You have a brand new Windows 10 device, a Laptop, 2 in 1 or for the daring a Windows 10 tablet and want to know whether your favourite services have their official apps for this platform. This article contains the definitive list of such apps under various categories like Social Media, Music and Video Streaming and much more.
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Table Of Contents
- 1. Official apps for Social Media Services
- 2. Official apps for Instant Messaging Services
- 3. Official apps for Video & Music Streaming Services
- 4. Official apps for Cloud Storage Services
- 5. Official apps for News Services
- 6. Official apps for Productivity services
- 7. Official apps for Travel and weather Services
- 8. Official apps for Business services
An inseparable part of our lifes, here are the list of social apps to keep you engaged with your friends and family. The list unfortunately is small with most publishers ignoring Windows platform
Instagram
While Facebook has left the store, Instagram is still there to share your favourite photos and connect with friends.
Pinterest
A popular image sharing app where you can pin a photo from a blog or website for later reference or sharing.
Twitter
The popular microblogging site still has an app in the form of a PWA with all the features you will expect.
Vkontakte
Vkontakte is a Facebook alternative which is really popular in Russia and they have an official app for windows.
Instant Messaging apps for Windows
Instant messaging apps with its groups, fake news forwards have become as important as social media. This category due to its type of service has the widest Windows support.
WhatsApp
The most popular instant messaging app has a desktop counterpart although it is not standalone and needs an active mobile installation to work.
Telegram
A security focussed instant messaging client which is also hugely popular and you will not need to worry about adds. In some senses better than WhatsApp. It can also be installed standalone without a mobile installation
Messenger
Facebook's other popular instant messaging app which allows you to easily connect to your Facebook friends and more.
Wechat
Hugely popular instant messaging app by Tencent especially in China with its entire app being a platform with all kinds of services, payments and much more.
Line
Another popular messaging app popular in east asia nations like Japan. An alternative to other popular apps if anyone wants to change.
GroupMe
Microsoft owned messaging apps which has a decent user base and used for normal messaging as well as to deliver academic content to students.
Viber
Another instant messaging app having a big following in Japan and middle east. The app started its life as a voice calling app and branched to instant messaging.
Signal
An ultra security focussed messaging app providing encrypted communications and endorsed my cybersecurity experts.
Discord
Disocrd, a hugely popular service to create communities and used by many categories including gaming which is their main market.
Video & Music Streaming apps
Next up is entertainment apps and fortunately some of the big names are available for video streaming and a nice selection is available for audio lovers.
Video Streaming apps for Windows 10
Amazon Prime
Bundled as part of Prime membership though not as big as netflix yet provides you with decent amount of content for the price.
Netflix
The biggest player in this field with a large selection of TV Shows, movies and original content. An indispensable part of every home entertainment lover.
Crunchyroll
An ad supported video streaming service focused on Anime lovers and it has a huge collection with TV shows releasing at the same time as they premier in Japan.
Hulu
A popular video streaming service with lot of content including movies, tv shows and original productions.
Music Streaming apps for Windows 10
Spotify
Spotify is the most well known music streaming service that has started providing free ad supported service in a large number of countries.
Apple Music
While there is no dedicated app, the iTunes app provides you access for Apple Music and much more. The Microsoft Store version seems to be lighter too.
Gaana
A popular music streaming service in India with a large collection of regional as well as international music. Provides ad supported free plans and affordable paid plans too.
Deezer
A spotify competitor which is reported to be available in more markets than Spotify. Also it supports high fidelity codecs for audio enthusiasts.
Pandora
One of the oldest music streaming service providing access to music, podcasts and curated genre stations
Soundcloud
Soundcloud is like YouTube, a social music sharing platform providing exposure to new musicians and options to monetise too.
Tidal
Tidal is a premium music streaming service with high quality audio, podcasts and music videos. If you are an audiophile this may be a good option for you.
Tunein
Tunein was one of my favourite music apps before streaming apps like Spotify took over the market. It provides access to radio stations and podcasts.
Saavn
Another music streaming company which was acquired by Indian Telecom giant Jio, providing free music to Jio users.
Amazon Music
Music streaming service from Amazon provided free with Prime membership in some markets. Provides a decent collection of regional and international music.
Audible
A service by Amazon if you are a fan of audio books and listen to other written content. May be free with certain Prime membership plans.
Pocketcasts
The list would not be complete without a dedicated podcast app and luckily the popular Pocketcasts service is available.
Video sharing apps for Windows 10
Although Youtube is missing certain other publishers have dedicated apps to share your videos to the world.
Dailymotion
Dailymotion is a french based video sharing site with a large collection of user generated videos and there is option to monetize too.
Vimeo
Vimeo tries to distinguish itself by being the largest video sharing platform for professional content creators. The service also has monetisation opportunities also.
Twitch
Owned by Amazon Twitch is a hugely popular video live streaming service especially for gamers.
Cloud Storage Apps for Windows 10
An important application to have so as to create remote copies for all your important documents and media.
Amazon Drive
Amazon drive is a storage service by Amazon available in certain countries as part of their Prime membership with free 5GB storage.
Box
An independent storage provider having free and paid plans with 10GB free storage available in free plan.
Google Drive
May be the only Google service with a Windows application,I feel google tries to avoid delivering dedicated apps as much as possible.
Mega
A storage service providing free storage of upto 50gb which is higher than provided by the competitors.
Onedrive
So no need for introduction here as this is already part of Windows 10 a service run by Microsoft and provides 5GB free storage.
NextCloud
Next cloud distinguishes itself by allowing you to create your own cloud back from the hardware you have.
iCloud
So Apple’s storage service has an official app for windows that too in the store, one of the few services which does that.
News apps for Windows 10
Want to keep up with the latest events happening around you or sports? There are few apps to make sure you have enough to read.
Flipboard
Flipboard is a highly popular news app which brings news from different sources and presented in a mobile friendly way.
Aljazeera
A popular international news channel to get updated on the latest news especially popular in Asia.
AP
Associated Press has an app for you to read and get updated on the latest regional and international news.
NPR
A popular radio service in the United States they have released an app for the Microsoft store allowing them to listen to their shows.
Forbes
For all those who want to catch up on the buisness news Forbes has an app allowing you easy access to their news and columns.
NDTV
A popular news channel from India has an app for their platform providing latest regional news as well as other topics.
DailyHunt
A popular application in India to give access to content from National and regional news papers revolutionising the way we consume traditional news.
ESPN Cricinfo
ESPN Cricinfo is a great source for information if your are a Cricket fans with access to latest score, news articles.
Productivity apps for Windows 10
Next is a collection of productivity apps to make sure you get the most out of your Windows based device.
Microsoft Todo
Microsoft’s own Todo app to make sure that you don’t forget any task by setting useful reminder. This app originally was called Wunderlist.
TickTick
A new popular To Do app with lots of features and has a dedicated Windows 10 app for any one wanting to give it a try.
Evernote
Evernote is a popular app note taking as well as task management and with sync features between devices.
LastPass
An important tool in the modern age which manages creating and using secure password across multiple devices.
MsOffice suite
Well an indispensable part of any laptop providing all the tools needed for managing different documents like presentations.
Alexa
Now you can have Alexa personal assistant on Windows 10 if you don’t have any other smart devices around, a good way to try this service out.
Ookla Speedtest
A popular app for testing your connection speeds, a useful tool if you have unreliable internet speeds.
Wolfram Alpha
An artificial intelligence tool providing solutions to problems and much more. An interesting service to try out.
Travel and Weather apps
A couple of apps to help you planning your travel as well as to check the weather before going out.
Travel apps for Windows 10
Tripadvisor
A simple platform for reading reviews as well as booking hotels, transportation and best restaurant to go to.
Uber
Well, Uber needs no introduction as the worlds most popular Taxi hailing service has also an app for Windows 10.
Gasbuddy
Find the best gas prices in realtime, app available in United States, Canada and Australia locations only.
Weather apps for Windows 10
Myradar
An app with a great interface to get an idea of what weather will be in your area and be prepared for any climate.
Foreca Weather
An app which provides accurate weather predictions for businesses has also a consumer facing app for you to get access to their data.
Business apps for Windows 10
Using your laptop for your business or work here are a couple of apps for services that you may be using or can help better manage your work.
Trello
A popular collaborative project management app which has a great interface for you to organise your personal or business tasks.
Team Viewer
A highly popular app for online meeting, web conferencing and remote access to computers for diagnostics.
Zoom
A popular video conferencing app with featured like whiteboards, chats, video recording and encrypted calls.
Webex
Cisco's video conferencing tools which popular with many businesses providing a platform for conducting meetings remotely.
Skype
Synonymous to video calling Skype has come a long way with group video calls and option for instant messaging.
Slack
A very popular communication platform for businesses which supports groups, files sharing and instant messaging.
Zoho Apps
Zoho Suite provides various tools for sales, email and collaboration with their apps available individually for each service.
Github
Well in software development Github is an important and they have provided a desktop client to make it easy to synchronise with remote repositories.
Toggl
Toggl allows you to track how the time is spent, project planning and hiring easily to increase productivity in business or at personal levels.
Have any app from a service that you regularly use? Do let me know in the comments.
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