Apps and Services I use frequently

I intend to write a bit more about this in the future, until then here's a simple, incomplete list of stuff I use often. Tools only used to collaborate with clients and partners is purposely omitted.

Notes, PKM, Thinking, Writing

Tasks, Planning, Business

Capture and resurface Inspiration

Reading, Newsletters, Feeds

Search, Research, LLMs

  • Kagi Search
  • Claude Code / Codex

Design Inspiration

Booksmarks, Summaries, Ask my knowledge

Design & Code

Communication

  • Apple Mail
  • Granola
  • SuperCut The Loom alternative I've been waiting for (10% off your first year with code DANIEL10OFF)
  • iMessages & Signal

Media consumption

Self-Hosted

Running on a Synology NAS:

  • Navidrome
  • Jellyfin
  • Audiobookshelf

Utilities

Hardware

  • MacBook Pro M1 Max
  • Apple Studio Display 5K 27"
  • Synology DS225+
  • Epomaker TH80 mechanical keyboard (with Gateron Red switches and Colemak Layout)
  • Logitech MX Master 3S
  • Standing desk
  • Suunto Race 2

Archive

Apps and services I don’t use actively anymore

  • Bear, Claap.io, Cosmos, Dot, Dropbox, Eagle, Envato Elements, Fantastical, Feedbin, Freepik, GitHub Copilot, Glass, Headspace, Hey.com, IFTTT, Instapaper, Matter, Milanote, Mimestream, MindSera, Lex, Muse, Netflix, Notion, Paste, Scrintal, Setapp, Stark, TickTick, Ulysses, Wim Hof Method, Zero Fasting Tracker, Eagle, Superwhisper, Youtube Premium, Strongbox, Audible, Apple Music, Heptabase, Snipd, Fabric.so
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