Best tools available on macOS

Figma

Design & Creative

Figma is a browser-based interface design tool for building UI mockups, interactive prototypes, and design systems…

Best for: Product design teams building UI across web and…

• Free plan

Claude

AI Tools

Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant — built for careful reasoning, long documents and professional writing, with a…

Best for: Long-form reading and writing where tone and nuance matter.

• Free plan

GitHub

Development & Coding

GitHub is a cloud-based Git hosting platform where developers store code, track issues, review pull requests, and run…

Best for: Open-source project maintainers who want the widest contributor…

• Free plan

Notion

Business & Productivity

Notion is an all-in-one workspace that combines notes, databases, wikis, tasks and calendars in a single app — flexible…

Best for: Teams that want documents, wikis and light databases in one place.

• Free plan

Linear

Development & Coding

Keyboard-first issue tracker and project management tool built for speed and software engineering teams.

Best for: Software engineering teams who want a fast, focused issue tracker…

• Free plan

1Password

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Password manager with end-to-end encryption, Watchtower breach alerts, and cross-device autofill.

Best for: Individuals and teams who want a polished, commercially supported…

• Free trial

Bitwarden

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Open-source password manager with AES-256 encryption, unlimited free tier, and optional self-hosting.

Best for: Privacy-conscious users who want open-source security, self-hosting…

• Free plan

Descript

Video & Audio

AI-powered podcast and video editing tool where you edit audio and video by editing text — automatically remove filler…

Best for: Podcasters, YouTubers, and course creators who want to edit audio and…

• Free plan

Canva

Design & Creative

AI-powered graphic design platform with 3.6M+ templates for social media, presentations, documents, and print — no…

Best for: Non-designers, marketers, and small teams that need to produce…

• Free plan
• Free trial

Miro

Remote Work

Infinite canvas online whiteboard for visual collaboration — brainstorming, planning, diagramming, and workshops with…

Best for: Product, design, and engineering teams that need a shared visual…

• Free plan

NordVPN

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Fast and secure VPN with 6,800+ servers in 111 countries, threat protection, double VPN, and a strict no-logs policy…

Best for: Privacy-conscious users, remote workers, and travelers who need…

• Free trial

Loom

Remote Work

Async video messaging tool for recording screen, camera, or both — share instant video updates instead of meetings…

Best for: Remote and distributed teams that want to reduce meetings by sharing…

• Free plan