Research Tools

Collection of various useful tools.

Productivity & Workflow

• Notion - All-in-one workspace (note-taking, project management, organization)
• Rectangle - Window management
• Dropover - Drag and drop utility, including file sharing
• BetterDisplay - Advanced external display management

Writing & Reference Management

• Overleaf - Online LaTeX editor
• Detexify - LaTeX handwritten symbol recognition
• Mendeley - Reference manager with online synchronization

Development & Terminal Tools

• VS Code - Source-code editor
• iTerm2 - Terminal emulator
• TermHere - Terminal shortcut for current directory
• Meld - Visual diff and merge too (macOS app direct download here)
• GitHub Desktop - GUI for Git

Network & Privacy

• RiseupVPN - Free, unlimited, secure, and privacy-focused VPN (currently not supported on macOS Tahoe 26.1)
• PrivadoVPN - Free, 10 GB monthly
• Cyberduck - SFTP client