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File: 50 iOS extensions to know to enhance the iPhone and iPad

Under iOS, for several years and the release of version 8, it has been possible to install third-party extensions which allow you to add functionalities to applications. Usable in particular inthe Photos app or in Safari, as seenin this practical article, these extensions make using the device easier. In fact, they provide functionsmaking certain procedures very quickwhich, without the extension, would have required several tedious steps and switches between apps.

So, to gain efficiency, after havingconsidering third party keyboardsand thevery many widgets available, here is an inventory of very practical extensions, with the apps allowing you to install them:

Shortcuts

  • Shortcuts: it's impossible not to talk about the Shortcuts app in the context of a file on extensions. This app introduced by Apple with iOS 12 takes over from the Workflow app. It allows you to create automatic actions and therefore personalized extensions which can be very practical.Find our folder dedicated to the Shortcuts app here.

1Password


  • 1Password    – free – once in place, this Safari extension
    definitively puts an end to the hassle of identification on websites. A real
    happiness.

500px


  • 500px    – free – allows you to send your photos to the platform
    well-known photo, directly from the photo film.

aNote


  • aNote    – 3.49 euros – one extension at a time for
    Safari(page capture and annotation) and for the app
    photowhere it allows you to annotate the photos – we prefer it
    nevertheless “Awesome Screenshot” seen below, which is more stable and all
    also efficient.

Annotable


  • Annotable    – free – allows you to add notes, drawings,
    arrows, or even blur on any screenshot or image of the
    film.

Asana

  • Asana
    – free – task management and collaborative work.

Awesome Screenshot

Camera Plus


  • Camera Plus    – 1.09 euros – many filters and an app
    essential photo editing that can be used directly from the film.

Copied


  • Copied    – free – the app
    described and tested here    allows you to keep in a clipboard synchronized between
    different Apple devices, a history of copied files or texts.
    The extension makes it easy to send content to this clipboard.

Dashlane

  • Dashlane– free – works identically to 1Password, allowing you to display your Dahslane safe and passwords from a Safari page with identifiers to complete. Practical !

Dropbox


  • Dropbox    – free – allows you to save a file (photo, video,
    notes, for example) directly in your Dropbox, with choice of folder.

Evernote

  • Evernote
    – free – essential app for taking, managing and modifying your notes,
    now more widely from other iOS apps.

EyeEm

  • EyeEm
    – free – filters and effects to enhance photos.

Facebook Messenger

Fantastical 2


  • Fantastical 2    – 5.49 euros – the extension of the famous calendar
    allows you to create events even faster.

PDF Scanner

  • PDF
    Scanner    – free – accessible from the camera roll, extension
    allows you to edit images (crop redundant background and enhance
    colors) directly from the photos, without having to launch PDF
    Scanner.

Flickr


  • Flickr    – free – Yahoo’s famous photo app integrates
    now an extension to store your photos.

Flipboard

  • Flipboard
    – free – all the news that interests you in a beautiful magazine app,
    the extension allows you to add what you like to your Flipboard magazines to
    through the Apple ecosystem.

Fragment


  • Fragment    – 5.49 euros – magnificent geometric effects for
    have fun with the images.

Gmail


  • Gmail    – free – who doesn’t know Gmail, the mail service
    electronics from Google? On iOS, its extension allows you to attach to a
    new email, a file, directly from the relevant application
    (photo or video in Photos, note in Notes, internet link in Safari,
    etc.).

Google Drive


  • Google Drive    – free – works similar to Dropbox
    cited above, Google Drive, with its extension, allows you to save a
    file (photo, video, note, for example) directly in its Google cloud,
    with choice of folder, from the share button in the application
    source (Photos, Notes, etc.).

Google Keep

  • Google Keep– free – for note-taking, to be used as a text extension, but also on files. This app is also very practical and offers an interface very different from Apple Notes. Google Keep notes are also accessible via web interface.

Group Text!

  • Group
    Text!    – 3.49 euros – to easily send SMS and iMessage
    grouped, with content from other applications thanks to its
    extension.

Halftone 2


  • Halftone 2    – 3.49 euros – with its extension, this app which gives
    a little comic book side to the photos, allows you to apply halftone effects in
    l’application Photos.

imo

  • imo
    – free – free video call and instant messaging.

iMovie


  • iMovie    – free – an extension which allows you to add a title
    on videos, or music directly from the camera roll.

Instagram

Instapaper

  • Instapaper
    – free – the extension allows you to send interesting content to one of the
    best playback apps.

instashare


  • instashare    - free -described
    ici    , this app facilitates wireless transfer between an iPhone and a Mac, from
    data, whether photos, videos, or even the clipboard of one or
    the other device.

LastPass

  • LastPass
    – free – a password manager that will greatly simplify you
    the life.

LinkedIn

  • LinkedIn
    – free – the professional social network also has its extension, it allows
    to share photos and content with your contacts without leaving the apps that
    support extensions.

Linky


  • Linky    – 4.49 euros – allows you to share, thanks to the extension, to
    Twitter or Facebook, up to 4 images at once, with settings
    advanced (choice of title, text, etc.).
    More details here    .

Microsoft Translator


  • Microsoft Translator    – free – the translation app allows you to
    the extension to translate a web page into the language of one's choice for example, to
    from Safari. But the extension can also be used on text in Notes
    or in Mail in particular.

Notebook

  • Notebook– free – one of the most beautiful note-taking apps on the App Store.Presented here, it is also free. It also has a web app to view notes from any computer, and a macOS app.

OmniFocus

  • OmniFocus 3– free – it becomes possible to add content
    from another application to OmniFocus projects and content.

OneNote

  • OneNote
    – free – here, it is the content coming from the application which is
    transformed into notes, a cross-platform Microsoft app.

Pinterest

  • Pinterest
    – free – just one click now to pin the images that interest you
    please.

Pocket


  • Pocket    – free – save articles, web pages and more in
    just one click.

Prism


  • Prism    – 10.99 euros – in the photo app, Prizmo can apply
    its filters, crop or rotate the image.

Quick


  • Quick    – free – to more easily add text to your
    photos.

Scanner Pro


  • Scanner Pro    – 4.49 euros – transforms a photo from the camera roll into
    one-click scanning.

Slack


  • Slack    – free – the recent communication application
    cross-platform integrates an extension to easily attach any file to
    a conversation or chat room.

Stacks


  • Stacks 2    – 2.29 euros – we talked about itin detail
    ici    , this Safari extension allows you to convert prices directly on the
    page.

Tumblr

  • Tumblr
    – free – the mobile version of the famous blogging platform offers a
    extension that allows you to create a post in your tumblr from the photo roll
    For example.

View Source


  • View Source    – 0.49 euros – allows you to see the source code of a page
    web in Safari.

Vimeo

  • Vimeo
    – free – the mobile app of the famous video platform allows the sending of
    his videos from the camera roll.

ViewExif

  • ViewExif
    – 1.09 euros – allows you to discover the information stored in photos
    of the film.

Wunderlist


  • Wunderlist    – in addition to offering a widget, this excellent
    task manager allows you to add a thing to do to your list from
    other apps.

This list will be updated regularly, so check back from time to time.
discover new ones!

Everything you need to know about iOS 12is grouped in our guide here. And thelatest iOS 12 information can be found here, dont :

iOS 12, the most important

Our big iOS 12 files

New iOS 12 apps

iOS 12.1

Settings and security

iPad

Tips and tricks

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By : Keleops AG

founder of the site. Computer engineer and Internet specialist where he has held various positions of responsibility, Laurent has been passionate about mobility since the arrival of "PDAs" in the 90s. Journalist for 4 years for the magazine Team Palmtops (Posse Presse) and author of several books on the iPad published by Pearson.

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