What are the best Nextcloud apps for desktop and mobile devices?

With the right selection of Nextcloud apps, you can optimize your cloud and work more ef­fec­tive­ly. The ten best apps for Nextcloud include tools for pro­fes­sion­al use and personal or­ga­ni­za­tion­al tools.

What is Nextcloud and what are the benefits of using it?

Nextcloud is open-source software that provides viable, user-friendly, secure cloud solutions for busi­ness­es and in­di­vid­u­als. You can access your own data in the cloud via a web interface or through various apps. Local di­rec­to­ries are au­to­mat­i­cal­ly syn­chro­nized on servers, resulting in a secure platform that can be accessed and managed from different devices.

Nextcloud is much more than a simple storage system. With the help of various Nextcloud apps, you can optimize the software and use it for numerous tasks. Here we present the ten best Nextcloud apps.

On­ly­Of­fice

On­ly­Of­fice is an excellent office app for Nextcloud and is a staple for many users. All text documents, spread­sheets, pre­sen­ta­tions and forms are supported and can be edited with the free app. Unlike other com­pa­ra­ble Nextcloud apps, On­ly­Of­fice is com­pat­i­ble with Microsoft Office and also offers the option to work on a document with multiple users at the same time. A real-time chat function is also included in order to optimize col­lab­o­ra­tive work.

The Nextcloud app can be used on a desktop or smart­phone and can be extended with various add-on modules if required. This makes On­ly­Of­fice the ideal Microsoft Office al­ter­na­tive.

Nextcloud Deck

Nextcloud Deck is an ideal or­ga­ni­za­tion­al tool that can also be used offline and offers the pos­si­bil­i­ty to create multiple user accounts. The app is based on the Kanban board principle and provides an optimal overview of tasks, in­ter­me­di­ate statuses, deadlines and open questions.

Deck is one of the best Nextcloud apps, es­pe­cial­ly for working on larger projects. Using it on a smart­phone or desktop is pleas­ant­ly intuitive, and the entire layout is clear and tidy. A real-time comment feature allows team members to exchange in­for­ma­tion directly with each other. You can also add at­tach­ments with Deck.

Passwords

Passwords is a handy password manager that allows you to manage cre­den­tials for other Nextcloud apps, websites or devices. Passwords puts a lot of emphasis on security, so your data remains well protected at all times. The layout is very modern and simple, making it easy to organize all your different passwords. New cre­den­tials can be added with ease, and importing and exporting is also a breeze. Passwords sim­pli­fies in­ter­ac­tions with ap­pli­ca­tions and Nextcloud apps and ensures that passwords are always up to date.

To use passwords, you must encrypt your Nextcloud in­stal­la­tion or data trans­mis­sion via SSL/TLS (HTTPS).

Nextcloud Talk

Nextcloud Talk is a con­ve­nient and user-friendly way to make video and audio calls on mobile devices. A simple chat feature is also included, and users are informed about incoming calls. It’s also possible to hold con­fer­ences with multiple par­tic­i­pants or share your screen with other people. Nextcloud Talk protects metadata from being lost, making it par­tic­u­lar­ly secure compared to other video con­fer­enc­ing software. This Nextcloud app runs equally well on Android and iOS.

Cookbook

Cookbook shows that Nextcloud apps are not only excellent for everyday work. This tool allows you to save recipes, whether they are yours or from somebody else. You can also edit them online and sort them. The layout is clear and modern. With ad­di­tion­al in­for­ma­tion, you can cat­e­go­rize different recipes and filter them by in­gre­di­ents, so that you can find the right dish straight­away. This Nextcloud app is also suitable for iOS and Android.

Nextcloud Calendar for Android and iOS

A very important and par­tic­u­lar­ly useful tool is Nextcloud’s Calendar for Android and iOS. The calendar app is based on Nextcloud’s CalDAV server and allows you to connect with numerous other programs. With the app, you can sync different events from different devices and edit them online. Simple reminders and in­vi­ta­tions can also be created with Calendar. The app is very clear and doesn’t contain any un­nec­es­sary extras. As an or­ga­ni­za­tion­al tool, it stands out due to its high re­li­a­bil­i­ty and ease of use.

News

News is a very simple and extremely useful app. It ensures that you stay up to date with all the news and changes related to Nextcloud and its apps. News can be synced with apps like CloudNews, Fiery Feeds, Newsout, OCReader or RSS Guard and acts as an RSS/Atom feed reader for Nextcloud. The app is suitable for desktop PCs as well as smart­phones. It has a stream­lined structure, which makes it easy to follow. It’s perfect if you don’t want to miss any current dis­cus­sions in the open-source community.

Nextcloud Notes

Nextcloud Notes is the ideal companion if you want to sketch and jot down ideas on the go. You can create, edit, and share notes with the app. This makes it a worth­while OneNote al­ter­na­tive. Nextcloud Notes offers various format options and scores points with its very reduced structure. Your notes are im­me­di­ate­ly syn­chro­nized with Nextcloud and you can access them at any time. The app is open source and available for Android and iOS.

Tasks

Tasks is one of the most useful apps in Nextcloud for both pro­fes­sion­al and personal use. All important tasks can be clearly notated, syn­chro­nized and shared with the app. Tasks offers various settings and impresses with its intuitive interface. If you want to use the Nextcloud app with Android, you also need DAVx5. This ad­di­tion­al app ensures that the operating system supports the CalDAV and CardDAV protocols.

Nextcloud Mail

Nextcloud Mail allows you to manage your daily email com­mu­ni­ca­tion directly within the familiar Nextcloud interface. Simply link the desired addresses using the app, and then send and receive emails just like with a typical client. The seamless in­te­gra­tion of other Nextcloud apps, such as Contacts, Files, and Calendar, gives you maximum flex­i­bil­i­ty and pro­duc­tiv­i­ty. In com­bi­na­tion with the Mail­ve­lope extension, you can even encrypt your email com­mu­ni­ca­tion if needed.