APPS - EDUCATION curated by colin the catalyst
View, sign, collaborate on and annotate PDF files with our free Acrobat Reader software. And to easily edit and convert your PDFs into file formats like Excel and Word, try out PDF editor and converter Acrobat Pro DC.
Annotate PDFs from anywhere.
Do more than just open and view PDF files. It's easy to annotate documents using sticky notes, type text directly onto the page, add bookmarks, highlight, underline, or use strikethrough tools, and even draw on the screen with a freehand drawing tool.
Connected to the Cloud for easy file access.
Acrobat is connected to Adobe Document Cloud, so you can work with your PDFs from anywhere. You can even access and store files in cloud storage solutions like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, or Microsoft OneDrive.
Take your PDFs to go with the Adobe Acrobat Reader mobile app.
This free PDF reader app lets you view, comment, fill out, and sign PDF forms to help you move through your workflow quickly and efficiently.
Read text out loud for hard to read documents.
The read text out loud option helps guide you along any document that’s challenging to read.
Make your job easier with Adobe Acrobat DC, the trusted PDF creator. Use Acrobat to convert, edit, and sign PDF files at your desk or on the go.
Acrobat DC is the completely reimagined desktop version of the world’s best PDF solution.
It includes a mobile app so you can fill, sign and share PDFs on any device. And with Document Cloud services, you can create, export, edit and track PDFs from anywhere — and stay connected to recent files across all your devices.
There are two versions of this program: Standard and Pro: the Pro version has additional tools, including the ability to convert scanned documents into editable and searchable PDFs. The highest subscription tier refers to the All Apps + Adobe Stock plan for the Adobe Creative Cloud, which costs $82.98 per month (Source: Adobe, 3 July 2019).
Adobe also offers Adobe Acrobat Reader for free. It supports annotations but not editing.
eReader Prestigio: Book Reader is a multi lingual, multi format text and audio books reading app. Intuitive interface in over 25 languages and an in app store library with over 50,000 text (for children and adults) books and Text-To-Speech (read along) functionality.
Prestigio ebooks reader is cool - book and text reading never been simpler - you can read text files in multiple formats including epub, html, fb2, fb2.zip, txt, pdf, mobi, epub3, djvu and multiple other text and audio book formats.
Tired of reading? Switch on Text-To-Speech and let the application read the text book file for you! Kids books read along - let us read the best bed time stories for you.
Personalize your reading:
- Material Design and simple navigation - its cool
- Multiple Shelf Themes and in book backgrounds (add your own)
- Scan library for specific file and text book formats
- Inbuilt dictionary with Color Dict
- Text-To-Speech for reading books aloud in multiple languages
- In-App Store best books in epub & fb2 formats
- Home screen, Recent books, In book Menu, Android Home Widget
- Multiple fonts, sizes and styles for best and cool reading
- Night mode
- Books Collection – create, edit and store your books, organized by desired criteria (genre, author, added time or series) and view them in covers or list views
- File Manager - easily find your ebook or text file and set of enjoying reading your stories
- Synchronize your books and text files from cloud services such as Google Drive, One Drive & Dropbox directly into books collections
Create ebooks My Prestigio account to
- Synchronize books between devices library (only synchronize text files where you left off, not full library)
- Download free books (adult and children) and texts from In-App ereader book store
- Buy new books from in-app ereader book store
- Keep downloaded books in the Prestigio Cloud
- Create wish lists
- Book Purchase Vouchers
READ ANYTIME, ANYWHERE On the bus, on your break, in your bed—never be without something to read. The Kindle app puts millions of books, magazines, newspapers, comics, and manga at your fingertips.
FIND YOUR NEXT GREAT READ
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Find your next great read with Kindle. Choose from millions of Kindle books (including books with Audible narration), magazines, audiobooks, and comics. Explore new releases, Amazon Charts best sellers, and titles across genres like romance, science fiction, children’s books, self-help, religion, nonfiction, and more—and try any book with a sample in the app before you buy on Amazon.com
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Kindle Unlimited members can enjoy unlimited reading and listening, with the freedom to explore over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and current magazines.
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Thousands of books, magazines, comics, and more included with Amazon Prime.
GO BEYOND PAPER Turn your phone or tablet into a book with the Kindle app—so you can read anytime, anywhere. Explore these reading features in the Kindle app:
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Read your way. Customize your text size, font type, margins, text alignment, and orientation (portrait or landscape)—and choose whether to turn pages from left to right or continuously scroll. Read comfortably day and night with adjustable brightness and background colors. Go to the Aa menu in your book to get started.
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Look up words, people, and places while you read. Breeze through words you don’t know and characters you can’t remember with the built-in dictionary, X-Ray, Wikipedia lookup, instant translations, and search within your book. Simply tap and hold a word to view its definition, or follow links to Google and Wikipedia to get more information.
Track your reading progress. See what percent of the book you’ve read, real page numbers (for most top titles), and how much time you have left in the chapter or book based on your actual reading speed.
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Bookmark places you want to revisit, and make highlights and take notes throughout your book. Open My Notebook to see all your notes in the same place.
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Hop, skim, and jump with Page Flip. Flip between pages or get a bird’s-eye view of your book with Page Flip—don’t worry, we’ll save your place.
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Zoom in on high-definition color images in Kindle books, magazines, comics, and manga.
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Sync your books across devices. When you’re reading a book, the Kindle app will automatically sync where you left off—along with any bookmarks, highlights, or notes—so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another.
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Choose any audiobook for free and it’s yours to keep even after the trial period. New customers can sign up now for a free 30-day trial of Audible.
You can take your Audible library with you anywhere when you download the Audible app to your Windows device. Transform your commute, your workout, or even household chores into fun listening time using the free Audible app.
Features:
- Transfer books to your device over wi-fi
- Chapter navigation, bookmarking, sleep mode, variable narration speed, button-free mode
- Access the Audible store to purchase more audiobooks
- Connect to Facebook and Twitter to let your friends know what you’re listening to
- Get insider information about author events and more with the Audible Newsfeed
Google Translate is a free online translation service that can instantly translate text and web pages between over 50 languages.
The iPhone and Android versions offer voice input.
One-click English dictionary and thesaurus for Windows. Dictionary apps for mobiles, tablets and Mac desktop. In difference to Lingoes Translator you it is only a word-translator not a text-translator. The comprehensive English thesaurus and dictionary includes: Definitions and synonyms Proper nouns Related words 5000 audio pronunciations 150 000 root words 220 000 word senses Fixed web reference tabs
