What Applications For iPad Pro
This week, the next-generation iPad Pro with an 8-core A12X Bionic processor and a 7-core graphics coprocessor went on sale. New tablets have achieved record performance. in benchmarks they bypass even some MacBook Pro models with Core i7! In addition, they received the long-awaited design update and second-generation Apple Pencil. And, of course, to unleash the full potential of these amazing devices, appropriate programs are required. What kind? We will tell in this article!
Although iOS 12 for convenience did not manage to get close to macOS, some applications are now more comfortable to use on the iPad than on the MacBook. Given the positioning of the iPad Pro, it’s easy to guess that this is mainly about creativity apps.
If you have already bought iPad Pro (2018), do not forget to install these applications to use the potential of your tablet to the maximum!
This article presents the best applications from different categories. This is not promotional material.
Procreate
If you bought an iPad Pro with the new Apple Pencil, then the application Procreate it’s absolutely necessary for you to buy. even if you are not an artist or designer! This application opens up great opportunities for you. You can create complex illustrations and drawings, or just relax by painting mirror patterns and patterns. It is also one of the best digital calligraphy apps available on iOS.
Thousands of tutorials and tips for working in the Internet are available on the Internet. Procreate. You will find not onlys on YouTube with detailed explanations (including in Russian), but also ready-made templates, brushes and fonts.
Adobe Lightroom CC
Mobile Lightroom from Adobe is deservedly considered one of the best applications for processing and organizing photos on the iPad. This is not a full replacement. Photoshop. but that’s why Lightroom and is hotel software in the Adobe line. With it, you can quickly process photos using an extensive set of tools and the ability to create your own filters.
Some features (including desktop synchronization) Lightroom and Photoshop) are available only to Creative Cloud subscribers, however, even free functionality is more than enough for basic processing.
Microsoft Outlook
It’s pretty funny that despite its bad reputation among Windows users, Outlook is one of the most convenient mailboxes for both iPhone and iPad. This application is multifunctional, stable and supports a large number of mail services.
But its most important advantage is the ability to replace multiple applications at once. Here you have a mailbox, and a calendar, and file storage. and all this in one program! Thanks to this, you can schedule a meeting in a couple of tapes, set up a reminder, download all the necessary files and send them to your boss.
Affinity photo
Affinity photo. closest in functionality replacement Photoshop for iPad Pro (at least until the release of full-fledged Photoshop for iOS). You’ll get full access to photo editing, and on iPad Pro 2018, the program runs faster than ever. The application allows you to add as many layers with different blending methods and masks as you need. In addition, more than 120 brushes are supported.
And, of course, the application is adapted for Apple Pencil to accurately process individual parts of the image. Also here you can work with RAW and get access to a huge number of tools. Oh yeah, last but not least. you can download PSD files from your computer and process them on your iPad using Affinity photo.
Affinity designer
Another drawing application on our list, Affinity designer allows you to sketch wherever you are. If Photo from the same developer is called to replace Photoshop, then Designer. rather an analog Adobe illustrator. With it, you can create vector images. That is, right on the tablet you can work with any graphics: logos, brochures, posters, etc.
Use the Apple Pencil to draw, and then refine the image with dozens of available tools. Affinity designer. a must-have for every designer: even if you specialize in UI, you can use your iPad Pro to create mockups.
Lumafusion
On iPad (not yet) available Final cut x, but in the App Store you will find Lumafusion. iOS-editor with the widest functionality at the moment. over, on the new iPad Pro, this program literally flies. even when processing and rendering in 4K!
You will get a full-fledged editor with support for 3 tracks for and 3 tracks for audio. Of course, other important functions of the editor. for example, support for slow-mo, transitions, audio mixing, adding text and cropping audio and. are also present.
Autodesk SketchBook
Autodesk has taken a step towards creative people around the world and made their application Sketchbook free for iPad and iPhone. And this is reason enough to establish Sketchbook, take the Apple Pencil and start drawing! Even if you do not consider yourself to be such a creative person or are not very good at drawing, just try: you never know what such attempts will lead to, and sketches definitely help to relax!
Paper
Paper. Another creative application for the iPad, which is worth installing even for people who are usually far from creativity. This is one of the first applications of this type that came out for the iPad and showed how convenient and fun it is to draw on the tablet display. And that was years before the announcement of the Apple Pencil and the positioning of the iPad Pro as tablets for designers and artists! Today Paper can be used not only for quick sketches, but also to create full-fledged drawings, as well as notes, tables and diagrams.
If you have so much information in your head that it’s about to explode, using Paper You can transfer everything to the tablet screen and organize your thoughts and tasks. You can use templates. from regular tables to the iPad interface. thanks to which Paper You can even work on the UI.
LiquidText
If you often work with PDF for study or work, be sure to download LiquidText. This program will change your idea of working with such files. It allows you to quickly add comments and annotations, as well as highlight parts of the text in separate notes with the ability to work with them separately in parallel with the main text.
LiquidText makes PDF as malleable as possible. Just open the document and start drawing, compiling clippings and making handwritten comments. And yes, you can open links using the built-in web browser without leaving the application!
Microsoft Office Suite
Programs from the series Microsoft Office They don’t need to be introduced. and they are perfectly adapted for iPad. If you already have an Office subscription, you can use your account to access Word, Excel and Powerpoint. At the same time, on the tablet you will find almost all the functions of the desktop version, including keyboard shortcuts, cloud synchronization, templates, and much more.
Annotable
Here you will find everything for annotating images. You can easily crop what you need, blur the parts you don’t want to show, zoom in on the desired objects with a magnifying glass, and add your own comments.
iCab Mobile
Safari. This is a great browser, but its main problem is the update speed. If developers of third-party browsers update applications regularly and actively respond to user comments and comments, then Apple updates Safari only with the release of the new iOS. so it will take years to introduce some features and fix bugs. In addition, the functional Safari and most other mobile browsers are greatly reduced.
Considering that the new iPad Pros are more powerful than some MacBooks, it is great for web surfing. Take full advantage of the tablet’s capabilities. iCab Mobile. It is as close as possible to desktop browsers. Here you will find the interface a la Chrome, convenient tab management, download manager and much more. In addition, you can install additional extensions. here they are called modules. With the help of modules, you can save pages in EPUB and even do things that are not available in iOS itself. for example, watch YouTubes in the “picture-in-picture” mode.
Good notes 4
If you’re looking for an advanced note-taking app on the iPad Pro that unlocks Apple Pencil’s potential to the maximum, check out Good notes. You can draw and write on top of any image, or choose one of the template backgrounds.
It is worth noting that in Good notes (unlike standard Notes) the handwriting recognition function is really works. If necessary, you can easily translate handwritten text into printed text. You can also import PDF documents into the application and annotate them.
iA Writer
iA Writer you can safely be called one of the best text editors for the iPad. It is not cheap, but users who have to write a lot will definitely like it, including on a tablet. It provides a convenient system for storing and organizing files, as well as a special mode that makes all text light gray, except for the offer that you are typing at the moment. This allows you not to be distracted and focus on work.
also in iA Writer You will find a dark theme, text replacement function and much more. For example, there is an interesting function that emphasizes words of different parts of speech in different colors. The only drawback is the lack of Russian localization. Because of this, if you do not know English, you will have to deal with functions either with the help of a translator, or by typing.
Evernote
This is a great service for deferred reading, allowing you to save the article on one device, so you can read it later on another. Using a browser extension Clip to evernote You can quickly save a clipping from the text or the entire article at once, add tags and select a folder to save. A free subscription allows you to synchronize data between your computer and two mobile devices, so you can save your favorite article on your computer and then read it from your iPad on the way to work.
Up to 60 MB of data can be synchronized per month, while the size of one note should not exceed 25 MB. Of course, this will not be enough for synchronization, but for articles and images it is quite enough.
Teams
The new iPad Pros come with iOS 12 on board. And one of the coolest features of iOS 12 has become Teams for Siri. They allow you to start the execution of a whole chain of tasks in one word or phrase. Teams compatible with a number of third-party applications. Their number is constantly growing and already includes Carrot Weather, Streaks, Overcast, Trello and other programs.
Google Docs, Sheets, and Presentations
Google Docs is available for the iPad and yes, this application is hardly the best text editor. However, it performs its stated functions, is regularly updated and maintained by developers. And in some cases, when the use of Google products for work is mandatory, and there is no computer at hand, this can save you time and nerves.
The same can be said of the other two office applications of the search giant. They are free, great for teamwork with documents and the functionality is not much different from their desktop and browser versions. Given that the new iPad Pros are equipped with a USB-C connector, you can display your presentations on the big screen without Apple TV and adapters.
Best iPad Pro App
Which of these apps did you like? Can you recall which program you downloaded first to your tablet? Tell us about it in the comments!
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