These are 111 Most Useful Websites For Academic and Non-Academic Internet Users

The Internet has become a very important part of human life. I personally don't think I can do 24 hours a day without going online get myself acquainted and learn new things about the things that interest me. The internet is so vast that no one can say they are fed up because there is no new content. Every day, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, new intel new activities are being uploaded to the internet so users can find new things to engage themselves with. In the previous article, I talked about 5 websites that can help you learn Photoshop, and now we'll be talking about 111 Most Useful Websites on the internet which can be a great use to both academic and non-academic internet users.

111 Most Useful Websites on the Internet

1. About.me: A platform to easily create your very own free web page and highlight your talents
2. Adblock Plus: Pissed with all those inappropriate & unnecessary popups, ads or banners? Use Adblock to block them and surf the web hassle-free
3. Alexa: Get access to some of the best tools from the SEO perspective and rank websites according to their traffic
4. Allrecipes: Discover scrumptious recipes, cuisine, how-to’s, reviews and much more on this social network for cooking enthusiasts
5. AlternativeTo: One of the most useful websites on our list, alternative comes in handy when you wish to find out alternatives to the software and apps that you already know of
6. Asana: A powerful task and project management solution for teams to track their work and collaborate efficiently. While you are at it, you might also want to check out another great project management application- Trello
7. BoredButton: Feeling bored? Just press the bored button and prepare to be amazed
8. BuiltWith: A great tool for web developers and designers, BuiltWith helps users to find the web technology used to build a site
9. Calm: Cool down, relax, breathe and usher in clarity, joy, and peace to your daily life with the mindfulness meditation techniques available at Calm
10. Canva: Create beautiful designs for Web or print blog graphics, Facebook covers, flyers, posters, invitations and much more
11. Cheatography: Build your very own cheat sheet or share one from this huge repository of cheatsheets known as Cheatography
12. ClipConverter.cc: Free online media recorder application which allows you to record and convert nearly any audio or video URL ( YouTube, VeOh) to common formats
13. CopyPasteCharacter: Spice up your documents, emails or tweets by copy-pasting special characters from here that do not appear on your keyboard
14. Corrupt-a-File: Wish to evade a deadline yet pretend as though all your work was complete? Use this free online service to corrupt a file on purpose and let the computer take all the blame
15. Couchsurfing: Global hospitality community which provides a platform for members to homestay, host travelers, meet others and for making travel a truly social experience
16. CV Maker: Helpful website to create professional resumes, CV, and bio-data online for free. Simply fill in your details and generate beautiful PDF and HTML resumes
17. Dead Man’s Switch: Is there something that you would wish to tell the people around you, in case something bad were to happen to you? Well Dead Man’s Switchis just the tool you need to send messages long after you are dead
18. DeviantArt: World’s largest online social community for artists and art enthusiasts, allowing people to connect through the creation and sharing of art.
19. Difference Between: An online knowledge base of articles discussing the differences between similar terms and things
20. DistroWatch: Website dedicated to talking about, reviewing and keeping up to date with open source operating systems. Must visit website for Linux enthusiasts
21. Documentary Heaven: A really interesting website boasting of a comprehensive collection of documentaries that you can watch for free
22. Down For Everyone Or Just Me: As the name pretty much suggests, this website comes in handy when you wish to find out if a website is inaccessible for everyone or just you
23. Draw.io: Free online diagram software for making flowcharts, process diagrams, UML, ER and network diagrams.
24. DuckDuckGo: A search engine that doesn’t track you or store any personal information
25. Duolingo: Looking to learn a new language in a free and fun-filled way? Duolingois one useful website in that case
26. Evernote: Most highly rated and indispensable tool for note taking, organizing and archiving
27. Feedly: Versatile RSS Reader for organizing, reading and sharing all the information from your favorite sites and blog at one place
28. file.io: A snapchat for files
29. Fiverr: Freelance marketplace where you can hire people to perform tasks or services for as little as $5
30. FutureMe.org: Write a letter to your future self
31. GetNotify: Free email tracking service which allows you to determine if your sent mail has been opened and read
32. GIPHY: Online database and search engine designed especially for GIFs and animated stickers.
33. Glassdoor: Jobs & recruiting site with millions of company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports, interview questions and much more
34. Goo.gl: URL shortener provided by Google. Bitly is another one of the popular useful websites for URL Shortening and Link Management.
35. Goodreads: Find and share the books you love here on the world’s largest site for readers and book recommendations
36. Google Fonts: An extensive catalog of open source designer web fonts.
37. Google Translate: Free service to instantly translate words, phrases and web pages between English and over 100 other languages
38. Google Trends: Discover the latest search trends, data and visualizations from Google
39. Grammarly: Writing enhancement and plagiarism detection platform to check your spelling and grammar
40. Hide My Ass!: VPN service to ensure total online privacy and streaming freedom
41. Homestyler: Take the guesswork out of interior decoration and design your home in 3D with this amazing website
42. Honey: Automatically search for the best coupon codes and apply them while shopping online
43. HowStuffWorks: One of the most amazing websites explaining how everything works along with videos and illustrations. Useful especially for kids of all ages
44. HowToPronounce: Unsure of how to pronounce a particular word? Visit HowToPronounce to learn the correct way to speak the word
45. IMDb: Online database of information related to films, tv programs and video games, including cast, production crew, fictional characters, biographies, plot summaries, trivia and reviews
46. Imgur: The best place to share and enjoy the most awesome images on the internet
47. Instructables: Learn how to make almost anything provided with easy to follow step-by-step instructions, online classes and a vibrant maker community
48. Khan Academy: Get access to free online courses with short instructional videos and practice exercises curated by experts. We would also recommend you to check out CodeAcademy, Coursera, and Udemy for even more courses
49. Kuler: Cool website for creating color schemes and browsing color combinations
50. Listly: The simplest way to create, curate and publish lists in a matter of minutes
51. Lynda: The most useful website for access to high-quality video tutorials based on a multitude of fields such as business, software, technology and creative skills
52. Mailstrom: Tired of a cluttered inbox? Use Mailstrom to clean and manage your inbox. Works with Gmail, Google Apps Email, Outlook, Apple, AOL, Exchange IMAP and any other email service that supports IMAP
53. Marker.to: Yellow Highlighter Pen for web pages
54. Mathway: Use Mathway to solve mathematical problems ranging from basic algebra to complex calculus. Useful website for students
55. Meetup: Online social networking portal for facilitating offline group meetings of people sharing common interests such as books, dance, health, photography and countless others
56. MeFancy: Helpful website having Web-based text HTML tools for easily manipulating your text and HTML files
57. MIT App Inventor: Develop fully functional Android apps for smartphones and tablets. Great website for newcomers to computer programming
58. Netflix: Watch or stream some of the coolest movies & TV shows online on Netflix
59. Ninite: Really cool website that automatically installs and updates popular programs on your Windows PC all at once.

1. No More Ransom: Protect yourself from ransomware with the free & effective decryption tools present on this web platform backed by giants such as Kaspersky, Intel Security, Europol and many others
2. Office Online: Collaborate for free with the online versions of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and OneNote
3. OldVersion: Find older versions of software. Helpful for downgrading software when its new version is not compatible with your computer
4. OneSignal: Free notification service for your app and website. Useful website for website owners. Another alternative that you might want to go for is Pushbullet
5. Pastebin: Paste snippets of text online for a set period of time. Great tool for coders to share snippets of source code or log files
6. PayScale: Find out what salary you should be paying your employees or your personal worth with PayScale
7. Pexels Videos: Find free stock footage for your website, promo video or anything else
8. Pixlr: Free Powerful online photo editor similar to Photoshop with access to a huge amount of creative effects, overlays and borders
9. Plunker: Online community for creating, collaborating on and sharing your web development ideas
10. Pocket: Quickly save, discover and recommend the best, most interesting stories on the Web all in one place via Pocket
11. Prezi: Use Prezi to make the most dynamic and engaging presentations ever
12. Print Friendly: Make a Printer-friendly & PDF version of any webpage
13. Printable Paper: A collection of printable papers that come in really handy
14. Privnote: Share a confidential note via a web link that will self-destruct after it is read by your intended recipient
15. Product Chart: Discover the perfect product for yourself with this website’s innovative & interactive product comparison charts
16. Project Naptha: Highlight, Copy, Edit and Translate text from within images themselves. Must visit website!
17. Public Domain Torrents: Who said torrents are always supposed to be illegal? Use Public Domain Torrents to access thousand of class and B-movie downloads via BitTorrrent
18. Quora: Great platform to ask questions and connect with people who contribute unique insights and quality answers
19. Rainy Mood: Relish the experience of rain while sleeping, studying or relaxing via this really cool website. Checkout Coffitivity as well.
20. Random.org: Generate true random numbers. Useful for holding drawings, lotteries, scientific applications and lots more
21. Reddit: Fondly called the front page of the internet, Reddit is the most powerful social news aggregation, web content rating and discussion website
22. RunPee: Need to use the restroom while watching a movie without missing out on major plot points? Use Runpee to find out when to go and what happened while you were away
23. Safe Web: Visit this website to find out if a website that you are interested in is safe to visit or not
24. Scribble Maps: Easily create & share your own custom maps for sharing with your friends or embedding on websites
25. Share By Link: Free file sharing tool with unlimited upload and download limit
26. Shodan: Search Engine for Internet-connected devices such as web cams, routers, servers etc.
27. Similarsites: Find useful websites that are similar, related or alternatives to the one that you are currently browsing
28. Slideshare: Youtube for Slideshows. Upload, share and discover presentations on your favorite topics on this website
29. Smallpdf: Platform for converting and editing pdf files with solutions to a host of other PDF problems as well
30. Speedtest.net: Test the speed, quality, and performance of your Internet Connection with this interactive broadband speed test
31. Squirt.io: Interesting tool that enables you to read web pages more than 200% faster than your normal best reading speed
32. Stack Exchange: Network of useful websites for questions and answers on varied fields, with each site covering a specific topic.
33. StumbleUpon: Bored as hell? Use StumbleUpon to discover new and cool websites, photos and videos across the Web.
34. System Requirements Lab: Find out if your computer can run a game or not and whether it meets or exceeds the system requirements
35. Tall Tweets: Write tweets longer than 140 characters
36. TeamViewer: Connect to remote desktops, provide remote support and collaborate with online meeting and video conferencing. You will find Join.me to be yet another tool which is pretty efficient when it comes to collaboration
37. TED: Watch and get inspired by influential videos from expert speakers on education, business, science, tech and creativity with subtitles in over a 100 languages
38. The Oatmeal: Some of the finest comics that you would probably find on the internet
39. The Thoughts Room: Unload the thoughts in your head and vent out your joy, anger, frustration or fears without anyone seeing or judging
40. Tumblr: Microblogging website that let’s you share anything from stories, photos, jokes, fashion, art to deep stuff
41. Tunefind: Can’t seem to recall that beautiful tune that you heard in your favorite TV show or movie? Use Tunefind to find out
42. TypeRacer: Improve your typing speed by racing against others
43. Unfurlr: Unmask the original URL hiding behind a short link
44. Urban Dictionary: An online dictionary of slang words and phrases
45. Useful Interweb: A website which helps you discover other useful websites
46. Viralnews: Discover the latest trends and technology news from all over the Internet
47. Wayback Machine: Determine how a web page looked at different points in the past or archive your own web page
48. What’s My IP Address: Lookup the public IP address of your computer or router assigned by your ISP
49. WhatTheFont: Ever seen a font that you liked very much but failed to recognize? Well, just upload an image of it to WhatTheFont and bid adieu to this problem
50. Wolfram Alpha: Online service for finding answers to all your factual queries and doubts
51. WornOnTV.net: Definitely one of the coolest website on this list. WornOnTV lets you find outfits and accessories similar to the ones worn by your favorite movie and TV stars
52. 9GAG: Relax, have a laugh with 9gag’s awesome collection of the funniest pics, gifs, memes and wtf photos on the internet

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