Librarian by Day

Lifehacker has put together a great list of their favorite Android applications. Since I’ve been meaning to write another post about my Evo and the apps I use regularly these is a great place to start. Thanks to Polly for bringing this list to my attention

Productivity

• Astrid
• Evernote
• Mint.com Personal Finance
• mNote
• TripIt

Internet/Communication

• Dolphin Browser HD
• Facebook for Android
• PDANet
• Google Voice
• Trillian
• Twitter for Android

My additions

• update 10/12/10 I now use Seesmic for Twitter, it allows me to choose retweet style and view my lists
• update 10/18/2010 Tweetdeck is now available on Android
• Tweetcaster – allows new style retweets
• Twidroyd

Location-Aware

• Google Maps & Navigation
• My Tracks

My additions –

• Foursquare – I used both of these when I travel
• Gowalla – I used both of these when I travel
• Google Sky Map – hold the phone up to the sky and it shows you the constellations – awesome!
• OpenTable – browse nearby restaurants and make a reservation right from your phone, even better earn reward points towards free meals.

Utilities

• AppBrain App Market
• Fast Web Installer
• Astro File Manager
• Barcode Scanner
• Google Chrome to Phone and Android2Cloud
• Dropbox
• Swype
• Tasker
• Voice Actions / Voice Search
• Google Goggles

My additions

• Ringdroid – allows you to easily clip songs for a ringtones

Media

• ^3 (Cubed)
• Gmote 2.0
• Kindle
• Listen
• Subsonic
• Pandora
• RockPlayer

My additions

• OverDrive Media Console for free audiobooks from your public library
• Borders eBooks – even though I used Kindle I think you should have choices 🙂
• Kobo
• nook
• Discovery – watch episodes of your favorite Discovery channel shows

Photography

• Andropan

My addition

• update 10/18/2010 favorite camera app is now Vignette, is does cost but it has some amazing effects and has a random setting so it is similar to the popular Hipstamatic on the iPhone
• update 10/12/2010 – Camera 360 has some good effects, there is a free and a paid version.
• Retro camera – does fun old-fashioned camera effects

Backup and Security

• WaveSecure

Food, Shopping, and Entertainment

• Shopper
• Yelp

My additions

• CNET Scan & Shop – scan the barcode of an item and you can see CNET editor and user reviews, online and local prices, add the item to a wish list or set up a price alert.
• ShopSavvy does essentially the same thing as the CNET but includes things that CNET doesn’t review like fingernail polish
• Fandango – local movies times

What are your favorite Android apps?