- I actually prefer it as a regular browser rather than an "AI browser". The foldable tab sidebar is my favorite part of Dia — truly irreplaceable. No other browser gets that experience right.
- The UI design and subtle visual touches are genuinely satisfying.
- The AI side feels a bit overhyped. It can read webpage content, but it still can't interact with pages yet.
- Easily keeps my inbox clean, and can easily block sender / domain when needed.
- An amazing alternative for HEY email. I can now use Gmail / Google Workspace and connect it to any AI tools. It has almost all features that HEY has, such as "Set Aside", "Pin", and "Screening".
- I wish the iOS experience could be more native (the gestures are not as smooth as Apple Mail app).
- The best AI-powered IDE, without a doubt. I can ship at warp speed while maintaining top 0.1% engineering quality.
- It can generate production-grade code if you treat agent as your intern and give it solid examples to learn from. Mentor your AI in the same way you mentor your intern, and you will get the best out of it.
- Bugbot is my favorite. It caught bugs that reviewers weren't even aware of.
- Elegant, reliable, and powerful real-time flight tracker like no other.
- Predicts delays even a few hours before airlines announce them.
- Most performant and native graphical git client for macOS.
- Perfect for examining local code changes and managing stacked PRs.
- Visual operations make dangerous actions safe.
- My final choice for managing Postgres in local dev.
- Fast, comprehensive, native, and user-friendly.
- Tesla companion app. Data meets EV.
- Insights beyond Tesla app: performance, battery degradation, driving stats, travel history, idle consumption, full sensor data, etc.
- It offers the most comprehensive product planning features, but it is not the main point of my recommendation — Linear is just so satisfying to use.
- Blazing fast with keyboard-first navigation.
- Crazy integrations with GitHub and Cursor. I love those very much.
- Spotlight replacement for developers. Extensible through API.
- I love Raycast Notes, clipboard history, window management, hyper key, custom shortcuts, and plugins that help me catch my English bugs.
- #1 password manager. I now have randomized passwords + OTP everywhere.
- Best-in-class experience for cross-device syncing, autofill, and passkeys.
- Best screenshot and screen recording app for macOS.
- The right amount of features for editing screenshots and screen recordings after capturing. Not overwhelming, and no need to import & export.
- Couldn't yet find a real alternative. It is so unique and irreplaceable.
Amie Calendar
- Amie had a lot of innovations: split screen iOS app, showing to-do on your calendar, and amazingly beautiful design.
- I extremely enjoyed Amie before it became a fully paid app of $20/mo (too expensive for personal use).
- Another primary reason I stopped using third-party calendar apps like Amie is that they alway missed a few important features from Google Calendar, such as "Rooms", "custom message when updating events", and much more.
HEY Email
- HEY Email was a very cool idea for keeping my inbox clean (and it was quite successful), until AI era came.
- It is far behind on providing the AI capabilities, not only built-in functionalities, but also the ability to connect HEY email with other AI automation tools.
- Gmail really nails it with third-party connection support, and that's why I decided to switch from HEY.
Arc Browser
- It was a very cool browser, with a large amount of productivity-focused features.
- My favorite part is the synced tabs, so I never lose them when switching between devices (quite frequently).
- It is really sad that Arc was no longer actively developed.
- My go-to task manager for chores, personal learning, and side projects.
- Beautiful, beautiful, and beautiful.
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