Applications, equipment and services that I use

Applications, equipment and services that I use

Alexander Ignatiev
I am a macOS user and a limited iOS user, but I try to use cross-platform apps.

Hardware #

  • MacBook Pro 13" (2017) (2019)
  • iPhone XS Max (2024)
  • Headphones KZ ZAR (2024)
  • Recorder Zoom H5 (2021)
  • Wireless dual-channel microphone system BOYA BY-M1V2 (2023)
  • Synthesizer keyboard Arturia Analog Experience The Player 25 (2016)
  • Drum machine and sampler Native Instruments Maschine Mikro mkII (2015)
  • 3D printer Creality Ender-3 FDM (2022)
  • Power rack by  ironzubr.by  (2023)
  • Ballpoint pen Parker Jotter
  • Backpack STUDIO 58 CARGO 2.0 coyote

Software #

Reading: #
  • NetNewsWire (MacOS & iOS) + FreshRSS API – RSS
  • Apple Books
  • Skim (MacOS) – PDF
  • YACReader / Panels (iOS) – CBR, CBZ, PDF
Listening: #
  • Reader by ElevenLabs
  • Overcast
  • foobar2000

Tools #

  • Calendar and Reminders: Baïkal CalDAV + Apple Calendar / Fantastical

  • Notes: Obsidian / memos / notebook and pencil

    Obsidian Plugins: Calendar, Callout Manager, Columns, Commander, Dataview, Editing Toolbar, Excalidraw, File Explorer++, Find orphaned files and broken links, Inline spoilers, Janitor, Kanban, Map View, Meta Bind, Mood Tracker, Note Definitions, OpenWeather, Paste URL into selection, Pdf Annotator, Projects, QuickAdd, Reminder, Share Note, Tabs, Tag Wrangler, Tasks, Templater, Tracker.

  • Browser: Orion

    Extensions: Obsidian Web Clipper, Dollchan Extension Tools, I still don’t care about cookies, KeePassXC-Browser, TWP - Translate Web Pages, Perplexity - Al Companion, Raindrop.io, Coincidence Detector, SponsorBlock for YouTube - Skip Sponsorships, uBlock Origin, Unhook - Remove YouTube Recommended Videos, Youtube Playback Speed Control.


  • Meditation Timer: Void (iOS)
  • Finance Management: MoneyManager Ex
  • Music and Sound: Ableton Live
  • Video Editing: DaVinci Resolve + Film Look Creator / Dehancer
  • Photo Editing: Affinity Photo
  • Script Writing: Story Architect
  • Terminal: Ghostty
  • VPN: Windscribe / ProtonVPN
  • Translator: DeepL / Kagi Translate / Yandex Translate
  • Video Player: IINA (MacOS)
  • Password Manager: KeePassXC KeeWeb KeePassium (iOS)
  • Torrent Client: Transmission
  • Cloud Storage: MEGA Cloud
  • Bookmarks and Backlog: Raindrop
  • Code Editor: Sublime Text
  • File Synchronization: Syncthing / Resilio Sync
  • E-book Manager: calibre
  • Media Converter: FFmpeg / HandBrake
  • AltServer (iOS)
  • SoulseekQt Nicotine+

Utilities (MacOS) #

  • TextSniper – copy text from images
  • Rectangle – move and resize windows using hotkeys or snap areas
  • Hidden Bar – hide icons to keep the menu bar clean
  • Grayscale Mode – quickly switch the monitor to grayscale mode
  • ExifCleaner – metadata cleaner
  • Yate – audio file metadata editor
  • App Cleaner & Uninstaller
  • Alfred 5

Services #

  • VPS: Vultr
  • Domain: Porkbun / Epik
  • Email: emailwiz.sh by Luke Smith + Apple Mail / Proton Mail
  • Messenger: Telegram
  • Music: Bandcamp / Spotify / YouTube Music
  • Online Cinema: kino.pub
  • Kinorium / Letterboxd – viewing diary, lists, and movie search in the database
  • BitPapa – P2P Bitcoin exchange

Websites #

  • rutracker.org
  • perevodman.com
  • based.cooking
  • musclewiki.com
  • blockchair.com
  • coingecko.com

Archive
Unused, Removed, or Outdated.
  • IPhone 7 (2017)
  • KZ ZS6 headphones (2018-2024)
  • Nothing Ear (1) headphones (2021-2023)

  • Mozilla Firefox
  • Brave
  • TickTick
  • Nextcloud
  • Storyboarder – storyboarding tool
  • VSCodium
  • iTerm
  • Bitwarden  – password manager
  • 2FAS Auth  – two-factor authentication
  • LilyView – image viewer
  • Displaperture – round corners for display
  • Find Any File – file search tool
  • Maccy – clipboard manager
  • Zoho
  • rarbggo.org  – p2p file sharing (discontinued in 2023)
  • localbitcoins.com  – p2p Bitcoin trading platform (discontinued in 2023)


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