10 Web Tools All Great Web Designs Should Use

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Web applications are becoming more and more used as time goes on. Heck, even browsers are being designed around them (Chrome). I have put together a nice list of 10 web tools all great web designers / freelancers should use. These 10 web tools are outstanding, and can really help web designers out, aswell as reducing the time they need to sort things out, leaving more time to design.

Freshbooks

Freshbooks is an online application that allows web designers / freelancers to easily track time and bill their clients. Within your control panel, you can perform multiple tasks. It generates reports and estimates, you can have your own custom invoice design, and add clients and team members. Its a must have. Plus there are free accounts aswell as paid accounts!

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GrabUp

This is a great file sharing service for the average web designer. Just simple download the free software, then begin to upload your files and share them with your clients. Nice and simple!

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Dropbox

Dropbox is one of the best tools online at the moment. You can download the software for mac, windows or Linux and simply drag and drop your files straight into your Dropbox folder, and it will upload them to the internet. You can share them between computers easily, and also there is a web control panel to manage your files. You can paste your Dropbox file links with clients easily and effectively.

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Google Analytics

Analytics is an amazing free stats tool created by Google. You simply add the small code to your website, and your stats will be updated daily. You can view your stats in many different types of graphs, and you can track visitors, content and much more. Its simple amazing, and you can spend hours looking over your stats.

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IceBrrg

Icebrrg makes web forms simple. You simply sign up for an Icebrrg account, create your form and paste the code into your website. You can see your results right from within your Icebrrg control panel too!

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CrazyEgg

CrazyEgg is a brilliant web tool for analyzing your website. You can login to your CrazyEgg control panel and see website referrers, where users have clicked on your site, hot places to click, and much more. Its a tool worth looking into.

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FireBug

Firebug is a web development plugin for Firefox. It analyzes your code, monitor, edit and debug. Its a reel of web tools in one. And best of all its free. You can even see how long it takes for web pages to load.

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What The Font!

Ever seen a font on a website and thought i want to use that in one of my designs. Well What The Font is an awesome tool where you can upload an image of the font you wish to identify, or input the url. What the font will identify the font and tell you where you can download / buy it.

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BrowserShots

When you are designing a website on a certain operating system, usually you use a certain browser to test what it looks like. Instead of logging on other operating systems, downloading multiple browsers and loading all of them up to check if your design works with them, Browser Shots takes a snapshot of your design in multiple browsers. You can select which browser screenshots your want from multiple operating systems, and then BrowserShots gives you images from all of the browsers you selected. Its a brilliant tool for all web designers.

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Toodledo

Freelancers and web designers need to manage projects and what they need to complete every day. Toodledo is a free, easy to use to-do list. There is even an app for the iPhone, and you can access your to-do lists anywhere you have an internet connection.