Best Apps Essential for All Graduate Students

By: Graduate Student Knowledgebase

1. Zotero - is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, annotate, cite, and share research.

   1. Zotero helps you organize your research any way you want. You can sort items into collections and tag them with keywords. Or create saved searches that automatically fill with relevant materials as you work.

   2. Zotero instantly creates references and bibliographies for any text editor, and directly inside Word, LibreOffice, and Google Docs. With support for over 10,000 citation styles, you can format your work to match any style guide or publication.

   3. Zotero can optionally synchronize your data across devices, keeping your files, notes, and bibliographic records seamlessly up to date. If you decide to sync, you can also always access your research from any web browser.

   4. Zotero lets you co-write a paper with a colleague, distribute course materials to students, or build a collaborative bibliography. You can share a Zotero library with as many people you like, at no cost.

   5. Free to use, but offerrs a premium service for purchase.
      

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2. Notion - is a single space for productivity and note-taking.

a. Notion is, at the core, a note-taking app. But really, there's no one category that accurately captures everything Notion can do. Because if you know how to use the app's basic building blocks, it functions as so much more than just a place to jot down your thoughts—it becomes more of an all-in-one workspace.

b. To learn how to scale workflows, connect your tools: https://www.notion.so/help

c. Free to use, but offers a premier service for purchase.

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3. Grammerly - helps your ideas shine with instant writing guidance, delivered intelligently, whenever you need it.

a. Useful app that catches typos, missing punctuation, or commonly confused words before they become distracting to your reader.

b. Get personalized suggestions based on what you’re writing and who will read it.

c. Free to use, but offer a premium service for purchase.

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4. Forest - an app that helps you stay focused on the important things in life.

a. The apps discourages phone use during study sessions. Users plant virtual trees that grow over a set

period, promoting concentration and minimizing distractions.

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