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.
How to put Android on your desktop with Remix OS
Remix OS , which came out yesterday , is a killer Android variant that provides a nice desktop-style interface for Android. Now you can install it on a USB stick and try it out on your computer.
Winter cottage desktop
Reader Alec used a little Übersicht magic to make his Mac more welcoming when he sits down to work, and informative when he gets up to leave it. This is how he arranged it.
VLC arrives on Apple TV with support for multiple streaming options and video formats
VLC is one of those fantastic little apps we’ve all come to love , and today Apple TV users can finally take part in the game with the new Apple TV app.
Unlock the new Google Maps hidden driving mode in the latest update
Android: Google Maps’ navigation feature has been one of the best on Android for a long time. However, it would be nice if you could see things like traffic updates and nearby gas stations without entering your destination. Now you can.
Best recipe manager for iPhone
In the past, managing a huge collection of recipes was as easy as pulling out a box of index cards. Things are a little smarter now, but that also means they’re a little more complex. To keep all the recipes in order on your iPhone, we like paprika.
Double Helix home screen
You probably have loads of apps on your phone. Instead of filling fifteen home screens with shortcuts, Google+ user Augusto Laux created this sleek double-helix design to bring all the shortcuts together in one place.
Journey is a photo-enabled journal app with calendar viewer
Android / Chrome / Internet: Logging has a ton of useful side benefits . Journey, a photo-enabled journaling app, makes it easy to view your entries with a calendar and atlas.
Dashlane 4 makes it easy to change passwords on compromised sites, adds a new interface and more
Windows / OS X / Android / iOS: Dashlane is one of our favorite password managers and today the service has been updated with a new consistent interface across all devices, an updated “password changer” that lets you change passwords on a site without ever logging into it. this, new languages and much more.
Skype Translator is now available in the main Skype app
Windows: A relatively new Skype translator app that allows users of different languages to video chat. It has now become a feature of the regular Skype app.
SKRWT provides perspective correction to your smartphone photos
Android / iOS: Most photo editors for your smartphone have the same features: color correction, maybe a few filters, and basic cropping. SKRWT adds something new with tons of perspective correction tools.
Loopback for Mac controls multiple microphones and other audio inputs
Mac: If you need to redirect audio from one Mac to another , say from a microphone to Skype and to Audacity, Soundflower has been the most popular tool for a long time. Loopback is a new application that does the same thing, but makes it much easier to manage.
Interact makes it easy to manage group contacts on iOS
iOS: Managing contacts on iOS is not a very pleasant experience, and organizing any kind of group chat via email or text is a chore. Interact is a contact manager that makes both of these things easy.