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Top 10 Tools New to Me in 2026 (so far)

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Cameron Target
Cameron Target
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  1. Filemaker Pro 🗃️ - Production tracking for your grandpa.
  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.

Command Line Tools

  • micro 🔲 - Modern terminal-based text editor. Lets you select text, click around and has intuitive keybindings.
  • tree 🌳 - Displays directory structures in a clean, visual hierarchy. Super useful for quickly mapping out project layouts.
  • Claude Code 🤖 - Anthropic in your terminal.