This Week’s Top Downloads

This Week’s Top Downloads

Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.

The Best File Management App for Android

File managers may be a dime a dozen on Android, but Solid Explorer stands out from the pack. With advanced features for managing and browsing your files, both on your phone and remotely, it’s our new favourite file manager.

WhatsApp Releases Desktop Apps For Windows and Mac

Windows/OS X: WhatsApp is working hard to become your go-to messenger. Now that it’s free for everyone, you can use WhatsApp on your computer with the new desktop apps.

Ulysses Is the Plain Text, Evernote-Style Writing App I’ve Always Wanted

I’ve long been a fan of plain text for everything from notes to general writing, but it wasn’t until recently that I found my holy grail: An app that could sync with multiple devices and handle multiple output types. Ulysses. It’s the plain text version of Evernote I’ve always wanted.

Opera Releases a Free and Unlimited VPN for iPhone

iPhone: Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are often a costly affair, but Opera, the company best known for its browser, released a free, unlimited VPN for iOS today that allows you to access the internet securely from a variety of locations.

Google’s New iPhone Keyboard Lets You Instantly Search GIFs, Images, Places and More

iOS: It’s not like Google to release a keyboard for the iPhone, but this one, called GBoard, allows you to search right from the keypad. When you find an image, place, link, even a GIF that you want to type, one tap pastes it.

Gemini 2, the Duplicate File Finder, Cleans Up Its Interface, Improves Similar File Detection

Mac: Gemini, our favourite duplicate file finder for Mac, got a big update today that modernizes the interface and improves the file scanning algorithm so it can find more duplicate files even when they’re not named the same thing.

The Mirror’s Edge Desktop

I’m pretty excited for Mirror’s Edge: Catalyst, and this desktop, submitted by reader 0BUX to our Desktop Showcase certainly isn’t helping. It looks amazing. Here’s how to make it yours.

QuickReply Brings Android N-Style Quick Reply to Older Versions of Android

Android (5.0+): With Android N, you can finally reply to notifications directly from the shade, but most users don’t have N yet. For those on Lollipop or above, QuickReply emulates that same feature for most notifications.

TaxiLater Lets You Schedule an Uber for Later

iOS: Uber is great for finding a ride when you need it. And if you want to schedule a car in advance, TaxiLater lets you do just that: set a pickup time and location in the future.


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