20 Windows 10 apps that boost productivity: Best Windows 10 productivity apps to download: Best Windows apps

Trello Central is the Windows version on Trello offering most of the features available on the Android app. Trello Central is a work and life planner and project management tool.

Key Features: 

- Create boards
- Invite co-workers to interact and edit documents
- Customised workflows
- Add and assign tasks
- Upload photos and videos, attach files and add editable checklists. 

System requirements: Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8

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Expense Spy keeps track of finances and set budgets. 

Key features:

- Separate budgets for short trips
- Alternative expenses
- Regular payments
- Data are displayed in a table or chart
- Active tiles
- Foreign currencies
- OneDrive backup

System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8

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This express editor enables users to create, edit and filter photos without needing a ton of experience.

Key features:

- Crop, straighten, rotate and flip photos, and remove red-eye from photos
- Auto-fix
- One-touch filters
- Looks pack and noise reduction pack

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Phone 8

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Facebook-owned WhatsApp has launched a Windows desktop app designed to extend the experience provided by the WhatsApp mobile app.

The official WhatsApp blog stated: "Like WhatsApp Web, our desktop app is simply an extension of your phone: the app mirrors conversations and messages from your mobile device."

Key features: 

- Calling
- Send photos, videos, and Voice Messages
- Group chat
- No international charges
- Offline messages
- WhatsApp Web

System requirements: Windows 8 and higher

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Zoho has two useful business apps, Zoho Invoice and Zoho Expense that aid accounts and finance management. Both apps work on mobile and desktop Windows devices.

Zoho Expense key features:

- Receipt scanning
- Expense reporting
- Multicurrency support
- Mileage tracking

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1, Windows Phone 8.

Zoho Invoice key features:

- Accept card payments
- Share, discuss and collaborate with customers online
- Client Portal
- Records expenses

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1,Windows Phone 8.

Monitoring your internet speed is vital in ensuring you get the most from your broadband connection. A slow speed can indicate a break on the line or other issues that need addressing and this app will tell you exactly how well your internet connection of working.

Key features:

- Measure network latency
- Download and upload speeds
- Monitor SSID and BSSID when you are connected to a Wi-Fi hotspot
- Examine past network performance history.

Supported operating systems: Windows 10 and Windows 8.1

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Open Word enables users to view and edit Microsoft Word documents quickly, without opening up the Microsoft Word programme itself. This is ideal for received email attachments or documents that only require a quick once over.

Key features: Provides a simple and quick document editor.

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1

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Unzip creates, extracts and compresses files - it's a useful app to have when working with multivolume archives. 

Key features:

- Set parameters for file compression
- Work with multivolume archives
- Password-protected archives
- Supports 7z, rar, zip, tar, gz, bz2, etc

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile

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Dropbox's cloud storage platform is an accessible and secure way to manage important personal documents and those you wish to share with others. The desktop app offers offline storage for free.

Key features:

- Access photos, docs, and videos from any device
- 2 GB of free space when you sign up
- Share even your biggest files with a simple link — no more attachments!
- Add files to your "Favorites" for offline viewing

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Phone 8

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One Calendar offers users one platform to view multiple calendars from Google calendar, Outlook,Office365 calendar and Facebook events.

Key features:

- View multiple calendars
- Add, update and delete appointments
- Filter and search the information
- Work offline
- Data storage
- Theming

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1

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Evernote users can create shared documents that can easily be edited by all staff simultaneously. Evernote also offers time-tracking functionality to map productivity and exploit areas of under-use.

Key features:

- Auto-synchronise notes among computer, tablet and smartphone
- Time-tracking
- Note taking
- Share photos

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1

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Wunderlist is a to-do list app that enables users to input tasks, set reminders and reply to comments in shared checklists. 

Key features: 

- Multichannel access via phone, PC and tablet
- List sharing capabilities
- Attach photos, PDFs and presentations
- Set reminders

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile and Windows Phone 8.1.

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The Microsoft-owned Skype for Business app is a popular business-focused app that provides an online meeting room, instant messaging and an user-friendly interface. 

Key features:

- View shared content during video meeting
- Group IM or video chat
- Mute or remove attendees
- Passive authentication
- Instant messaging

Supported operating systems: Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.

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Todoist is a checklist and task manager app that enables users to view tasks, mark them as complete and create and share collaborative projects.

Key features: 

- Add, view, and organise your tasks from multiple devices
- Set recurring dates
- Delegate tasks and share projects
- Add comments, upload files, and receive instant notifications on shared projects

Supported operating systems: Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile

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Simply put, SHARE.it  is a file and photo sharing platform from Lenovo. 

Key features:

- Share photos, music and video
- Transfer files between phone and computer
- Multi-platform

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Phone 8

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9 Notes is a note-taking app with advanced editing features ideal for those working within a creative environment or someone who is bored of simplistic note-taking apps with a lack of features.

Key features: 

- Notebook-style interface
- Create both handwritten and text notes
- Multiple text styling options
- Crop, resize and apply filters to images and notes
- Advanced Graphics editor for posters, brochures, and graphical content

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 10 Mobile.

Translation apps are always useful in business, so having one on your desktop is worthwhile. Translator is an app that does just that, translates via voice, text and camera shots.

Key features:

- 51 languages
- Camera, voice and offline translation
- Text-to-speech
- Word of the Day
- Full history

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mobile, Windows Phone 8.1 and Windows Phone 8

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Grapholite offers an all-in-one diagrams wizard, able to create flow charts, floor plans, network layouts, sketches and illustrations. 

Key features: 

- Flow charts
- Organisational charts
- Web site structures and wireframes
- Computer network layouts
- Workflows
- Graphs, algorithms, schemes
- Infographics

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 Mobile

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IM+ offers a fully integrated instant messenger service ideal for people with multiple chat platforms in use. This app will bring all of those together placing them in one easy location. 

Key features:

- Support for all popular instant messaging services including Facebook, Google Talk and AOL/AIM/iChat
- Free text messages and photo sending
- Group chats
- Multiple accounts per service
- Typing notifications
- Personal status messages

Supported operating systems: Windows 10, Windows 8.1

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Simply put, Battery X provides an app designed to know your battery status, remaining charge and statistics. Great for those on the go, in both personal and professional situations.

Key features: 

- Set custom battery level alerts
- Details of battery usage 
- Hours of remaining charge

Supported operating systems: Windows 10 Mobile

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