Top Downloads This Week
Every week we share the number of downloads for all platforms to help you get started. Here are the top downloads this week.
This versatile set of system recovery tools automatically restores your computer
We made a special mention of Paul Vreeland’s System Rescue Toolkit a few months ago, but now he has created a new, “lightweight” version that includes most of the same tools and can automatically start and fix common Windows problems for you. If you liked the original, you will love this.
Google’s PhotoScan makes scanning physical images easy
Android / iPhone: Google introduced PhotoScan, a new app that makes scanning and loading old photos much easier.
BS detector lets you know when you read a fake news source
Chrome: Facebook has a very serious problem with fake news . To help combat this, BS Detector will display a small red warning when you are about to click a link coming from a questionable, “satirical” or fake news source.
Amazon’s iPhone app now has X-ray vision to see the inside of your packages
iOS: Due to the upcoming Black Friday sales and the holiday season, Amazon has just added a fun new feature to its iOS app that lets you know what’s inside the package without opening the box.
Microsoft Visual Studio runs on Mac
Along with announcing the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2017, Microsoft today announced that Visual Studio will be available for the Mac for the first time.
Fingerprint gestures turn your fingerprint sensor into a powerful touchpad
Android (6.0+): Google Pixel phones have some pretty cool fingerprint gestures. We’ve already seen one attempt at replicating this on other phones , but Fingerprint Gestures may be the most complete app we’ve ever seen.
WhatsApp receives video calls
Android / iOS / Windows Phone: WhatsApp announced today that video calling will be rolling out to its various apps over the next few days.
Calm, blue desktop
Work Desk Maikasenpai – this calm sea, a respite from the madding crowd , and we like it. It’s a simple thing, but tweaked a little to make it personal. This is how it all works.
Hop turns your email into a chat-style conversation
Android / iOS: It’s much easier to send someone a quick message than it is to write a long email. Why can’t email be like messaging? Hop thinks he can by turning your emails into chat-style conversations that can be answered quickly.
Firefox Focus is a minimal browser that puts privacy first
Firefox has a new stripped-down browser for iOS that blocks cookies and ads by default and doesn’t even keep a history of the sites you visit. The idea is that you use it when you don’t need a detailed record of your browsing history. When to focus .