Best Windows 10 Apps to Use in 2021
App stores of all operating systems have been constantly trying to fill up its store with more and more applications to catch the attention of their users. Although some apps defy themselves being called applications, there are infinite apps out there which are worthy for everybody’s time and must be appreciated. There is a wide range of apps to choose from, ranging from productivity tools to personalization apps which may add value to you and your user experience.
With 2021 just taking its full toll, all you need is a bucket of applications to spend your 2021 on a high. So, pack your bags and dive into the pool of applications to make your 2021 much more happening:
- Netflix
With the pandemic still in continuation, you need a chill partner around you. Netflix in 2020 helped people cope with many things. It wasn’t only an online streaming app, it was much more for people who were tensed out with the situations and conditions. Shows with excellent directions, lovely casts and great stories have made Netflix stand out of competition among other streaming apps. All you require is a subscription to the platform and you are ready to go and chill.
2. Duolingo
This might be a surprise entry for some but every other person out there wants to learn some other new language. Learning new languages has become one of the most common hobbies among people out there. Duolingo, a great name indeed, is one such app which enables you to acquire languages of your choice. The icing on the cake is it's free of cost and there are more than 20 languages which you can learn and progress. It was one of the most popular apps in the Google Play Store and after its arrival on Windows, seems it might reach more heights and userbase.
3. Autodesk Sketchbook
To all the creative ones and artists out there, here is a great app for your skills. Providing you with a toolbox including everything you may require and having complete touch input support, makes this application different from others. It's available on the store on the store for free. Go check it out and unleash the artist hidden in you.
4. TaskbarX
If customization is your thing, the app which you need to personalise your Windows Taskbar is TaskbarX. It offers a high level of personalisation with animation settings, the opacity of the taskbar and colour. It even allows you to move all the apps to the centre, a feature of the latest Windows 10X, which gives it a great and minimalistic look. For the customization genre, this app is one of the best to look out for.
5. Wallpaper Studio 10
You got to admit it, you are bored up of the default look of your windows system. Looking for some cool, minimalist and aesthetic wallpapers, here’s an app which will help you in all scenarios. With a gallery of thousands of wallpapers, it also allows you to create a personalised theme with a bunch of photos you want. Explore the features within and give your device a more personalised look.
6. DropBox
This needs no introduction but still, if you fear that your all-important data might get deleted from your device or you want to free the storage space, or you want a place for all your team members to access the data, Dropbox needs your attention. A cloud-based storage app, it can be a lifesaver when accidentally your data gets deleted or corrupted and you need it back.
7. Visual Studio Code
Are you an enthusiastic coder and developer? Do you also need an environment plus editor to enable you to code more? Visual Studio Code or VS Code is one of the best code editors out there on the store for all the coders. Its amazing customization and features like self-indentation, themes, a huge library of extensions make it a level above all other editors.
8. Canva
Want to design a poster or a post or a logo quickly but don’t have software like Photoshop, Illustrator etc. then Canva is the one-stop destination for you. It has an amazing collection of templates for a great range of topics and you can edit and style it according to your needs and download it free of cost and use it wherever you want.
9. Zoom
Online classes and meetings have become the new everyday common thing for everyone in 2020. Everyone is just a Zoom meeting away. It is one of the excellent video conferencing consisting of a multitude of features with a participant capacity of 100 members per meeting. The call quality on Zoom is quite stable even on low internet speeds but in the free plan, the meetings get capped after 40 minutes which can be increased to unlimited time with the premium plan.
10. Dashlane
Ever felt terrible when you forgot a password or you simply couldn’t remember you even have an account on a site! Dashlane is your rescuer, a password manager which suggests you unique and different passwords and stores them for your future use and all this is done quite securely with full organisation of passwords.
This rounds up the list for the 10 windows 10 apps to use in 2021. There are tonnes of applications out there and so many of them are unexplored. There might be more such applications which might be more useful for us. Explore them to the fullest.
