Work horses
The tools I use should »Do One Thing and Do It Well.«
The apps listed here champion this philosophy. I cannot live without them.
Like this appMy go-to vector graphics tool. It‘s small, simple and gets the job done perfectly.
- Vector Graphic App
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Like this appSimple, functional, well-developed Markdown workhorse for the Mac. Simple as that.
- Text Editor
- Free • Open Source
- Mac
Like this appViscosity helps me to manage my VPN accesses. Lean, simple, just works.
- VPN Service
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
Like this appAdmins are lazy. Instead of manually working with plists, just whip up LaunchControl.
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
Like this appPixelmator is the part of my content creation workflow, that would be hard to replace.
- Image Editor
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Like this appIt‘s hands-down the best European banking app for MacOS.
- Online Banking Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
Tasks & Notes
Like this appNotes for iOS and MacOS solved all my note taking issues. Today I use Roam, see below.
- Note-taking Tool
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Online
- iPhone
- iPad
Content Creation
Like this appAmazingly simple tool to work with text. Syncs across your devices.
- Note-taking Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
- Apple Watch
Like this appGrammarly helps me writing better English. Its suggestions are spot-on.
- Grammar Checker
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Online
- Microsoft Edge
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Outlook
- Safari
- Microsoft Word
- Software as a Service (SaaS)
- Mozilla Firefox
Like this appSublime's search capabilities and overall performance are just amazing.
- Code Editor
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
Knowledge Management
Like this appDEVONthink is a solution to the digital age conundrum. It is your second brain, the one and only database for all your digital files, be they PDFs, emails, Word docs or even multimedia files.
- Note-taking Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
Like this appHypertext as it should be. An amazing tool to organize thoughts without imposing any mental model on you. Love it!
- Note-taking Tool
- Paid • Proprietary
- Online
- Android
- iPhone
Visual thinking
A map says more than 1000 words.
Like this appMind mapping helps you organize your thoughts, remember information and generate new ideas. We've created a beautiful, intuitive app, so you can mind map wherever you are and whenever you want.
- Mind Mapping Tool
- Freemium • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Android
- iPhone
- Android Tablet
- iPad
Like this appDiagramming at its best. Really. Usually, I shy away from using non-native software. yEd's special status is earned by being the best diagramming software. Simple as that.
- Diagram Editor
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
- Online
- BSD
Little helpers
Specialized single-purpose apps that make my life easier.
Like this appaText accelerates your typing by replacing abbreviations with frequently used phrases you define.
- Text Expander
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
- Windows
- Parallels Desktop
Like this appDeveloped by the DEVONthink people, this little gem can find any file on my device, and fast.
- File Search Utility
- Free • Proprietary
- Mac
Like this appRetrobatch is a unique application for automating actions to tens, hundreds, and even thousands of images at the same time.
- Image Converter
- Paid • Proprietary
- Mac
