WeChat

Given the importance of rapid and efficient communication, the importance of staying connected outside your smartphone cannot be stressed enough. As the name suggests, WeChat is a lightweight piece of software that enables you to keep in touch with your contacts and manage files and conversations directly from your PC.

The setup is straightforward and should not take too much of your time. However, you should know that you need to have the application installed on a supported mobile phone as otherwise you cannot authenticate and access your contacts and files.

As a side note, you do not need to use a dedicated QR scanner for authentication, but rather you need to employ the dedicated scanner from within the application. While it may seem like an extra hassle, this is just a security feature.

Once you logged in, you can immediately access the messenger, chats and create a backup for your conversations from the Settings window. You will be happy to learn that since your smartphone is linked to your computer, messages are going to be mirrored across both devices.

The highlight of the application stems from the fact that you can share images, documents and other files with other users straight from your computer. Your friends and colleagues are going to receive the files instantly regardless of whether they are using WeChat on their mobile or computer.

The utility also features cloud storage where you can add files that you might need to use later on from your computer. You can simply add files with drag and drop and download whenever they are required.

A further noteworthy feature is the snapshot tool, an option that enables you to capture and send a picture of your screen. The tool permits you to add shapes, texts and allows you to grab any desired section of your desktop.

If you are using the app as one of your primary instant messengers on your smartphone or tablet, then WeChat for PC can help you create backups easier, reply to chats more conveniently and transfer files between your computer and mobile device without too much hassle.