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Productivity & Notes

Note-taking, task management, launchers, terminals, and focus tools — the software developers reach for daily.

32 curated links across 7 sections

Our opinionated daily-driver list. Every tool here earns its dock spot — no graveyard-app filler.

Note-taking & PKM

Where ideas land before they become work.

  • Obsidian
    FeaturedFreemium

    Local-first markdown notes with a massive plugin ecosystem. Files on disk, yours forever.

    markdownlocal-first
  • Notion
    FeaturedFreemium

    Wiki + docs + DB hybrid. Best for team knowledge bases and lightweight PMs.

    wikiteam
  • Logseq
    Open-source

    Open-source, block-based, daily-notes-first PKM tool. Local markdown files.

    markdownlocal-first
  • Craft
    Freemium

    Beautiful native note app for Mac / iOS. Blocks + collaboration + clean typography.

    nativeApple
  • Bear
    Freemium

    Elegant markdown notes for Apple platforms. Fast, minimal, powerful.

    markdownApple
  • Mem
    Freemium

    AI-native note app that cross-references as you write.

    AInotes

Task & project management

Ship things. Don't just think about things.

  • Linear
    FeaturedFreemium

    The gold standard for dev-team issue tracking. Fast, keyboard-native, sharp aesthetic.

    issuesagile
  • Height
    Freemium

    Issue tracker with autopilot / LLM-assisted triage. Fast-growing Linear alt.

    issues
  • Plane
    Open-source

    Open-source Linear alternative. Self-hostable with Docker.

    issuesself-hostable
  • GitHub Projects
    Free

    Free issue tracking + project boards bundled with every GitHub repo. Underrated.

    GitHub
  • Things 3
    Paid

    The pinnacle of personal GTD on Apple devices. One-time purchase, no nonsense.

    GTDpersonal
  • Todoist
    Freemium

    Cross-platform, multi-device task manager. Natural-language input, keyboard-first.

    GTDcross-platform

Launchers & search

Never leave the keyboard.

  • Raycast
    FeaturedFreemium

    Mac launcher on steroids. Extensions for everything, AI chat, window management, clipboard history.

    launchermacOS
  • Alfred
    Freemium

    The classic Mac launcher. Workflows are infinitely scriptable for power users.

    launchermacOS
  • PowerToys Run
    Free

    Spotlight-style launcher for Windows. Free, from Microsoft, fast.

    launcherWindows

Browsers & tabs

Where most work now actually happens.

  • Arc
    FeaturedFree

    Rethought Chromium browser from The Browser Company. Sidebar tabs, spaces, profiles.

    browser
  • Dia
    Free

    Arc team's AI-native browser. Chat with any tab, agentic browsing.

    browserAI
  • Brave
    Free

    Privacy-focused Chromium browser with built-in ad blocking + Tor tabs.

    browserprivacy
  • Firefox
    Open-source

    The non-Chromium alternative. Essential for a healthy web.

    browser

Terminals & dev CLIs

The command line is still the best interface.

  • Warp
    FeaturedFreemium

    Modern Rust-based terminal with blocks, AI command suggestions, and team sharing.

    terminalAI
  • Ghostty
    Open-source

    Fast, native GPU-accelerated terminal from Mitchell Hashimoto. Open-source.

    terminalGPU
  • iTerm2
    Free

    The longtime Mac terminal power-user favorite. Free, stable, huge feature set.

    terminalmacOS
  • WezTerm
    Open-source

    GPU-accelerated cross-platform terminal. Lua-configurable.

    terminalcross-platform
  • Windows Terminal
    Open-source

    Microsoft's modern terminal with tabs, themes, and WSL integration.

    terminalWindows

Code editors

Where the actual typing happens.

  • Cursor
    FeaturedFreemium

    VS Code fork with AI deeply wired in. Agents, inline edits, codebase Q&A.

    editorAI
  • VS Code
    Free

    The default. Still the widest-supported editor with the largest extension ecosystem.

    editor
  • Zed
    Freemium

    Rust-based editor from the Atom team. Blazing fast, collaborative, AI-ready.

    editorcollaborative
  • JetBrains IDEs
    Paid

    The heavyweight IDEs — WebStorm, IntelliJ, PyCharm, etc. Refactoring + debugging GOATs.

    editorIDE
  • Neovim
    Open-source

    The modal editor, modernized. Lua config, LSP, Treesitter.

    editormodal

Writing & long-form

For putting sentences together with intent.

  • Grammarly
    Freemium

    Grammar + tone + clarity checks everywhere you type.

    grammar
  • Hemingway Editor
    Freemium

    Flags overlong sentences + adverbs. Great for editing drafts.

    editing
  • iA Writer
    Paid

    Distraction-free markdown writing app. Beautiful typography.

    markdownwriting

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