The 25 Best IFTTT Applets: Revolutionizing Your Digital Workflow

You hear it all the time: optimizing your workflow, simplifying your routine, and boosting your productivity. In a busy world, these buzzwords are synonymous with living better, fuller, and taking back every second of your day. But how exactly does one achieve a "more streamlined workflow", or a "simpler routine"?

Enter IFTTT, and our free Applets, the unsung heroes of digital productivity. These pre-packaged automations connect over 1000 different apps and devices, eliminating tasks that would otherwise require manual effort. From managing social media to controlling smart home devices, IFTTT can revolutionize your interaction with technology. In this article, we'll explore the 25 best IFTTT applets to help you save time, increase productivity, and simplify your digital life.

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How IFTTT Applets enhance productivity

IFTTT, which stands for "If This, Then That," is our free web-based service that creates chains of simple conditional statements, known as Applets.

IFTTT applets significantly enhance productivity by automating routine tasks, thus reducing the time spent on manual activities and allowing you to focus on more critical aspects of your work or personal life. For instance, you can set up an applet to automatically save email attachments to a specific folder in your cloud storage or create an applet to post your blog updates across all social media platforms simultaneously.

Here are several ways IFTTT applets can boost productivity:

• Automating social media posts
• Managing emails and communication
• Gathering news and information
• Enhancing entertainment experiences
• Assisting with health and fitness tracking
• Managing smart lighting and energy consumption
• Streamlining e-commerce and online shopping
• Supporting content creation and blogging

By integrating these applets into your daily routine, you can optimize your workflow and increase overall productivity. In the next sections, we'll go over a few examples of our favorite Applets for a variety of different applications.

Top 5 IFTTT Applets for social media management

Managing multiple social media platforms can be daunting, but with the right IFTTT applets, you can automate your social media activities and save valuable time. Here are the top 5 IFTTT applets for social media management:

• Post Instagram photos to Twitter as native photos: This applet automatically posts your Instagram photos to Twitter as native photos, allowing your Twitter followers to see the images directly on their feed.

• Save new liked Tweets to a Google Spreadsheet: This applet saves every tweet you like to a Google Spreadsheet, helping you keep track of valuable content and ideas you encounter on Twitter.

• Automatically share your YouTube uploads to Facebook: If you're a content creator, this applet automatically shares your new YouTube videos on your Facebook page, saving you the manual effort.

• Post your Instagram photos as Tumblr blog posts: This applet posts your Instagram photos to your Tumblr blog as photo posts, ensuring your Tumblr blog stays updated with fresh content.

• Automatically share your new blog posts on LinkedIn: For professional bloggers, this applet shares your new blog posts on your LinkedIn profile, helping you reach your network effortlessly.

Essential IFTTT Applets for smart home enthusiasts

Smart home enthusiasts know the value of automation, and it just happens that it's our bread and butter. IFTTT applets can help create a seamless, automated home environment. Here are five essential IFTTT applets for smart home enthusiasts:

• Turn off your Philips Hue lights when you leave home: This applet uses your phone's location to automatically turn off your Philips Hue lights when you leave, saving energy and ensuring you never leave the lights on.

• Get a notification if your Nest Protect detects smoke: This applet sends a notification if your Nest Protect smoke detector detects smoke, keeping you informed and ready to act.

• Automatically adjust your Nest Thermostat based on the weather: This applet adjusts your Nest Thermostat's temperature based on the weather forecast, maintaining a comfortable home environment.

• Turn on your WeMo Switch when you arrive home: This applet uses your phone's location to automatically turn on your WeMo Switch when you arrive, perfect for turning on lights, fans, or other connected devices.

• Send a notification if your Ring Doorbell detects motion: This applet sends a notification if your Ring Doorbell detects motion, helping you keep an eye on your home.

IFTTT Applets for news, weather, and information

Staying informed is crucial in our fast-paced world, and IFTTT applets can help you keep up with the latest news, lifesaving weather updates, and other important information. Here are some applets to keep you in the loop:

• Get a daily weather forecast: This applet sends a daily weather forecast every morning, helping you plan your day and dress appropriately.

• Save articles from Feedly to Pocket: If you use Feedly for news and blogs, this applet automatically saves articles to Pocket for offline reading.

• Get an email if there's rain in tomorrow's forecast: This applet sends an email if there's rain in tomorrow's forecast, perfect for planning outdoor activities or remembering to bring an umbrella.

Streamlining communication with IFTTT Applets

Effective communication is key in both personal and professional lives. IFTTT applets can streamline communication processes, making them more efficient and less time-consuming. Here are a few applets that can help:

• Save starred Slack messages to Trello: If you use Slack for team communication and Trello for task management, this applet saves starred Slack messages to a Trello board, ensuring important communications aren't lost.

• Schedule recurring emails: This applet allows you to schedule recurring emails, perfect for sending regular updates or reminders.

• Automatically add new iOS contacts to a Google Sheet: This applet adds new iOS contacts to a Google Sheet, helping you keep track of new connections securely.

IFTTT Applets for health and fitness tracking

Health and fitness tracking has become a significant part of our lives, and IFTTT applets can help automate and optimize health and fitness routines. Here are a couple of applets that can help:

• Track your workouts: This applet connects with your fitness tracker and logs workouts in a Google Doc, helping you track progress and see improvements over time.

• Get a reminder to drink water: Staying hydrated is crucial for good health, and this applet sends regular reminders to drink water throughout the day.

Automating entertainment and lifestyle with IFTTT

IFTTT applets can enhance your entertainment and lifestyle experiences by automating tasks related to hobbies, interests, and daily routines. Here are a couple of examples:

Automatically add songs from YouTube to Spotify: This applet automatically adds new songs you discover on YouTube to a Spotify playlist.

Get a reminder for your favorite TV show: Never miss an episode again with IOS reminders that sends an alert when a new episode is about to air.

IFTTT Applets for personal finance and security

Managing personal finance and ensuring security can be made easier with IFTTT applets. They can help you keep track of expenses, save money, and stay safe online. Here are two examples:

Track your expenses with Google Sheets: This applet logs expenses into a Google Sheets document every time you make a purchase with your credit card.

Log the daily exchange rate: Good or bad, this Applet will add the day's exchange rate in a Google Sheet

How to find and customize IFTTT Applets

IFTTT offers a vast, ever-expanding library of over a million Applets designed to automate specific tasks. To find the perfect Applet for your needs, use the search function on the IFTTT website or app, and browse categories like "New" and "Popular," or filter by category.

Once you find an applet that interests you, customizing it is straightforward—click on the applet, follow the prompts to connect it to your devices or services, and adjust the settings to suit your preferences. This unique open-source framework allows each person to make a perfect custom Applet of their choosing, so no two Applets are alike.

Conclusion

Our Applets are more than just productivity tools; they represent a shift towards a more automated and interconnected digital world. As technology continues to evolve, we're hard at work building more advanced and versatile applets capable of handling complex tasks and workflows.

It's truly an exciting time to explore the possibilities of automation and see how it can enhance our daily lives. We hope you found an Applet that interested you, or at least gained some insight into how IFTTT can streamline your tasks and improve efficiency. If you have any questions or need further assistance with setting up or exploring more Applets, feel free to visit our help page here.