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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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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/)

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