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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.
Airflow Sends Just About Any Video to Chromecast or Apple TV from Windows or OS X
Windows/Mac: We’ve seen a variety of options for sending video from your computer to your Chromecast with Chrome or even the command line, but if you’re looking for more of an all-in-one solution, Airflow’s an app that’ll send just about any video to Chromecast or Apple TV from your Windows or Mac computer.
Download Thousands of Free Technical and Research Books from Springer
We’re always happy to find a large collection of free educational books, and it looks like Springer has recently made available over 50,000 books covering STEM subjects.
OpenEmu, the All-In-One Game Emulator, Adds Support for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and More
Mac: OpenEmu is easily the best classic game emulator for Mac, and today it gets even better by adding support for PlayStation, Nintendo 64, and others alongside a ton of new features.
Just Not Sorry for Gmail Helps You Write More Confident Emails
Chrome: A lack of confidence in your emails can make it hard to set a professional tone, or make important messages seem weak. Just Not Sorry is a simple Gmail plug-in that identifies qualifying words and phrases so you can weed them out.
The Best Nintendo 64 Emulator for Windows
Sure, Mario Kart 8 may have 30 characters and hovercrafts, but there’s something nostalgic about the now-classic Mario Kart 64. If you want to relive the games of your childhood, an emulator is a decent way to go.
Slide for iPhone Shoots Weird 3D-Looking Photos
iPhone: Wish you could capture some depth with your photos? Slide’s an app that turn photos into short GIFs with a 3D effect.
AutoMate Leaves Beta, Brings Android Auto-Style Dashboard to Your Phone
Android: Car dashboard apps are easy to come by, but hard to do well. AutoMate manages to pull it off, with an easy-to-use dashboard of handy features that help make driving easier.
7 Cups Puts Trained Listeners and Mindfulness Exercises on Your Phone, for Free
Android/iOS: 7 Cups is a great service to talk to someone if you don’t have the money for therapy, and their mobile apps make it even easier to connect to a listener and text or talk about what’s on your mind. It even includes mental exercises to help deal with stress or anxiety.
How to Send Your Computer’s Audio to a Chromecast
Windows/Mac: Most popular apps allow you to cast audio and video to your Chromecast directly from the app itself, but it’s not supported by everything. Instead of just streaming from one specific app, you can stream all your computer’s audio through your Chromecast for maximum support.
The Best Video Editor for Android
Oh, finally we can write this post. Video editors have sucked on Android for a long time. Too long. But now, Adobe Premiere Clip brings basic, easy-to-use video editing to Android. You can trim clips, mix multiple clips together, and add your own soundtrack. It’s not perfect, but it’s a good start.
The Best Video Editor for iPhone
The iPhone doesn’t have a shortage of video editing apps. In fact, there’re so many it’s almost impossible to choose among them. But when it comes to the right combination of features and usability on the arguably too-tiny-for-video-editing iPhone screen, we like Splice.
Know Fast Teaches You Something New Every Day with Short, Informative Videos
iOS: Know Fast for iPhone delivers short (less than four-minutes), informative videos to you each day, in categories you choose. It’s a great way to spend a few minutes learning something new and interesting in a field you’re interested in, or just to expand your horizons a bit.
Curiosity Shows You Useful Wikipedia Articles Right When You Need Them
iOS: If you’ve ever seen an interesting landmark or building and wanted to learn more about it, Curiosity is perfect for you. The app uses geolocation to float Wikipedia articles based on what’s near you, and suggests articles related to trending topics in the news, so you stay informed, too.
Itch.io Is Like Steam for Experimental and Independent Games
Windows/Mac/Linux: While Steam has its share of indie titles, it doesn’t have everything. If you’re looking for video games really off the beaten path, Itch.io is a store and app that features all kinds of experimental and independent titles.
Twitter for Mac Finally Gets Updated to Support Twitter’s Newer Features
Mac: It has been a long time since Twitter bothered to do anything with their Mac app, let alone anything substantial. This time around, the app’s actually got some legs on it, supporting a variety of newish Twitter features.
Chromer Makes Browsing From Third-Party Apps More Like Browsing In Chrome
Android: When you click on a link in some apps, you might find you open a small, stripped-down web browser without leaving the app. While this is nice, it lacks a lot of useful features of Chrome. Chromer fixes this.
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