Tools that keep me productive

1

VDO.Ninja

Eventually, I discovered vdo.ninja. The TLDR is, it uses peer-to-peer technology to bring remote cameras into OBS or other studio software.

#WebCamera Apps #Android #3D 3 social mentions

2

Meeter

For managing meetings, Dato is a better date app for macOS. It's great for having multiple time zones in the address bar. I have my local time as well as UTC. I also use it for upcoming meetings and events. Previously I was using Meeter which is great for this, but it's one less app I need now.

#iPhone #Mac #Productivity 3 social mentions

3

Starship (Shell Prompt)

#Developer Tools #Programming #Terminal 189 social mentions

4

Dato

For managing meetings, Dato is a better date app for macOS. It's great for having multiple time zones in the address bar. I have my local time as well as UTC. I also use it for upcoming meetings and events. Previously I was using Meeter which is great for this, but it's one less app I need now.

#Calendar #Email Clients #Calendar And Scheduling 22 social mentions

5

Loopback by RogueAmoeba

I use Loopback for virtual audio sources. This is super helpful because I create an audio source, which is my microphone and the guest's (guests') audio, and treat it as one input source. I use this audio source as the audio source for live captioning.

#Audio #Audio & Music #Email Marketing 127 social mentions

6

Camo

I don't have a fancy camera for streaming. I used to use my Logitech webcam, which was fine, but when I finally got a decent iPhone, I was like the camera on this is amazing! So I decided to use that for live streaming. Camo makes it possible to do that, and it has plenty of niceties like zooming, watermarks, filters, etc.

#WebCamera Apps #Android #Webcams 40 social mentions

7

Raycast

Raycast is my go-to replacement for macOS' spotlight. It's like Spotlight on steroids. I previously used Alfred, another outstanding Spotlight alternative, but for some reason Raycast grew on me. I also use it for window management.

#Productivity #App Launcher #Mac 36 social mentions

8

Polypane

I had heard about Polypane before and I think I may have tried it a few years ago, but nowadays, It's a must for frontend. It helps you build out responsive, accessible apps with all kinds of goodies. Curious about it? I hung out with the creator of Polypane on a live-stream earlier this year.

#Developer Tools #Web Browsers #Browser Testing 35 social mentions

9

Vanilla

I used Vanilla for the longest time for my top menu bar icons, but once I got a MacBook Pro with the notch, it just didn't work well. I've since moved on to Bartender for managing my menu bar.

#Forums And Forum Software #Forums #Community Platform 14 social mentions

10

Rocket

The emoji picker on macOS isn't that great, but Rocket makes it so easy to add emojis. I can't tell you how many times a day I use this.

#Web Frameworks #Developer Tools #Python Web Framework 25 social mentions

11

CleanMyMac X

CleanMyMac X - A suite of utilities for keeping your Mac in tip-top shape.

#Utilities #Data Cleansing #Monitoring Tools 24 social mentions

12

Krisp

Krisp is outstanding for filtering out unwanted noise on calls and streams. Say goodbye to fire engines in the background while you stream. 🤣.

#Sound Equalizers #Sound Tools #Online Meetings 141 social mentions

13

f.lux

For those evenings where I'm in front of the computer, f.lux is a must. Like some wise person said, "Be kind to your eyeballs". macOS's Nightshift kind of works, but f.lux destroys it.

#Work Management #Color Temperature Adjuster #Time Tracking 347 social mentions

14

iTerm2

Although I have iTerm installed, a great terminal for macOS, I honestly live in the VS Code terminal 99.999% of the time.

#Terminal #Developer Tools #SSH 101 social mentions

15

GPGTools

If you're using Git, which I imagine most of you are, signing your commits is super important. GPG Suite makes this easy to set up.

#Security & Privacy #Social & Communications #Encryption 32 social mentions

16

Fork

I do most of my "git"ing on the command line, but sometimes I need a graphical user interface (GUI) to really understand what's going on. When I need that, I reach for Fork.

#Git #Git Tools #Git Client 85 social mentions

17

Visual Studio Code

It all starts with the editor. Visual Studio Code (VS Code) is my go-to editor. I was using the Insider’s Edition for the longest time, but some extensions would try to log in and redirect to VS Code regular edition, so I decided to go back to it. That said, VS Code Insider's is very stable.

#Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 1030 social mentions

18

CleanShot X

I take screenshots or short video recordings almost daily, and Cleanshot X is so great for this.

#Screenshot Annotation #Screenshots #Image Annotation 78 social mentions

19

JSONView

JSONView - A prettified view of JSON payloads.

#Image Optimisation #Development #Image Editing 3 social mentions

20

Homebrew

#Package Manager #Windows Tools #Front End Package Manager 883 social mentions