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What are the 5 tools you simply couldn't do your work without?

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This could be related to your industry, or even a side project you're working on.

Here are my 5 (I couldn't function without them):

  1. Grammarly – proofreading my texts, not just posts, but also client communication

  2. ChatGPT / Claude – mostly brainstorming, help with copy, and summarising

  3. Figma – I can put the basic graphics together quickly.

  4. Translator – sounds incredibly old-school, but English is not my mother tongue

  5. Gmail – and not only for communication, but also for storing ideas and sending myself email reminders for posts

[and soon one more that I am working on – – prevents me from being banned on LinkedIn, so I will not lose my account.]

What are your five?

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You don't need anything else except chatGPT PRO :) 
I have no doubt about that, and I don't use anything else.

 Sure, but I rather went with Claude :)

Hi,

I try to stay away from subscriptions. So, Deadline Docket I like or Days Until: Countdown … helps me to visually see a list of deadlines/follow ups counting down…

  • Deadline Docket

  • Days Until: Countdown

  • Private Voice Notes (helpful foldering off the bat)

  • “File Photos in Real Time”

  • Two Lists: For You & For Them (this one I like as a separate list for my self-care/to-dos and everyone else’s)

 Is it any solution you created for yourself?

My current five would be:

  1. ChatGPT / Claude — brainstorming, writing, coding help, and turning messy thoughts into something usable

  2. VS Code / Cursor — where most of the actual building happens

  3. Figma — quick UI thinking, mockups, and visual alignment

  4. Notion — notes, product ideas, specs, and keeping projects from becoming chaos

  5. Gmail / Calendar — boring but impossible to replace for communication, reminders, and keeping commitments visible

Funny how the “boring” tools usually end up being the most critical ones.

 Love all of them. It is similar to my tech stack actually!

1. Claude Code: most of the dev work happens here

2. Figma: design and the screenshots that feed everything else

3. Cloudflare: site hosting, workers, analytics

4. Obsidian: second brain and project notes

5. SlimSnap.ai: the screenshot-to-JSON tool I built and use daily for Claude Code (bias warning, but actually in my top 5).

 More people mentioned Obsidian. Is it really good like that?

 Depends how you think about notes. It clicked for me because everything is plain markdown files that just live on my disk. No account, works offline.

What actually makes it useful is linking notes together. My whole SlimSnap launch sits in one vault: roadmap, every customer question from launch week, a running log of what I posted where. They link so I stop re-deriving the same decisions every week.

One catch. It's only as good as the habit. Empty vault if you don't write things down. But if you already take notes, it's the best home I've found for them.

  • Claude

  • VS Code / Cursor

  • Gemini

  • Gmail

  • Wispr Flow

 Gmail seems to be the basic one and useful for many people out there!

For me, it would have to be the following:
Claude
Instantly
Github
Cloudfare
Notion

 At least 3 are also on my list! :D

Great question, Nika! It’s always fascinating to see everyone's daily stacks. Here are my indispensable 5: GoHighLevel (or your favorite CRM) – Essential for managing pipelines, automated follow-ups, and keeping outreach organized. ChatGPT / Claude – For drafting clear communication templates, summarizing documents, and quick brainstorming. LinkedIn – My absolute go-to for professional networking, brand building, and connecting with potential partners. Canva / Figma – Perfect for quickly putting together clean, minimalist visual content without needing a full design background. Google Workspace (Gmail/Sheets) – The ultimate backbone for daily scheduling, tracking data, and administrative workflows. Love your list too—Grammarly is definitely a lifesaver for polished client communication!

 how do you perceive that Anthropic disabled the EU in their latest model?

Here’s my stack for building mobile apps today:

  1. Antigravity + Codex (AI Agent): Switched to this setup recently. Previously, VS Code's built-in AI had the best quota value, but after the recent updates, Antigravity + Codex is by far the most cost-efficient and powerful option for terminal tasks and file edits.

  2. VS Code + Zsh Terminal: Ditched Android Studio completely. I run gradle builds, boot emulators, and manage everything directly from the command line. Much faster and lightweight.

  3. Stitch + Figma: Stitch for rapid text-to-UI generation of the landing page, and Figma for final design tweaks.

  4. Monochrome Phone Settings: Testing my digital detox launcher on a physical device forced to grayscale mode to see if text-only navigation actually works under real constraints.

  5. Vercel: Instantly deploy static landing pages live with zero setup.

 Haven't heard about Stitch. Thank you, will check it out! :)

My top 5 are
- Takivo
- Figma
- Claude
- Grammarly
- Zoom / Fathom

Fun thread!! Mine are shaped by years of wearing every hat at a startup. Claude for thinking through messy problems and first drafts, Notion as the team's shared brain, Linear so the chaos stays organized, Gmail and Cal as the nerve center, and a good ATS that actually behaves like an intelligence layer instead of just a database. The pattern I notice in my own list: the keepers are the ones that quietly remove busywork so I can spend my time on the human judgment calls that still need a person.

 Do you also have some favourite non-AI tools?

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