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Hi guys! Today I’m going to share with you some of the apps and websites I have come across/use myself. I divided them into categories!

All apps are free unless stated otherwise. I’ve never paid for an app in my life!! Anything marked with a * is a favorite of mine.

Calendar/Organization:

  • Plan: amazing calendar app; syncs with Google Calendar; easy to use (iOS app; website); will probably make a whole post about this app
  • My Study Life: calendar app that helps with organizing your time (iOS; Android; website)
  • Wunderlist: list making; you can share tasks, etc; access literally from any device, even Kindle
  • Sunrise Calendar (iOS; Android; Macwebsite)
  • Google Calendar

Productivity/Avoiding Procrastination:

Chrome extensions:

Some of these are mentioned in other categories

Language learning:

⇢ Multiple languages

  • * Duolingo: most major languages (iOS; Android; Windows Phone;website)
  • TinyCards: flashcards by Duolingo (iOS)
  • Duolingo test center: for English Language Certification; you can actually pay for a certificate; reviews say it’s very difficult (iOS)
  • * Memrise: most major languages; teaches programming languages (iOS; Android; website)
  • Conjuguemos: a few (mostly Romance) languages; teaches Latin verbs
  • Lingoda (paid): English, German, French, Spanish
  • L-Ceps: tons of different major languages; teaches Hindi, Malay, Burmese, Tagalog and Thai
  • Hello Talk: over 100 languages; learn with native speakers, and teach them your own language (iOS & Android)
  • Multilingual Books: a lot of resources for learning American Native Languages
  • iTalki (paid): literally any language you can think of; I’ll probably apply to be a teacher there soon
  • Radio Guide: listen to radio stations from tons of different countries
  • Babbel (paid): 14 major languages
  • Forvo: a pronunciation dictionary for TOOOONS of languages

⇢ Specific languages (alphabetical order)

Arabic

Cherokee 

French

  • Bonjour
  • About French
  • @awesomefrench , a fellow blogger who teaches French
  • Watch the movie Paulette (2012), it’s absolutely hilarious. French is a bit tricky, so watch it with subtitles (in French, preferably)
  • France24 newspaper

German

Hindi

Italian

Japanese

Korean

Portuguese

Russian

Spanish

⇢ Sign languages

American Sign Language:

British Sign Language

French Sign Language

German Sign Language

Spanish Sign Language

Portuguese Sign Language

Note taking:

Studying:

  • Quizlet: create/use other people’s flashcards (iOS; 
  • * Khan Academy: various subjects; basically a team of amazing teachers (iOS; Android; Windows 8/10website)
  • Crash Course: another team of amazing teachers; partners with Khan Academy; it’s a Youtube channel; see their playlists for different subjects
  • Shmoop (paid): courses, test preparation and learning guides
  • Brightstorm (paid): similar to Shmoop

Background noise:

  • * Noisli: you can choose between productivity and relaxation (apps aren’t free, but the Chrome extension is: iOS; Android; website)
  • * Coffitivity: you can choose between different ambiences (iOS; Android; website)
  • A Soft Murmur (Android; website)

Fonts:

Stationery shopping:

  • Mochi Things
  • Jetpens
  • * AliExpress: ships from China; super cheap stuff, I mostly buy washi tape and stickers but they have everything there; make sure to filter your search by selecting free shipping and price low to high (they have the same exact products for completely different prices, depending on the seller)

Alright guys, that’s all the apps, websites and tools I have to share with you. I hope you find this useful!

Let me know if you have any requests for posts. Check out my previous masterposts:

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