Skyler Reeves

Review your experience using Slidepad-what you liked, what could be better, and how it compares to other tools you've tried. I love Slidepad. I'm pretty sure I use it just as much as Raycast. There are several apps I use multiple times throughout the day. I don't want to keep native app windows open for them because they cluster up my task switcher when ⌥ + Tabbing and I like to keep my Dock fairly minimal and non-distracting. And I don't want to shut them down every time because waiting for an app to load sucks (and besides, most of the Mac versions are just wrappers anyway). I don't want to keep these apps up in browser tabs where I'm working either. If I did, I'd end up spending more time hunting them down across multiple windows since I wouldn't want them open in the same window I'm doing my main work. That and I'd end up suspending them anyway to free up memory for Chrome to devour elsewhere. I could open them in a separate browser—but that opens up a whole separate set of issues. So I put them in Slidepad instead. I mapped the keyboard shortcut to open Slidepad to a button on my MX Master 3 when using my desktop and a four-finger tap on the trackpad when using my laptop. Common Apps I Keep Handy in Slidepad ----- 1. Google Calendar 2. Reflect 3. ChatGPT/Claude 4. Asana 5. Guru 6. Slack 7. Raindrop It's nice because you can hibernate them as well when you're not actively using them. ## Wishlist Here are some quick things I'd love to see Slidepad add in the future. 1. Keyboard shortcut for hibernate/wake up. 2. Ability to set height and width dimensions of the app by active tab so it changes as you activate a tab. 3. Improved quick switcher for tabs. Current shortcuts are fine; but something like Arc had would be great. 4. Ability to inject custom CSS/JS into a tab based on URL pattern. I know of no good alternatives. Not that work like this. I've looked. Most seem to just be sidebars for taking notes.

Snipd makes consuming and learning from podcast content easier than any other podcasting app for iOS. The only downside is the lack of a desktop version of the app for folks who want to dive deeper from their work machines and take notes.

Attio is great so far. Unlike most CRMs, you can make of it what you want. No need for hundreds of property fields you'll never use and can't delete (*cough* HubSpot *cough*). It's like a hybrid between Notion and Airtable rolled into a CRM with the ability to email and enrich data via the Clearbit API.