# Traits about software that are important to me - Mac and iOS compatible - Web based version - User Experience - Data Ownership - Data portability - Software ownership (Entity and Country of Origin) # The Tools I Use Here is a list of [[Setapp Apps I use]] regularly as a part of my workflows. # Interesting Apps ## Apps - [Bookly](https://getbookly.com/): For tracking reading. Recommended by [[Kara Monroe]] - [Clear Spaces](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clear-spaces/id1532666619): minimalist launcher for phone - [FloatingPlayer](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/floatingplayer-music-player/id1601556396): Floating music player for iOS - [FlowSavvy](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flowsavvy-ai-schedule-planner/id1620112581) ([[Productivity]] app) - [Mailtemi](https://mailtemi.com/): mail client that supports JMAP. Currently iOS, but hoping to expand to Mac. - [Whisper Memos](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/whisper-memos-speech-to-text/id6443658039): Speech to text for iPhone ([[AI]] Tool) - [Supernotes](https://supernotes.app/changelog/) - [Soda](https://getsoda.app/): Passive capture Mac app. Observes work context (calls, apps, conversations) and remembers details without manual input. Can surface info mid-call and push to CRM automatically. Private beta. - [Rize](https://rize.io/): Time tracking ([[Productivity]] focused [[AI]] Tool) - [Recall.ai](https://www.getrecall.ai/) # Games - [Threes](https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/threes/id1551561086) Casual iOS game ## Web Apps - [Suppose.tv](www.suppose.tv): Tool for picking the right steaming package depending on the channels you need. - [Lazy.so](https://lazy.so): A quick capture tool that [[Mike Schmitz]] is playing with (Jan 2026) - [Projection Lab](https://projectionlab.com/) and [Boldin](https://www.boldin.com/) for retirement planning. As shared by [[Michael Porter]] during [[2026-Q1]] review. - [Meco](https://meco.app/): a newsletter aggregator. # #### [[Matt Birchler]] Apps Worth Checking out: - Accents (Change Mac’s Accent Colors) - Broadcasts (Radio and live stream broadcasts) - Cursor (Visual Studio fork with AI) - Figma (for design) - Floorp (firefox based browser Matt doesn’t use) - Ghosty emulator(Terminal) - iTerm (terminal) - IINA (Video Player) - Hyperspace (John Siracusa app) - ==keyboard Meastro== (made video) - Sim Daltonism (Simulate Colorblindness) - Surf (Web Browser) - The Unarchiver - Ullysees (write and publish to Ghost) - Zen Browser