50+ Tech Tools to Help You Through the Coronavirus Pandemic

COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus, is rapidly increasing and has reached more than 4 million cases worldwide with lakhs of deaths. This has prompted people to stay locked down at their homes, offices to shut their office, and work from home.

The coronavirus hit has become frustrating, frightening, and maddening for the businesses along with this the stock market has also gone down. To keep the business running smoothly, owners are taking preventive measures and depending upon the tools to ensure streamlining remote workforce.

Social Distancing and working from home are the major aspects that companies have announced including the tech giants – Amazon, Google, and Facebook. The companies are ensuring that employees avoid any exposure in the workplace and opting for remote working from home. But do you think it is as simple as it seems?

No, it is an extremely challenging transition for the companies and people that didn’t practice remote workforce. However, to make it easy and simple companies are adopting a number of ways to overcome these challenges. They are embracing modern technology and tools to streamline workflow and enhance productivity.

Let us walk you through the major tools that are recommended to the companies for remote working and learning. 

Top Tools amid Coronavirus Pandemic

The major concern of companies amid the pandemic is to maintain the productivity of the employee at their homes. However, many believe that employees can be more productive at home with flexible schedules and minimum distractions.

Remote working has its own struggles that can be tackled easily with preventive measures. If you want to increase your work productivity then here are some ways.

With this said, there are a number of tools in the market that helps in enhancing the productivity of the individual. Additionally, these tools help in keeping users engaged with the team and be more creative.

Thinking out of the box can easily be achieved while working remotely (try it once and you will be thrilled). The future-proof and flexible workplace keeps the mind in sync with the body that automatically generates productive work ideas.

The fact is in the last few months, remote working has become the only option for companies to overcome the impact of coronavirus. The cloud-based tools are opted by the companies to enhance productivity and collaborate with the team easily.

Whether it is instant feedback, video calling, code editor, design, or marketing, there are tools to help employees working smoothly. Here are the major tools that you need to keep in mind to survive the coronavirus pandemic. 

Marketing

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1. Hootsuite – Hootsuite is one of the best management dashboards and social media management platforms that marketers can access free of cost until the end of July 2020. The tool can easily integrate with social media accounts and support them. 

2. MailChimp – Email marketing services and marketing automation platform, Mailchimp is considered as the topmost choice. The company is offering free standard accounts to the people that are spreading coronavirus awareness around the globe until 30th June 2020.

3. Adobe – Creative Cloud apps offer a number of services including web app development, web design, video editing, photography, etc. In addition to this, marketers can also opt for web conferencing With Adobe Connect that offers free 90-day access, until the end of July 2020.

4. Moz – Moz is the major tool that is used by the marketer that is used for marketing analytics and inbound marketing. However, for someone that wants to learn more about digital marketing then Moz offers free courses.

5. GoDaddy – American-based web hosting and domain registrar company is used by the marketers to kickstart the business. Godaddy includes the free version to start the business allowing owners to publish unlimited pages on a website.

Communication

6. Slack – Slack is a communication app that is used by the teams under the company name that includes persistent chat rooms, private groups, and one can even directly message to the respective individual. With coronavirus pandemic, slack paid plans are a great way to collaborate with the team and work remotely together. 

7. Zoom – The video conferencing app that is best for online chat and video-telephony through the cloud-based software. It is best for distance education, telecommuting, teleconferencing, and maintaining a client relationship with quick calls. 

8. RingCentral – The cloud-based communications solution – RingCentral – is used by non-profit, healthcare providers, and educators. The collaboration and communication tool is widely used by businesses with extra features such as Outlook, call control, Google Docs, Salesforce, Box integration, and DropBox.

9. Comcast – Being a leading Xfinity cable communication provider is an ideal choice for the Wifi. The hotspots are available for the non-subscribers and subscribers that can be easily accessed under the list of hotspots as “xfinitywifi”.

10. Google Hangout – Google product hangout is a great alternative for the users that wish to chat, make video or voice calls to the team masters. All a user needs to do is to add team members and make a conversation easily without downloading. 

Cloud Storage and Asset Management

11. Bynder DAM – It is a digital asset management solution that the brands use as the centralized hub. It is best for presentations, logos, videos, documents, and so on. The tool is used to store the data, automate content creation, brand guidelines, and offer feedback while sharing files safely and quickly keeping top cloud computing trends in mind. 

12. Google Drive – Google Drive is around the world for so many years that is making remote working easy. Drive can be used by the midsize and small teams to collaborate and store the documents, slideshows, spreadsheets, etc. easily over the Google account.

13. Box – Another alternative for storage and media management is Box that is used for creating, editing, sharing files securely, and reviewing documents easily. In addition to this, the tool has made it easy for co-workers to share the documents across the device in real-time.

14. Cloudinary – This AI-based tool is used by the giants including Virgin, Buzzfeed, and Vogue to tag assets automatically. The images are categorized as per the objects, faces, and colors to ensure that users can search and retrieve them easily. Amid the pandemic, it can be a great tool to store, share, and manage the assets while analyzing, tracking, and reporting them digitally.

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15. Asset Bank – It is the tool used for the end-to-end and on-premise experience. It is best for multiple and bulk upload lightboxes. This allows users to store, upload, manage, centralized, and track their assets. It also includes a built-in content management system that is ideal for individuals with a tight budget and enhances workflow. 

Project Management

16. Workfront – As a great enterprise work management tool, Workfront is an ideal tool for time tracking, issue tracking, portfolio management, document management, etc. The tool can be used to integrate JIRA and Microsoft Outlook easily for users to access features.

17. Trello – For project management, Trello is a great alternative that also contains images, text, file attachments, and emojis on the boards. The tool works on the freemium model that allows co-workers to collaborate. There are different plans including a free basic plan that can be ideal for a quick start. 

18. Asana – Another of the famous collaboration tools that are used by the team is Asana through which users can assign tasks to team members. Also, it is a great tool to keep track of the tasks with its automation features. 

19. Basecamp – It might be a simple to-do-list tool but is a great help for the workers with a number of features including group chats and message boards.

20. ClickUp – ClickUp is a great project management tool that allows team members to keep track of small tasks. This tool helps in keeping the team members updated with each and every aspect of the project from start to finish and get the updates regularly. 

Development and Design

21. CodePen – For frontend developers, CodePen is a great tool that shares the JavaScript and HTML/CSS code securely. The shared code can be reviewed by the members in real-time. 

22. InVision – The designers work on the InVision for the killer experience. The tools help the designers to come up with the nifty designs helping them achieve the ideal solution. The designers create prototypes easily and get contextual comments as feedback on the tool only.

23. Skitch – Evernote-owned app is used to work remotely to markup, annotate, and speedily work on the sketch. 

24. Dribble – To maintain the online community, Dribble is a great platform that showcases artwork that is ideal for networking, self-promotion and browsing the co-creator. The tool covers web design, graphic design, photography, and UX techniques to follow to inspire aspiring designers.

25. Loom – For web development and design, Loom is a great tool that gives an understanding of the work to the clients. This is a great way to maintain communication as well since many-a-times clients are not much aware of the work going on. Loom allows visual demonstration in the form of videos.

Collaboration and Productivity

26. Dropbox – This cloud-based tool that is used for hosting services offers file synchronization, cloud storage, client software, and personal cloud. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, NGOs, and nonprofits organizations have the benefit of a three-month period subscriptions (HelloSign Enterprise and Dropbox Business)

27. Zoho – To increase the productivity of the work, Zoho is a great tool that includes a number of features such as training sessions, project management, storage, online meetings, word processing, presentation, and so on. 

28. Microsoft – To make it easy for the user to work during the coronavirus pandemic, Office 365 E1 Trial is offering a free six-month plan. The tool includes all the Office products including Microsoft Teams that enhance team productivity.

29. Smartsheet – The companies can easily use the free templates to build coronavirus preparedness dashboards. The tool contains CDC documentation, related forms, sheets, and other resources to track projects, assign tasks, manage calendars, and so on.

30. DocuSign – As the name suggests, DocuSign is a digital document that companies can easily manage electronically. The users can also offer eSignature that makes it easier for companies to sign a deal with the clients as electronic agreements.

Software Support & Security

31. Okta – It is an access and identity management system that offers secure user authentication services. The tool offers Okta Multi-Factor Authentication and Single-Sign-On free access to users. 

32. Cisco – Another tool that is famous for security and two-factor authentication is Cisco that offers a free license to the new users. The users can enjoy the security tool as per their plan (or limit) until 1st July 2020.

33. Kaspersky – For cyber protection, especially for healthcare professionals, Kaspersky is an ideal tool. It protects the data easily with free six-month licenses for the facilities that are struggling amid the pandemic. 

34. Ping Identity – This is a free tool during the quarantine period for multi-factor authentication and cloud single sign-on (SSO)  the employees can easily access the IT resources from the confinement of their homes for a streamlined workflow.

35. Cloudflare – For the remote workers and small businesses, this six-month free team product is used to operate easily and securely. The products include a number of services such as DDoS mitigation, content-delivery-network, distributed domain-name-server, and internet security. 

Finance & Accounting

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36. Wave – This tool is a great tool that can be used by businesses at affordable prices. If you were the active customer then the paid services have reduced the amount for bookkeeping, accounting, invoicing, and other financial services to help with cash flow. 

37. Bill.com – This tool is offering a free 90-day subscription to allow users to work amid coronavirus. For the mid-sized and small business, it can generate invoices, processes the bills, manages cash flow, and send-receive payments. 

38. Spendesk – For Small and medium-scale businesses, Spendes is offering free access for a month to help in the spend-management. Whether it is to send or receive the payments, the Spendesk virtual cards can easily manage it. 

39. BlockLine – The tool is free for the customers for the next six months to get the premium training from experts about. All the users need to do is select the software they want to learn and experts will walk them through the major aspects of the finance tools. 

40. RexPay – This tool is free until the end of May for the user to allow them to pay for the medical bills. This allows convenient and secure payment for the users.

Recruitment & People

41. Workable – The tool is used during the coronavirus outbreak as a top video interviewing tool. This tool contains the library for the response around coronavirus pandemic for the business leaders and HR professionals. 

42. Harver – Amid coronavirus pandemic, the tool is a pre-employment assessment platform that can be used free of cost. The tool offers free service for the 60-days that are a major addition to the HRs.

43. Lever – The tool is the best for the video interviewing that includes the Zoom integration for panels and 1:1s. The users can enable the schedule easily with the candidates before joining the Zoom meeting (without installing Zoom).

44. HR Acuity – During the coronavirus outbreak, it is now easier to manage businesses with SaaS solutions. The tool includes tracking functionalities and employee documentation that allow businesses to understand the impact of the outbreak.

45. OutMatch – The 60-days free access for the video interviewing platform amid coronavirus. For the 100 percent virtually, the HR professionals can use the live video and pre-record interviewing for the screening process. 

Education

46. Codecademy – It is a learning platform for college and high school students to access 10,000 scholarships free of cost. The students can learn from the courses during the outbreak.

47. Linkedin learning – Linkedin, in general, is a great platform for the users and it also provides 16 learning courses including building the relationship and stays productive amid coronavirus. The learning courses include an understanding of virtual meeting tools and a healthy way to maintain work and family dynamics. 

48. McGraw-Hill – The tool includes a great learning platform that offers educational software, content, and services for the users. It includes engineering, business, and medical professionals to make remote instruction.

49. Age of learning – The tool is best for children from the age of 2 to 8 to allow parents to homeschool kids. It is a great alternative to help your kids learn while the schools are locked down. 

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50. Epic – This tool is mainly about the free remote access for the librarians and elementary educators. The users can access the tool until 30th June 2020 for free of cost accessing digital libraries easily. Epic is a tool that includes 35,000 + books, audiobooks, quizzes, videos, and read-to-me. 

General

51. Peloton – The workout app works well for users that are locked at home. There has been a huge impact on fitness apps amid COVID-19. One major app is Peloton that offers a free 90-days trial and users can select classes such as meditation, yoga, strength training, etc. 

52. Shopify – The music streaming app is life for the music fanatics. However, the app includes a 90-days free trial. If the users are on the 14-days trial then the new customers can extend it to the 90. 

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53. UrbanSitter – Working from home and having kids are extremely difficult since the parents can’t manage both the work together. Hence, the app offers a free two-month subscription for parents to hire trusted child care to help the parents that are working from home. 

54. Amazon Audible – For the booklovers, Audible is a great addition to stream the books via phone, laptop, desktop, and tablets. The users can stream the books in six languages to learn, enjoy, and dream.

55. Calm – The tool includes the hand-picked content to stay grounded and take care of the user’s mind amid pandemic. The app supports the emotional and mental wellness of the users that are locked at home. 

Big Tech Giants Teams Up With Government

If you are a regular Facebook user then you might be aware of it sending information around COVID-19, filling out the online symptom checker, and searching flu symptoms. These are used to track, inform, and predict the pandemic.

Even the giants are also taking initiatives to track, predict, and inform users of the coronavirus. The government agencies are partnering up with the companies and researchers to help the users. It is to educate the people and keep them well-informed about the virus.  Here are the major initiatives taken by the Giants and the COVID-19 tracking apps and tools they have launched by them. 

Verily

Verily is the Alphabet company that offers an online screening tool that connects the users with testing centers. However, the project is at the early launch that sends high-quality information to public health officials. It is an online screening and testing tool for the coronavirus that allows users. 

Facebook

Facebook is working on the research projects that have made them survey the users about the symptoms of coronavirus pandemic with Carnegie Mellon University. The research is used to create heat maps with the data collected with surveys and Facebook location on the self-reporting.

The motive of the research is to help the users with forecast and understanding the health systems of the potential outbreak. In order to track the virus, Facebook has partnered with 40 countries and is sharing the location data to understand the spread.

Apple

Apple has teamed up with the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) to develop a screening tool for checking the symptoms of coronavirus. The app can be accessed by users online or the App Store. It asks a few questions that users need to answer such as pre-existing conditions, current symptoms, more information, and contact with exposed people.

This helps in tracking the virus in the area and tracking it as per the widespread. The app also offers tips about the symptoms and suggests social distancing in the case of the red zone area. In case the users experience some symptoms or are exposed to the virus, the app directs to self-quarantine. Also, it contacts the doctors and monitors the symptoms for the pre-existing conditions. 

Conclusion

These are the major tools that are best for the remote working and students if you are clocking in. The motive is to make remote working and learning easier for the user and stay connected with others.

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