12 Excellent Productivity Tools for Web Designers

Posted on 29. Aug, 2012 by carl in Inspiration

Most of the web developers and web designers always want to use best productivity tools in any online applications or web applications. If you’re freelancing or a part of a small web design team, having a productive workflow allows you to get more work done and so you can make that extra money or have some much-needed time off. Here are 12 tools that will help you do just that, allowing you to spend a little bit more time designing, and a little less time figuring out what you were supposed to do next.

1. Google Docs

Google Docs allows you to create, manage, and update documents, spreadsheets and more online for free.

Google Docs

2. Blind Text Generator

This handy page allows you to generate blocks of dummy text for web design layout visualization purposes.

Blind Text Generator

3. Remember the Milk

Remember the milk allows you to create and manage multiple task lists from any computer and smart phone, as well as offline.

Remember the Milk

4. RescueTime

Here you can get web-based time management and analytic tool for knowledge workers who want to be more efficient and productive.

RescueTime

5. Evernote

Evernote makes it easy to remember things big and small from your everyday life using your computer, phone, tablet and the web.

Evernote

6. Little Snapper

Use Little Snapper to capture and tag bits of inspiration and build a full database of textures, layouts, graphics and ideas. Mac only.

Little Snapper

7. Designers Tool Box

Designers Toolbox has a pretty impressive collection of very useful print and online tools.

Designers Tool Box

8. Browser Shots

Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different operating systems and browsers. It is a free open-source online web application providing developers a convenient way to test their website’s browser compatibility in one place.

Browser Shots

9. xmarks

At this address you can get exciting bookmark-powered web discovery features.

xmarks

10. Basecamp

Project management is key for efficient productivity. The fine folks at 37signals created the mother of all project management apps when they created Basecamp.

Basecamp

11. Mail Chimp – Free Email Marketing

MailChimp helps you design email newsletters, share them on social networks, integrate with services you already use, and track your results.

Mail Chimp – Free Email Marketing

12. Mockflow

A highly functional tool for building wireframes for two main reasons. Mockflow allows to organize the project into folders and share them with other people publicly.

Mockflow

While compiling this list, it’s always a possibility that I missed some other great resources. Feel free to share it with us.

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