Everyone loves lists, and the kind of list we all love the most is “things other people do”. To satisfy the thundering demand, here’s the software I use on a regular basis, and genuinely love using.
I tend to use software built by traditional small businesses or individuals, or open source software. I don’t settle on quality, however. If I’m using it, I think the application is best in class for my use cases.
I also exclusively use a Mac now, and also tend to favor native Mac apps for their speed, and general design and usability polish. I want the software I use to sweat the details.
Productivity
- Password management
- 1password
- App removal
- AppCleaner
- App launching and smart bar
- Alfred
- Task tracking
- Things
- Calendar
- Fantastical
- Mailmate
- Blog posting
- Mars Edit
- Math
- Soulver
Media
- Feed reader
- NetNewsWire
- Podcasts
- Overcast
- Music player
- Swinsian
- Video player
- VLC
Graphics
- Photo editor
- Acorn
- Image compression
- ImageOptim
Software development
- Terminal
- Alacritty
- Markdown preview
- Marked 2
- Text editor/IDE
- Neovim
- Databases
- SequelAce
- Diff viewer
- Kaleidoscope
Command line nerd shit
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