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What the data says: The State of Productivity Tools 2026
Productivity statistics 2026: real, sourced numbers on work, AI and burnout
Most successful mobile apps: a database of official user numbers
Why this list is different
No auto-generated top 100s. No tools that died two years ago. Just 2200+ resources a real person opened, checked and wrote up.
I open every tool, check it on its official site and write the listing myself. If it is broken, abandoned or a weaker copy of something better, it does not get in.
240 new resources in the last 7 days. Every change goes in the public update log.
Every listing says what the tool is great at and where it falls short, so you know before you click.
Search, save tools and read every guide without making an account. Your saved list lives in your own browser.
Every listing links to the tool's own website, so you always see the real pricing and the latest features.
Tell it who you are and what you want to get better at. It picks the best free and freemium tools from the directory, you swap anything you don't love, then share your card.
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A huge, well-sorted library of free fonts to download.
Why I like it: Enormous font collection
A fresh pick every morning. See you tomorrow, or put this widget on your site or in Notion.
Tools we use and recommend. Some are sponsored or affiliate links, and we would recommend every one of them anyway.
The newest additions, straight from this week's digging. Every card links to the tool's own website.
A free, open-source audio workstation for recording, editing and mixing.
Text expansion and desktop automation for Linux.
Track your money in plain text with double-entry accounting.
A free low-poly 3D model editor with texturing and animation.
A free, open-source messenger that works peer-to-peer, even without internet.
Browse the modern web as text, even on a slow connection.
A modern terminal calendar and task manager with Vim-style keys.
An open-source tool for exploring and publishing data.
Track your tasks from the terminal and sync them with git.
New · updated daily
Real use cases shared on Reddit, Hacker News, X, GitHub and blogs, summarised in plain words with a link to every original post.
Pick a goal and see only the tools that actually help with it.
Some days you want an app. Some days you want a good book. It's all here.
Opinionated picks for a single goal, so you can stop comparing and start doing.
Free websites to open instead of an endless feed: great books, real explanations of how things work, calm focus tools and long-form writing that leaves you sharper, not drained.
See all 12Free corners of the web made with care by real people, plus tools that strip AI slop out of your own writing and design. Curated, credited and human-first.
See all 12The apps most worth installing across task management, notes, calendars and capture.
See all 11AI that actually saves time: drafting, research, summarising and automation.
See all 18Study, note-taking and focus resources that fit a student budget.
See all 15Capture ideas, organise research and ship work consistently.
See all 14Async communication, scheduling and collaboration for distributed work.
See all 16Excellent productivity resources you can use without paying: some are completely free, the rest have a free plan that covers everyday use.
See all 11Automate the busywork, protect focus and keep the team aligned.
See all 16A 30-second tour
The directory, the free guides, the free tools and the little extras most people miss on their first visit. Hit play.
Watch on the tour pageIn-depth, visual, step-by-step guides on the tools and habits that actually move the needle. Every one is free to read, no signup.
Notes and essays on focus, work and the AI tools changing both.
1 November 2026 · 5 min read
A roundup of yesterday's directory additions: learning, design, building and getting things done, remote jobs and reading, making music, and open-source tools.
31 October 2026 · 6 min read
A roundup of yesterday's directory additions: thinking and screen capture, free directories, design, images and music, developer utilities, learning, and open-source tools.
31 October 2026 · 4 min read
Nineteen AI and technology headlines: Intel's record drop, North Korea blamed for the Binance hack, OpenAI's smaller round, Anthropic's rating, and more.
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Daily steps to reach your target weight.
See how many steps a day it would take to reach a target weight by walking in your timeframe, with calories, distance and walking time. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Score how valuable your skill is, out of 100.
Get a Skill Value Score from your proficiency, years of experience, market demand and complementary skills, with a breakdown and tips. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Test your reading speed in words per minute.
Paste any text or pick a sample, time yourself reading it, and get your words per minute with a reading level and benchmarks. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Text to Morse code and back, with sound.
Translate text into International Morse code and Morse back into text, then play it as beeps at the speed you choose. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
How much water a day, by age and sex.
See the daily water intake the US National Academies suggest for your age and sex, including pregnancy and breastfeeding, in litres, cups and glasses. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Numbers to Roman numerals and back, 1 to 3999.
Convert numbers from 1 to 3999 into standard Roman numerals and read Roman numerals back as numbers, with checks for non-standard forms. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Bedtimes and wake-up times that fit whole sleep cycles.
Work out when to go to bed or wake up so you finish a whole 90-minute sleep cycle, with the time it takes to fall asleep included. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Numbers in English words, in millions or lakh and crore.
Write any number up to 999 trillion in English words in the international and Indian systems, with decimals, US or British style and letter case options. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
Add and subtract hours, minutes and seconds.
Add up or take away lengths of time in hours, minutes and seconds and see the total as h:mm:ss, decimal hours, total minutes and days. Runs in your browser — nothing is saved or sent anywhere.
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A B2B AI startup with $1,945 in verified revenue over the last 30 days and a 31/100 Ahrefs domain rating.
A marketing business from the Netherlands generating $2,984 in verified revenue over the last 30 days.
A B2C education mobile app with $3,111 in verified monthly revenue, 90% profit margin and $1,289 MRR.
A B2C education startup with $200 in verified monthly revenue, 65% profit margin and $210 MRR.
A B2B marketing startup from Germany with $252 in verified monthly revenue and 75% profit margin.
A games startup from Argentina with 95% profit margin, listed for sale on TrustMRR.
A B2B AI startup from Ukraine with a 25/100 Ahrefs domain rating, listed for sale on TrustMRR.
A B2B productivity startup from Belgium with $1,768 in verified monthly revenue and growing 130% month-over-month.
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Advertise to 265K+ followers across LinkedIn, X, Instagram, Threads and Medium, and on this website.
People who follow me for AI tools, productivity apps, no-code and online business.
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Your name, one line of copy and a link on every page: in the side rails on desktop and the top or bottom strip on phones and tablets. Clearly labelled as sponsored.
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The same slot for 90 days in a row, for 10% less than booking month by month.
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Daily posts sponsor
A labelled "Presented by" line with your link on the daily AI and tech news post and the daily Update Log, for 7 days in a row.
Sponsored guide
A step-by-step guide that shows how to get a real job done with your product. Marked as sponsored, and it stays on the site.
Newsletter mention
A short, labelled mention of your product in the Best Productivity Resources email.
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I repost one of your posts.
30 reposts
One repost every day for a month.
60 reposts
One repost every day for 60 days.
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A listicle or a full post about your product, with an image, video or infographic.
One repost
I repost one of your posts.
30 reposts
One repost of your product every day.
60 reposts
One repost every day for 60 days.
Sponsored post
One post about your product, long or short.
Listicle thread
A 10-tool listicle thread with your tool listed first.
Listicle post
A 15-product listicle post with your product listed first.
Sponsored thread
A full thread about your product, its features and how to use it.
Medium article
A full article about your product. No tracking links, per Medium's rules.
Instagram post or reel
A post or short video about your product.
Threads post
A post about your product.
Sponsored short video
A vertical video of up to 58 seconds about your product, with real screen recordings, posted on LinkedIn, X and Instagram.
Roundup video spot
Your tool as one of five in a short roundup video, marked as sponsored.
Sponsored infographic
A designed infographic about your product or how to use it, posted on LinkedIn, X and Instagram.
Prices are in US dollars. Every sponsored post is marked as an ad or paid partnership.
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Launch bundle
A 30-day sponsored slot on the website, plus a sponsored LinkedIn post and a sponsored X post on your launch day.
Monthly partner
A 30-day sponsored slot, 30 LinkedIn reposts, 30 X reposts and one sponsored post each on LinkedIn and X.
Full reach
A 30-day sponsored slot, 7 days as daily posts sponsor, a LinkedIn post, an X thread, a Medium article and a short video.
Ambassador or affiliate partnership
A long-term partnership for tools I already use and like, the way I work with ElevenLabs as a 2026 ambassador.
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Full rules in the Advertising Policy and How We Choose.
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