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title: Digital Tools
subtitle: A collection of the digital tools I use on a near daily basis.
date: Sep 2023
og: toolsog.png
modified: "2023-09-02"
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# Digital Tools

### Updated September 2023

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A collection of the digital tools I use on a near daily basis.

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## Design

<Tool
  link="https://www.figma.com/"
  name="Figma"
  description="My primary product design tool. Features like Auto Layout and Component Variants are must-haves."
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<Tool
  link="https://www.sketch.com"
  name="Sketch"
  description="My tool of choice for icon design due to the superior inspector and more streamlined custom vector editing."
/>

<Tool
  link="https://www.blender.org"
  name="Blender"
  description="I turn to Blender when I need to create 3D elements and textures for icons or just to roughly model a scene to get things in proper perspective."
/>


<Tool
  link="https://eagle.cool"
  name="Eagle"
  description="My personal gold mine of inspiration images lives in Eagle and the app gets a thumbs up from me."
/>

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## Development

<Tool
  link="https://code.visualstudio.com"
  name="VS Code"
  description="It's just got everything you need..."
/>

<Tool
  link="https://nova.app"
  name="Nova"
  description="Also a fantastic text editor"
/>

<Tool
  link="https://github.com/gavinmn"
  name="GitHub"
  description="I use GitHub for all my development needs. I hear GitHub also has a great mobile app 😉"
/>


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## Productivity

<Tool
  link="https://www.apple.com/apps/"
  name="Apple Notes"
  description="Unbeaten for quick notes synced everywhere."
/>

<Tool
  link="http://ia.net"
  name="iA Writer"
  description="An incredibly polished Markdown editor."
/>

<Tool
  link="https://culturedcode.com/things/"
  name="Things"
  description="A shining example of attention to detail, Things is what I use to implement Getting Things Done."
/>

<Tool
  link="https://cron.com/"
  name="Cron"
  description="Cron is fast, keyboard driven, and beautiful—a recipe for a great app."
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<Tool
  link="https://raycast.com"
  name="Raycast"
  description="Between integrations and custom scripts, everything I need is suddenly a few keystrokes away."
/>

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## General

<Tool
  link="https://www.perplexity.ai"
  name="Perplexity"
  description="An AI that cites its sources :)"
/>


<Tool
  link="https://pocketcasts.com"
  name="Pocketcasts"
  description="I'm not in love with Pocket Casts, but it has the most sensible queuing system."
/>


<Tool
  link="https://1password.com"
  name="1Password"
  description="I get nervous when I hear a friend isn't using 1Password. Its autofill extensions make using secure passwords seamless."
/>

<Tool
  link="https://www.apple.com/apple-music/"
  name="Apple Music"
  description="Apple Music's focus on albums over tracks and playlists put it above Spotify for me."
/>

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## Utilities

<Tool
  link="https://cleanshot.com"
  name="Cleanshot"
  description="By far my most used utility app. Cleanshot has an insane amount of great features and just works seamlessly. Not sure how I managed screenshots before it."
/>

<Tool
  link="https://www.macbartender.com"
  name="Bartender"
  description="I'm somewhat obsessive about keeping my technology neat and tidy. Bartender is a must."
/>


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Have any tools you think I should try out? [Send me a recommendation!](https://twitter.com/gavmn)
