My Favourite apps and websites this summer (Includes various tips to get Canva, Microsoft 365 and much more for 🆓)

I try to be as minimalistic as possible when it comes to applications and websites which I use regularly. By being more minimalistic, I can save a lot of time and also being able to create better output in my daily life as a student. Here are some of the websites and apps which I use:

1. OneNote ✍

The first one on the list is OneNote. I find that OneNote is the best application when it comes to note-taking. It is very simplistic and since it comes from Microsoft, I am pretty much used to its interface and find it very easy to work on this app.

Also, apart from its simple interface, I like the dark background in it. I also use this as my primary text editor app and then I copy-paste the text to Word to create a Word Document for assignments or other purposes.          

Maintaining a notebook in OneNote helps me to keep everything organized under various sections and subsections. I like that OneNote is accessible on all my devices and help me create notes smoothly whether I am using my smartphone or tablet or my laptop.

I use OneNote to maintain the notes of my study, internships, competitions in which I participate and I also use OneNote for writing my blogs as well as writing my journal.

             

2. Canva 🎨

Canva is my go-to website when it comes to creating graphics whether it is a presentation or any design which I need to create.

Canva is a drag and drop designing app and can be used by anyone. There are thousands of templates and graphics in the Canva itself which saves me a lot of time when I have to create a presentation or an assignment at the end moment.

I have a premium Canva Account which I got for free through my GitHub Account about which I would talk in details, below in this post

3. Amazon Kindle 📖

I have a Kindle reader and one thing I like about Amazon Kindle is that it is available on all my devices. So, whenever I have to revisit my highlights or notes I can use the Kindle app on my smartphone to revise all my highlights and notes. In this manner, I can retain all the stuff which I read on my Kindle reader.

       

4. GitHub

If you are a student then you should go to get a GitHub Student Pack includes a lot of free things for students which in general is too much costly. Also, you don't have to use a credit card to prevail such free stuff which again is very helpful as students generally don't have a credit card

The free stuff 💰 includes

• Free Canva Premium for one year
• Free Domain Names
• Free Trial for various paid courses in various coding and web development sites.

Apart from GitHub, there are various websites that offer you various offers and discounts if you are a student so don't forget to check if a website has student offers or not before paying.

Link for Student Developers Pack-

https://education.github.com/pack

             

5. Microsoft Suite

As a student, you can get Microsoft 365 for free with your student ID. I won't talk much about Microsoft Suite as these apps are much needed be it Word, Excel or PowerPoint.

In my first year, I had been overconfident about my Microsoft Office skills but later I realized that what I knew was not even the tip of the iceberg. But, later on when I did courses on these applications and I realized how wrong I was and today I find it very useful in my internships and study.

Link for free Microsoft 365 for students-

https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/education/products/office

             

You can learn more about the benefits of student ID from the below video-