Tools I use183
I'm always on the lookout for new apps and websites that can help me learn and work more effectively. Here's a list of tools that I've found really useful so far.
AI tools
Browser extensions
AutoTube
Keeps YouTube running without interruptions!
AVIM
Type Vietnamese easily in browsers.
Block Yourself from Analytics
Ideal for offline development browsing.
Chrome extension source viewer
A tool to view extension source code.
ColorZilla
Pick colors directly from webpages.
Copy Title and Url as Markdown Style
Copy the title and url of the page as Markdown style.
Disable Extensions Temporarily
Restore browser to initial state.
Google Dictionary
Instant word definitions and pronunciation.
Google Translate
Quickly translate selected text online.
Hush
Private website bookmarking made easy.
Keepa
Price History Charts.
Lock Tab
Prevents a tab from being closed accidentally.
Medium Parser
Access Medium articles for free.
Metastream
A tool for streaming media together.
Picture-in-Picture
Open videos in Picture-in-Picture mode.
Substital
Add subtitles to videos and movies.
Tabox
Save and share tab groups.
Wappalyzer
Identify website technologies effortlessly.
Design
Affinity Designer
Vector graphics editor.
Capcut
AIO video editor & graphic design tool.
Fontello
Icon font generator for custom designs.
Leonardo
Drawing and painting app for Windows.
Picsart
Powerful mobile photo editing app.
Skitch
Beautiful screen capture with annotations.
Tile Photos FX
Slice images into creative grids.
Dev
Code::Stats
Track your coding tasks efficiently.
DBeaver
Cross-platform database tool for developers.
GitKraken
User-friendly GUI for Git management.
ngrok
Make local servers accessible online.
OrbStack
Fast and lightweight Docker alternative.
Proxyman
Fast app for HTTP/HTTPS requests.
R Studio
Integrated IDE for R and Python.
Visual Studio Code
My main IDE for developing.
Education
Apple Books
Read PDFs and manage annotations, synced across Apple devices.
Calibre
Ebook management and formatting tool.
Detexify
Find LaTeX characters by drawing.
Kindle
Reading books on macOS easily.
MATLAB
Powerful tool for matrix manipulations.
Mendeley
A reference management software.
Raindrop
AlO bookmark manager.
Texifier
A TeX editor.
Finance
France
Health
Back pain exercises at home
Exercises for back pain relief.
Balance
Step-by-step meditation practice tool.
Lose Belly Fat
Abs Workout.
PushFit
Automatically counts your push-ups.
StandUp
Regular standing and stretching reminder.
Waterllama
Healthy hydration reminder tool.
WorkOutDoors
Advanced workout app for Apple Watch.
Language Learning
DeepL
Superior translation tool for languages.
Dict Box
A mobile-friendly universal dictionary tool.
Duolingo
Learn any foreign language in a fun way.
ELSA Speak
Personal AI coach for English speaking.
GoldenDict
Feature-rich dictionary lookup program.
lingoclip
Interactive music-based language learning tool.
Linguistica
Practice listening with slow news.
TV5MONDE
Learn French easily with TV5MONDE.
macOS
AppCleaner
Easily uninstall apps with drag-and-drop.
BetterDisplay
Versatile tool for display management.
DevCleaner for XCode
Essential app for XCode users.
Hidden Bar
Hide menu bar icons on macOS.
IINA
The modern media player for macOS.
Karabiner-Elements
Map keyboards easily on macOS.
Magnet
Windows manager for Mac
Menu World Time
Global city times right on menu bar.
Mojibar
Menu bar emoji searcher for macOS.
MonitorControl
Control display brightness and volume.
Monolingual
Remove unnecessary language resources from macOS.
Mounty for NTFS
Re-mount NTFS volumes on macOS.
Paintbrush
A macOS alternative to Windows Paint.
PDF Expert
PDF Editor and Reader.
Postgres.app
Full-featured PostgreSQL for Mac.
Stats
macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
VIETTIEN Dictionary
An AIO dictionary that is integrated with default dictionary in macOS.
Xcode
Develop, test, and distribute apps.
Online Tools
Icônes
Collection of free icons.
iLoveIMG
All-in-one online photo tool.
Is it down?
Check website status for everyone.
Mathcha
Online Math editor.
PDF24 Tools
All-in-one free PDF tools.
remove.bg
Easily remove image backgrounds online.
Tables Generator
Generate tables in various formats.
TinyWow
A collection of useful online tools.
Wayback Machine
Check past versions of websites.
Playground
Productivity
Relax
Audacity
Powerful audio editing for everyone.
Heroic Games Launcher
Free, open-source game launcher tool.
Lutris
A platform to play games on Linux.
MusicBrainz Picard
A tool to change music information.
PlayCover
Run iOS apps on Mac natively.
Thunderspace
Rain sleep sound.
Whisky
Wine enhanced by Apple’s toolkit.
Security
Services
Social
Taking Notes
Day One
All-in-one dairy application for users.
Goodnotes
Powerful note-taking app for iPad.
Google Keep
A free note-taking service by Google.
Notion
All-in-one app for note taking.
Obsidian
Taking note with knowledge graph style.
Sticky Notes
Free app with big fonts and reminders.
Typora
A WYSWYG markdown editor.
Terminal
Utilities
Android File Transfer
Effortlessly transfer files between devices.
Brave
Faster browsing with BAT token rewards.
BuhoCleaner
A MacOS cleaning app.
DeskIn
Alternative to TeamViewer for remote access.
DisplayLink Manager
Essential for multi-display support.
Etcher
Flash OS images to drives easily.
FastStone Capture
Best screen recording tool for Windows.
Foxit PDF Reader
Tabbed interface for easy navigation.
Google Maps
Discover the world with Google Maps.
IObit Uninstaller
Uninstaller for Windows.
Microsoft Lens
Mobile PDF scanning made easy.
Neat Download Manager
IDM alternative for macOS and Windows.
NoMachine
Free Remote Desktop.
Send to Kindle
Effortlessly send ebooks to Kindle.
Troywell VPN
A free VPN with custom country selection.
VSCode Extensions
Angular Language Service
Essential tool for Angular developers.
Auto Close Tag
Automatically closes HTML tags efficiently.
Auto Import
Automatically manages code imports efficiently.
Auto Rename Tag
Quickly renames tags with ease.
Bookmarks
Bookmark your codes in VSCode.
CSS Navigation
A tool for efficient CSS navigation.
Git Blame
See who commits this line.
Headwind
Opinionated Tailwind CSS class sorter.
Hide Node Modules
Easily toggle visibility of node_modules.
Highlight Matching Tag
Special tool for long code blocks.
Jupyter Notebook Renderers
Renderers for Jupyter Notebooks in Visual Studio Code.
LaTeX Workshop
Excellent VSCode extension for LaTeX.
Markdown All In One
Essential Markdown features in one tool.
Markdown Image
Easy to insert a image to markdown.
Markdown Preview Enhanced
Powerful Markdown Preview.
Markdown Shortcuts
Handy shortcuts for editing Markdown files.
MySQL
DB manager VSCode extension.
Polyglot Notebooks
Multi-language support in one notebook.
Postman
Official VSCode extension for Postman.
Prettier
Code formatter.
Pretty TypeScript Errors
Enhances TypeScript errors' readability in VSCode.
Quit Control for VSCode
Prevent accidental closure of VSCode.
Rainbow CSV
Highlight CSV and TSV files, Run SQL-like queries.
Remote
SSH to a remove server right on VSCode.
Restore Editors
Quickly manage and restore layouts.
Thunder Client
API client integrated with VSCode.