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title: Live Long and Prosper with These Tools
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I'm not entirely sure why, but I love trying out and testing productivity tools—especially those geared toward programming. Over the years, I've explored and used a wide variety of tools, and these are the ones I can't live without. Below, I've listed them in alphabetical order. For each, I'll include a brief description and explain why it stands out to me. When time and inspiration allow, I plan to write dedicated articles diving deeper into each tool. I'll also do my best to keep this list updated as I discover new favorites or stop using the current ones.

To help you understand the labels I've used, here's a quick guide to the emojis and letters in parentheses you'll see next to each tool:

-   💻: Mac
-   📱: iPhone
-   🧭: Safari extension
-   ⌨️: Command line tool
-   🏠: Self-hosted service
-   🏭: Third-party hosted Service
-   1️⃣: One time purchase may be required
-   🔃: Recurring subscription may be required
-   A: Available on the App Store
-   S: Available via Setapp
-   🌐: Available for download from a website

## Current Favorites

### Apps

-   [1Password (💻,📱,🧭,🔃,🌐)](https://1password.com)
-   AdGuard Pro (💻,📱,🧭,🔃,A,🌐)
-   Alfred (💻,1️⃣,🌐)
-   Arq (💻,1️⃣,🌐)
-   Baking Soda (💻,📱,🧭,1️⃣,A)
-   Bear (💻,📱,R)
-   CleanMyMac (💻,🔃,S,🌐)
-   CleanShot X (💻,🔃,S,🌐)
-   Cyberduck (💻,A,🌐)
-   DevUtils (💻,🔃,A,S,🌐)
-   Fantastical (💻,📱,🔃,A)
-   Homebrew (⌨️,🌐)
-   HTTPie (⌨️,🌐)
-   In Your Face (💻,1️⃣,🔃,A,S,🌐)
-   iTerm (💻,🌐)
-   jq (⌨️,🌐)
-   JSONPeep (💻,📱,🧭,1️⃣,A)
-   Karabiner-Elements (💻,🌐)
-   KeyboardCleanTool (💻,🌐)
-   Mona (💻,📱,🔃,A)
-   MonitorControl (💻,🌐)
-   Noir (💻,📱,🧭,1️⃣,A)
-   OmniFocus (💻,📱,1️⃣,🔃,A)
-   Pixelmator Pro (💻,📱,1️⃣,A)
-   Rectangle Pro (💻,1️⃣,🌐)
-   Reeder Classic (💻,📱,1️⃣,A)
-   Rocket (💻,1️⃣,🌐)
-   Starship (⌨️,🌐)
-   SteerMouse (💻,1️⃣,🌐)
-   StopTheMadness Pro (💻,📱,🧭,1️⃣,A)
-   TablePlus (💻,📱,1️⃣,A,🌐)
-   Tampermonkey (💻,📱,🧭,1️⃣,A)
-   Tower (💻,🔃,🌐)
-   trash (⌨️,🌐)
-   Vinegar (💻,📱,🧭,1️⃣,A)
-   zoxide (⌨️,🌐)

### Services

-   Audible (🏭,🔃,A)
-   Fastmail (🏭,🔃,A)
-   Forgejo (🏠,🌐)
-   FreshRSS (🏠,🌐)
-   GoToSocial (🏠,🌐)
-   Pushover (🏭,🧭,1️⃣,A)

### Home Automation

-   Hubitat Elevation
-   Home Assistant

## Honorary Mentions

-   Keyboard Maestro (💻,1️⃣,🌐)