13 BEST WORK FROM HOME APPS

More and more businesses across the globe are now transitioning partly or entirely to telecommunications. Below are thirteen applications that can be invaluable to you in your home-based work environment.

1. SLACK

Slack is a traditional networking software that lets you handle all your team's interactions through direct messages (either sent to people or groups) and on different public and private networks. Besides sending instant messages, you'll also be able to establish job status (to make your colleagues understand that you're actually on a lunch break, or on an errand, etc.), sharing attachments, and so on.

2. NOZBE

Nozbe is a task, time, and project management app designed to help the team streamline the shared schedules — it's the best complement to your work-from-home packages because it makes you stay coordinated. Simply insert the tasks in the to-do list when you get assigned to them, align them with their goals, and organize them. You'll be able to see the team's to-dos in the calendar portion of the app.

3. ZOOM

Another common video conferencing feature is Zoom, which enables instant screen sharing and cross-platform messaging. Available for free download, you can invite up to 100 people to a video conference on this app. With this app, you'll be able to make short calls to contact your peers and create team members for online meetings. You'll also be able to configure your participation status, as well as upload audio, text, and image files to help you. You'll be able to host immersive video webinars with up to 100 participating members, and up to 100,000 view-only attendees.

4. EXPENSIFY

For five bucks a month, the software lets you send invoices via email or snapshots of physical receipts on your computer (from your Android or iOS app). It performs a heavy work by taking out all the necessary information for you and storing them in an easy-to-manage folder. You can produce reports, send details via email, or even send data directly to QuickBooks or other accounting services.

5. DROPBOX

Dropbox has been a go-to service for a long time anytime you need to import, copy, and exchange files through the cloud. To help your remote workplace tasks, Dropbox lets you back up and upload images, videos, documents, and other data to the cloud, and access data that are synced from either machine or mobile device—from anywhere. Sharing apps make it easy to secretly email files of any type to your co-workers, and you can access every file in your account, even offline. Files are exchanged via a connection rather than e-mail attachments. You will also use the software to search for documents with your phone and translate receipts, certificates, whiteboards, and notes into PDFs.

6. FixMe.IT

Technically, FixMe.IT is an IT management platform that lets development staff address app problems that users have from afar. But you can also allow effective use of remote screen management options when operating from home. This app is perfect if you leave any important documents in your office computer and want a safe, easy way to get them from your home laptop — because this program helps you to reach also unattended easy machines. You 're not only going to be able to get files from remote devices, but you 're also going to be able to transfer them to remote devices, as well as live chats when doing so.

7. DAYWISE

Data reveals that every time people miss work, it takes 23 minutes to get back to their original assignments. Days is a free Android alarm management software that allows you the ability to monitor when and by whom you will be disturbed. The free edition doesn't include any advertisements, and it's simple to set up — no email address required. You can schedule batched updates at a maximum of 4 times a day and display them conveniently in one location. This work-from-home software is sponsored by Duke University and was listed as one of the best-emerging productivity apps last year.

8. TRELLO

Trello is a useful tool to keep track of current tasks and the progress performed by team members. It's a virtual roster for carrying out to-do lists of team members for various boards with specific tasks so all members can document the work completed, have feedback and discuss the work done. Trello is available for iOS, Android, and Microsoft.

9. SNAGIT

Snagit is a screenshot application developed to help you capture video display and audio output, and then share it to promote collaboration with team members, but also enhance training and teaching practices. You will easily use Snagit to screenshot the interface and annotate the said feature before sharing it with your colleague — as a quicker and easier option to diving into a long text chat.

10. GOOGLE DRIVE

Google Drive is a multi-functional tool that allows you to store and share your files as well as collaborate with shared online word editors, spreadsheets, and presentation slides. You can create project proposals, write and edit blog posts, or create business documents in Google Docs. In Google Sheets, you will be able to collect and analyze statistical data for your company. By using Google Drive for Android, you'll be able to take images of records that you want to save (such as receipts or statements) straight from your browser, and then save them as PDFs on your folder.

11. CLOCKIFY

Clockify is a time management software that lets the team monitor their hours of work. You can also see what your colleagues are focused on, looking at the "Dashboard" part of the app. When the team has done working, you can both produce information to determine who worked where, when, and for how long. You will streamline your time recording tasks by adding up to 50 custom fields to your timelines. The types of custom fields you can add include text, numbers, connections, "yes/no" switches, as well as input fields with single or multiple choices.

12. 15FIVE

15Five is a performance assessment program that lets supervisors and administrators collect daily input from workers in order to create and sustain a high-performing workplace culture — even from afar. Every week, workers receive a 15-minute survey in which they answer a series of informative questions, such as those surrounding their personal success and morale within the squad. Employers and administrators then read and report on their feedback, as well as evaluate measures to identify opportunities to cause an ongoing change in potential practice and results. The app also lets you ensure that your team is well aware of the Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) business. You will be able to set a goal-setting-and-tracking mechanism for each business group where the team members responsible for the said OKRs will be able to focus on their respective Goals and Main Results — and then assess and comment on their progress.

13. STAYFOCUSED

StayFocusd is a website blocker that restricts the time you spend on time-loss websites to the number of minutes or hours you allocated yourself.

Just add the URLs of the websites that you want to avoid during working time to the special list and define the exact time (say, 10 minutes) that you will allow spending on them every day — when the predetermined time is up, you will no longer be able to enter those websites. The Nuclear choice of this extension is a real reward when a job demands your undivided attention (and technically you already have 20 minutes to spare on your banned websites). When you turn this feature on, you will be allowed to access all blacklisted websites for a span of time that you set yourself — and you will only be able to access the work-related websites that you have added to the unique "Allowed" list.