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SACS AppRise: Elevate Your Study and productivity

SACS AppRise is your go-to resource for discovering essential apps that every student needs to succeed. This curated list of apps will support you throughout your academic journey.

Explore our selection of tools for organization, study skills, collaboration, research, and well-being—each one crafted to elevate your performance and make student life more manageable.

We have collected these tools to help not only be a more effective and productive student, but to help you pursue wellness as you balance your busy schedules. I hope they help you find academic success and personal happiness.
— Dean Fortune S. Mhlanga

Productivity Apps

Google Keep

A note-taking app that allows you to quickly capture and organize notes, reminders, and lists. Its integration with Google Drive makes it easy to access your notes across all devices.

One Note

A digital notebook that provides a flexible workspace for organizing notes, to-do lists, and research. It supports multimedia notes and synchronization across devices.

Time Mangement

Todoist

A task management tool that helps you organize and prioritize your tasks. It features project management, deadlines, and productivity tracking to keep you on top of your responsibilities.

Monday

A work operating system that enables project management, team collaboration, and workflow automation. It’s designed to streamline project tracking and improve team efficiency.

A project management and team collaboration tool that helps teams organize tasks, set deadlines, and track progress. It’s ideal for managing workflows, improving productivity, and streamlining communication across projects.

Collaboration, Communication & Group Project Apps

Github

A version control platform for managing and collaborating on code. It supports project management, documentation, and version tracking, making it essential for software development and academic research.

Slack

A messaging platform designed for team collaboration. It features channels for organized conversations, direct messaging, and integration with other tools for seamless communication.

Google Drive

A cloud storage service that allows you to store and share files. It includes collaborative tools like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, enabling real-time editing and team collaboration.

Dropbox

A cloud storage platform that enables file sharing, syncing, and collaboration across teams. It supports real-time editing and version control, making it easy to manage documents and projects.

Box

A cloud-based storage and collaboration platform designed for secure file sharing and project management. It offers team collaboration tools and integrates with popular productivity apps.

Get help with Coding

Jupyter Notebook

An open-source web application that allows you to create and share documents containing live code, equations, visualizations, and narrative text. It’s widely used for data analysis and scientific research.

Data Camp

An online learning platform offering interactive courses in data science, statistics, and programming. It provides hands-on exercises and projects to build practical skills.

Co-pilot

An AI-powered coding assistant that helps with code completion, error checking, and suggestions. It integrates with development environments to enhance coding efficiency.

Scientific Drawing and Presentation

Canva

Draw.io

A free diagramming tool that allows users to create flowcharts, network diagrams, and other visual representations. It supports collaboration and integrates with cloud platforms like Google Drive and OneDrive.

Visio

A professional diagramming software by Microsoft, designed for creating flowcharts, organizational charts, and other complex diagrams. It integrates with Microsoft Office products and offers robust collaboration tools.

EdrawMax

A versatile diagramming tool that supports the creation of flowcharts, mind maps, floor plans, and network diagrams. It includes a wide variety of templates and symbols for different diagramming needs.

Pictory.ai

An AI-powered video creation platform that converts long-form content, like blog posts, into engaging videos. It includes tools for editing, captioning, and creating short video snippets.

InvideoAI

AI empowered video creating and editing tool that helps users generate videos quickly and efficiently. It offers templates, stock footage, and AI-based editing tools to enhance video production.

Keynote

A presentation software for creating and delivering professional-quality slideshows. It provides a range of design tools and animations to enhance your presentations.

Slidebean

A presentation design platform that uses AI to assist in creating visually compelling slides. It automates design and layout, allowing you to focus on content.

Visme

A versatile tool for creating presentations, infographics, and visual content. It offers a wide range of templates and design elements to make your data and ideas visually engaging.

Rehearsal Pro

A presentation practice tool that helps you rehearse and refine your delivery. It provides feedback on pacing, tone, and content to improve your presentation skills.

Research and Scientific Writing

Grammarly

A writing assistant that checks grammar, spelling, and style. It offers suggestions to improve the clarity and effectiveness of your writing, ensuring polished and professional documents.

Turnitin

An anti-plagiarism tool that checks academic work for originality. It compares submissions against a vast database of sources to detect potential plagiarism and provide feedback.

Overleaf

An online LaTeX editor that facilitates writing and editing scientific documents collaboratively. It supports version control and real-time collaboration, making it ideal for academic papers and theses.

ChatGPT

An AI-powered conversational assistant that can generate text, answer questions, and provide writing support. It helps with brainstorming, drafting, and refining academic content.

Zotero

A reference management tool that helps you collect, organize, and cite research sources. It integrates with word processors for easy citation and bibliography creation.

Google Scholar

A search engine for scholarly articles and research papers. It provides access to academic publications and helps you find relevant literature in your field.

Mendeley

A reference manager and academic social network that organizes research papers and helps with citation management. It also facilitates collaboration and sharing of research.

Wolfram Alpha

A computational knowledge engine that answers queries by computing data and providing factual information. It’s useful for solving complex problems and finding detailed answers.

iLovePDF

An all-in-one PDF tool that allows you to merge, split, compress, convert, and edit PDF files. It offers a range of features, including converting a PDF to Word, for managing and optimizing PDF documents efficiently.

Image to Text Converter (OCR)

An Optical Character Recognition (OCR) tool that extracts text from images or scanned documents. It’s useful for converting printed or handwritten text into digital text that can be edited.

Image Converter to Several Extensions

A tool that converts image files between various formats, such as JPG, PNG, GIF, and TIFF. It’s helpful for optimizing images for different uses, including web publishing, printing, or sharing.

Check Plagiarism

A tool that scans documents to detect copied or duplicated content by comparing them against online sources and databases. It’s widely used in academic and professional writing to ensure originality.

QuillBot

An AI-powered paraphrasing tool that helps users rephrase and improve their writing. It offers features for summarizing, checking grammar, and enhancing vocabulary, making it useful for students, writers, and professionals alike.

Mind and Health Wellness

Mesmerize

A mental wellness app that provides relaxation and stress-relief techniques. It offers guided meditation and mindfulness exercises to support mental health.

Calm

A meditation and relaxation app that features guided meditations, sleep stories, and breathing exercises. It’s designed to reduce stress and improve mental well-being.

Happify

A mental health and well-being app that uses science-based activities and games to help reduce stress, overcome negative thoughts, and build emotional resilience. It provides tools to improve overall happiness and well-being.

Breethe

A mindfulness app that provides guided meditations, sleep aids, and stress-relief techniques. It helps you manage anxiety and cultivate a sense of calm.

Headspace

A meditation app that offers guided sessions for mindfulness, relaxation, and sleep. It provides tools to help manage stress and improve mental health.

HealthifyMe

A health and fitness app that offers personalized diet plans, workout routines, and wellness tracking. It supports goal setting and progress monitoring to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Fitbit

A fitness tracker that monitors physical activity, sleep patterns, and health metrics. It provides insights and motivation to support your fitness goals and overall well-being.

Personalized Learning

Brilliant

An educational platform focused on problem-solving and critical thinking. It offers interactive courses and exercises to enhance your analytical skills and cognitive abilities.

Khan Academy

A non-profit educational platform offering free online courses, lessons, and practice exercises on a wide variety of subjects, from math and science to humanities and economics.

Udemy

An online learning marketplace with courses covering everything from programming and business to personal development and hobbies. It allows both experts and professionals to create and sell courses.

Coursera

A platform offering online courses, specializations, and degrees in collaboration with top universities and companies. Courses cover various subjects, from tech and business to arts and health.

Stack Overflow

A popular platform where developers and programmers ask questions and share knowledge. It’s a vast community-driven space for coding, software development, and technology-related queries.