Day #62 | Software tools I recommend

Here is a collection of products and services I use regularly and am grateful for. I recommended these software tools as well cause it makes my work and life easier.

Development IDEs

Xcode :
For iOS and macOS dev (duh)

Android Studio:
For Android development if needed

Visual Studio Code:
The best IDE for web development.

Development in general

GitHub:
Without GitHub I wouldn’t have been a competent engineer with so many open source projects to learn from.

Paw:
The best Mac HTTP client in my eyes. So many possibilities.

Sourcetree:
Makes Git easier to handle with an UI.

NativeConnect:
Much faster than App Store Connect when I just want information.

ColorSlurp:
Easy tool to check the HEX code of an image on your Mac.

Mac General

Alfred :
Spotlight on steroids

iTerm2 :
Much better than terminal

Brave Browser:
Fastest browser I’ve used

Workona:
Such a good tool to organize tabs (You can choose Simple Tab Groups if you use Firefox)

1Password:
Secure password manager, can also recommend Bitwarden.

CleanMyMac X:
Removes dirt from my Mac and saves a lot of space

Communication

Slack:
Very good communication tool and lots of bots support

WhatsApp:
Sadly the most popular communication tool in The Netherlands.

Telegram Messenger:
Private communication

Discord:
To chat with my gaming friends or find fun communities.

Spark:
A very good email client mostly due to work email accounts

ProtonMail:
The mail I use for all my personal endeavors and sometimes even work

Twitter:
For my daily dose of information consumption

Entertainment

Spotify:
Music is life

Pocket Casts:
The best podcast player I’ve used (Overcast was also very good)

NetNewsWire:
RSS feed reader for the Mac

Productivity

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom:
Easiest tool to edit photos with

PDF Expert:
My preferred PDF viewer

Bear App:
Currently the writing app I use, but I can still recommend Notion or Noto

Things3:
The best TODO app ever created

Ghost:
Platform where I write and build this site.

Investing

DEGIRO:
Dutch broker for my investments

Coinbase:
For my (main) Crypto investments

I may update keep updating this list, or when there are signification updates, make a new one.