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What are some of the best under-the-radar tools that you know of or use?
I am a sucker of niche tools which are not as popular their other alternatives, but they get the work done just fine, or in some cases even better.
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@martin_demkowicz WHAAT!! Marcin, this is amazing! My white board is literally gathering dust since going remote. Congratulations for building STB and all the best!
@swapdp_01 Dust-filled whiteboard?! Unacceptable! Bring that awesome tool back into your flow! :)
Thank you for the kind words. if you can, please take the app out for a spin and let me know your thoughts!
@martin_demkowicz this is amazing; going to drive it for a week in my virtual leadership coaching academies and see how I do
@steve_hopkins2 Thanks, Steve! That sounds like a perfect use case. Tear it to shreds and let us know how to improve!
@steve_hopkins2 Running through my old comments and thought I'd follow-up... Did you take ShareTheBoard for a test drive?
I use Peerlist (https://peerlist.io/), it's like a better LinkedIn alternative where each aspect of professional networking is very carefully designed. For example, they offer to verify work experience using your work email-id and add a nice verified badge on your profile. The same applies to other aspects like proof of work, a news feed, chat, etc.
Also, did I mention the verification is free?
@itsaadityaa @designerdada I have come across peerlist in few communities I am part of, but didn't sign up yet for some reason. Doing it now. Thanks for bringing this up Aaditya and thanks for building this Akash!
https://vento.so/ - Screen recording but you can pause, rewind a few seconds, and re-record over your mistakes/your dog barking.
Disclosure I'm the maker :) but it was #3 on Hacker News!
@christopher_lee4 this is super-cool Christopher! thanks for sharing and congratulations on the launch!
Here's a growing collection of *under-the-radar tools* that are also *free*:
https://goodtools.substack.com
@robingood Damn! Love it. When I asked this question a month back, I was wondering why wasn't there any directory or newsletter which does this!? And now I have found one! Subscribed. 🚀
magny.io is a great tool to search for anything within the app with a command bar.
By this solution, you can inform and educate users about your application, helping them complete tasks faster.
👏 @gorkemcetin
This is a site I recently stumbled over: https://www.saasscreenshots.com - it is the biggest SaaS app screenshot database where you can learn a lot from how other SaaS founders convey a particular message as a copy - kudos @levent_askan !
@gorkemcetin thanks for sharing this gem of a resource, Gorkem!
@levent_askan congratulations and all the best for the launch!
@levent_askan @gorkemcetin I would just learn copywriting for your product. check out https://teardwn.com/ and https://customercamp.co/ for cheatsheets. :)
Surfkey by @johancutych to always find relevant convos on Reddit. Either for growth or even mention monitoring/research.
@johancutych @a_m4 great tool for content creators and product folks! bookmarking it for sure. Thanks for the share Aleks!
@swapdp_01 I built it because I had the common problem of not doing enough research. 😂
Workspaces (by Apptorium) - it cuts everyday prep for work. It gathers things needed for a particular project (like links, files, folders, apps, terminal and more) and lets them launch with one click.
I use this tool called YourChamp, it's like a digital business card showing all of your socials followers.
@kulsoom_awan interesting! saw the demo now, seems like a great tool for content creators and influencers.
@kulsoom_awan Cool! This reminds me of a startup someone I know created called Ovou which is a tappable business card that links people to a "Linktree" type page for easy networking
Yes in my view I visited the one website wavel.ai for creating voiceover, dubbing, and subtitling services! this is good for video creators!
Not to toot my own horn, but InPrivy (https://inprivy.io) is still pretty much under-the-radar but really useful to lots of people already.
Camtasia by @techsmith for screencasts. I like to have an offline tool for that.
Lucidspark for whiteboarding.
Nebo for cross platform notes (iOS, Windows, Android).
Zenkit for project management and To-dos.
Wide Angle Analytics (my tool) for web analytics without cookie banner.
@techsmith @jarek_rozanski lists like this adds so much value for everyone! thanks for sharing, Jarek!
We come across site and tools everyday. But the only thing matters is if you remember to use it at the right time doing the right task. That's been the hardest part. mymind.com has been a gamechanger.
Leadmonk by @naveen_sg is a great tool for scheduling meetings especially if your target audience doesn't use emails. It allows your users to schedule calls like calendly but using their WhatsApp numbers
Oh no, all I make are niche tools 😅
https://flowchart.fun -> free, in-browser, text to flowchart generation
https://palette.tone-row.com/ -> custom tailwind color palettes from a prompt
@tonerow @martinseeler This thread is meant for you and folks like you Rob! Thanks for making and sharing!
I use Sup.today for conducting standups and tracking team holidays.
It is quite cheap compared to its alternatives while offering similar features.
@vivekinkoop thanks for sharing, Vivek! Looks great for distributed teams. Are you extending this to other workspace communication like Flock, etc. as well?
@swapdp_01 We are working on integration with Teams. Will be adding to other platforms as well this year.
Hypersonic (https://www.producthunt.com/prod...) extension for Raycast; it connects to Notion DBs for Todos and has a lightning-fast search bar for actions and sorting.
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