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Nearly four years into the latest AI boom sparked by ChatGPT, here are the tools that have actually stuck and make my life, work, and personal projects much easier on my Mac.
Fair warning: you have probably read or heard about most, if not all, of the tools I’m about to describe. But that is partly the point of this article. While it is always great to learn of a highly obscure, hidden gem just waiting to be found, it has been my experience that sometimes mainstream products are mainstream for a reason.
That is particularly true for AI-powered tools, which tend to rely on models that are just too expensive to train, or even run, outside of the confines of very few frontier labs. What does make a difference, however, is how much you manage to get out of these tools.
And here is the thing: not all tools are meant for everyone, AI-powered or not. Below, you’ll find some examples of how I have been using these tools to streamline and improve my work, which will hopefully spark a few ideas for your own workflow.
