Tools
This is a collection of tools I use for work, personal projects, and everyday life. Some are part of my daily workflow, some I only use from time to time, and others are tools I’ve used in the past but still think are worth mentioning because they’re genuinely great at what they do. It’s not meant to be a definitive list or a collection of recommendations — just a selection of tools I’ve found useful along the way.
Tools I use daily
Arch Linux
Rolling-release distro with the AUR. Minimal base, maximum control.
Ayugram
Unofficial Telegram fork with extra features — faster, more customizable, and open source.
Brave
Privacy-focused browser with built-in ad blocking and fingerprint protection.
Claude Code
AI-powered coding assistant from Anthropic — terminal-native, context-aware, and deeply integrated into my workflow.
Forgejo
Lightweight self-hosted Git forge — a community-driven fork of Gitea for code hosting, CI/CD, and collaboration.
GitHub CLI
GitHub's official command-line tool — pull requests, issues, repos, and more from the terminal.
GitLab CLI
GitLab's official command-line tool — MRs, issues, pipelines, and more from the terminal.
i3wm
Tiling window manager — keyboard-driven, minimal, and infinitely configurable.
Kitty
GPU-accelerated terminal with image rendering, splits, and extensibility.
keynav
Keyboard-driven cursor manipulation — move and resize windows without touching the mouse.
LazyVim
Pre-configured Neovim distribution — fast, modular, and keyboard-driven.
NixOS
Declarative, reproducible Linux — manage system config as code.
mpv
Minimal, powerful media player — fast, scriptable, and handles almost any format.
Obsidian
Knowledge base and note-taking app — local-first, Markdown-based, and endlessly extensible with plugins.
opencode
Open-source AI coding agent for the terminal — lightweight, fast, and model-agnostic.
Krita
Professional digital painting app — free, open source, and packed with brushes and tools.
Rofi
Window switcher, application launcher, and dmenu replacement — fast and scriptable.
surfraw
Shell script framework for quick web searches from the terminal — great for managing bookmarks.
tmux
Terminal multiplexer — persistent sessions, split panes, and scripting.
Zsh
Extensible shell with completions, themes, and a rich plugin ecosystem.
Tools I use occasionally
Asciinema
Record and replay terminal sessions as shareable text-based casts.
Beekeeper Studio
Cross-platform SQL editor and database manager. Free edition is open source.
btop
Resource monitor — a more beautiful and feature-rich top alternative.
dragon
Drag-and-drop source/target for X11 — move and copy files with a graphical drag-and-drop.
Codex
OpenAI's terminal coding agent — useful for quick tasks and prototyping.
duf
Better disk usage utility — a modern, user-friendly replacement for df.
herdr
Terminal workspace manager — looks great for working with AI agents, but I'm too used to tmux for now. Might give it a proper shot in the future.
Hermes
NousResearch's autonomous AI agent — interesting for experimental tasks and exploration.
HTTPie
User-friendly API client — lighter than Postman, with a CLI for fast testing.
GNU Stow
Symlink farm manager — clean dotfile management without copying.
JQ
Lightweight CLI for slicing, filtering, and transforming JSON data.
lazygit
Terminal UI for git commands — fast, intuitive, and keyboard-driven.
lazydocker
Terminal UI for Docker — manage containers, images, and compose stacks without leaving the terminal.
seash
Shell helper for quick sessions and tmux management.
sesh
Manage tmux sessions with zoxide — smart session switching and creation.
Television
Fuzzy finder TUI with multiple data sources — a fast, extensible terminal explorer.
worktrunk
Git worktree management for parallel development — work on multiple branches simultaneously.
Yazi
Blazing fast terminal file manager written in Rust. I use it rarely — still need to invest the time to learn the keybindings and make it stick.
Zed
High-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom. Looks interesting, but I stick with LazyVim.
Zen Browser
Firefox-based browser focused on privacy and minimalism. Looks promising, but Brave is my daily driver.
zoxide
Smarter cd command — learns your habits and jumps to directories instantly.