Founders, makers or marketers. What tools do you use for your work and daily operations?
What tools make your work processes smooth while keeping you sane?
[Solutions for maintaining health are also welcome since your work results depend on your well-being and energy management.] 🙂
I am a marketer, and here are my go-to apps/tools:
TASK MANAGEMENT:
Apple Reminders
Jira
Trello
GRAPHIC DESIGN:
Figma
Photopea
VIDEO:
CapCut
DaVinciResolve
COPYWRITING/SCHEDULING:
(old-school) Google Docs
EditPad
Grammarly
ChatGPT
Notion
COMMUNICATION/NEWSLETTERS:
Gmail
Slack
Discord
Social media (LI, X)
Crisp
Substack
Mailchimp
PSYCHOHYGIENE FOR MAINTAINING MY HEALTH:
YouTube (videos for exercising, literally every day)
Apple Health
I am looking forward to your "tool swaps."
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Slicklink (Beta)
I am a maker working on zapdigits.com and these are mine:
Task Manager:
Notion
Linear
Design:
My girlfriend (UX designer)
Development:
Cursor
Github
Inngest (Background jobs)
Communication:
Brevo (API)
Slack
Gmail
Medium
LinkedIn
X
Additionally started using:
Attio
Videco.io
@malithmcrdev “Design: My girlfriend (UX designer)” -elite use of human-centred design!
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@malithmcrdev My girlfriend :D I love how you optimised your workflow by using other people and delegating :D Didn't know about Attio. I will have a look at it.
DataTable.dev
Not to repeat what was said, I'd love to feature Hotjar. I am a marketer and I use it to watch the recordings of users' activity on our product's website. It also shows heatmaps and other cool things.
Recently discovered it!
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@angelinashv OOoooooh, I haven't been using it for ages but I remember how fascinated I was when I tracked the behaviour of visitors :D
For marketing specific:
I use Claude for copy and writing prompts. I use those prompts to create illustrations on Sora to use in posts or even ads.
Last week I made a LinkedIn carousel post. All the images were made in Sora, I attached them to google slides and printed them as pdf.
I also used Xnapper for screenshots on my Mac. It adds this nice padding and background and has defined aspect ratios for the different platforms. It's a convenience thing and the app was on discount on Appsumo I bought it. (It can be tried for free, it just ads this tiny watermark. I'm not affiliated with them.) I realised screenshots were a headache when I tried taking one on my website's testimonial.
Recently I also setup Camo Studio. This let me use my S24 Ultra as a camera on my Mac. Any application on my Mac, whether it's Zoom or Google Meet. I set it up for recording with Screen Studio. This is an app I will use to shoot my demo etc.
Do you guys think I should try something else out? What was the traditional way of making illustrations? Prefer free apps but definitely will consider paying if it solves a big enough pain.
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@mubashirullahd It managed that graphic design quite well :) Regarding recording – I use OBS, but is more for livestreams :)
@busmark_w_nika OBS is decent. I use to stream on Twitch with it. Screen Studio adds this nice zoom in animation. I can just focus on the work instead of the technical stuff.
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@mubashirullahd I didn't know you livestream as well! :D Your twitch? :)
@busmark_w_nika a lot of people tried streaming in the pandemic. It was really fun. I just didn't have the energy to continue while working in a startup. My viewer could tell I was sleepy XD.
I haven't streamed in years.
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@mubashirullahd It managed that graphic design quite well :) Regarding recording – I use OBS, but is more for livestreams :)
Photopea! I used that back in my old game design days, it was free and awesome to use. I haven't heard about that app in a while and am happy it's still alive!
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@yakuraapp It is still free, but they have made stricter conditions and push people to purchase it. (subscription $5/month) or donor.
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@rodrigo_soviero Funny thing "Slack keeps me sane" :D In many founders, Slack drives them crazy :D
Hey @busmark_w_nika thanks for the topic! As a Produc and after trying so many productivity hacks, I finally found that the simplest tool that actually works to get your sh*t done is the most useful ahah. My day-to-day workflow centers on Linear for general products organization, Notion for documentation (combined with ProcessFlow, I'm biased since I built it I guess :D ), Google Calendar for organizing my day before starting, and then Claude as my main colleague! And of course Youtube with some lofi or drum and bass to go on a deep focus mode