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Top 10 Tools New to Me in 2025

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Cameron Target
Cameron Target
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In order of usage frequency:

  1. Cloudron ☁ - Opensource self-hosting made easy.
  2. Tailscale 🛜 - Modern, cross-platform and FOSS VPN mesh tool.
  3. Keyboard Maestro 🎻 - Neat tool for making macros on your mac.
  4. Markdown Here Ⓜ️ - Markdown plugin for Thuderbird email client.
  5. Rustdesk 🖥️ - Remote Desktop written in Rust.
  6. Kiri Engine 🗿 - Incredible photogrametry and LiDAR scanning from your phone.
  7. Comfy UI 🎨 - Interface for generating images with AI.
  8. Invoice Ninja 🥷 - Snappy, well designed FOSS invoicing program.
  9. Resilio Active Everywhere 📡 - Distributing data made easy, sync solution that packs a punch.
  10. Advanced Renamer 📝 - Rename in batch with sequencing and other numerical features.

Command Line Tools

  1. yazi 🗂️ - Terminal based file explorer written in rust.
  2. tldr 📝 - Display simple help pages for command-line tools from the tldr-pages project.
  3. fastfetch ℹ - Display information about your operating system, software and hardware.

Honorable mentions (🦃Turnkey🔑 platforms):

  • Arch Platform Technologies 🏛️ - Intensely configurable cloud workstations designed for VFX.
  • [Re]design Artst Anywhere 🌎 - Cloud solution for workstations with Flow PTR integrations.
  • Studio Monkey 🐒 - Tools for managing productions.