Uses

I try to be minimalist and keep it simple with the tools I use.

Gear

• Laptop: Apple Macbook Pro 16" M1 Pro (2021)
• Phone: Apple iPhone 13 (2021)
• External monitor: Apple iPad 8 (2020)
• Mouse: Apple Magic Mouse 2 (with lightning port) (2015)
• External keyboard: Satechi Slim X1 keyboard (2024)
• Mouse pad/laptop support: Ringke Folding Stand 2 (2023)
• Laptop support: Rootstand knockoff (2020) / Moft 2D Support (2021)
• Earphones:
  • Apple Airpods Pro (2019)
  • Apple Earpods as backup earphones
  • Airpods cleaner kit to clean my Airpods Pro
  • Baseus D02 Pro Headphones (2025)
• Hard drive for backup

Here what I have inside my tech pouch AER Slim Pouch XPac (2024):

• Chargers:
  • Anker Nano Pro to fast-charge my iPhone (2021)
  • UGREEN Nexode X to charge my Macbook Pro 16" (2024)
  • Baseus 30W Gan (2025)
• Powerbank: Anker 621 Power Bank (2023)
• Cables:
  • 100W 2m USB-C retractable cable (2025)
  • 240W 1m USB-C retractable cable (2025)
• Adapters:
  • USB-C female to Apple lightning male
  • Apple lightning female to USB-C male
  • USB-C female to Micro-USB male
  • USB-C female to USB-C female
  • USB-C female to USB-C male with power display (watts)
  • Apple lightning male to jack/USB-C female
  • Micro-SD to Apple lightning
  • SD to micro-SD
• Polishing cloth: a big polishing cloth to protect the screen of my Macbook Pro from the keyboard
• A paper clip in case I would need to remove the SIM of my iPhone

Apps

I use a lot of apps:

Browsers

• Brave

Password

• Passwords: Bitwarden
• Two-factor authentication: 2FAS Auth
• For clients accounts: KeepassX

Management

• Notes:
  • Aiko AI-powered audio transcription
  • Apple Notes
  • iA Writer for writings in plain text files synchronized in cloud services (iCloud, Google Drive) [Paid app]
  • LanguageTool for grammar checking
  • Obsidian for plain-text note files
• Reminders: Apple reminders for things to do with a fixed deadline (date)
• Calendar:
  • Google Calendar
  • MeetingBar
• Sheets: Google Sheets
• Drawings:
  • Apple Freeform
  • Excalidraw for wireframes
• CSV editor: Table Tool to quickly edit CSV files

Read

• NetNewsWire for RSS blogs and Youtube channel RSS
• Apple Books

Mac tools

• Uninstall apps: Appcleaner
• Virtual monitor for screen sharing: DeskPad
• Full-text search in files: EasyFind
• Text expander: Espanso
• Virtual workspace manager: FlashSpace
• Clipboard manager: Flycut
• Check my face before a video meeting: Hand Mirror
• Menu bar manager: Ice
• File manager: Marta
• PDF: PDF Gear
• Quicklook:
  • QLColorCode
  • qlmarkdown
  • QLStephen
  • QLVideo
  • quicklook-csv
  • Quick look JSON
• Window manager: Rectangle

Dev

• Code:
  • Visual Studio Code with extensions
  • Sublime Text
• Terminal:
  • Ghostty
  • OpenInTerminal to open the current directory in Terminal from Finder
• Databases:
  • DBNgin to manage local databases
  • MongoDB: MongoDB Compass
  • MySQL/MariaDB: Sequel Ace
  • PostgreSQL: VS Code PostgreSQL extension
  • SQLite: DB Browser for SQLite
• Tools:
  • API: RapidAPI / Yaak
  • Container: Docker
  • FTP: Cyberduck / Transmit [Paid app]
  • Useful tools: DevHub
• Web:
  • Image optimization: ImageOptim

Communication

• Discord: for communities
• Mail: Gmail
• Chat: Telegram for groups, bots and notifications

Misc

• AI: Chat GPT
• Medias: VLC

CLI

I use a lot of CLI tools.

Optionals

Sometimes, I have to use these apps. I don't use them regulary, but that's good apps.

• Architecture: Sweet Home 3D
• Browers:
  • Switchbar, a browser picker
  • Tor Browser
• Vector files: Inkscape
• VPN:
  • PlanetVPN
  • ProtonVPN
  • TunnelBear

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