Skip Metro Suite: Alternative Productivity Apps
A suite of productivity apps designed to replace default Windows apps, featuring clean interfaces and added features for Mail, Calendar, Photos, People, and Maps.
What is Skip Metro Suite?
Skip Metro Suite is a collection of apps built as replacements for the default Windows 8/10 modern apps. It includes the following apps:
- Skip Mail - An email client alternative to the built-in Windows Mail app. Provides multiple account support, conversation threading, quick filters, and offline access.
- Skip Calendar - A calendar app alternative to the Windows Calendar app. Supports multiple calendar accounts, reminders, invites, and a 4-week view.
- Skip People - An address book alternative for managing contacts. Pulls contacts from multiple sources and supports tagging and merging duplicates.
- Skip Photos - A photo gallery alternative with bulk editing tools, auto-tagging with face recognition, and the ability to pull photos from various cloud services.
- Skip Maps - A mapping and navigation app alternative with traffic info, point-of-interest search, and directions.
Key highlights of Skip Metro Suite:
- Clean, intuitive, customizable interface
- Lightweight performance
- Multiple account support
- Offline access for mail and calendar
- Useful tools missing from Windows defaults like mail filtering, bulk photo editing, extensive calendar settings, etc.
- Available as both a free version and a paid Pro version
Overall, Skip Metro Suite aims to provide a better experience than the built-in Windows apps by adding useful functionality for productivity and customization in a suite that maintains a simple, easy-to-use interface.