Turn your tablet into a PC with these apps

  • Tablets are more portable than computers, ideal for working on the go.
  • Apps like Swiftkey enhance the writing and productivity experience on tablets.
  • Leena Desktop UI transforms your tablet's interface into a computer-like desktop.
  • Office applications allow you to easily manage documents from a tablet, increasing its functionality.

A man uses his tablet on a table

The tablet is very comfortable to take with us everywhere. Precisely for this reason, it is very tempting to want turn it into a laptop. Although technically impossible, you can always attach an external keyboard and mouse to work with it as if it were a pc. So today we bring a handful of applications so that you can use your tablet a little more similar to that of the computer.

The convenience of a tablet is what computers lack. If you have to take your work elsewhere, the computer can be uncomfortable, so we are going to recommend some applications to be able to work with the tablet as a computer on exceptional occasions.

Swiftkey

Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard
Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard
Developer: SwiftKey
Price: Free

If you don't want to buy a wireless keyboard for your tablet and want to use it for work, swiftkey is a good option. This virtual keyboard will allow you to type with your tablet more comfortably than with the integrated keyboard. On the tablet you can see your keyboard split in two and placed on both sides of the screen so that you can write as if you were doing it with a mobile.

Leena Desktop UI

This app is key to making your tablet look like a computer. With this launcher, your home screen will become a desktop quite similar to that offered by Mac devices. You will have the applications placed at the bottom and you will be able to work in different windows, as if you were doing it on a computer.

Squid Notes

One of the indisputable advantages of tablets compared to computers is that you can use them to draw or write by hand. If you have a stylus, you can do it much more precisely. Therefore, it is key that you have an app to have all your notes by hand. Squid Notes will allow you take notes as if you were doing it on a notebook. Very useful, for example to take academic notes.

Keeper

A password manager is always a good option to have all the keys safe. When using your tablet as a PC, it is important that you have your account passwords at hand. Keeper is an app that will allow you to keep them under lock and key on your devices and will help you generate new, more secure keys.

Autodesk Sketchbook

sketch book
sketch book
Developer: sketch book
Price: Free

If you want to give your tablet an artistic use, you can not miss Autodesk Sketchbook. With it you can draw at a professional level. You will have several types of brushes to turn your drawings into masterpieces.

These applications are very useful for day to day, but we do not want to leave aside the typical office applications with which you can easily work on documents with a wireless keyboard without noticing that you are working from the tablet. Therefore, we also recommend installing the apps of the Office package or its similar to Google. We hope it was helpful!


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