... using when the right use case clicked. I kept bookmarking them. And that s when their real value showed up. Here are a few that genuinely changed how I work recently: @TidyCal helped me book 1300+ calls last year @TextBlaze saves me hours with reusable templates @Favikon helped me run a $1.5M influencer campaign @ 100X.Bot for automating some parts of my workflow @Claude by Anthropic still exploring, but it has been solid @Aqua Voice this post is literally ... ... solo. Notion is the other one that stuck. Tried it years ago, bounced off it, then came back when I actually needed a system for managing a product roadmap by myself. The difference was having a real use case

... here are the features I think will help you stay ahead of the curve: stronger focus on privacy battery-optimized mobile apps availability across web and mobile (desktop + mobile apps) the ability to save text expanders and templates (like @Text

... were missing. Looking forward to 2026! Comment from Nika(@busmark_w_nika): @x_x43  I remembered the launch! :D Comment from Rohan Chaubey(@rohanrecommends): My tool stack for 2025: @Canva for design. @v0 by Vercel for vibe coding. @TextBlaze to eliminate repetitive typing. @Freepik for image and video generation. @Fathom for call summary and note taking. @Perplexity 's comet browser and assistant. @Google for email, documents, sheets, etc. @TidyCal for booking meetings on my calendar. @ChatGPT by OpenAI ... ... PayPal @Stripe for payments. @Figma @WordPress for website / blog design and development. @Aqua Voice and @Wispr Flow for desktop and mobile voice dictation. @Shortcuts for scheduling chat messages on iMessages and WhatsApp. @Telegram 4.7 @WhatsApp Business iMessage @Slack for

... more productive are Hugo (static site generator), Bruno (local API client) and Marp (a local markdown-to-slides tool). And I use TextMate (a text editor for macOS) quite a lot. Of course, for coding it's VS

... more like a friend who helps you with reminders every day. It talks to you like a real person, not in that typical robotic tone. And the best part? It all happens on WhatsApp! You can set reminders using text, voice notes, or even images. You can even connect Google Calendar how crazy is that? Managing everything straight from WhatsApp! recordai.app Comment from Khalid Kashmiri(@khalid_kashmiri): Try Tana it's a powerful, flexible tool for structured notes and task ... ... Karpathy " one massive Apple Note " system, I'm not sure if this means it's good for productivity or just that these people are superhumans Comment from Alex Drankou(@_drankou): We've built @Locu for software developers and makers. Blazingly

... discover some new products I hadn't seen before. I'm also just a big fan of desktop apps over web apps. I find it a lot easier to stay focused when I'm flipping between apps vs flipping between tabs. These are the apps in my dock: @Google Chrome - Pretty basic. I've really been considering switching over to @Horse though. @Slack - The de facto option. @Superhuman - Maybe the fastest I've become a fan of a product ... ... Comment from Chris Messina(@chrismessina): This is fun but would be much better if it were visual! (i.e. @Dockhunt ) Still, in my dock: @Fantastical @Things @Spotify @Arc @Craft.do @1Password @Superhuman Messages @Slack @Signal 2.0 @Warp @Cursor @Windsurf @Zed @VS