Ever wished you could play Android games on your desktop? Well with Andy you can, because it’s an Android simulator that lets you run games and apps in a sandbox. Unlike other simulators that just emulate specific apps on a customized UI, Andy is a fully immersive Android experience.
WebPlus Starter Edition from Serif Software is a free program that makes webpage creation easy. Installation is quick and even if you don’t have a lot of experience making webpages, WebPlus Starter Edition will have you churning out professional looking pages in no time thanks to its templates and intuitive interface.
Pixel Gun 3D from Alex Krasnov is one of the many indie games that drew inspiration from Minecraft, and this is evident from the blocky and pixelated graphical style. But that’s what the resemblance ends because this is a multiplayer shooter / survival game for the iOS, Android and Windows.
Windows does a good job most of the time, but there are things it could do better like shutting down all open applications. If you have several programs open at the same time, it can be a pain to shut them down one at a time, and that’s where CloseAll from NTWind Software comes in handy.
Voxeet is a conference call application, and while this isn’t the first to appear in the market, it’s caught on because you get free 3DHD audio be it for Android, iOS or Windows. With HD audio you’ll no longer hear the distortion that comes with regular conference calls, but it does a lot more than that.
Shareit from Lenovo Shareit Technologies is a file sharing app, and while it’s not the first and won’t be the last, this is one of the most popular owing to its reliability. Sending files over the web can be slow at times, and that’s not even taking into account the device incompatibility problems. With this app, sharing between different smartphones and desktop PCs is made easy.
OpenTeacher is an open source application that makes it easier to learn a new language. Basically what the application does is allow you to produce tests that will help you master your foreign language skills, and while similar programs do exist, OpenTeacher is entirely free.
Telegram Messenger from Telegram.org is one of the most popular messaging apps today, and it’s easy to see why. The app, which is available in cloud and desktop and on different platforms, is very fast and it’s packed with features like group support, encryption, file sharing and more.
Krita is an image editing application, but before you dismiss this as just another GIMP knockoff, it isn’t. While it has all the basic tools you’d expect, it also comes with several features that make image manipulation and photo editing easier such as multiple masks per layer, color history, clone layers and more.
