Best tools available on macOS

Design & Creative

Figma

Freemium

Collaborative design and prototyping for modern product teams.

Best for: Product design work that several people edit and review together.

• Free plan

Development & Coding

GitHub

Freemium

Code hosting, review and automation for software teams.

Best for: Hosting repositories and running CI alongside code review.

• Free plan

AI Tools

Claude

Freemium

An AI assistant built for long documents, careful reasoning and writing.

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

• Free plan

Business & Productivity

Notion

Freemium

A flexible workspace for notes, docs and team knowledge.

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

• Free plan

Cybersecurity & Privacy

1Password

Subscription

A password manager for individuals and teams, with shared vaults and secrets.

Best for: Teams that need shared credentials without passwords living in chat or docs.

• Free trial

Development & Coding

Linear

Freemium

Issue tracking and planning built for software teams.

Best for: Engineering teams that want fast, opinionated issue tracking.

• Free plan

Cybersecurity & Privacy

Bitwarden

Freemium

An open-source password manager with a capable free tier and self-hosting.

Best for: Anyone who wants a serious password manager without paying, or who wants to self-host.

• Free plan

Video & Audio

Descript

Freemium

Edit video and podcasts by editing text.

Best for: Podcast and talking-head editing driven by the transcript.

• Free plan

Design & Creative

Canva

Freemium

Template-driven design for social, documents and presentations.

Best for: Non-designers producing on-brand assets quickly.

• Free plan

Cybersecurity & Privacy

NordVPN

Subscription

A consumer VPN service with a large server network and audited no-logs policy.

Best for: Protecting traffic on untrusted networks and separating browsing from your ISP.

Remote Work

Miro

Freemium

A collaborative whiteboard for workshops, planning and diagramming.

Best for: Workshops and planning sessions where a distributed team needs a shared canvas.

• Free plan

Business & Productivity

Slack

Freemium

Channel-based messaging and integrations for teams.

Best for: Day-to-day team communication with a deep integration ecosystem.

• Free plan

Remote Work

Loom

Freemium

Async screen and camera recording for updates that do not need a meeting.

Best for: Replacing status meetings and long written explanations with a short recording.

• Free plan

Remote Work

Zoom

Freemium

Video meetings, webinars and phone for distributed teams.

Best for: Reliable video meetings with people outside your organisation.

• Free plan

Business & Productivity

Asana

Freemium

Project and task management for cross-functional teams.

Best for: Coordinating multi-step projects across several teams.

• Free plan

Design & Creative

Framer

Freemium

Design and publish production websites from a visual canvas.

Best for: Designers shipping a marketing site without a separate build step.

• Free plan

Video & Audio

CapCut

Freemium

Fast short-form video editing for social platforms.

Best for: Turning raw clips into short-form social video quickly.

• Free plan

Video & Audio

Riverside

Freemium

Remote recording that captures each guest locally in high quality.

Best for: Remote interviews where recording quality must survive a bad connection.

• Free plan