Uses

Stuff I use: ~~affiliate~~ ashilliate links are clearly marked and listed separately from the main app links.

1Password

After years of using 1Password, I recently discovered that 1Password Business accounts offer free family accounts to each member, which is a nice benefit. Not a perfect app, but I like the separation from Keychain.

Affinity Design & Publisher

I have an Adobe subscription, but Affinity have become my go-to tools.

Anytype

I’ve used Apple Notes for years, but for certain types of content – or things that you want to be filterable – it just doesn’t cut it. I think of Anytype as local-first, encrypted and fast version of Notion. So far, it’s brilliant.

Notes history
Evernote → Notion → Apple Notes → Obsidian → Apple Note → Anytype

Basecamp

I’ll move from Basecamp at some point (I’ve already migrated from HEY), but migrating is a big time sink with lots of upheaval for clients. It’s on the list, though.

Project management history
Notion → Basecamp → ...?

Buttondown

Privacy-conscious simple mailing lists.

Newsletter history
Mailchimp → ConvertKit → TinyLetter → Buttondown

Cleanshot

For screenshots and screen recording.

Screenrecording software history
Loom → Cleanshot

Eagle

A simple-but-powerful app for tracking design inspiration (so it works offline, which is neat). And a one-time payment, too.

Fantastical

After years of being a paper-only calendar person, I started using Fantastical in March 2021. It’s so brilliant I’ve gone all-in on digital calendars. Particularly love the Interesting Calendars integration.