Colloquy is an open source app and boasts a nice user base. It is a reliable app with a nice interface. It can be customized according to your style. It boasts many great features, including growl notifications.



Cyberduck [Transmit Alternative]

Transmit is one of the most famous and publicized FTP clients for Mac which costs $34. Cyberduck obviously doesn't have the same awesome features and look, but it is definitely a great alternative. It works amazingly for connecting, uploading and downloading files from FTP servers. It has a clean and user-friendly interface. It also supports various servers, and allows editing any text files straight from the server.



DiskWave [DaisyDisk alternative]

DaisyDisk which comes for a price tag of $20, is a great tool that provides a pretty visual representation of where your hard drive space is being used up. Then you can clear that space by getting rid of all the un-wanted files. DiskWave does not offer the visual representation but it is a great alternative to it as it does the same task. This app allows you to see where your disk space is being used, so you can clear that place. Simply begin the scan, then all the files will be shown as they are in the finder, ordered from largest to smallest and color coded based on size. The files can be deleted right from within the app by pressing the ‘Delete’ button.



Isolator [Concentrate Alternative]

As the name suggests Concentrate ($29) lets you concentrate on a single thing on your PC as it takes care of the rest. Isolator is a similar app that ‘isolates’ the current active app and makes everything else vague in the background. Isolator is present in the menu bar and can be  activated by keyboard short cut. You can also change the settings according to your choice. It also allows selecting how opaque the background is made, and you can even blur the background windows utilizing a number of effects.



Seashore [Photoshop Alternative]

Photoshop needs no introduction. It is obviously the best photo editing software out there, but it is very expensive and comes at the price of $700. Seashore is a perfect alternative which is free of cost. It is an open source photo editor which is based off GIMP. It boasts a neat and easy to use interface; and has good features. Definitely a great free app.



OpenOffice [Pages Alternative]

OpenOffice is similar to Pages ($20), but it is free of cost. It is an open source and lets you write and create basic page layout. OpenOffice runs natively in OS X. It is a handy, fast and a user-friendly app. It is not perfect, but most of the people would find it enough. It is actually a complete office suite and boasts presentations, Spreadsheets, and even drawing apps with a great word-processor. Cool, right?




Bowtie [CoverSutra Alternative]





Bowtie is a similar app to CoverSutra, which allows easy access to searching and controlling iTunes. It also displays album artwork and  information straight on the Desktop. Bowtie puts a tiny Album icon on the Desktop and you can drag it wherever you want. Click on it to view song information and iTunes controls including ratings. The themes is customizable, and you can download more themes from a large selection.
Even Last.fm scrobbling is supported! You can also define a variety of keyboard shortcuts to control Bowtie and iTunes.

A home office is more tricky now than it was in the past. You've got more to think about than what kind of wood you want to use for your desk, or whether you're going to use drapes or shutters for your windows. These days, a home office requires strategic thinking about your Internet needs, home security, and storage requirements. Here are a few considerations and options for maximizing the tools of your home office:

Security

Since many people's entire lives—including business documents and banking passwords—are stored on their computers, it is more important than ever to have Internet security. In addition to plugins you can use that will protect and encrypt your passwords, home automation services like Vivint security allow people to not only monitor their homes but save on energy appliances. Online security is also of paramount importance. If your home office contains sensitive computer files, you might want to look into cryptographic software that can act as a firewall against hackers and cyber-criminals. Many online security companies create their own proprietary algorithms for protecting both synchronous and asynchronous platforms.

Router

A good router is hard to find. Having a reliable Internet connection is one of the most important considerations in a home office. There are plenty of brands to choose from: Belkin, Netgear, D-link, Cisco, and Linksys are usually at the top of the list. You need to look at your particular situation and consider the specific factors that will be affecting what firmware you need. These considerations include range of signal, the size of your files and the frequency with which you download them, support for multiple devices, and encryption needs.

Online storage

Online storage can simplify both of the preceding factors and is therefore one of the most important home office considerations. Cloud services that provide data storage and syncing assist in file and hardware security. Think about it. If your files are stored online, it cuts down on the external hardware you will need to protect. And if your files are stored online, it cuts down on the number of people who may be able to reach it. Using cloud storage also limits how many devices you will need to operate, which helps your Internet connection. Look into the use of Dropbox, Cloudme, Box.net, SugarSync, Skydrive or Crashplan in order to equip your home office with top notch storage.

The newest technological services like Vivint and cloud storage plans open up a new world of considerations for anyone who is thinking about building a home office. Creating a comprehensive plan that can cover you security needs, Internet connections, and data storage requirements is the order of the day

Android is growing day by day and a lot of people use it. People love Android phones because they are not very expeansive and there is a plethora of Android apps out there. Apps are a great way of improving your work productivity. Well, if you are a blogger and are looking for some really cool apps for Android then you are at the right place as today we are going to cover some really awesome Android productivity apps especially for bloggers (other people will also find them very useful). Here goes the list of 10 Best Android Productivity Apps. Check them out and pick the ones that suit your needs the best!

1. Vlingo Virtual Assistant

Vlingo is the 'Siri' of Android. It is a geat Virtual Assistant app. All you have to do is to speak to Vlingo and it will do the task! Simply say: “Text David; How are you?” or “find Chinese restaurants” or even “update Facebook; Vlingo is amazing!” Definitely a must have for every Android user!



2. Evernote

Evernote is a very popular app that allows you to stay organized by saving all the awesome ideas that come to your mind or any inspiring thing that you come across -- no matter where you are! This handy app lets you take notes, take photos, make to-do lists, record voice reminders etc. All these things obviously meliorate your productivity.



3. WiFi Manager

WiFi Manager app lets you handle Wifi connections. It has some really nice widgets. This app allows finding, connecting and managing WiFi networks. It also lets you ameliorate connection quality with a graphical channel radar.



4. Recycle Bin

Deleted some app by mistake? Want to get it back? Well simply get this awesome app as it is the best free app that allows restoring your deleted apps.



5. Voice Recorder

This one is a really cool voice recording app that boasts many awesome features, like the ability of sending data as an attached file through Gmail, timer recording, searching by title and date, recording by the widget. You can also set recordings as ringtones!



6. B-Folders Secure Organizer

This app is a safe organizer for your business on all your devices. It is a really safe and reliable organizer for the business you do on all your devices without any cloud services.



7. CamScanner – Phone PDF Creator

As the name suggests, this app turns your mobile phone into a scanner! Using this app you can digitize any paper documents such as receipts, whiteboards, notes, agreement etc, simply by taking a photo of it. It also has the ability of auto-cropping the photo, enhancing photo quality and creating an industry standard PDF file. It also allows easily uploading of documents to cloud like Dropbox, Google Doc, Box.net, and handling them by tagging or searching.



8. SwipePad: Hyperspace Jump

Simply launch anything from within any app by using this awesome SwipePad app! Amazing, right?




9. Astrid Task/Todo List

If you are one of those people who can't do anything with making a to-do list first, then this one is that ultimate app for you! It is an open source to-do list / task manager app that will let you complete your work. It boasts many awesome features such as reminders, lists, sync, a widget, task sharing and optional instant notifications etc.



10. Dropbox

Dropbox needs no introduction. It is an awesome data storage service that lets you take your data anywhere and everywhere with you! Simply install Dropbox on your PC, and then every single file you 'drop' into it will automatically be saved to all your PCs, Android devices, and even the Dropbox website! Cool, right?! So now using the Dropbox app, you can take your data with you everywhere you go.

It has been quite some time now since Windows 7 was launched. A lot of people around the world use it. Now a lot of trick and tips have been discovered to get the most out of your Windows. These things make your PC really handy and you can do normally tough tasks easily. So today we have a list of 10 Tips and Tricks For Windows 7 which would definitely make your life a lot more easier. The best part is that all these tips and tricks are really easy to do, so don't worry we don't have any complex hacks here. So check them out!

1. Add Additional Clocks

Want to see time of different places at a time? Well, you can do this in Windows by doing the following: Click the clock icon in your tray. Select Additional Clocks in the window that is launched and then start adding the additional cities you want. The downer is that the additional times  don’t really get displayed in your tray, but you are required to hover over the clock.



2. Enabling Internet Searches from the Start Menu

This one is a great tip. Simply head over to the start menu and run gpedit.msc. A window will pop up, on that window go to User Configuration, then Administrative Templates then Start Menu and Taskbar. In that page you would find an entry named Add Search Internet link to Start Menu. Enabling it would make Windows show a Search the Internet link with every search.



3. Using the Inbuilt Black Box

Windows 7 comes with a tool for recording the things you do on your PC automatically including mouse clicks. Simply use Win+R to launch the run dialog and type in psr. Then click on the red button to to start recording your steps. This tool can prove to be really helpful when you need tech support.



4. Invoking the Run Utility in a Single Keystroke

If you are always trying to get things done quickly, then you would find this tip really useful. The run utility is really helpful for this, but launching it is still irksome. Well there is an easier and quicker way: Win+R. Remember that the utility is launched with user level permissions only.



5. Maximizing and Minimizing Windows in a Snap

When you are too lazy or busy to click the maximize button, you can do it in another super handy way. Just press Win+Up key for maximizing and  Win+Down key for minimizing. Easy, quick and useful!

6. Searching Within Documents

Windows does not search the contents of files that are not indexed. If you want everything searched quickly then simply prefix your search  keywords with content. Then Windows will search for every instance of the word.

7. Launching Task Manager in the Proper Context

Task manager is awesome. It lets you manage your tasks, obviously. Almost everyone normally launches it by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Del, although it works just fine, but there is always a slowdown before it launches. Well, you can simply press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to workaround the slowdown.

8. Opening Folders in New Processes 

By default, folders are launched under the same process and this thing can cause some problems when you dealing with an unstable file  system. This problem can be taken care of by opening each folder in its own process. Doing this is really simple: just press Shift while right clicking a folder and select Open in new process.



9. Dock Window Instantly

When you have to organize the multiple windows that are open at a time quickly, then simply press the Windows key, followed by the left or right arrow key for docking that window to that portion of the screen. After you are done with docking, you have the ability of reverting to the normal position and size by pressing the Windows key and the opposite arrow key.

10. Launching Taskbar Apps in a Snap

Your taskbar usually has all your favourite apps. In order to launch each, you would have to use your mouse and click. But a fun way to do is also present. Simply press the Windows key and the position of the app in the taskbar. For instance, press Win+1 will to open the app in position one. But you can't use the numpad numbers for this.

Online businesses are a great way of earning money and they have helped many people find new jobs and build their enterprises. Everything about online businesses is amazing, except the tedious process of making and receiving online payments. International payments have two main problems. One is the complex and slow procedure of getting money, which requires opening a bank account and having the bank handle received payments from unknown sources. All this involves a lot of paperwork. The other problem is the expense involved in it. We all know that the institution between business transactions charges high fees for its service. But now all this process is no more irksome and all these problems have been taken care of -- thanks to Epayments.com, which is a great solution.



The president of this Electronic Payments Association is Mike Rymanov. He is British and currently lives in London. He graduated from Hult International Business School with Bachelor of International Business Administration. He has also worked at Mergemarket as business development director. Considering all this we can expect him to know about staring and running businesses.

Mike saw that the online payment process was really sluggish, annoying and expensive, so he created this great association. He says:

"There's been an opinion in the affiliate marketing industry for some time that something needed to be done about the delays and high costs of  international money transfers. Affiliate networks and publishers share the same problem. I realised that if we worked together we could address  this problem and that's why I created the Association".

Notice that the word 'association' has been used, which totally defines Mike's idea perfectly as Epayments is owned by its members. Non of the shareholders keep any percentage of the earnings. All revenues are utilized to invest in meliorations for the organization.

Introduction: 

According to Mike, this site took about an year to complete:

"We've been working on our payments service for about a year. During that time we've been working with Electronic Money Institutes, payment  processors and card manufacturers in the UK to prepare for launch. It's a highly regulated industry, so it takes considerable time and effort to get  to this stage".

Everyone wants a risk-free, safe and easy solution for their earnings and this is exactly what Epayments.com offers. So you don't have to worry about your information are it is kept safe and private, as Association is under the Data Protection Act 1998.

Mike said:

"For our payments system we have partnered with an electronic money institute and processor with a global reach, based and regulated in the  UK. We were extremely keen to work under the UK's banking and data regulations as our members needed the most robust and trustworthy  service possible." ?

The service is great and we are sure many people will start using it and become a part of the Association. So the team of eleven people at Epayments.com (not including the staff of The Electronic Money Institute) will have tough work ahead.

The Work Process

Now that we know about the basic idea of Electronic Payments Association, so lets move on to its working process. How does it actually work?

One thing you need to know is that you can become a member if you wish to make payments or receive them. After becoming a member, your account would be on a secure and famous UK bank. You are not even required to have a bank account in your own country for using this service. You will receive a pre-paid Mastercard debit card from Epayments.com. This care can be used at any ATM to retrieve money. But please make sure that the ATM you select shows the Mastercard, Maestro or Cirrus logos.

Concerning this Mike said: "In a lot of places in the world it is not straightforward getting your money from an online account and into your pocket. We are actually putting  money onto the payment card in people's hands [...] Our members can send and receive commissions, cheaply and instantaneously, in most  parts of the world."

The card is sent via Royal mail with prior notice so that you know when to expect it. All this ease and freedom comes for a tiny annual price, which will enable you to use this amazing system and get rid of all the problems concerning international payments. The account also allows multiple payments processing and you can use your card at any ATM that accepts Mastercard.

It is definitely a cost-effective, quick and safe way of making and receiving payments across international borders and all you are required to pay is a tiny amount!

Visit website: http://www.epayments.com/

Audio - Video format conversion is something you have to do very often as most of the devices and programs accept only a few formats. A plethora of formats is present out there but you cannot run all those formats on all devices. You have to convert them into other formats, for instance, iPod does not play DVD or WMV movie, you are required to convert them into MP4 file first. A lot of format conversion software are present out there but finding the good ones for free is not an easy task. So in order to help you out today we have a list of 5 Awesome Free Audio - Video Format Conversion Tools. All these tools are free and quite handy. Check them out and pick the ones that suit your needs the best!

Custom-Oriented Programs [Complicated tools with many settings and can save custom formats]


FFCoder 

FFCoder is an easy to use program with a great preset list of devices. It boasts really sophisticated tweaks and allows converting multiple files at a time. It also has some let downs, for instance it is not very stable on 64-bit Windows systems. It also always makes Start Menu entries in the Administrator account, irrespective of which non-admin account is being used for installing it.



Hybrid Programs [It can handle both jobs]

iWisoft Free Video Converter 

iWisoft Free Video Converter has a neat, tidy and easy to use interface. It boasts a collection of presets and also supports creating and saving basic tweaks. Some other editing features are also available, such as, cropping, splitting, joining and watermarking etc.



Freemake 

Freemake is an amazing software which allows converting the formats any video, audio, DVD’s, photos and even web embedded media files such YouTube and Google. It has a plethora of presets. It utilizes DXVA and CUDA (methods of hardware accelerated encoding) to enhance  speed. This freeware also has some downers, such as the default installation of FaceMoods Toolbar.



Format Factory 

It has presets for more than 100 devices, and allows converting to and from various formats. You can also do some tweaking and make custom  profiles. One of the downer is that its interface is quite complex and difficult to understand. But after you get used to it and understand its features, then you will find it really useful tool. This tool is quite stable and setting to different settings is also very easy. If you want a portable version of this tool, then get LiberKey, which is a great portable application manager.




Online Conversion Websites [Upload a file, get it converted and then download it]

Zamzar 

Zamzar is a free online tool for converting files. You are not required to download anything. It allows conversion of documents, photos, music, video, audio, e-Book, compressed and CAD formats.



Audio-only Programs [ With really simple interface]


Pazera Free Audio Extractor

It is an audio-only tool in the Pazera Video Converters suite. It allows conversion to many other formats.




xRecode II 

It is one of the best converter which is really speedy and boasts many awesome features. It even allows editing the metadata of MP3 files before  converting. A portable version is this tool is also available. You also have the ability of extracting audio from video files, and converting from a single source file to multiple outputs.



Device-Oriented Programs [Convert audio and video files for portable devices]


Miro Video Converter

This one is a really handy converter that supports a single file at a time. It has a really simple interface.



Pazera Video Converters Suite 

It is a great bundle of various device converters. Every single converter is really easy to use, efficient, provide custom profiles, multiple-file support and simple text-based interfaces.

Whenever the word 'apps' comes up we think of Android phones or iPhone right away. The reason for this is that BlackBerry 7 OS has has lagged in the apps race. The official BlackBerry app store, The BlackBerry App World, is really irksome to use. It doesn't even show famous apps in the searches because are not certified for a certain model of BlackBerry [even if they work fine on it]. Another great problem is that if you are using any other carriers than AT&T or T-Mobile BlackBerry (in which charge are applied to your phone bill), you are required to pay for apps through PayPal!

Well, the good news for all the Blackberry users is that its official App World is not the only place to get BlackBerry apps from. Many independent stores such as GetJar and Handmark are present out there which offer some really cool apps.

Blackberry users are always looking for good apps, so today we have a list of 10 Best Free BlackBerry Apps For 201, which are easy to get and awesome to have! Check them out and pick the ones that suit your needs the best!

Here goes the list...


Facebook for BlackBerry 2.0
Facebook, www.facebook.com






If you want a nice Facebook app, so you should definitely get Facebook 2.0 for BlackBerry. It is a new navigation grid-based interface that shows you your Facebook same way an iPhone or Android device does. It allows opening Facebook Chats, at least in the beta version. Notifications are present in single bar at the top of the screen showing friend requests, messages, chats, and general notifications. You can download it from BlackBerry from BlackBerry App World.

Twitter for BlackBerry 2.0.0.16
Research in Motion, www.blackberry.net





Twitter for BlackBerry got a major revamp, as it now boasts a lighter color scheme, support for local trends, support for OS 6, a My Profile icon  with an image, and ameliorated performance.It outdoes its rival in having a very sophisticated, well-designed interface. It is really handy and allows Tweeting, searching, using lists, following, or checking trends using pretty fonts and a utility bar. Many Twitter clients for BlackBerry are available out there, but this one is definitely the best! Download this app from BlackBerry App World.

Kindle for BlackBerry Beta
Amazon, www.amazon.com/kindlebb





Amazon's Kindle app allows reading Kindle books on iPad, on PC, on Kindle, and on your phone. Its app for BlackBerry is still in beta, and does not include newspapers and magazines. But the amazing thing about it is that it allows reading the latest best seller on your mobile phone, no matter where you are. This app is available at Amazon.

BOLT 2.52
Bitstream, www.boltbrowser.com





Bolt is a really easy to use and handy alternative BlackBerry browser. Bolt is really speedy in download pages that look like desktop Web pages. Its version 2.5 even boasts support for Facebook videos, location-enabled sites, a better user interface, and meliorated HTML5 compatibility, tabbed browsing, Flash video Websites, Web-based chat apps like Facebook and Meebo. Opera Mini can be used for all the older BlackBerrys like Curve 8530. It is also a great tabbed browser, which reformats pages to make them more readable on small, low-res  screens. Download Opera Mini 6 from www.opera.com.

Shazam 2.8.0
Shazam Entertainment Ltd, www.shazam.com





Shazam is a great app which is really simple to use. Simply launch the app, hold your BlackBerry up to a song which is playing, and then let Shazam figure out what it is. Shazam also allows purchasing the track on the spot as an MP3 file. Read reviews of the song's album, watching a YouTube video, and sharing the track tags with friends is also possible. It also has a Tag Chart that keeps you updated with all the latest most popular at the moment. Download from Shazam from BlackBerry App World.

Slacker Radio for BlackBerry 4.0.765
Slacker, www.slacker.com





Slacker is a great app which allows listening to music even when you are offline and this thing really saves battery life. A Premium tier for $9.99 per month is available which allows searching, playing, and replaying entire songs or albums on demand, plus custom playlists and news radio. Its absolutely free app is also awesome for streaming music. You have the ability of creating custom stations based on artists or songs right on the device, which is a great feature. Slacker can be downloaded from the BlackBerry App World.

WeatherBug 2.0.0.64
AWS Convergence Technologies, www.aws.com

WeatherBug is one of the best of its kind out there. It offers live local weather updates, forecast summaries, weather alerts, camera views, and detailed radar maps. Quite cool, right? Well WeatherBug can also be integrated with Bing Maps, which allows tapping on a map to know how the weather is over there. It also drops current temperature and conditions readouts on your home screen. You can download WeatherBug from BlackBerry App World.



AP Mobile World Edition 3.4.4
The Associated Press, bb.apnews.com

If you love staying up to date with all the latest news, then this app is perfect for you. It provides a flexible access to local, national, and international news. The newest version of this app also offers push alerts, meliorated navigation, and support for multiple languages, off-line, and BlackBerry OS 6-enhanced video experiences. You can download AP Mobile News from the Associated Press site.



Flashlight 2 for 1 Free 1.1.1
Motek Americas Inc., www.motekmobile.com

As the name suggests, this app has a bright back flashlight that utilizes the camera light, and a front softer light that combines the LCD display with the front LED. They are extremely handy are are optimized to save battery power and memory usage while being used. You can download Flashlight 2 For 1 Free from BlackBerry App World.



Google Maps 4.5.3
Google, m.google.com/maps

Google's free mobile map apps are simply amazing. Its latest version lets you filter searches by star rating or distance. You also have the ability of turning live traffic and Google Buzz layers on and off. One downer is that this app's BlackBerry version does not have any voice prompts for driving directions like Android version. It is, on the whole, better than the Blackberry maps. Visit Google to get Google Maps.

If you have a website you would know that a website is incomplete without a banner and it is a must have. The problem is that creating a banner is something not everyone can do, as it requires the proper know-how of graphic design. Banners are usually created by using software like Photoshop and GIMP (a freeware program), but using these software can be tough because they are complicated and require proper training and practice. But now you can create really cool banners quite easily -- thanks to Bannernow.Com. This site is a blessing for all those people who are not-so-graphic-design-savvy as it offer extremely easy banner creating process and then you can even use the banner directly with your web browser.



Really awesome flash banners can be created using this online tool. On visiting the website you will see a big blue button saying "Create Banner Now!". When you click on that button you would be taken straight to a control panel where you can select the main format, such as the measures and colors of your banner.

The banners created would be saved in a ".swf" format (ready to use extension for graphics). You even have the ability of e-mailing them and sharing them with people in various ways.

Many other amazing features are also offered, for instance, you can select icons and fonts for your banner from a nice free collection. You have the ability of adding your own images in the banner too. The image uploading process is quite easy and problem free. You can also preview your banner before you publish it.

Of course you would need to get used to this program and its tools before you can make a definitive design, but once you have done that, you'll definitely be the maestro of it!

Visit website: http://bannernow.com/

Dropbox has totally revolutionized the way people used to store their data. Its easy to use, handy and can be accessed whenever you want! In short, it is really amazing. But sometimes it happens that you want to put something in your Dropbox but you just don’t have access to it at that moment. What do you do at such moment? Well, thanks to some really cool developers, there is a solution. Many services have been created which can be utilized to send files directly to your Dropbox, without even using Dropbox. Cool, right?

So today we have a list of 5 Methods Of Sending Files To Your Dropbox Without Using Dropbox. Check them out and pick the ones that suit your needs the best!

Note: All these services need your Dropbox credentials to work, and you must authorize them within Dropbox.

1. URL Droplet

URL Droplet is an amazing service which allows you to directly download a URL into your Dropbox.



All you are required to do is to simply enter the URL and then Save it. The downloading process is really fast, and you don't even have to download it first. Definitely a time saver! It also cognizes the files already downloaded by you and those which are still in queue.



Some of the downers are that all the files are saved to main My Dropbox folder and you cannot change this. You can't change the downloaded file's name too. But on the whole, it is a great solution as it is quick and saves you a lot of time.

2. Send To Dropbox

It simply does what its name says -- it send files to Dropbox. It provides you a simply and fast way of e-mailing files straight to your Dropbox. You can then give this e-mail address to others too.


After signing up, an address is automatically given to you which can be somewhat altered according to your choice.


It also allows you to control where the files would be saved, make it extract zip files all by itself and even get a text or html copy of the e-mail right in your Dropbox. This service can come in handy if your friends, family and colleagues still use e-mail and not Dropbox!



3. sideCLOUDload

It is an awesome service which allows you to send files staright to your Dropbox or your e-mail simply by uploading them from PC or  downloading them straigth from a URL.




sideCLOUDload is a really flexible service and boasts some really great features. You have the ability of controlling the downloaded file’s name and you can even make a custom folder for it in which it would be downloaded. It has another really cool feature called the bookmarklet. Make multiple settings and get a bookmarklet for each. When using the bookmarklet, a window is launched in which you can just input a URL and sideCLOUDload will automatically open. Setting it so the URL is submitted all by itself when using the bookmarklet is also possible.



4. DROPitTOme

If you find creating requests and e-mailing an irksome task then you will definitely find DROPitTOme useful. It allows creating a personalized URL in which you (or others) can upload files straight to your Dropbox.



Sound unsafe? Worried? Well you need not to as you have the ability of setiing a password to this URL, so only the people who know it are able to access the uploading section.



The only tiny tedious task besides your Dropbox credentials is that you are required to create a separate DROPitTOme account, but on the whole the service is really cool. The files are uploaded to My Dropbox/DROPitTOme and you can't change it. But it is always good to have your own short URL which you can give to other people who can then use it to upload files straight to your Dropbox.

5. FileStork

This web-based service can be utilized to create file requests to be sent to your Dropbox. If many people send you files, or you want to give  someone permanent permission to send files directly to your Dropbox, then FileStork is an ideal service for you.



FileStork allows creating either a one-time request, that expires after the files have been sent, or one which will not expire till you delete it yourself. Creating a request is also quite easy. You can also determine what kind of files are permitted and set a password too. If you only permit document files, then this service would not let people upload any other kind of file.



An e-mail with request will be send to that person and then he would be directed to the uploader. Uploading files is also a breeze and even the not so computer friendly people will be able to use it.