As a writer, you need tools to help you through your work.
Here, I am going to list a few free tools, a writer will find useful. The best part is these tools are free to use.
At the moment, I am trying out Open Office. I have Microsoft Works but out of curiosity, I want to try Open Office. Today is the first day of using Open Office. I will talk more about Open Office if I have found something interesting.
Meanwhile, here is the list of the tools:
1. Open Office – a very nice substitute for Microsoft Office/Works.
2. Google Documents – good tool if you are working on a project in a team.
3. Gmail – if you want to handle all your emails at one place and have more storage.
4. PDF995 – there is a free version that will show ads but tolerable.
5. eFax – if you need to RECEIVE fax, eFax offers a free account (need to upgrade to send fax).
6. Dictionary – sometimes you need to look up for a meaning, thesaurus or reference.
7. Keyword analysis – maybe you are writing articles for SEO and you need the exact percentage of keyword density, this is the tool that helps you calculate the keyword percentage.
8. Skype – if you need to make PC-to-PC calls or PC-landline calls.
9. Text-to-Speech converter – if you need to listen rather than read, this is the tool.
10. Stock Images
11. Blogging Platform – WordPress
12. Word Count Tool – count your words
For now, these are the tools that I can think of. I will add in more when I discovered new tools.
If you have any new tools to add, leave a comment.




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Nice collection of tools! I’d say Gmail is my number one tool right now. It makes email management so much easier.
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I personally love Open Office. Free tool to replace the existing Microsoft Office.