My Tools and Gadgets in 2026

The list of software and hardware I use in 2026. The old, new and experimental. Sharing for those who like reading about this kind of stuff.

Software

The Bread and Butter

• For design (UX): Figma & Figma Plugins (html.to.design, )
• For design: Affinity Studio, (less and less Phototoshop, InDesign and almost never Illustrator.)
• For UX research: Askable
• AI chatbots: Chat GPT, Claude, occasionally Gemini
• For emails: Gmail, Mozilla Thunderbird
• For (manual) coding: Sublime Text, Cursor, Visual Studio, Adobe Dreamweaver, ForkLift
• For browsing internet: Google Chrome, Safari (on iPad)
• For notes & research: Obsidian,
• File management: PathFinder, ForkLift

Experimenting With

• For design with AI: UX Pilot, Claude Design
• For AI coding: Cursor, Claude Code, ChatGPT, Builder.io

Hardware

• Macbook 12 (Intel Core M3 2017 Model)
• MacBook Pro 13-inch (2015 Model)
• iPad Air 11-inch (M2) with Apple Pencil
• MacBook Pro 16-inch (Intel 2020 Model)
• iPhone 13 Mini
• Kindle PaperWhite
• Apple Watch Series 9

Other Online Tools

• Letsenhance.io – image enhancer