Dropbox It is still, at least for me, the online storage service that offers me the best user experience. It is true that due to price there are alternatives that offer more capacity, or at least more flexible plans, but even so, I have been using it since practically its beginnings. With the arrival of the extensions a year ago it improved, but now take another step by adding new extensions.
Dropbox extensions, what are they?
Dropbox extensions (Dropbox Extensions) are an addition that the company presented almost a year ago and whose objective was none other than to provide the user with new workflows. In this way, and without having to switch between applications or services, new ways could be created to share a file, upload it to a video platform, etc.
The first extensions that arrived came from large and important companies such as Adobe, Vimeo, Autodesk, etc. Now there are twelve new extensions and some updates of the existing ones. Thanks to all of them you will be able to do things like:
- Easily add files to messages to Gmail, Microsoft Teams, Outlook, WhatsApp, Line Works, or Workplace by Facebook.
- Send videos through Vimeo and receive feedback from other users directly.
- Basic video editing and publishing through tools like Clipchamp or WeVideo.
- Create new designs in Canva and save them back directly to Dropbox.
- Submit tickets and expense invoices directly to FreshBooks
- Track interactions on a file with DocSend or sign and get a certificate with Notarize
To use these extensions you need the desktop application available for Mac and Windows, or access the service through the browser. When you select one of your files, on one side you will see a dropdown that allows you to access all of them. Simply select what interests you and that's it, in a simple way and without having to leave the application you will be able to do everything mentioned above.
The Extensions are compatible with any Dropbox plan, from basic to Plus and Professional. The only thing is that, although the integration of these extensions is already by default, if you are going to use any Adobe, Vimeo or other supported service, you will logically have to have an account with them and authorize the use for your Dropbox account.
Finally, to test these integrations, the different Dropbox partners offer some kind of trial to consider. These are the special promotions of each of them at the moment:
- Adobe Sign: Unlimited signatures and 5 free Adobe Sign transactions every 30 days
- airSlate: 10 Free PDF Editing Workflows with One Month Free
- Autodesk- Free DWG views for all users and additional editing features for AutoCAD subscribers
- DocuSign: Free DocuSign account with unlimited signatures and 10 free envelopes
- Hellofax: 5 free fax pages
- HelloSign: HelloSign Pro free plan for 1 month with unlimited signatures
- Nitro: Free unlimited PDF productivity and eSignature workflows within Nitro for Dropbox, plus a free 14-day trial of Nitro's productivity suite
- pixlr X: Free Image Editing
- Smallpdf: 1 month free premium subscription
- Vimeo: 30 days free of Vimeo review functionality
In summary, if your Dropbox is interesting, you should know what the service offers beyond storing in the cloud. If not, then at least it serves to see if all this might be of interest to you or not with respect to what the online storage service that you may be using right now offers. Not only to migrate, but also to combine both, as is my case. In Dropbox I have 35 GB and I use it for certain documents that I don't want to mix with the 200 GB in iCloud.