OrbStack
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
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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
Posit Software, PBC · Mathematical & statistical computing
Posit's multi-language data-science IDE built on Code OSS, with first-class R and Python consoles, variables and plots panes, under the Elastic License 2.0
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
Apple Inc. · macOS automation
Apple's built-in visual automation app for macOS, iOS and iPadOS that chains app actions, scripts and system functions into runnable shortcuts
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
TeXstudio contributors · LaTeX & typesetting
Open-source desktop LaTeX editor with integrated PDF viewer, autocompletion, wizards, spell checking and a structure view for Windows, macOS and Linux
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
Microsoft · IDEs & editors
Free, extensible code editor from Microsoft with a large extension marketplace, integrated terminal, debugging, remote development and built-in AI assistance
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
WireGuard project (Jason A. Donenfeld) · Tunneling & remote access
Minimal, high-speed VPN protocol and implementation built on modern cryptography, included in the Linux kernel and available on macOS, iOS, Windows, Android and BSD
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
Apple Inc. · Swift & SwiftUI development
Apple's integrated development environment and toolchain for building, debugging, testing and submitting apps for iOS, macOS and other Apple platforms
Zed Industries · IDEs & editors
Native, GPU-rendered code editor written in Rust by Zed Industries, with built-in collaboration, language servers and optional AI assistance
Corporation for Digital Scholarship · Citation management
Free, open-source reference manager with browser connectors, word-processor plugins, a PDF reader, group libraries and optional paid file storage
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