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Observable, Inc. · Notebooks & interactive computing
JavaScript data notebooks and the open-source Observable Framework static-site generator for data apps, from the maintainers of D3 and Plot
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Observable, Inc. · Notebooks & interactive computing
JavaScript data notebooks and the open-source Observable Framework static-site generator for data apps, from the maintainers of D3 and Plot
Dynalist Inc. (Obsidian) · Personal knowledge management
Local-first Markdown note-taking app with bidirectional links, graph view and a large community plugin ecosystem; optional paid Sync and Publish
Ollama · Local LLM inference & serving
Open-source runtime and model manager for running open-weight LLMs locally on macOS, Windows and Linux, with a REST API, OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible endpoints and optional cloud models
OpenAI · Coding agents & AI IDEs
OpenAI's coding agent: an open-source Rust terminal CLI plus IDE extension, desktop app and cloud agent, signed in with a ChatGPT plan or an API key
OrbStack (Orbital Labs) · Containers & virtualization
macOS application that runs Docker containers, Linux machines and a local Kubernetes cluster as a lighter replacement for Docker Desktop
ConstructConnect · Construction estimating & quantity surveying
Windows digital takeoff and estimating software from ConstructConnect that measures quantities on plans and prices them through assemblies and Excel
Postman, Inc. · API development & tooling
Commercial API platform for designing, testing, documenting and monitoring HTTP and other APIs through a desktop and web client with cloud-synced workspaces
JetBrains · IDEs & editors
Python IDE from JetBrains with deep static analysis, refactoring, debugging, scientific tooling and a unified free core with a paid Pro tier
Raycast Technologies Ltd · macOS system utilities
Extensible launcher for macOS (with Windows and iOS versions) combining app search, clipboard history, snippets, window management and a store of community extensions
Posit Software, PBC · Mathematical & statistical computing
Posit's open-source integrated development environment for R, with console, editor, plots, environment panes, Quarto/R Markdown authoring and Python via reticulate
Slack Technologies (Salesforce) · Collaboration & communication
Channel-based team messaging platform from Salesforce with threads, huddles, canvases, workflow automation and an extensive bot and app API
StataCorp LLC · Mathematical & statistical computing
Commercial statistical software from StataCorp widely used in economics and social science, with editions BE/SE/MP, a command language, Mata and comprehensive PDF manuals
Salesforce · BI & dashboards
Salesforce's visual analytics platform: Tableau Desktop authoring (now with a free edition), Tableau Cloud and Server for sharing, and Tableau Next for CRM analytics
Tailscale Inc. · Tunneling & remote access
WireGuard-based mesh overlay network with a hosted coordination service, identity-provider login, access policies, MagicDNS and features such as Tailscale SSH, Serve and Funnel
Cultured Code GmbH & Co. KG · Productivity suites & task management
Personal task manager for Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Apple Vision Pro from Cultured Code, sold as one-time purchases with free Things Cloud sync
Doist Inc. · Productivity suites & task management
Cross-platform task manager from Doist with natural-language scheduling, projects, labels, filters, shared projects and a public REST API
Warp (Denver Technologies) · Terminals & shells
Commercial terminal built in Rust that groups output into blocks, adds an IDE-style input editor and integrates AI agents for command generation and debugging
Wolfram Research · Mathematical & statistical computing
Wolfram Research's proprietary technical computing system built on the Wolfram Language, with notebooks, symbolic and numeric computation, visualization, machine learning and curated data
Zoom Communications, Inc. · Collaboration & communication
Video meetings and webinar platform, now packaged as Zoom Workplace with team chat, phone, whiteboard, AI Companion and developer APIs and SDKs
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