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.