Apps for Academic Success

Boost your academic productivity with these tools for time management, research, and effective studying.

 

Time/Task Management

Google Calendar: A versatile calendar app for scheduling classes, assignments, and events to keep your academic life organized.

Todoist: A powerful to-do list app that helps you prioritize tasks and stay on top of deadlines with reminders and project organization.

Notion Calendar: Integrates seamlessly with Notion, allowing for comprehensive task and event management within a unified workspace.

 

Note Taking

Noteability: A robust note-taking app that allows for annotation of PDFs, audio recording, and handwriting, perfect for lectures.

Notion: A multifunctional workspace for note-taking, project management, and collaboration, offering highly customizable pages.

Goodnotes: A digital notebook app that provides a realistic handwriting experience and PDF annotation capabilities ideal for handwritten notes.

Freenotes (iOS only): A simple and free note-taking app for Apple devices which allows for quick sketches and handwritten notes.

 

Study Sessions

Google NotebookLM: An AI-powered tool that helps summarize and understand large amounts of research documents.

Anki: A flashcard app that uses spaced repetition to help you memorize information effectively for exams. 

 

Productivity

I Miss My Library: A to-do list and library sound effects to help you stay comfortable and productive. 

Habit Rabbit: A habit tracker that uses a playful interface to help you build and maintain positive routines.

Touch Grass (iOS only): Encourages breaks and outdoor time, reminding you to step away from screens and prioritize well-being.
 

Research

Google Scholar: A search engine specifically for scholarly literature, making it easy to find academic papers and citations.

Paperpile: A citation management tool that integrates with Google Docs and Google Scholar, streamlining research and bibliography creation.

Zotero: A free, open-source research tool that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share research.

Mendeley: A reference management software that helps you organize research papers, generate citations, and collaborate with other researchers.