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Ask HN: What paid applications do you use?
In the world filled with free and open-source software - if you're paying for an app - probably it's really good. What's on your top 5 list? It can be a desktop or mobile app. The only rule: useful for a dev.
- eduardsi 7y agoMy list: * Bear for taking notes. * Brain.fm for deep work. * Headspace for meditation. * Hemingway for writing. * Grammarly for grammar correction.
- ohirge 7y agoSimplepush.io would be the only one worth mentioning.
- severvam 7y agoFor PC: Sublime Text - code/text editing, IntelliJ IDEA- code editing For smartphone: Prompt 2 - SSH client
- syini666 7y agoStandard Notes, its search and tag features have basically replaced the need for OneNote
- dyingkneepad 7y agoDoes Fastmail count? Otherwise, none! \o/ The main apps I use every day are: vim, terminator, hexchat, Evolution (with the EWS plugin) and ssh. All running under Cinnamon in either Fedora, Debian or Ubuntu OSes.
- gherkinnn 7y ago- AI Writer - my preferred MD app, simply beautiful - Bartender - removes clutter from macOS icon bar - Paper - for doodling and fleshing out ideas on my iPad - Brilliant.org - my preferred way to brush up my maths skills - TeuxDeux as a simple and timeless todo list
- Pete-Codes 7y ago- Sheet2Site: backend from google sheet - Ghost: blogging - Zapier: connecting forms and google sheets - Checkout Page: take payments without code
- n2dasun 7y agoWinrar
- gigantecmedia 7y agoThings 3: note taking Spectre/Halide: photography Cardhop: contact management Carrot: weather Superhuman: super email Stardew Valley: mobile game Headspace: meditation The Guardian: news also other subscriptions include: Spotify/Apple Music, Protonmail...
- eb0la 7y agoOffice 365. I used to have Dropbox and evernote, but switched to paper and a fountain pen, and OneDrive. Also, pinegrow web editor because... frontend is very time consuming for backend people like me.