In the next article we are going to take a look at Station. It is an application with which we can use more than 500 applicationsstyle French, Rambox o WebCatalog. Station unifies all web applications in a clean and productive interface.
It has a smart base with which to organize the workflow along with the Unified Search function, which will be very useful to find anything quickly. It is an app that will help us when it comes to manage all our webapps in one place. The new Station comes to support more than 60 new apps compared to its previous version. New features include Twitch, Android Messages, Fiverr, Duolingo, StackOverflow, Yammer, Coursera, and many others. There are so many that the list already reaches more than 500 apps Today. This has been double what they endured in the beginning.
Station and apps like that, basically They pack all the webapps that users usually open in the browser. Then it shows them to us integrated into a single window within its interface. This can be a lot more comfortable than using the browser.
With this type of application we can forget to open dozens of tabs, which are getting smaller and smaller. Also, these usually works faster than the browser since it is not supposed to consume so many resources. We will also have keyboard shortcuts available To switch between apps, we will also find integrated notifications, and all this in an attractive and easy-to-use interface.
The new version for Gnu / Linux of Station is a file AppImage. This means that we will only need to execute the downloaded file. We will only have to make sure that we give the necessary permissions to the file that we will download.
General features of Station
We can keep our work perfectly organized with the smart dock. Station automatically groups your applications. The workspace will always be clean to work, distractions are reduced.
Multitasking work will be easy. It will not be necessary to remember where we put things in the first place. The fast change it's an easy way to search through our apps.
The station has been designed as a work platform, without distractions. Will allow us enjoy a space dedicated to our workaway from the distractions of our personal apps.
Station is completely freeIn fact, the only payment plans that plan to charge are to companies that use the app on computers with multiple installations. As I believe, this is something they plan to do starting in 2019.
Download and use Station on Ubuntu
As I have already written lines above, for Gnu / Linux they provide us with this application in the form of .AppImage file. This we will be able to download it from "Downloads" section of your website. We will only have to select the platform that interests us.
After downloading the file we will only have give you the necessary permissions. To give them, you don't just have to open a terminal (Ctrl + Alt + T) and write in it:
sudo chmod a+x browserX-1.25.1-x86_64.AppImage
Once the permissions are given, we can launch the file:
./browserX-1.25.1-x86_64.AppImage
The first window that will be shown is a question about whether we would like to integrate Station into our system. It warns us that if we answer yes, icons and applications will be added to our menu. If we don't, we can start the application by double-clicking on the AppImage.
For this example I have integrated it with the system. After that, I had to log in with a gmail account. The next thing it asks is that you identify which applications you use in a small list. Don't worry, the ones you see on this list are not the only ones out there.
After loading the first applications, it will show us a little tutorial. With it we can see the keyboard shortcuts that we will have the possibility to use to move between the applications that we have. At the end of this 4-step tutorial, we can install apps among all those that he is going to offer us. Luckily we have the search option at our disposal.
We can search from email applications to chat applications. Is a All In One platform useful where we can access all applications effectively. Popular applications such as Trello, Slack, Github, Gmail, Google Keep, Google Adsense, Facebook Messenger, Linked-in, Meetup, Twitter, Canva, WordPress, Medium and many more tools we will find available for Gnu / Linux through a single application .
It is one of the best along with Wavebox. It is surprising that the consumption of resources in the processor is very good, I would dare to say that it is the best, something not common coming from the Electron system which always feels quite heavy within GNU / Linux.
It is also surprising that at the time of writing this comment is totally free. They don't even ask for voluntary contribution, nothing. Strange thing because all the direct Electron-type apps that compete with this type of service have or require monthly or annual subscribed payments, otherwise they leave the services quite diminished in the free version. Maybe it is because it is actually a fairly new application, I think only 5 months old. Let's wait to see.