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Full disclosure: I am an app developer. My hope is you’ll be blown away by this article, discover my app, and give it a shot. Whether you decide to try to my app or not, I think the information has value. If you don’t like my app, I highly recommend checking out the incredible Bear app as an alternative. It’s a huge inspiration and influence of mine. I don’t know about you but by year’s…

A comparison of the three best macOS meeting transcription apps Granola, Ally, and Slipbox are all amazing apps for busy professionals who have a lot of online meetings. At first glance, they all appear very similar. This article highlights some of the similarities and differences so you can make an informed decision on which app to choose. Pricing: $14/month Granola is a bot-free AI note taker which means there won’t be any bot attendees on…

Ally was designed with GTD in mind, but you’d probably not know it. That’s because Ally was also created to impose or enforce as little structure and limitations as possible. If something structural is being considered, for instance, “How should notes be organized?,” it gets filtered through “How would this work with the GTD system?” If it’s incompatible with GTD, or other popular productivity and PKM systems like PARA or zettlekasten, it doesn’t make the…

When AI burst into public awareness in 2023, intrepid developers immediately saw the potential to apply AI to something it’s really good at: managing text. **Pricing: Free for individual use, $10/month for collaborative features ** Notion is a mature app with a lot of powerful features, which for some can also be its downside. For many, it’s distracting and they end up spending more time building the perfect “Notion productivity system” rather than actually getting…

Markdown editors are a personal thing. For me, my priorities are: Price: $49.99 One of the originals, and still one of the best, for anyone looking for a lightweight, document-focused editing experience. It’s refined, elegant, and it does its job well. So, it’s no surprise it’s been the go-to mac app for Markdown editing for over a decade now. iA Writer integrates a simple file management solution that may be adequate for most users, but…