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Top 10 Tools New to Me in 2025 (so far)

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In order of usage frequency:

  1. Cloudron โ˜ - Opensource self-hosting made easy.
  2. Tailscale ๐Ÿ›œ - Modern, cross-platform and FOSS VPN mesh tool.
  3. Keyboard Maestro ๐ŸŽป - Neat tool for making macros on your mac.
  4. Markdown Here โ“‚๏ธ - Markdown plugin for Thuderbird email client.
  5. Rustdesk ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ - Remote Desktop written in Rust.
  6. Kiri Engine ๐Ÿ—ฟ - Incredible photogrametry and LiDAR scanning from your phone.
  7. Comfy UI ๐ŸŽจ - Interface for generating images with AI.
  8. Invoice Ninja ๐Ÿฅท - Snappy, well designed FOSS invoicing program.
  9. Resilio Active Everywhere ๐Ÿ“ก - Distributing data made easy, sync solution that packs a punch.
  10. Advanced Renamer ๐Ÿ“ - Rename in batch with sequencing and other numerical features.

Command Line Tools

  1. yazi ๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ - Terminal based file explorer written in rust.
  2. tldr ๐Ÿ“ - Display simple help pages for command-line tools from the tldr-pages project.
  3. fastfetch โ„น - Display information about your operating system, software and hardware.

Honorable mentions (๐ŸฆƒTurnkey๐Ÿ”‘ platforms):

  • Arch Platform Technologies ๐Ÿ›๏ธ - Intensely configurable cloud workstations designed for VFX.
  • [Re]design Artst Anywhere ๐ŸŒŽ - Cloud solution for workstations with Flow PTR integrations.
  • Studio Monkey ๐Ÿ’ - Tools for managing productions.