Top 10 Google Apps – Best Google Apps

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In love with Google apps? As a matter of fact, most of us are. Check out the top 10 Google apps – best Google apps of recent months.

Best Google Apps

Perhaps taking a cue from Apple, Google has opened its own store in March 2010 – the Google Apps marketplace. In the last few months, Google has launched a large number of applications in the market. There are Google Apps freely available as well as paid ones.

These apps are very useful and users of every section have something targeted for them. There are applications for a diverse range of functions and are extremely assistive in every purpose, from casual entertainment use to important office works.

According to Google, over a million users have downloaded applications from its Apps market.

Check out some of the Google applications that are seen as more competitive than other apps provided by the Search Engine giant.

Aviary Design Suite

This full-featured utility offers you free templates, lots of design tools, podcasts, audio tracks and loads of editing features to modify photos, images and even audio files. The software can be freely integrated into Google Docs.

The application is freely available for all users at the official Google App store. You can download it from Google Apps Marketplace.

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Manymoon

It is one of the best Google Apps for business users. This task management software integrates with Google apps and helps in monitoring and managing business tasks. It is excellent for large organizations, small business houses and even for people who have to manage their own personal websites.

This is a free application and has received the highest rating in the Google Apps Marketplace in recent days. You can get it from Google Apps Marketplace.

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Zoho

This is another of the brilliant Google Business apps. The application offers you a lot of services like providing word processors, hosted email, presentation and spreadsheet tools and more. It comes with Google apps direct integration which lets customers use the product as long as they want.
The Google Apps Marketplace has stocked two Zoho products, the Zoho Projects and Zoho CRM. Zoho CRM is free up to three users and costs a monthly fee of $12 starting with the fourth user. The application can be downloaded from Google Apps Marketplace.

Zoho Projects is free for only one project and can be used for unlimited projects thereafter at a price of $12 per month. It is available at Google Apps Marketplace.

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Google Short Links

An extremely useful application, it lets you send direct links like HolidayParties.com/B2B to your clients and not some bizarre-looking shortened URL with a random order of numbers and letters. It looks smarter, safer and far easier to remember for your clients.

This little software comes free for all users. The product can be added into your browser from Google Apps Marketplace.

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Google Calendar Time & Activity Report

This much-loved utility lets you check how much time has been spent on a particular activity on a particular day. It can let you find out the number of hours spent by people in your organization in various activities. The best part is you do not need to download any software.

This utility tool can be used for free by a single user. Enabling this Google Apps for your domain for multiple users costs $19.95 every month. You may get it at Google Apps Marketplace.

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Box.net

Generally looked upon as a File Storage Service, Box.net is a cloud-based CMS (Content Management System) much like Microsoft’s acclaimed app Sharepoint. This useful application is tied with many Web application partners that can print, edit, fax, secure and handle all types of documents in many other ways. It can integrate itself into many enterprise software packages and let you set up call conferences and web conferences with people who have worked on a particular document.

Box.net business users can use the application for free. New users have to fork out $15 every month. The software is available at Google Apps Marketplace.

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SlideRocket

If you have tried Google’s Presentation App and have not been too happy with its limited features, SlideRocket is here to mend the problem. This full-fledged editing software allows you to edit photos and presentations very easily. No need of a Microsoft license; web access is all you need to install this application. Sadly, the software does not work with all browsers but when it does, the features and results are sure to make you go “wow”. One of those perfect Google Apps standard users as well as business
SlideRocket can be tried free for a month. Once the trial period is over, it costs $12 per month for every user. The application can be acquired from Google Apps Marketplace.

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OffiSync

An answer to Microsoft’s Desktop Office Suite, OffiSync gives you the same and perhaps even more functions than the software giant’s application. Whether you need macro recording, database recording or revision tracking, the application lets you perform everything with ease. The utility also comes with the usual Office editing services. The best is however, its Sync feature. Save a file in Word, Powerpoint or Excel and Sync will save it simultaneously in your Google apps corner. It is one of the most time-saving and problem-solving tools that Google Apps business users as well as Google Apps education users will love working with.

The utility is available for free for all users. It is downloadable from Google Apps Marketplace.

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Gbridge

This fantastic utility creates a Virtual Private Network (VPN) and connects you to your partners and colleagues through the chat service of Google Apps. It is a perfect solution for project partners who need screen sharing, securely access shared files or use tech support. The utility also allows backing up files or Google Docs from one computer to other. The auto schedule and resume features make job easier for you.

The application comes free to all users. You can add it from Google Apps Marketplace.

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MailChimp

Want to send bulk emails from your account in Gmail. As you know, Gmail puts a limit to the number of mails being sent daily. So if you want to send email newsletters to your clients, this is one tool you should get on your machine. The utility also provides other powerful features like managing subscriber lists, tracking campaign performance, synchronizing your email marketing with social networking websites like Facebook, Linkedin or Twitter and more.

The application is presently free for lists of up to 1,000 mails. Using the software over this limit needs you to pay $10 every month. It can be downloaded from Google Apps Marketplace.

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These are the Top 10 Google Apps – Best Google Apps that are being lapped up by millions of Google users the world over. If you have not used these Google web apps already, check them out now and send us your feedback.

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