42 web tools you should know about
Streamline your creative workflow with this handy selection of web tools.
Technology has come on leaps and bounds in terms of web and mobile apps in the last decade. It seems almost every day a creative idea is being transformed into a powerful new tool to aid a designer's workflow. And while the huge variety of apps is fantastic, finding the best ones among them, which suit your creative workflow, can be tricky.
In this article, we take a look at 42 powerful web tools, including everything from invoicing apps and Google Analytics plugins to WordPress themes and website builders. No matter what your creative discipline, you'll find something here to make your daily life just that little bit easier.
01. Bonsai
Bonsai is a professional suite of products dedicated to creative freelancers. The all-in-one platform offers various features, all with the aim of making freelance life more simple. Manage your invoices and payments with ease, auto-generate documents for new projects, protect your business with contract templates and stay organised with its project management tools.
Bonsai also offers auto-create professional invoices, which can be generated from any proposal or contract or time sheet; use it to track activity and payments, to automate your reminders and much more.
02. 24x7 WP Support
24x7 WP Support is, as the name suggest, a non-stop support service for WordPress users, with its professional team able to fix almost any WordPress issue you can think of. Imagine never having another WordPress headache and a website running perfectly.
So what exactly can it help you with? When you have Issues with WordPress themes and plugins, migrating a WordPress from a host to another, when looking for WordPress hosting with staging area, for web development and much more. The service also covers Woo-commerce, SSL and hosting problems.
An excellent service for the WordPress community, 24x7 WP Support are ready to help you with everything you need for your WordPress website.
03. MonsterInsights
MonsterInsights is a Google Analytics plugin for WordPress, which makes setting up Google Analytics tracking and getting actionable data in your WordPress dashboard a cinch.
With MonsterInsights, you can make informed decisions to help grow your business. Key features include:
- Quick and easy setup of Google Analytics on your WordPress website
- Real-time stats and detailed reports available on your dashboard
- Ecommerce tracking with no coding required
- Enhanced link tracking for affiliate marketers
- Ads tracking to optimize your ad revenue
- Popular post, author, category and tag tracking
- Google AMP tracking for the most accurate data possible
04. Polypane.rocks
Polypane is a browser dedicated to anyone who works on the web. Offering the ability to design and develop responsive websites and apps on all viewports and devices at once, with all actions synced. It's the only browser with built-in features like CSS breakpoint detection, CSS layout debugging and multi-pane screen shots.
Polypane offers a free 14-day trial period if you want to give it a go before committing to buy.
05. FireCheckout
Looking for an effective way to increase your store conversion rate? FireCheckout offers a solution, providing customers with only one checkout step instead of default Magento 6. This extension is one of the most feature-rich checkout modules on the market. With built-in Ajax functionality you will navigate visitors through the checkout lane faster without page reloads.
06. Codester
Codester is a huge marketplace dedicated to designers and developers, offering thousands of premium PHP scripts, app templates, themes, plugins and much more. Be sure to check the flash sale section, where items are often discounted by up to half price.
07. MobiLoud
MobiLoud is a solution that takes your existing WordPress site and converts it into custom state-of-the-art native apps, which are packed with features – push notifications, subscriptions, ad integrations etc – to help you grow your brand.
08. Total Theme
Total Theme is a multipurpose WordPress theme, loaded with a bundled page builder and simple settings to help you create an eye-catching WordPress-powered website. It has drag-and-drop page building, live customisations, unlimited colour options, premium sliders, and much more to help your site really stand out.
09. Mobirise
Mobirise is a website builder for Windows and Mac, which allows the easy creation of small/medium websites, landing pages, online resumes and portfolios. Perfect for those not familiar with the web, the Mobirise library includes 2,000 websites templates, 7,000 icons, 850 Google fonts and access to 500,000 free images to help give your online home the look you desire.
10. Astra Theme
Astra is offers you over 100 free and premium Elementor themes, which aim to make your life easier and your website look great.
11. Rank Math SEO
Whether you're new to SEO or a veteran, RankMath can help you take your SEO game to the next level by making your content SEO-friendly and worthy of a featured position. Installation is easy and quick, then simply customise the app for your site and you're good to go.
12. WP Review Plugin
WP Review plugin is an easy way to review content without affecting the speed of your site. A customisable and lightweight way to create reviews, using stars, percentage or point rating, the service includes support for translation, WPMU, Google rich snippets and unlimited colours. Just install it and follow the simple configuration instructions to place it in your desired location.
13. Designmodo
Designmodo is an important player in the web industry, with several products created with the aim of making the life of a web designer all the more streamlined. Postcards is a brilliant email template builder for your next WordPress marketing campaign that you can use with 0 coding skills or previous experience. Another product is Slides, which will help you generate static website templates in a matter of minutes with your creative direction.
14. Landing
Landing is a free Bootstrap 4 website template, suitable for any type of landing pages. It is a one-page template with features such as smooth scroll, slick slider, slant sections, table pricing, smooth accordion for frequently ask questions, and many more.
15. AdminLTE Bootstrap Admin Dashboard Template
AdminLTE is an open-source admin dashboard and control panel theme. Built on top of Bootstrap, AdminLTE provides a range of responsive, reusable, and commonly used components.
16. ServicesLanding - Bootstrap landing page template
ServicesLanding is a landing page template created with Bootstrap. The design is neat and clean to help make your site more attractive. Fully responsive, the template can be used on all kinds of mobile devices.
17. WhatFontIs
Using WhatFontIs, anybody can identify a font from any image in 40 seconds and three simple steps. WhatFontIs has a database of over 550,000 fonts (commercial and free) and an automatic artificial intelligence system that identifies the font you're searching for.
18. EasyHTML5Video
HTML5 is a fairly new but very popular way to show video online. But converting video files can be tricky. EasyHTML5Video creates videos for your website in three simple steps. Simply drag and drop, customise your settings, press start and voila!
19. WordPresstoWIX.Pro
WordPressToWix.Pro makes it possible to transfer your WordPress website to Wix with almost no effort and time investment. A trusted service, this service eliminates the need to struggle with tons of complex plugins and simplifies the process of website migration.
20. Wrappixel
WrapPixel is a supplier of free and premium Bootstrap, Angular and React admin templates and UI Kits. And don’t forget the Mega Bundle, which includes over 45 unique dashboards, 11 admin templates, 130 customised plugins, 6,500 UI components and pages, 3,000 font icons and much more.
21. Fortune Creations
FortuneCreations is a WordPress theme developer, with both free and premium templates. Themes include all the features you need to build a responsive, gorgeous and fully functional website in a no time at all.
22. MailMunch
MailMunch will help you create beautiful email newsletters, using a powerful drag-and-drop builder, and advanced features like Template Blocks and Media Library help to make the workflow even smoother. No coding required, improve your conversion rate with this very effective solution.
23. Unlayer
Unlayer is an email template builder for SaaS and CRMs. It seamlessly embeds in your web applications and lets your customers create beautiful mobile-ready emails or landing pages right from your app.
24. Fotor Online Photo Editor
Fotor is an all-in-one visual content tool to help you edit photos and create designs. Accent your ideas with many preset templates, ranging from social media designs including Facebook covers, posters, photo cards, YouTube banner ads, and much more.
25. Content Snare
Content Snare collects content and files on time from your customers, saving you precious time. Organise content with the drag-and-drop editor, highlight what you need using text, images and wireframes and set limits so you only get back necessary information.
26. Mockuuups Studio
Mockuuups is a super-easy and professional mockup generator for macOS and Windows, with more than 300 high-quality scenes. No Photoshop skills are needed here. Simply drag and drop your screenshot in to the app and you're good to go.
27. Taskade
Taskade aims to simplify the way you work, managing tasks and conversations all in one place. Designed as a remote workspace for distributed teams. Taskade is a great solution to help capture ideas, work to team goals and fulfil weekly tasks. To collaborate with your team, simply share the project or invite your teammates into a workspace.
28. Helpjet
HelpJet is a knowledge base software that will automate your customer support. Let customers find answers to their questions with an easy-to-use knowledge base. If you’re selling products or services, you can use HelpJet to educate and inform customers about your products, increasing awareness of your business, improve SEO and provide documentation.
29. WikiPress WordPress Theme
WikiPress is a powerful, popular WordPress theme. A clean, professional design, the interface is intuitive and easy to use, and the theme is loaded with all the features you need to create a beautiful looking WordPress website.
30. Wokiee Shopify Theme
Wokiee is more than a theme, it is a powerful design tool that comes loaded with unlimited layouts for the homepage, various layouts options for shop and product pages, multiple headers options, different custom pages and much more. Any website you need can be designed with Wokiee.
31. Shella Shopify Theme
Shella is a premium, responsive fashion Shopify theme. The team behind the design have years of expertise in web development, so you can expect lots of features to help make your fashion website stand out among the crowds.
32. InvoiceBerry
InvoiceBerry simplifies invoices and expense tracking, helping you save time and money. This platform will also help you track expenses and payments, create reports, manage clients, and much more. Sign up for a free trial today.
33. Goodie
Goodie is a professional web development service aimed at small and local business owners who want to amplify their online presence and for designers looking for a reliable web development partner. Chat with Goodie, these friendly professionals will help you right away.
34. RumbleTalk
RumbleTalk is an online group chat platform for websites and live events, used to create over 600,000 chats so far. Get a fully hosted online group chat on your website – it takes just a few minutes to create your own group chat.
35. Opinion Stage Quiz Maker
Create engaging quizzes that people love to complete and share with this top-notch quiz maker. No experience is necessary, just bring some great quiz ideas and this handy tool will do the rest.
36. SteadyWP: WordPress Page Speed Optimization Service
SteadyWP is a popular WordPress page speed optimisation service, used by many companies and freelancers. This is a great way to cut loading times in half and heavily improve your website visitors experience.
37. uLanding
Creating your first one-page website is easy with uLanding builder. A simple way to launch your products or services, sell them, undertake a targeted promotion, and more, you can give it a go with a free trial period and enjoy all the opportunities the service gives.
38. Gorgias: Shopify Live Chat App
Gorgias will add a live chat to your Shopify store, with no coding skills required. Provide customer support and close more deals with this all-in-one Shopify live chat app and helpdesk software.
39. uCoz
uCoz is a free website builder with a huge amount of functionality. Want to create an online store? No problem. Need a forum or a blog? Go ahead. uCoz has all the tools you need, just activate the necessary modules and away you go.
40. WebDataStats
WebDataStats is an up-to-date service that detects more than 1000 CMS, website builders and frameworks. The program also gives contact details collected from sites and shows domain names' CMS migration history. The platform is useful both for users who want to know what CMS a site is made with and for professionals who need detailed information about their rivals.
41. MMThomas Blog
MMThomas Blog provides a detailed guide on website builders to help users pick a service that covers the entire spectrum of their web building needs. The website comes with informative reviews, comparisons and useful articles that deliver the required information about the most popular web building tools, their features, major specifications and distinctions.
42. Jacqueline – Spa & Massage Salon Theme
Jacqueline WordPress theme is a stylish and trendy web solution to create a spa and beauty online project. A fully responsive layout of the theme is enhanced with a bunch of functional elements that let you deliver the right functionality to your spa salon, hair and makeup studio, manual therapy or any other kind of beauty-related project. The theme is integrated with Spa Salon Booking Appointments plugin, which welcomes your clients to schedule their visits in advance.
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