My tools
The list of tools I use (no ads guaranteed).
Here’s the list of tools I currently use or have used in the past. They are organized by category.
My Daily Tools
Data & Workflows
- Airtable: My go-to for all my small everyday databases.
- Ninox: I use it daily for my projects (subcontractor tracking, invoicing, production, client contracts, etc.).
- n8n: My solution for any small automation needs.
Business & Marketing
- HubSpot: The CMS I use for this website. I also use it as a CRM and emailing tool for Kiiwan.
Content Creation & Web
- Substack: I decided to join Substack after being a reader for a while.
- Strapi: The CMS I chose for Kiiwan to manage multiple collections, custom fields, and multilingual content.
- Tella: For creating my videos.
Design – Construction & Civil Engineering
- QGIS: The tool I use weekly for designing network plans.
Other Professional Tools
- Claude: My default AI tool for many use cases.
- Mistral: My AI tool when confidentiality is required.
- ChatGPT: Mainly for tasks involving image processing.
- Gemini: The AI tool I use primarily within the Google Workspace environment.
Tools for Personal Life
- Proton: For all my non-work office needs.
- Quizlet: To improve my German and English.
- Spotify: For my musical escapes.
Tools I Use Occasionally
Data & Workflows
- Supabase: For specific databases or those with large datasets.
- NocoDB: For important databases.
- Make: When n8n lacks the required integration.
- Zapier: When n8n lacks the required integration.
Business & Marketing
- Ahrefs: To check SEO from time to time.
- Google Search Console: To monitor Google’s link juice.
- Google Analytics: To get an overview of website visits.
- Switchy: For tracking my links.
- Metricool: For social media management.
- Octolens: For social listening.
Content Creation & Web
- Cloudflare: The perfect place to manage DNS and specific email workflows.
- Hostinger: VPS with simple configuration.
- Infomaniak: The European registrar for many of my domain names.
- WordPress: My historic CMS since 2009, but I’m gradually replacing it.
- GitHub: Mainly to host my Strapi sites.
Other Professional Tools
- Perplexity: For sourcing documentary research.
- NotebookLM: For summarizing long documents.
Tools for Personal Life
- Idealo: The go-to comparator before making purchases.
Tools I’ve Used in the Past
Data & Workflows
- Microsoft Excel: Replaced by Google Sheets and no-code databases.
Business & Marketing
- Mailchimp: A popular tool I abandoned in favor of a European solution at the time.
- Zoho CRM: Used during my first freelance business.
- Brevo: The only viable European tool, but I abandoned it due to its limited custom fields.
- MailerLite: I used it a bit but never fell in love with it.
Content Creation & Web
- iMovie: Replaced by Tella for better productivity.
- Blogger: Used for my first blog, launched in 2007!
Design – Construction & Civil Engineering
- AutoCAD: Used for many years at work.
- Revit: Used only during my civil engineering studies.
- ArchiCAD: Used only during my architecture studies.
- Allplan: Used only during my civil engineering studies.
- SketchUp: Used in an architecture agency.
Other Professional Tools
- Microsoft Project: Used only during my engineering studies (building site planning).
Tools for Personal Life
- Notion: After all the online praise, I tried it but eventually switched to Obsidian and Airtable.