If you’re someone like me who is always searching for apps on all types of devices and systems, then you’ll Quixey. It’s a search engine that lets you find apps across all platforms based on what you want to do. How does it find these apps? Well it scrapes blogs, review sites, forums, and social media to learn about new apps, find out what they do, and how people can use them. What types of apps are displayed? You’ll be able to find apps for smartphones, browsers, desktops, and the Web.
Just like any ordinary search engine, Quixey has a search bar where you type in the answer the the question, “What do you want to do?” Obviously, the more specific you are with your search query, the better results you’ll get. On the home page you can also see the most recent searches right under the search bar.
So if I were to type in “share m blog posts” as my query, I get 200+ apps available for Android, BlackBerry, Chrome, Facebook, Firefox, IE, iPad, iPhone, LinkedIn, Mac, Symbian, Web, WebOS, Windows, Windows Mobile, and Windows Phone. You can see how many apps are available for each platform and click on whichever platform you’re most interested in to see just those types of apps.
You can also specify whether you want to see just free apps or all. There is a section for advanced search, which lets you filter your results based on the source of the app. Lastly, you can see related searches, which might help you find more specific apps or other related types of apps that you might be interested in trying out.
Quixey also lets you register for an account. I’m sure you’re wondering why this might be necessary and it’s really not unless you want to use the API or create a developer’s account, so that you can publish your own apps to the site.
I think Quixey is one that will stay on my “most visited” list in Chrome because there are so many apps that I’d like to find and try out! I’m always looking for new apps to do one thing or another and this tool really makes it easier to find the perfect tool to suit my needs
I also like how there is a short description next to each that tells you how the app can be used. No long descriptions or pages of text, just the important information and a link to the actual app.
I definitely see Quixey as a keeper, how about you?
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