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This Week's Top Downloads


Every week, we share a number of downloads for all platforms to help you get things done. Here were the top downloads from this week.

The iOS 8.3 Jailbreak Is Now Available

iOS: There hasn’t been much in Apple’s incremental updates to iOS 8, but if you updated to iOS 8.3 and lost your jailbreak, it’s now available.

Test Your Hearing with These Mobile Apps

Worried your hearing might be getting bad but don’t want to see a doctor about it just yet? You can give yourself a preliminary test using mobile apps to see where you stand.

Microsoft Office for Android Now Available to All

Back in May, Microsoft released a preview of Office for Android phones. Now, Microsoft Office is available to all, no need to join the community on Google+ for beta permissions.

Atom, GitHub’s Official Editor, Releases First Stable Version 1.0

Windows/Mac/Linux: Atom, GitHub’s free text editor, has been toiling away in beta builds for a while now. Today, it’s officially available as a stable version.

You Can Now Use Facebook Messenger without a Facebook Account

A lot of people feel the standalone Facebook Messenger app was unnecessary, but there’s actually a lot of useful features and functionality built into it. Today, Facebook made Messenger even more useful by allowing anyone to use it, with or without a Facebook account.

IF (formerly IFTTT) for Android Gets Battery Monitoring Channel and More

IF for Android is already pretty awesome. Today it’s getting an awesome new battery-monitoring channel. Now you can tie IFTTT actions to triggers like charging your phone, when your battery gets low, or when you remove it from the charger. Plus, you can now toggle settings like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

Switch Hitter Helps You Diagnose Keyboard Problems

Windows: Most of the time, your keyboard works as intended. The rest of the time, you want to throw it out a window. Instead of defenestrating your keyboard, try diagnosing its problems with Switch Hitter.

Todoist for Android Gets a Sharp New Interface and Simpler Task Editing

Android: Todoist is one of our favorite to-do apps, but its design has always been a bit spartan. That’s changed with today’s massive Android overhaul, which features a new, great-looking redesign. The update also adds easier ways to add to-dos, subtasks, and edit task durations and due-dates.