What are the 5 tools you simply couldn't do your work without?

Rotating between a handful daily but the one that's saved me the most actual time lately is Vexer for drafting replies to customer reviews, sounds small but it used to eat way more of my day than it should have. Also can't work without Notion for keeping my head straight across projects, and honestly ChatGPT/Claude for just talking through problems before I commit to a direction.

Curious what's on everyone else's list that isn't the obvious ones (VSCode, Slack etc).

Here is my five:

1. Claude – brainstorming, writing, debugging, basically my thinking partner throughout the day

2. Antigravity – been a game-changer for building and shipping faster without the usual back-and-forth

3. Nano Banana – my go-to for quick image generation/edits

4. ElevenLabs – voice and text-to-speech whenever I need audio

5. Perplexity – faster and sharper than a regular Google search for research

Mine change a bit depending on the project I'm working on, but these are the five I use the most:

1. ChatGPT – Brainstorming ideas, debugging code, improving documentation, and planning SEO content.

2. Cursor AI – My primary coding environment for building web tools and experimenting with AI-assisted development.

3. GitHub – Version control, open-source collaboration, and keeping my projects organized.

4. Google Search Console – Monitoring indexing, search performance, and identifying SEO opportunities.

5. Figma – Creating simple UI mockups, icons, and graphics before implementing them.

Lately, I've been using this stack while building a Brazilian CPF validation and testing tool, so these five have become part of my daily workflow.

1. VS code

2. Wisper Flow

3. Claude Code/Codex

4. Openclaw

5. My physical daily pocket notebook and pen

my 5:

1. Kiro- for full stack development

2. Gmail- for communication

3. Claude- for brainstorming

4. Discord- for meetings

Claude Code - Optimizes and speeds up my work as a developer

Ordo - My own 100% locally created software to organize, tidy, analyze, and rename my folders and files

Here are my 5 (I couldn't function without them):

1. Cursor – Code

2. ChatGPT / Claude – mostly brainstorming, help with copy, and summarising

3. Figma – I can put the basic graphics together quickly.

4. Youtube – Songs are important for concentration

5. Gmail – and not only for communication, but also for storing ideas and sending myself email reminders for posts

and one I am working on : StartupHQ to organize competitor research, validate ideas, and keep my roadmap focused.

When it comes right down to it, a solid DLP solution is critical. There are many options, but I've used Jazz successfully.

My list changes a bit depending on the project and the usage I want, but these are the five I rely on the most:

• ChatGPT & Claude – brainstorming, research, and refining ideas. Structuring thoughts

• Notion – keeping projects, notes, and workflows organised and handy.

• Pikes AI & CapCut – For creating consistent product visuals without spending hours editing. With the predefined templates and easy workflow process.

• Loom - async walkthroughs and feedback, saves time and works for so many meetings

• Gmail – communication, reminders, and keeping everything searchable.

Together they cover planning, creativity, content, visuals, and execution pretty much my entire workflow.

My five right now:

1. VS Code for building and debugging

2. GitHub for code reviews, issues, and releases

3. Claude for reasoning through implementation decisions

4. Linear for keeping work organized

5. Arc for research and managing the many tabs that come with it

The real test is whether a tool reduces context switching or quietly creates more of it.

Goldfish is becoming a close sixth for retrieving context without making me re-explain everything.