(updated: 2025-04-13)
function: TOOLS I USE // alternatives I may use or check if necessary
- os: WIN7 + IOS + ANDROID // debian - chromeos
- antivirus: AVAST
- launcher: LISTARY5 // wox[go] - cerebroapp[js]
- browser: CHROME + SAFARI + FFDEV // arc
- llm: DEEPSEEK + CHATGPT + GROK + CLAUDE + QWEN + LLAMA + GEMINI // leaderboard - tools
- chat: SIGNAL + WHATSAPP // telegram - texts
- mail: GMAIL // protonmail - tutanota
- web search // google
- cloud // gdrive
- notes: SUBLIME3 // zen journal
- writing: SUBLIME3 + WORD2010
- translator: LLM // wiki translator
- research: EXCEL2010 // zotero - docfetch - overleaf
- converter // pandoc - epub.to
- calc: EXCEL2010 // numbr
- accounting: EXCEL2010 + FACTURAMA // plain text
- presentations // descript
- flowcharts // excalidraw - tldraw - autodraw - nomnoml - minimator
- proj management // trello - taiga - self hosted kanban - taskjuggler
- forms & mail lists: SUBSTACK // gdocs - mailchimp
- automate // nimble text - blaze - ahk
- other: justdeleteme - flameshot
- text editor: SUBLIME3 // vscode & cursor - zed - hackerman
- vibe coding // bolt - devin - replit - retool
- cloud // vscode.dev - gitpod
- snippets // jsfiddle - gistdumber
- terminal: CONEMU // vscode - hyper.is
- repl // node - ruby - python - janet
- domains: NAMECHEAP // namelantern
- hosting:
- analytics: GOATCOUNTER // counter.dev - fathom
- apis // twilio - open meteo - public apis
- ux & frontend // figma - moqups - marvelapp - framer - penpot - polypane
- mac only // sketch - kiteapp - paintcodeapp
- cad: AUTOCAD2012[lisp] // revit - archicad - hestus - zoo.dev
- 3d & render: SKETCHUP17[rb2.2] // blender[py] - D5render - lumion - rerenderai
- raster & vectors: PHOTOSHOP6[js] // firefly - affinity - photopea - dpaint - geometrize - photo animator - colorize pics - background remover - code pics 1/2
- image collection: LOCAL + PINTEREST // unsplash - pexels - dribbble - behance
- other // qgis - gmaps area calculator
- music: YOUTUBE // 1by1_mp3 - music for programming - radio 1/2 - nature sounds
- books 1/2/3/4
- readers:
- srs // anki2
- weather: WINDGURU // windy - lightnings
- travel:
- lodge: AIRBNB + BOOKING
- flights: SKYSCANNER // flight connections - google flights - kiwi - going - flybnb
- maps // trails 1/2/3 - flightradar - boatradar 1/2
- osm // randomstreetview 1/2 - instantstreetview 1/2 - virtual walks 1/2/3/4/5/6/7/8/9/10
- geoarbitrage // living costs 1/2/3 - nomads
- other // e-sims - trains
- fintech: REVOLUT + PAYPAL // n26 - swissquote - degiro
- shopping // vetted.ai
- gaming // itch.io - boardgamearena - playok
- stats: our world in data - collections 1/2/3 - plants
- other: taskrabbit