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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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Codex, PostHog , Figma, Translator, and Gmail😊

 I need to start using PostHog. Finally will have a chance as I created my own product :D

It's not surprising to see that many people now list AI as part of the list.
5 or 10 years ago, the list would have been totally different....but here's my 5:

1. AI (Claude, Gemini, Deepseek Grok) - yes can't live without them these days.
2. VSCode - the workhorse Coding Editor
3. Cloudflare - first time using it this year, nice hosting but quite confusing on the layouts and various options.
4. GitHub - You'll need this if you want Cloudflare
5. Google - love them or hate them, they are required.

 now started thinking what would be my tech stack 10 years ago :D

 the days of photoshop/illustrator/audacity - fun but slow going.

My five would probably be:

ChatGPT - for brainstorming ideas, organizing information, and helping me analyze data.

Nano-Banana - for generating images or making quick image edits.

Canva - for simple photo and social media design work.

Translator - for checking wording and making sure my expression sounds natural.

Company email - for daily communication, customer support, and keeping track of user needs.

 Interesting, I tried Nano banana, but I think it was not such good.

 Haha, I actually thought it worked pretty well the first few times I used it.

1. Claude – my main AI assistant

2. MemPlato – my own MCP memory server so Claude actually

remembers context between sessions (launched it today on PH)

3. Termux – runs the server on my Android phone

4. Namecheap – domains

5. Perplexity – research

 thank you for the hint, I will have a look at the no4 :)

  1. auratracker: habits & goals - use it mainly for tracking my tasks + habits + long term goals + reflection journaling etc - my own app :)

  2. chat gpt + claude - chat gpt for generating mocks, general idea brainstorming etc., claude for design & implementation

  3. warp + iterm - where i code -> moved away from vs code now.

  4. apple notes - project management (i prefer to keep it simple)

  5. chrome - browser of choice !

 apple notes... it reminds me that I use apple reminders :D

Claude & peaceful music on spotify to kill my ADHD spikes haha

And of course my Mac which makes the day to day running around so much easier

 Music is a must-have!

  1. Google Calendar/Tasks (planning, jotting quick things down, reflection)

  2. Claude (repetitive tasks, personal tutor, summary for fact-based workflow)

  3. Prodrafts (my infinite canvas notetaking app)

That's it. only 3.

 Love the first one – it is a basic one but pretty useful! :)

@nika fair point · my framing got tech-heavy because that's where I live. The honest underlying principle works for anyone: find the tool that 3x's your output and lean into it. For devs it's Cursor right now. For marketing folks I see Notion/Linear hit that 3x · for designers Figma. Curious what tool has been YOUR unexpected 3x?

1,2,3, 5 are the same. I’m a researcher and I use pycharm for data analysis.

 what do you mean by "they are the same"? :D

 they are also my essentials :)

My go-to tools

  • Keynada — A project I recently built to add calming, meditative typing sounds to my workflow, making coding sessions more enjoyable than standard keyboard clicks.

  • VS Code — My primary editor for writing, debugging, and maintaining code every day.

  • Claude & ChatGPT — Useful for brainstorming ideas, refining concepts, and summarizing information.

  • GitHub & Git Bash — Essential tools for version control, code management, and collaboration.

  • Vercel — Used for deploying and hosting my websites and applications.

 Have you already launched it?

 yes, last week.

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