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Science and engineering mobile apps: Write, manage and present

This guide contains tablet and smartphone apps of potential interest for science and engineering students.

Writing, managing information, & giving presentations

Box makes it easy to access and edit your files, share content and stay connected with your team from anywhere on any device. Share important files with your coworkers. Have your presentation at your fingertips. View updates to your spreadsheet instantly. By Box, Inc.

 

With EndNote app collect, collaborate, create from anywhere - the world's most popular research management tool. With flexible tools for searching, organizing, sharing research, and creating bibliographies. By Clarivate Analytics (US) LLC. 

 

Evernote gives you the tools you need to keep your work effortlessly organized, write, collect, and capture ideas as searchable notes, notebooks, checklists, and to-do lists. Create notes in a variety of formats. By Evernote. 

 

Keynote app is the most powerful presentation app ever designed for a mobile device. Built from the ground up for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, it makes creating a world-class presentation. By Apple.

 

 

LabArchives app enables LabArchives users to list all entries in their LabArchives Notebooks. Users can view text files, Office docs, PDF files, and images; edit Plain Text, Rich Text, and Heading entries; and can take and upload photos into their Notebooks. By LabArchives.

 

Mendeley is a free reference manager and PDF reader designed for researchers, students, and knowledge-workers. Make your own fully-searchable library in seconds, read and annotate your PDFs, and collaborate with others in private groups. By Elsevier Inc.

 

Notability is a note-taking app for iPad that automatically links notes with audio recordings. Notability supports all of your note-taking needs: handwriting, PDF annotation, word processing, and more work together allowing you to create comprehensive notes, quickly and simply. By Ginger Labs. 

 

 

Pages is the most beautiful word processor you’ve ever seen on a mobile device. Start with an Apple-designed template to instantly create gorgeous reports, digital books, resumes, posters and more. By Apple.

 

 

Poll Everywhere is a simple application that works well for live audiences using mobile devices like phones. Respond to live Poll Everywhere questions from anywhere with the Poll Everywhere app for iOS. By Poll Everywhere.