If you are running Windows 10 you may have noticed that the app store not the most complete. It is even lacking official Instagram, Youtube, and Snapchat apps. But the Windows Store does have some applications that you cannot find anywhere else, either iOS or Android or anything – and these are our Top 5 exclusive applications for Windows 10 (although, disclaimer, they may also work on Window 8).
From the moment we installed FreshPaint we were enraptured. This drawing application is incredibly lifelike, allowing you to choose you canvas, right down to its texture, and all of the brushes, stroke sizes, color, and other tools you can imagine. You can even mix colors on a digital pallet to get exactly the shade you want. You can even import images found in your files, or from Bing, to help you create unique digital collages.
The unimaginatively named Drawboard PDF is a powerful editing tool for PDF files, and the best you will find on the Windows Store. Drawaboard includes all the tools you could want to work with your PDF files: markers, an eraser, a pen... putting everything you need to make annotations, notes, or add important information right at your fingertips. It also lets you add audio, text, shapes, and signatures. The possibilities are endless – okay, that might be hyperbolic, but there are a lot.
Toolbox for Windows 8… and now Windows 10… harness the full power of multitasking in the new Windows OS. Toolbox has many tools: an integrated web browser, Facebook, Twitter, a calculator, a currency converter, notification, a stopwatch, a calendar ... everything you might need all in one place. All you have to think about is how you want to allocate space and start working – with everything then displayed on a single screen interface. You can set this layout to change for different times and situations throughout the day.
Network Speed Test is a great gauge of your internet speed that has been developed by Microsoft. Network Speed Test only does one thing and does it well: measure you connection speed – that’s both the downstream and upstream. It also provides related information, such as the things you can do to solve problems with your connection. With did a quick test of it here at Softonic, and we can confirm that we have a nice, high-quality, smooth streaming connection. Speed Test includes a history, and a power measure for speeds in different parts of your home. And all of this is presented in a very nice interface.
Like creating music? Or play with the instruments? Chusix is the Window app you need. Starting up, you have to pick between three different styles, and within each of these profiles you are presented with a pair of speakers to allow you to control the stereo effects of your audio. From here you can slowly add instrumental loops, to slowly allow your music to take shape. Then you just have to decide the position of each instrument: the closer to the center speaker, louder sounds. Please not that we are not responsible for the headache or hearing damage that this application may cause to your family.
That it for our five recommended Windows Store exclusive apps but, as always, let us know if you think we missed any – of any Android or Apple alternatives. We will be back in 7 days, with the best music apps for Android, Windows Phone, and iPhone phone. I will see you then.
