2 posts tagged with "new tools"

1. Filemaker Pro 🗃️ - Production tracking... if you're up for the challenge.
2. BBEdit 📝 - The veteran Mac text editor. I use this for its super unique option-click feature that lets you select segments of text vertically.
3. Cinesync 🔄 - Remote review tool for VFX and post-production.
4. Clearview Flex 🔻 - Secure remote video playback and streaming tool for reviewing film and VFX content at a distance.
5. Griptape 🩹 - Python framework for building AI workflows, recently acquired by The Foundry.
6. Docker 🐳 - Containerizing and solving the age old "works on my machine" discussion.
7. Figma 🎨 - Collaborative design tool I've been using to wireframe ideas for Dailies Notes Assistant and mapping out production workflow diagrams.
8. promptfoo 🥋 - Advanced open source LLM prompt testing that I'm using to benchmark prompts for an Academy Software Foundation project.
9. Bluesky 🦋 - Social media for the conscientious that let me leave Meta in 2026.
10. Hugo 🅷 - Markdown native, static site generator that I use for The Apple Box Collection.

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.