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This post was inspired by Wes Bos and his brilliant project - https://uses.tech/ in which I recently participated. So, today, I would like to tell you about some tools and software that I use on a daily basis. Here we go, Top 15 Most Useful Tools in 2020.
1). Notion
I would like to start with the Notion, which is almost an ideal tool for organizing things. It feels like Evernote on steroids. I could definitely recommend a Notion to anyone who likes planning and getting duck in a row.
Mobile / Desktop
Free / Paid
2). Todoist
Simply the best todo app that I have ever tried so far. Runners-up: Google Tasks, Things, Microsoft Todo.
Mobile / Desktop
Free / Paid
3). Spark
I never really liked the standard Gmail app. I mean, it is ok, and I use it a lot, but on the other hand, I was always looking for a better alternative. I did use Newton for a couple of years, but then it became paid, and I switched to Spark. That decision was just right.
Mobile / Desktop
Free
4). Endel
For me, the Endel was an absolutely surprising and unexpected choice since I have never used any musical apps on a daily basis. Well-designed, energetic, but calming.
Mobile / Desktop
Free / Paid
5). Grammarly
Grammarly improves the quality of my texts by a lot. Must have for writers. Even the free version (that I actually use) is very impressive.
Mobile / Desktop
Free / Paid
6). Pocket
A Pocket is an ultimate tool for saving things for later. I have been using it for years.
Mobile / Desktop
Free / Paid
7). VS Code
The one IDE to rule them all, I guess?
https://code.visualstudio.com/
Desktop
Free
8). Nova
A new trendy IDE from creators of Coda. Quite pricey, but absolutely adorable.
Desktop
Paid
9). Pocket Casts
I truly like podcasts, and I have tried a lot of podcast apps, like Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Castbox, and so on. Anyway, I feel that the Pocket Casts app is the most elegant, simple, and powerful.
Mobile / Desktop
Free / Paid
10). Transmit
"The gold standard of macOS file transfer apps" - as it described on its official website. By the way, it is made by the same company that created Nova.
Desktop
Paid
11). OneNote
One of the best applications for handwriting on a tablet. A little bit too high an entry barrier at the beginning, but it is worth it.
Mobile / Desktop
Free
12). Strava
It is time for coming out. I am a statistics nerd, so I really love this kind of apps allowing you to record and store training data. Strava goes even further, it is more like Instagram for sports, not one more boring stats app.
https://www.strava.com/athletes/42251423
Mobile / Desktop
Free / Paid
13). Telegram
The better WhatsApp.
Mobile / Desktop
Free
14). Calendars 5
Respectively, the best calendar app. Unfortunately not available for desktop.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calendars-5-by-readdle/id697927927
Mobile
Free / Paid
15). Tweetbot
I am an old user of Tweetbot, the first time I heard about it in 2011. I still did not found anything better.
https://tapbots.com/tweetbot/mac/
Mobile
Paid
Please feel free to complete the list by replying to this post. Which tools do you like best?
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Top comments (2)
One of my personal favorites: Quire.
It's a free task management software with agile features such as Kanban board, offline syncing, Gantt chart, easy collaboration, priorities....etc
Yes to VS Code. Everything else is optional.