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10 new productivity resources worth adding to your stack
Granola, Motion, Reclaim.ai, NotebookLM, Otter.ai, Descript, Tana, Grammarly, Miro and Glasp: what each one does and who it suits.
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Ten more resources just joined the directory after another round of research. Each one was checked on its own website, and none of them repeat anything already listed. Here's what each one does, and who it actually helps.
Granola, meeting notes without a bot
Records your calls without joining them as a bot, then blends your own rough typing with the full transcript into clean notes and action items. Great for people whose week is mostly meetings but who still want notes in their own words.
Motion, a day that plans itself
Takes your tasks, deadlines and meetings and builds your day for you, then rebuilds it automatically whenever something slips. Great for busy operators who lose time deciding what to do next.
Reclaim.ai, protected time on your calendar
Books flexible time for habits, focus blocks and breaks on your real calendar, then moves them around as meetings pop up. Great for meeting-heavy roles that still need guaranteed deep work.
NotebookLM, answers from your own sources
Answers questions strictly from the documents, PDFs, links and videos you upload, with citations, summaries, study guides and audio overviews. Great for anyone who has to read a lot and actually remember it.
Otter.ai, live transcription
Live transcription with speaker labels, action items and a fully searchable archive across Zoom, Meet and Teams. Great for people who need a record of exactly what was said.
Descript, edit video like a document
Edit video and podcasts by editing the transcript, with filler word removal, studio sound and screen recording built in. Great for creators who publish often and can't stand timelines.
Tana, notes with real structure
Notes where every tag acts like a database, so a note can be a task, a person, a meeting or a project. Great for power users who want real structure in one system.
Grammarly, cleaner writing everywhere
Grammar, clarity, tone and AI rewriting wherever you write, from email to docs to posts. Great for anyone who writes all day long.
Miro, a shared whiteboard
An infinite shared whiteboard for brainstorms, roadmaps, retros and workshops, with templates, voting and timers. Great for distributed teams that plan together.
Glasp, highlights that go somewhere
Highlight and annotate articles, PDFs and YouTube videos in your browser, then export it all into your notes app. Great for readers who want their highlights to land somewhere useful.
How to get the most from this list
Try ten tools at once and you'll probably abandon all ten. Pick the one that matches the bottleneck you felt this week, use it for a fortnight, and only then look at the next. All ten are in the directory with their filters, pricing and links.
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