Ask HN: What are your favorite tools?

3 points by rayalez ↗ HN
What are the best tools you have discovered that help you to code, write, think, and be productive?

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Here's the tools I want to share:

- http://draw.io - a brilliant diagram editor, it really helps me to organize my ideas. I use it to visualize my thoughts, to me it's like a more covenient alternative to mindmaps. It's also amazing for making mockups.

- http://gingkoapp.com - an incredible tool that I have recently discovered, it combines mindmapping and text editing, allowing to organize information in several layers. It is amazing for writing and coming up with ideas.

- Spacemacs. Spacemacs is a customized version of emacs, and it's what I use for programming, note taking, general text editing. I also highly recommend org-mode for todo lists, etc.

- i3wm - a window manager for linux. It helps me to organize my workspace, I wrote more on it here - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12724281

- ArtStation - my favorite Chrome extension, every time I open a new tab it shows me beautiful digital art. It's simple, but I'm surprised at how much this thing improves my life.

- TracknShare - an iOS app that I use to track my daily habits. I've been using it for years, it really helps me to focus and to gradually develop useful habits. (I wrote a post about it here: http://orangemind.io/post/habits)

Other iOS apps that I use regularly and that became indispensable to me:

- Editorial for text editing.

- Focus Keeper - pomodoro timer.

- Mr. Reader - RSS reader.

- Audible - for audiobooks.

- Overcast - for podcasts.

Some windows productivity tools... couldn't work without them

    Windowpadder.ahk, Launchy, allsnap
    taekwindow, Virtuawin, dexpot