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https://creativerly.com/creativerlys-favourite-apps-of-2025/

· 9mo ago

Another year reflecting on the apps that became my favourite ones throughout the past year.

Thank you Tot @Iconfactory@iconfactory.world, Book Track @simonemontalto@mastodon.social, Reeder @rizzi@gloria.social, Croissant @BenRiceM@mastodon.social + @Aaronvegh@mastodon.social, Ripples by #MykolaHarmash

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Creativerly's Favourite Apps of 2025

It is time again to sit down and reflect on the apps that became my favourite ones over the course of the past twelve months.

https://creativerly.com/tiny-macos-utility-apps-part-6/

· 12mo ago

The sixth part of my series "Tiny macOS utility apps I love" is out. This time I wrote about Supercharge by @sindresorhus@mastodon.social, #HoudahSpot, and Hand Mirror by @rafa@mastodon.design.

Read the whole post down below, and make sure to also check out the previous parts to discover lovely tiny macOS apps.

Tiny macOS utility apps I love – Part 6

The sixth part of Tiny macOS utility apps I love focuses on apps to enhancing your macOS experience, helping you finding files fast, and quickly checking your camera before your next call.

https://creativerly.com/read-articles-like-a-book-with-flyleaf/

· 11mo ago

@flyleafapp@mastodon.social by @maxmelzer@mastodon.social is the read-it-later app that gives you a truly unique reading experience: flip through your articles like you would read a book.

#readitlater #iOSapp #macosapp #reading

#macos #macosapps #apps #macossoftware

· 11mo ago

The sixth part of Tiny macOS utility apps I love, focuses on apps to enhancing your macOS experience, helping you finding files fast, and quickly checking your camera before your next call.

Read it here: https://creativerly.com/tiny-macos-utility-apps-part-6/

Tiny macOS utility apps I love – Part 6

The sixth part of Tiny macOS utility apps I love focuses on apps to enhancing your macOS experience, helping you finding files fast, and quickly checking your camera before your next call.

· 11mo ago

"Browsers" like ChatGPT Atlas aren’t progress, they’re a threat to the open web. Instead of improving how we explore, they replace real browsing with corporate-controlled summaries and privacy risks. The web was built on user control and transparency, but AI browsers undermine these values, turning your activity into data for surveillance capitalism. We don’t need AI to "simplify" the web, we need to protect it. The internet belongs to all of us. Let’s keep it that way.
https://creativerly.com/the-web-does-not-need-ai-browsers-it-needs-us-to-fight-back/

The web does not need AI browsers – It needs us to fight back

The web does not need AI browsers – It needs us to fight back

AI browsers like ChatGPT Atlas don’t improve the web, they replace it with corporate-controlled summaries and surveillance. People rush to adopt them, ignoring privacy risks and ethical flaws. The web thrives on openness, but AI browsers undermine that. Ask yourself: Who benefits? It’s not you.

https://creativerly.com/the-tools-for-decentralized-social-networks-how-to-interact-with-mastodon-and-bluesky/

· 12mo ago

#Mastodon and #Bluesky are constantly growing. Decentralized social networks are here to stay. What is even more exciting about this, is that an increasing number of developers build lovely apps to interact with those decentralized social networks. I wrote a post in which I gathered a variety of them, from client, scheduling apps, to apps that help you discover folks on Mastodon while browsing the web.

#socialnetworks #socialnetwork

The tools for decentralized social networks – How to interact with Mastodon and Bluesky

Discover the rise of decentralized social networks like Mastodon and Bluesky as traditional platforms increasingly face criticism. Learn about essential third-party tools enhancing these networks, from clients like Ivory and Ice Cubes to cross-posting apps like Croissant.

https://creativerly.com/as-smart-and-seamless-as-note-taking-can-get-with-popt/

· 12mo ago

Note-taking does not have to be complicated, messy, and system-driven, it should be smart, seamless, simple, and fun. @popt@mastodon.social is an iOS app that auto-tags contacts, places, and dates, making notes fast, fun, and effortless, since you shouldn't have to worry about creating a bunch of backlinks, connections, numerous folders in order to get the most out of your note-taking practice.

#notetaking #iOS #iOSapp #iOSnotetaking

· 12mo ago

Creativerly 344 is out now with

the announcement of a new sponsor opportunity within Creativerly, #Pagecord - a super simple and easy way to publish your thoughts online, #Deta Surf 1.0 launching today, lovely articles by @tante@tldr.nettime.org , #JasonCohen, #TaraMcMullin, #TheTinyWisdom, and more.

Thank you to Almus for sponsoring this issue!

Read it here: https://creativerly.com/tiny-steps-and-a-long-walk/

https://creativerly.com/google-analytics-alternatives/

· 12mo ago

I am not the first to tell you that, but you do not need Google Analytics. There are loads of privacy-focused, ethical, and sustainable alternatives, which respect your visitors' privacy. I gathered a bunch of them in a single blog post, so you get a better overview of some of the options available out there.

#Privacy #GoogleAnalytics #GoogleAnalyticsAlternative

A list of privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternatives.

A list of privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternatives.

If you want to get insights about the traffic happening on your website you probably came across Google Analytics. Let me tell you: it is bloated, hard to use, and scraping user data. In this blog post, I will show you a list of privacy-friendly and ethical Google Analytics alternatives.

https://creativerly.com/comet-by-perplexity-will-ai-reinvent-the-web-browser/

· 19mo ago

#Perplexity, the AI startup that plagiarized, dodged paywalls, ignored robots.txt, and shattered the foundations of trust of the web, announced its own browser. Based on Perplexity's past and its CEO's behaviors, looking ahead I try to prepare myself for the worst.

https://creativerly.com/obsidian-is-now-free-for-work-commercial-license-becomes-optional/

· 19mo ago

This move by @obsidian@mas.to shows once again, that they keep on innovating, making their app even more accessible, while also fostering a community of supporters.

Obsidian is now free for work – Commercial license becomes optional

Obsidian announced that the previously needed Commercial License to use the app for two or more employees within an organization, now becomes optional, making the app even more accessible.

· 11mo ago

Creativerly 348 is out with a new post about the threat of AI-powered browsers, #Capacities introducing Kanban view, how #KagiNews wants to help you keeping up with what is going on in the world, lovely articles by @justincox@social.lol, #Freethink, @anildash@me.dm, @annie@social.lol, and more.

Read it here: https://creativerly.com/the-internet-was-doomed-from-the-start/

The Internet Was Doomed From the Start & The Web Does not Need AI Browsers – It Needs Us to Fight Back

The Internet Was Doomed From the Start & The Web Does not Need AI Browsers – It Needs Us to Fight Back

Capacities introduces Kanban view, Kagi News uses AI to help you keeping up with the world, make rules, break rules, and more in this week's issue of Creativerly.

https://creativerly.com/approach-writing-in-public-as-conversation-instead-of-a-performance/

· 12mo ago

Why do we write differently for the public than we do for friends? Online, we often trade authenticity for polish, yet the most memorable, engaging writing feels like a conversation, not a performance. What if we wrote for the public the way we write to those we trust? Imperfect, personal, and real. The internet needs more of that.

#writing #writinginpublic #blog #blogging

Approach writing in public as conversation instead of a performance

On why online writing often loses its personal touch in favor of polished prose, exploring how authentic voices like 404 Media and Marisa Kabas are changing the game, and why crafting engaging content that feels relatable and memorable - without sacrificing your unique perspective, matters most.

· 12mo ago

Creativerly 345 is out with

#Sublime introducing Chat, #Space – a new app for guided planning and connecting your biggest goals to daily action, @popt@mastodon.social introducing Movie and TV Show auto tags, lovely articles by #ChristianWaugh, @curtismchale@mastodon.social, #ChristopherButler, #RichardFisher, and more.

Thank you to #Almus for sponsoring this issue ✨

Read it here: https://creativerly.com/how-to-do-mental-time-travel/

https://creativerly.com/i-do-not-like-horses-except-this-one-with-horse-browser/

· 12mo ago

With all the ongoing #browser enshitification, by injecting #AI everywhere, I am incredible thankful for cozy, simply, and focused browsers like Horse. Modern and clean interface, intuitive features, privacy-focused, keyboard-focused, simply lovely.

#HorseBrowser

https://creativerly.com/seeding-for-creativity-rediscover-iphone-notes-on-the-go/

· 13mo ago

#Creativerly 340 is out and packed with a new deep dive about @popt@mastodon.social, fresh news and updates from @anewsocial@mastodon.social, #Chaps, #DetaSurf, and lovely articles by @annie@social.lol, @philipp@mastodon.design, and others.

Read it here:

Thank you Popt for sponsoring this issue! ✨

Seeding for creativity & Rediscover iPhone notes on the go

As smart and seamless as note-taking can get, A New Social introduces Bounce Beta, ritualize anything, and more in this week's issue of Creativerly.

· 13mo ago

In the newest deep dive I wrote about #Almus, an app that transforms your #journal into an intelligent companion by analyzing your journal entries to discover patterns and useful insights to help you making the most out of your journaling practice.

Transforming your journal into an intelligent companion – with Almus

Struggling to start or maintain a journaling habit? Discover Almus, a simple, AI-powered journaling app that helps you capture thoughts, uncover hidden patterns, and reflect with ease. No complex systems, just meaningful insights from your own words.

https://creativerly.com/liquid-glass-why/

· 13mo ago

ICYMI, the newest Creativerly newsletter is out with

- A new deep dive about #Almus, an app that transforms your journal into an intelligent companion

- Fresh news by #Capacities and #Anytype

- Lovely posts by #theconversationalist, #Psyche, @chockenberry@mastodon.social

and more!