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
- Cursor
- Claude Code
- Sketch
- IconJar
- RightFont
- Contrast
- Herd Pro
- Statamic CMS
- Affinity Suite
- Hetzner VPS
- Laravel Forge
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
- Apple Podcasts + Podcast Magic
- Brain.fm
- Every.to
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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