My Tech Stack

This is not a recommendation list, it’s purely a list of the things I find value in and use all the time. Do not use this as a shopping list!

I think it’s nice to be able to poke around in someone’s life and see what they’re using!

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Audio and Graphics

  • Canva – graphics
  • Creative Fabrica* (ad) – commercial assets & fonts
  • Descript* (ad) – everything audio & video editing
  • Ivory Mix* (ad) – for stunning photos and training on social media
  • Screen Studio – a tool for recording my screen for creating walkthrough videos, Mac only
  • SnagIt – another screen recorder (but you can record without using your mic, which is important!)

Automations and AI

  • OpenAI ChatGPT – I previously had a paid account for this, as I used it a lot. But recently, I’ve not needed the paid version.
  • Make* (ad) – for visual automations.
  • Magai* (ad) – all the LLMs in a single platform, plus custom assistants
  • Pleexy – this bridges between Notion and Todoist (it does other platforms too!)
  • Pipedream* (ad) – automation platform, but this also takes code as well as no code
  • Zapier – no code automations

(Yes, I have 3 automation platforms. There are some things that only one of them does. For example, Zapier can’t see related databases in Notion, Make and Pipedream can)

Calendars and Meetings

  • Cal.com – alternative to Calendly
  • Camo – to turn my iPhone into a webcam (without Continuity). It also works to use your iPhone as a webcam on Windows.
  • Every Time Zone – see when everyone is! If you create a free account, you can pick the time zones you see
  • Fantastical – my go-to calendar app.
  • TidyCal – alternative to Calendly.
  • Zoom – obviously.

Email and Comms

Forms

  • Fillout – Great for creating basic forms linked to Notion databases
  • Notion Forms – a new kid on the block, but we have high hopes
  • Tally – if you need a for, Tally’s got you. Including conditional logic and Zapier in the free version

Socials and Email Marketing

  • (Convert)Kit* (ad) – there’s a reason this is the industry leader!
  • Metricool* (ad) – social media scheduler & outstanding analytics.
  • MissingLettr* (ad) – used to promote blogs to socials on autopilot. I don’t this this much at the moment

Tasks and Projects

  • ClickUp* (ad) – project management
  • Notion – project & task management, archiving, documentation
  • Pleexy – links Notion to Todoist
  • Todoist* (ad) – task management (get the paid version for reminders)
  • Whimsical – process and workflow mapping

Time Tracking

  • Timery – Mac only – extends the functionality of Toggl (desktop widgets FTW)
  • Toggl Track – time tracking (I use the free version)

Websites

  • Carrd* (ad) – for one page websites and landing pages
  • WordPress stuff
    • Elementor Hosting + Pro
    • CleanTalk Anti Spam + Uptime monitor
    • Essential Addons for Elementor Pro
    • Pretty Links (Free)
    • Squirrly SEO* (ad) – even works next to Yoast, which a lot don’t!
    • Yoast SEO (free)

Apps That Run Everything Else

  • Apple: Pages, Keynote, Numbers and Notes
  • CleanShotX – native screenshots on Mac, and then some!
  • Grammarly – spelling and grammar checker
  • Loom – screen recording
  • Raindrop – this is the best bookmark manager I’ve ever used
  • TextExpander – snippets
  • Wavebox* (ad) – the best browser in the world (according to me)

Honorable Mentions

  • Day One – journalling app (mental health is important folks)
  • Elgato Stream Deck XL – great for macro buttons and automating tasks
  • Moxie – client portals
  • UPDF – one of the best PDF editors I’ve seen (App Sumo link)