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## Awesome Web Apps

List of Web Applications.

###### Contribution

To add a Web App:

- Add a line to this list by creating a new pull request
- Line format: ` - [Web App Name](https://webapp.example.com/) - Description. Pro: Short description: Explanation. Con: Short description: Explanation.`
- Add the line at the end of a section
- If it doesn't fit any section then open a new issue so we can discuss creating a new section

### Contents

- [Document Editing](#document-editing)
- [Video](#video)
- [Photo/Image](#photoimage)
- [PDF](#pdf)
- [Text](#text)
- [LaTeX](#latex)
- [RSS Reader](#rss-reader)
- [Communication](#communication)
- [Chat / Video Calls](#chat--video-calls)
- [Weather](#weather)
- [Map](#map)

# Document Editing

### Video

- [YouTube Editor](http://www.youtube.com/editor) - Clip and merge videos. Con: Few features. Pro: Reliable: Isn't buggy and doesn't crash.
- [Clichamp](https://clipchamp.com/) - Convert and compress videos.

### Photo/Image

###### Image Editing

- [Pixlr](https://pixlr.com/) - Pro: Many features.
- [Fotor](http://www.fotor.com/) - Pro: Color manipulation.
- [Aviary](https://www.aviary.com/) - Con: Few features. Pro: Reliable: Isn't buggy and doesn't crash.

###### Photo Filters

- [Fotor](http://www.fotor.com/) - Pro: Many filters. Pro: Has natural looking filters. Pro: Intensity adjustements: It can be set how strong a filter should be applied.
- [Photomania](http://photomania.net/editor) - Pro: Intensity is adjustable: It can be set how strong a filter should be applied.
- [Pixlr-o-matic](https://pixlr.com/o-matic/) - Pro: Has good filters. Con: No intensity adjustments: A filter is either fully applied or not at all.

###### SVG

- [Method Draw](http://editor.method.ac/) - SVG editing. Pro: Free. Pro: Many features. Pro: Reliable: Isn't buggy and doesn't crash.
- [SVG-edit](https://svg-edit.github.io/svgedit/releases/svg-edit-2.8.1/svg-editor.html) - SVG editing. Pro: Free. Pro: Reliable. Pro: many features.
- [Vector Magic](http://vectormagic.com/home) - Convert bitmap image (.jpg, .png, etc.) to vector graphic (e.g. .svg). Con: Not entirely free: Only three free conversions per account. Pro: works surprisingly very well.

### PDF

###### Merge

*Merge documents into a single PDF*

- [online2pdf](https://online2pdf.com/) - Pro: Free. Pro: Supports many document types: Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher, OpenOffice, Images, XPS, PDF, etc. Pro: Resizes documents to cover whole PDF page. Pro: Extensive layout options: outer margin, number of documents in a single PDF page, etc. Pro: Supports common page formats: Like A4, letter etc. Pro: Secure: Encrypted and secure https connection to online2pdf servers which means that only online2pdf and the user know the content of the files. Pro: compresses documents.
- [Smallpdf](https://smallpdf.com/) - Con: Not entirely free. Pro: Good user interface. Pro: Can merge and split PDFs. Con: No easy mix of different document types: Cannot easily convert documents of different types (e.g. an excel document and an image) into a single PDF.
- [jpg2pdf](http://jpg2pdf.com/) - Pro: Free. Con: Keeps image layout: PDF page format can vary. Con: no options at all. Pro: compresses documents.
- [convert-jpg-to-pdf](http://www.convert-jpg-to-pdf.net/) - Pro: Free. Con: No automatic image rotation. Con: No compression: images don't get compressed leading to heavy pdf files. Pro: Supports common page formats: Like A4, letter etc.

###### Edit PDF content

- [PDFescape](https://www.pdfescape.com) - Pro: Basic edition: erase content + add text/images/shapes. Con: Can't alter nor add text.
- [PDF Buddy](https://www.pdfbuddy.com) - Pro: Basic edition: erase content + add text/images/shapes. Con: Can't alter nor add text.

###### Miscellaneous

- [Sandwichpdf](http://www.sandwichpdf.com/) - Makes a non searchable PDF searchable using OCR.

### Text

- [Writebox](https://write-box.appspot.com/) - Pro: Line/word/chars count. Pro: text saved while typing. Pro: open and edit several texts.
- [WriterDuert](https://www.writerduet.com) - Collaborative Text Editor.

### LaTeX

- [ShareLaTeX](https://www.sharelatex.com/) - Collaborative editing.
- [Overleaf](https://www.overleaf.com) - Pro: Feature Rich.
- [CodeCogs](https://www.codecogs.com/latex/eqneditor.php) - Forumla elements picker. Pro: Only formulas: Only good for forumlas, not for entire documents.

# RSS Reader
- [Feedly](http://feedly.com/) - Pro: Many Features.
- [The Old Reader](https://theoldreader.com/) - Pro: Simple.
- [NewsBlur](http://www.newsblur.com/) - Pro: Feature rich for a premium account. Con: useless with a free account.

# Communication

### Chat / Video Calls
- [Telegram Web](https://web.telegram.org) - Pro: End to End encrypted chat. Pro: By a Non Profit Organization.
- [WhatsApp Web](https://web.whatsapp.com/) - Pro: End To End encrypted chat. Con: Owned by Facebook. Con: Requires signup with smartphone.
- [Google Hangout](https://hangouts.google.com/) - Web VoIP.
- [Skype Online](https://web.skype.com/) - Con: Only chat and audio for now: But video should be coming.
- [Circ](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/circ/bebigdkelppomhhjaaianniiifjbgocn) - IRC client. Con: Only for Chrome.
- [UberConference](https://www.uberconference.com/) - Conference Calls. Pro: Reliable. Con: No video.
- [Web WeChat](https://web.wechat.com/) - Web based WeChat by Tencent. Con: Requires logging into WeChat on phone and scanning QR code.

# Weather

- [Dark Sky](https://darksky.net/) - Pro: Very good predictions: Does better predictions in Berlin than any other weather forceast I know. (Better than weather.com which is used by Google Search and iPhones). Pro: Precipitation map over several days in the past and future. Pro: Good user interface.
- [Intellicast](http://www.intellicast.com/) - Pro: Lot's of information. Pro: Precipitation/cloud map.
- [Weather.com](https://weather.com) - Pro: Hourly and 10 days forecast. Pro: Precipitation & cloud map. Con: Poor user interface.
- [Yahoo Weather](https://www.yahoo.com/news/weather/) - Con: Poor prediction: In Berlin, predictions are more often wrong than other forecasts. Pro: current cloud map. Pro: past precipitation map. Pro: sunset/sunrise time. Pro: wind.

# Map

- [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) - Pro: Lot's of features: Public transportation, traffic, satellite images, etc. Con: Slow user interface.
- [Here Maps](https://maps.here.com) - Pro: Lot's of features.
- [Bing Maps](https://www.bing.com/mapspreview) - Pro: Lot's of features. Con: user interface is often annoying.
- [Waze](https://www.waze.com) - Pro: Traffic information provided by peer users. Con: No public transportation. Pro: Fast user interface.