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4/27/13 The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet
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The 101 Most Useful Websites of 2012
Summary: The 101 Most Useful Websites on the Internet is a frequently updated list of
lesser-known but wonderful websites and cool web apps. By Amit Agarwal.
Presenting the 101 most useful websites of
2012. These sites, well most of them, solve at
least one problem really well and they all have
simple web addresses (URLs) that you can
memorize thus saving you a trip to Google.
The Most Useful Websitesand Web Apps
1. screenr.com (http://www.screenr.com) –record movies of your desktop and sendthem straight to YouTube.
2. ctrlq.org/screenshots (http://ctrlq.org/screenshots/) – for capturingscreenshots of web pages (http://www.labnol.org/internet/screen-capture-
on-mobile/21436/) on mobile and desktops.3. goo.gl (http://goo.gl/) – shorten long URLs and convert URLs into QR
codes (http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/qr-codes-share-text-inside-
images/3867/) .4. unfurlr.come (http://unfurlr.com/) – find the original URL that’s hiding
behind a short URL.5. qClock (http://www.qlock.com/) – find the local time of a city using a
Google Map (http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/01/world-time-clocks-visual-
guide-to-time.html) .6. copypastecharacter.com (http://copypastecharacter.com/) – copy special
characters that aren’t on your keyboard.7. postpost.com (http://postpost.com) – a better search engine for twitter.8. lovelycharts.com (http://my.lovelycharts.com/) – create flowcharts,
network diagrams, sitemaps, etc.9. iconfinder.com (http://www.iconfinder.com) – the best place to find icons
of all sizes.10. office.com (http://www.office.com/) – download templates, clipart and
images for your Office documents.11. followupthen.com (http://www.followupthen.com/) – the easiest way to
setup email reminders (http://www.labnol.org/internet/setup-email-
reminders/17910/) .
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12. jotti.org (http://virusscan.jotti.org/en) – scan any suspicious file or emailattachment for viruses.
13. wolframalpha.com (http://wolframalpha.com/) – gets answers directlywithout searching – see more wolfram tips(http://www.labnol.org/internet/wolfram-alpha-tricks/17752/) .
14. printwhatyoulike.com (http://www.printwhatyoulike.com/) – print webpages without the clutter.
15. joliprint.com (http://joliprint.com/) – reformats news articles and blogcontent as a newspaper.
16. ctrql.org/rss (http://ctrlq.org/rss) – a search engine for RSS feeds.17. e.ggtimer.com (http://e.ggtimer.com/) – a simple online timer for your
daily needs.18. coralcdn.org (http://www.coralcdn.org/) – if a site is down due to heavy
traffic, try accessing it through coral CDN.19. random.org (http://www.random.org) – pick random numbers, flip coins,
and more.20. pdfescape.com (http://www.pdfescape.com/pdf/open/preload.asp) – lets
you can quickly edit PDFs (http://www.labnol.org/software/edit-pdf-
files/10870/) in the browser itself.21. viewer.zoho.com (http://viewer.zoho.com/) – Preview PDFs and
Presentations directly in the browser.22. tubemogul.com (http://www.tubemogul.com/about/oneload) –
simultaneously upload videos to YouTube and other video sites(http://www.labnol.org/internet/video/easily-upload-video-to-multiple-video-
sharing-websites/1946/) .23. ctrlq.org/dictation (http://ctrlq.org/dictation) – online voice recognition in
the browser itself.24. scr.im (http://scr.im/) – share you email address online without
worrying about spam.25. spypig.com (http://spypig.com) – now get read receipts
(http://www.labnol.org/internet/email/check-yahoo-gmail-email-read-
receipts/2150/) for your email.26. sizeasy.com (http://www.sizeasy.com/) – visualize and compare the size of
any product.27. myfonts.com/WhatTheFont (http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/) –
quickly determine the font name from an image.28. google.com/webfonts (http://www.google.com/webfonts) – a good
collection of open source fonts (http://www.labnol.org/software/google-
fonts-on-computer/19780/) .29. regex.info (http://regex.info/exif.cgi) – find data hidden in your
photographs – see more EXIF tools (http://www.labnol.org/software/exif-
data-editors/14210/) .30. livestream.com (http://www.livestream.com/) – broadcast events live
over the web, including your desktop screen.31. iwantmyname.com (http://iwantmyname.com) – helps you search
domains (http://www.labnol.org/internet/domain-name-research-
tools/17881/) across all TLDs.32. homestyler.com (http://www.homestyler.com/) – design from scratch or
re-model your home in 3d (http://www.labnol.org/internet/3d-home-
design-software/8788/) .
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33. join.me (https://join.me/) – share you screen with anyone over the web.34. onlineocr.net (http://www.onlineocr.net/) – recognize text from scanned
PDFs – see other OCR tools (http://www.labnol.org/software/convert-
images-to-text-with-ocr/17418/) .35. flightstats.com (http://www.flightstats.com) – Track flight status at
airports worldwide.36. wetransfer.com (https://www.wetransfer.com/) – for sharing really big
files (http://www.labnol.org/internet/share-large-files-without-email/13937/)
online.37. hundredzeros.com (http://hundredzeros.com/) – the site lets
you download free Kindle books(http://www.labnol.org/software/download-free-books-for-kindle/10990/) .
38. polishmywriting.com (http://www.polishmywriting.com/) – check yourwriting for spelling or grammatical errors.
39. marker.to (http://marker.to/) – easily highlight the important parts of aweb page for sharing.
40. typewith.me (http://typewith.me/) – work on the same document withmultiple people.
41. whichdateworks.com (http://whichdateworks.com/) – planning an event?find a date (http://www.labnol.org/internet/schedule-meetings-
online/12172/) that works for all.42. everytimezone.com (http://everytimezone.com) – a less confusing view of
the world time zones (http://www.labnol.org/internet/world-time-
zones/14346/) .43. gtmetrix.com (http://gtmetrix.com/) – the perfect tool for measuring
your site performance (http://www.labnol.org/internet/test-website-
performance-online/17736/) online.44. noteflight.com (http://www.noteflight.com/) – print music sheets, write
your own music online (review (http://www.labnol.org/internet/compose-
music-notations-online/9457/) ).45. imo.im (https://imo.im/) – chat with your buddies on Skype, Facebook,
Google Talk, etc. from one place.46. translate.google.com (http://translate.google.com/#) – translate web
pages, PDFs and Office documents.47. kleki.com (http://kleki.com/) – create paintings and sketches with a wide
variety of brushes.48. similarsites.com (http://www.similarsites.com/) – discover new sites that
are similar to what you like already.49. wordle.net (http://www.wordle.net/) – quick summarize long pieces of
text with tag clouds.50. bubbl.us (http://www.bubbl.us/) – create mind-maps, brainstorm ideas in
the browser.51. kuler.adobe.com (http://kuler.adobe.com/) – get color ideas, also extract
colors (http://www.labnol.org/home/decoration/choose-living-room-color-
scheme-popular-paint-combination-ideas/2782/) from photographs.52. liveshare.com (http://www.liveshare.com/) – share your photos in an
album instantly.53. lmgtfy.com (http://lmgtfy.com/) – when your friends are too lazy to use
Google on their own.54. midomi.com (http://www.midomi.com/) – when you need to find the
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name of a song (http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-name-of-songs/12316/)
.55. bing.com/images (http://www.bing.com/images) – automatically find
perfectly-sized wallpapers for mobiles(http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-wallpapers-for-mobile-phones/13650/) .
56. faxzero.com (http://faxzero.com) – send an online fax for free – see morefax services (http://www.labnol.org/internet/send-fax-from-
computer/17676/) .57. feedmyinbox.com (http://www.feedmyinbox.com/) – get RSS feeds as an
email newsletter.58. ge.tt (http://ge.tt) – quickly send a file to someone, they can even
preview it before downloading.59. pipebytes.com (http://pipebytes.com/) – transfer files of any size without
uploading to a third-party server.60. tinychat.com (http://tinychat.com/) – setup a private chat room in
micro-seconds.61. privnote.com (http://www.privnote.com) – create text notes that will self-
destruct after being read.62. boxoh.com (http://boxoh.com/) – track the status of any shipment on
Google Maps – alternative (http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/03/track-
shipments-from-ups-dhl-or-fedex.html) .63. chipin.com (http://www.chipin.com/) – when you need to raise funds
online for an event or a cause.64. downforeveryoneorjustme.com (http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) –
find if your favorite website is offline or not?65. ewhois.com (http://www.ewhois.com/) – find the other websites
(http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-websites-of-someone/20550/) of aperson with reverse Analytics lookup.
66. whoishostingthis.com (http://www.whoishostingthis.com/) – find the webhost of any website.
67. google.com/history (https://www.google.com/history/) – found somethingon Google but can’t remember it now?
68. aviary.com/myna (http://www.aviary.com/tools/myna) – an online audioeditor that lets record, and remix audio clips online.
69. disposablewebpage.com (http://disposablewebpage.com/) – create atemporary web page (http://labnol.blogspot.com/2007/10/create-
temporary-webpage-that-self.html) that self-destruct.70. urbandictionary.com (http://www.urbandictionary.com/) – find definitions
of slangs and informal words.71. seatguru.com (http://www.seatguru.com/) – consult this site before
choosing a seat for your next flight.72. sxc.hu (http://www.sxc.hu/index.html) – download stock images
absolutely free.73. zoom.it (http://zoom.it/) – view very high-resolution images in your
browser without scrolling.74. scribblemaps.com (http://scribblemaps.com/) – create custom Google
Maps easily.75. alertful.com (http://www.alertful.com/) – quickly setup email reminders
for important events.76. picmonkey.com (http://www.picmonkey.com/) – Picnik is offline but
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PicMonkey is an even better image editor.77. formspring.me (http://formspring.me/) – you can ask or answer personal
questions here.78. sumopaint.com (http://sumopaint.com/app/) – an excellent layer-based
online image editor.79. snopes.com (http://snopes.com/) – find if that email offer you received is
real or just another scam.80. typingweb.com (http://www.typingweb.com/tutor/) – master touch-typing
with these practice sessions.81. mailvu.com (http://mailvu.com) – send video emails to anyone using
your web cam.82. timerime.com (http://timerime.com/) – create timelines with audio, video
and images.83. stupeflix.com (http://studio.stupeflix.com/) – make a movie out of your
images, audio and video clips.84. safeweb.norton.com (http://safeweb.norton.com) – check the trust level
of any website.85. teuxdeux.com (http://teuxdeux.com/) – a beautiful to-do app that looks
like your paper dairy (http://www.labnol.org/internet/organize-todo-lists-
online/11619/) .86. deadurl.com (http://deadurl.com/) – you’ll need this when your
bookmarked web pages are deleted(http://www.labnol.org/internet/recover-deleted-webpages-from-
internet/6529/) .87. minutes.io (https://www.minutes.io/) – quickly capture effective notes
during meetings.88. youtube.com/leanback (http://youtube.com/leanback) – Watch YouTube
channels in TV mode.89. youtube.com/disco (http://www.youtube.com/disco) – quickly create a
video playlist of your favorite artist.90. talltweets.com (http://www.talltweets.com/) – Send tweets longer than
140 characters.91. pancake.io (http://pancake.io/) – create a free and simple website using
your Dropbox account.92. builtwith.com (http://builtwith.com/) – find the technology stack of any
website.93. woorank.com (http://www.woorank.com/) – research a website from the
SEO perspective.94. mixlr.com (http://mixlr.com/) – broadcast live audio over the web.95. radbox.me (http://radbox.me/) – bookmark online videos and watch
them later (review (http://www.labnol.org/internet/bookmark-web-
videos/18744/) ).96. tagmydoc.com (http://tagmydoc.com/) – add QR codes to your
documents and presentations (review(http://www.labnol.org/internet/share-documents-with-qr-code/20456/) ).
97. notes.io (http://notes.io/) – the easiest way to write short text notes inthe browser.
98. ctrlq.org/html-mail (http://ctrlq.org/html-mail/) – send rich-text mails toanyone, anonymously.
99. fiverr.com (http://fiverr.com) – hire people to do little things for $5.
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100. otixo.com (http://otixo.com) – easily manage your online files(http://www.labnol.org/internet/transfer-cloud-files/20227/) on Dropbox,Google Docs, etc.
101. ifttt.com (http://ifttt.com/wtf) – create a connection between all youronline accounts.
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If you enjoyed the above list, also check out the expanded version The Most
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collection of 150+ undiscovered and incredibly useful websites to enhance
your productivity.
Changelog and Updates
The following websites were part of the original list but they are either no
longer available or have been replaced with better alternatives.
01. virustotal.com – scan any suspicious file or email attachment for viruses.
02. isnsfw.com – when you wish to share a NSFW page
(http://www.labnol.org/internet/safely-open-nsfw-websites/12881/) but with a
warning.
03. truveo.com – the best place for searching web videos.
04. tabbloid.com – your favorite blogs delivered as PDFs.
05. warrick.cs.odu.edu – you’ll need this when your bookmarked web pages
are deleted (http://www.labnol.org/internet/recover-deleted-webpages-from-
internet/6529/) .
06. tempalias.com – generate temporary email aliases, better than
disposable email (http://www.labnol.org/internet/email-address-safety/12746/) .
07. whisperbot.com – send an email without using your own account.
08. errorlevelanalysis.com – find whether a photo is real or a photoshopped
one.
09. google.com/dictionary – get word meanings, pronunciations and usage
examples.
10. wobzip.org – unzip your compressed files online.
11. namemytune.com – when you need to find the name of a song
(http://www.labnol.org/internet/find-name-of-songs/12316/) .
12. snapask.com – use email on your phone to find sports scores, read
Wikipedia, etc.
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13. pastebin.com – the site has been blocked in India.
14. encrypted.google.com – Google now redirects all logged-in users to the
https version of google.com by default so this is no longer necessary.
15. bounceapp.com – replace this with a version that works on mobile.
16. dabbleboard.com – a online virtual whiteboard that will shut down in
August 2012.
See more tutorials on:
websites (http://www.labnol.org/tag/websites/)
You should also see:
1. How to Add Websites as Apps in Google Chrome(http://www.labnol.org/software/websites-as-chrome-apps/20520/)
2. Google Sites – Create Wiki style Websites(http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/google-sites-create-wiki-html-websites-
online/2426/)
3. Create a Video Sitemap for your WordPress Site(http://www.labnol.org/software/xml-video-sitemaps-for-google/14085/)
4. Publish Your Favorite Websites In a Single Web Page with ZohoNotebook (http://www.labnol.org/internet/tools/share-favorite-websites-
single-webpage-with-zoho-notebook/3548/)
5. YouTube Publishers Can Embed Links to External Websites in Videos(http://www.labnol.org/internet/youtube-links-to-external-sites/26209/)
6. Want to Read Websites on Mobile Phones ? Start with Google(http://www.labnol.org/gadgets/phones/read-websites-blogs-mobile-phones-
google-search/2464/)
This story was originally published at Digital Inspiration (www.labnol.org) by Amit
Agarwal ([email protected]). This printer-friendly version is made available for your
personal and non-commercial use only.