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Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week
Perch Turns Your Old Phone or Tablet Into a Home Monitoring Service
Android/Windows: Home monitoring systems can be expensive if you have to buy all new hardware. Why bother, when your old phone has a perfectly good camera in it? Perch can use that camera, plus a lot more.
The Martian Desktop
Ankush is enamored with The Martian, and we can’t really blame him. He didn’t mention whether he was inspired by the book or the movie to make this desktop, but either way, we love it. Here’s how to set it up.
Outlook for Android and iOS Adds Calendar Features from Sunrise
Android/iOS: Outlook, our favorite email app for iOS, was updated today with some design improvements.That namely includes a new calendar that pulls in the visual and interface style from Microsoft’s recently acquired Sunrise Calendar (which happens to be our favorite calendar on iOS too).
Helium Adds a Picture-in-Picture Mode for Videos on OS X
Mac: When you want to play a web video while you’re working, you usually have to resize a browser window and tuck it into the corner of your screen. Helium allows you to overlay a video, much like a picture-in-picture mode.
Honey Still Automatically Applies Coupon Codes, But Now You Can Earn Points, Too
Chrome: The Honey browser extension is awesome for automatic couponing. Rather than hunt for a coupon code when you’re buying something online, the extension will hunt and apply the coupon for you with a single click. And now, they’ve added cash back deals.
TL;DR Shows You the Latest News Every Time You Open a Chrome Tab
Chrome/iOS/Android: If you like breaking stories, or you just want to make more room in your day for news, TL;DR makes it easy. They scour headlines to offer the latest stories and videos on topics of your choosing.
The iOS 9 Jailbreak App Is Now Available on OS X
The iOS 9 jailbreak was released earlier this month, but it was only available for Windows. Today, the jailbreak’s available for Mac.
MagicPlaylist Creates Spotify Playlists Based on a Single Song
Spotify’s “Song Radio” mode is supposed to be its version of a Pandora-like radio, but it doesn’t work that great and you can’t see upcoming tracks. MagicPlaylists fixes both those problems.
Pandify Creates Spotify Playlists From Your Pandora Likes
Pandora’s great at finding new music, and Spotify’s great at managing your music collection. Wouldn’t it be great if you could use them together? Pandify can help.
Office Online Adds a Chrome Extension, Skype Integration, and More
The free web-based version of Microsoft Office just got much better. Now you can now quickly open or create a new Office Online document from the Chrome extension or use Skype instant messaging or video calling within an open Office document.
Notes Exporter Backs Up All Your Apple Notes in Plain Text
Mac: If you’ve been using Apple Notes on iOS or OS X, then you probably have a ton of stuff saved there. Technically, that should all be saved to iCloud, but if you want to do your own backup, or you just want to leave Apple Notes altogether, Notes Exporter is a tool for doing just that.
The Side Bar Home Screen
Most home screens are simple pages of icons, but rarely venture out to gestures. This design has bright, vivid widgets with a slide-in sidebar on the left side of the screen.
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