What are some unknown apps you cannot live without?

3 afdezl 2 6/11/2025, 10:36:53 AM

I've lately been looking to modernise my workflows both to optimise work and lifestyle. I would like to find unpopular applications that are unknown to me that clearly solve someone's problems daily.

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leakycap · 20h ago

macOS: Podcast Archiver (One time Mac App Store purchase that saves podcasts locally perfectly.)

https://www.fredrikblank.com/podcast-archiver/

No relation, just a happy user

throwaway843 · 17h ago

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What are some unknown apps you cannot live without?

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