Swapnil D Puranik

What are some of the best under-the-radar tools that you know of or use?

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I am a sucker of niche tools which are not as popular their other alternatives, but they get the work done just fine, or in some cases even better.
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Aaditya Deshmukh
I use Peerlist (https://peerlist.io/), it's like a better LinkedIn alternative where each aspect of professional networking is very carefully designed. For example, they offer to verify work experience using your work email-id and add a nice verified badge on your profile. The same applies to other aspects like proof of work, a news feed, chat, etc. Also, did I mention the verification is free?
Akash Bhadange
@itsaadityaa Thank you so much for mentioning Peerlist Aaditya!
Swapnil D Puranik
@itsaadityaa @designerdada I have come across peerlist in few communities I am part of, but didn't sign up yet for some reason. Doing it now. Thanks for bringing this up Aaditya and thanks for building this Akash!
Aaditya Deshmukh
@swapdp_01 Welcome! 😊
Arie Stavchansky
Templater for Adobe After Effects from Dataclay. It turns After Effects into a server for developers to create customized video on the fly. End users from organizations such as the NFL, Amazon, Apple, and Netflix use it to a great extent to automate the creation of video content and still images for broadcast and social media and other apps. It's a powerful tool running under-the-hood for many apps offering customized, highly targeted, video content. Templater can read data from Google Sheets, local files, and API's including Dataclay's QUE platform. Templater https://dataclay.com/templater QUE https://dataclay.com/que
Swapnil D Puranik
@ariestav damn! it's amazing how such niche tools are running mainstream services and platforms. thanks for sharing, Arie and congratulations for building Dataclay! 💯👍🏻
Hugo Alves
I have been using www.syntheticusers.com to get immediate feedback on my ideas
Swapnil D Puranik
@ugo_alves super interesting! how did you hear about this?
Hugo Alves
@swapdp_01 I built it because I had the common problem of not doing enough research. 😂
Swapnil D Puranik
@ugo_alves Kudos to you man! 💯👍🏻
Jarek Rozanski
Camtasia by @techsmith for screencasts. I like to have an offline tool for that. Lucidspark for whiteboarding. Nebo for cross platform notes (iOS, Windows, Android). Zenkit for project management and To-dos. Wide Angle Analytics (my tool) for web analytics without cookie banner.
Swapnil D Puranik
@techsmith @jarek_rozanski lists like this adds so much value for everyone! thanks for sharing, Jarek!
Rob Gordon
Oh no, all I make are niche tools 😅 https://flowchart.fun -> free, in-browser, text to flowchart generation https://palette.tone-row.com/ -> custom tailwind color palettes from a prompt
Martin Seeler
@tonerow The tailwind color palettes are awesome, love it!
Swapnil D Puranik
@tonerow @martinseeler This thread is meant for you and folks like you Rob! Thanks for making and sharing!
Rob Gordon
@martinseeler Thanks! 🚀
Jay Mehta
Here are my top 5 tools 1. Canva: Canva is a powerful online design tool that allows users to create stunning visuals for social media, presentations, and more. It's easy to use and has a wide range of templates and features. 2. BuzzSumo: BuzzSumo is a great tool for content marketers and influencers. It helps you find the most popular content in your niche, analyze competitors, and track your own performance. 3. Viralpep.com: Viralpep is a social media management tool that helps you manage multiple accounts from one dashboard. It also provides analytics to help you measure the success of your campaigns. 4. Dotbooker.com: Dotbooker is an online reservation system that helps businesses manage bookings, payments, and customer relationships. It's easy to use and integrates with popular payment gateways like PayPal and Stripe. 5. Trello: Trello is a great project management tool that helps teams stay organized and on track with their projects. It's easy to use and has a wide range of features to help teams collaborate effectively.
Swapnil D Puranik
@jaynmehta thanks, Jay! Will check out Viralpep and Dotbooker - haven't seen them yet.
John Kennelly
zcal.co is amazing, free and I like it much better than Calendly!
Swapnil D Puranik
@magistratejohn thanks for sharing, John! 👍🏻
SamvelRaja Sakthivel
I use thunderclient vscode extension alot over the postman desktop app
Swapnil D Puranik
@samvelraja_sakthivel my non-technical background doesn't completely appreciate the significance of this.😜 thanks for sharing! 👍🏻
SamvelRaja Sakthivel
@swapdp_01 ha ha. Developers who wants to save their RAM understands it well 🤣
Alexander Artemenko
Common Lisp. It is not only amazing calculator, but also a great programming language making me a 10x faster!
Kate Gallo
CleanShot X for taking/managing screen shots. Does one thing very well...game changer. Makes me realize how much of my workflow is screenshots.
Swapnil D Puranik
@kategallo sounds amazing. unfortunately they don't seem to work for Windows. thanks for sharing, Kate!