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Productivity Software
Updated: February 7, 2026Essential tools and utilities for productivity.
| # | Use Case | App / Tool | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Externalizing memory: capturing fleeting ideas, takeaways, reminders, and saving useful links on the go; reflections | App developed by me | — |
| 2 | Note taking, knowledge base | Trilium | https://triliumnotes.org/ |
| 3 | Mind maps | Freeplane | https://docs.freeplane.org/ |
| 4 | Kanban board | WeKan | https://wekan.github.io/ |
| 5 | Data exploration and Data visualization | Apache Superset | https://superset.apache.org/ |
| 6 | Data grid | AG Grid | https://www.ag-grid.com/ |
| 7 | Spreadsheet | Grist, NocoDB | https://www.getgrist.com/ https://nocodb.com/ |
| 8 | Backend-as-a-Service | Directus | https://directus.io/ |
| 9 | Digital handwriting | Xournal++ | https://xournalpp.org/ |
| 10 | Infinite canvas | Lorien, Excalidraw | https://github.com/mbrlabs/Lorien https://excalidraw.com/ |
| 11 | Diagrams | draw.io | https://app.diagrams.net/ |
| 12 | PDF manipulation | PDFelement | https://pdf.wondershare.com/ |
| 13 | E-book management | Calibre | https://calibre-ebook.com/ |
| 14 | Reference management | Zotero | https://www.zotero.org/ |
| 15 | Typesetting | Typst, LaTeX | https://typst.app/ www.latex-project.org |
| 16 | Presentation | Reveal JS & Chart.js | https://revealjs.com/ https://www.chartjs.org/ |
| 17 | Document viewer | Okular | https://okular.kde.org/ |
| 18 | Spaced-repetition | Anki | https://apps.ankiweb.net/ |
| 19 | Tasks | Google Tasks | https://workspace.google.com/products/tasks/ |
| 20 | Events | Fossify Calendar | https://fossify.org/apps/ |