Tools for Remote Workers

Collection of the best tools for working remotely, hand picked from the community and RemoteHabits interviews.

Project Management

Best tools to organize and manage projects.

Asana — track team progress
Trello — collaboratively organize projects with lists
Airtable — spreadsheet/database for organizing
Wunderlist — to-dos, reminders and errands
Quip — team collaboration and project management
Basecamp — project management
Jira — issues and project tracking
Microsoft To-Do — task management app
Kantree — work management platform

Video Conferencing

Stay in touch with teams through video

Skype — video chat
Zoom — video conferencing
WebEx — online video meetings with your team
Join.me — easy conferences and screenshare
Google Hangouts — team chat and messaging
GoToMeeting — online meeting software
appear.in — effortless video collaboration
team.video — Video collaboration tool for remote teams.
UnRemot — video-based collaboration platform for remote workers

Team Communcation

Stay in touch with teams through text

Slack — chat rooms for teams
I Done This — daily team check-ins via email
Flock — team chat
WhatsApp — simple messaging
Krisp — noise canceling app
Pragli — Virtual office and communication tool for remote teams

Remote Jobs

Websites for finding freelance, part-time and full-time remote jobs

RemoteHabits Jobs — remote job aggregator
Upwork — largest freelance marketplace
Remote OK — remote job board
Angel List — tech and startup jobs
We Work Remotely — remote job board
Just Remote — remote work job board
Remotive — remote job board
Remote.com — online and remote jobs
PeoplePerHour — hire freelancers online
whoishiring.io — remote job aggregator for Hacker News
Freelancer — freelance marketplace
Indeed — job search engine for remote work
Work From Home Jobs — aggregates work from home jobs postings

Productivity

Tools to help you stay productive, including todo lists, distraction blockers and time managers.

Think Machine — 3D Mind Mapping and AI Research Tool
Focus — block distracting websites and apps
BreakTime — take regular breaks
Todoist — todo list
RescueTime — time management
Y-Productive — personal productivity tracker
Alfred — productivity app for macOS
GTD — a popular productivity system

Time Tracking

Tools for tracking time

On The Job — time tracking and invoicing
Harvest — simple online time tracking
Timing — automatic time tracking for Mac
Qbserve — automatic time tracker for Mac
Toggl — time tracking and invoicing
Hubstaff — an all-in-one time tracker

File Sharing

Share files with teammates and clients

Google Drive — store and easily share files
Dropbox — a folder for all your files
Box — secure file sharing
SlideShare — share presentations and documents
WeTransfer — easily share large files

Design

Tools for design

Canva — collaborative online graphics editor
Figma — collaborative interface design tool
Sketch — digital design tool
InVision — interactive mockups
Illustrator — illustrations and vector art
Photoshop — graphic design
InDesign — document creator
Maya — modeling software
After Effects — visual effects
Dribbble — social network for designers

Programming

Tools for programming

GitHub — social network for programmers
CodePen — social development environment
GitLab — collaborative coding infrastructure
Work in Progress — maker community
MakeHub — social network for builders
Indie Hackers — social network people building businesses
Bitbucket — alternative to GitHub
Xcode — IDE for building iOS and macOS apps
Hacker News — like reddit for builders
Sublime Text — code editor

Writing

Tools for writers

Google Docs — write collaboratively
Medium — social network for writers
Grammarly — writing assistant
Word — the original document editor
WordPress — blogging tool
Hemingway Editor — editor for better writing
Copyscape — plagiarism checker
Evernote — note taking app

Remote Work

Other useful sites and services related to remote work

Workplaceless — professional development for remote workers
Remote Work Hub — coaches for remote workers
Yonder — articles about remote work
Re.Now — remote work mentors
Operate Remote — coaching and consulting service for companies offering remote work.

Scheduling

Schedule events and organize your time

Google Calendar — online calendar
Every Time Zone — easy time zones
Buffer — schedule social media posts
Spacetime — work hour and time zone management for distributed teams
Fantastical — super fast scheduling and calendar on Mac

Music

Services that offer music for being productive

Brain.fm — music for the brain
Music for programming — music for programming
Pandora — internet radio
Spotify — music streaming

Travel

Resources for traveling as a remote worker.

Nomad List — best cities to live and work remotely
Spotted by Locals — travel like a local
Coliving.com — #1 discovery and booking platform for coliving spaces worldwide - Take advantage of their $50 off first booking deal by clicking the homepage link.

Password Management

Tools for easily managing passwords and logins

1Password — password manager
Dashlane — never forget another password
LastPass — password manager and digital wallet

Meetups

Places to find other remote workers and professionals

Meetup — find your people
Indie Hackers Meetups — meetups with people building businesses
Nomad List Meetups — meetups for digital nomads

Education

Learn programming, design, copywriting or other skills for remote work

Lambda School — get a job as a software engineer at no up-front cost
Treehouse — online programming courses
Udacity — online courses and nanodegrees
Udemy — online courses to learn anything
Coursera — online courses and credentials
Remoter — a comprehensive library of remote work resources
Outsource School - Cracking the VA Code Course — Course for those seeking tips on managing virtual assistants
Outsource School - Case Study — Case study on building and scaling a business with virtual assistants.
Outsource School - VA Calculator — Calculator to determine the number of virtual assistants you can afford.

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