Brian Lovin
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Stack
Name
Description
Platforms
1Password
Keep your passwords safe
Keep your passwords safe
macOS
iOS
AirPods Pro 3
Noise cancelling so good it’s borderline dangerous
Noise cancelling so good it’s borderline dangerous
Physical
Apple Watch Series 11
Titanium finish, Nike sport band black with speckles
Titanium finish, Nike sport band black with speckles
Physical
Audible
For reading on the go
For reading on the go
iOS
Bartender
Tidies up my menu bar
Tidies up my menu bar
macOS
Beeper
All-in-one texting tool
All-in-one texting tool
macOS
Belkin 3-in-1
A high quality charger for all my daily carries
A high quality charger for all my daily carries
Physical
Claude
My preferred AI chat app
My preferred AI chat app
Web
macOS
iOS
Windows
Claude Code
The best coding agent
The best coding agent
macOS
CleanMyMac
Keeps my Mac tidy
Keeps my Mac tidy
macOS
CleanShot X
The best way to take screenshots and screen recordings on macOS
The best way to take screenshots and screen recordings on macOS
macOS
Cloudflare
Website hosting and other things
Website hosting and other things
Web
Coinbase
Betting my children’s future on Bitcoin
Betting my children’s future on Bitcoin
Web
iOS
Cometeer
Once you’ve tried it you’ll never go back to your old coffee
Once you’ve tried it you’ll never go back to your old coffee
Physical
Copilot
Beautiful and functional budgeting
Beautiful and functional budgeting
iOS
macOS
Cursor
My IDE of choice
My IDE of choice
macOS
Dia
My favorite browser
My favorite browser
macOS
Discord
For smaller community chats
For smaller community chats
iOS
macOS
Windows
Duolingo
Currently learning Chinese
Currently learning Chinese
iOS
Extendible pointer finger
Stop touching your screen
Stop touching your screen
Physical
Fathom
Fast, privacy-first web analytics
Fast, privacy-first web analytics
Web
Fellow Stagg EKG Gooseneck
Breaks all the time, but is nice to look at
Breaks all the time, but is nice to look at
Physical
Figma
Auto-layout maxxing every day
Auto-layout maxxing every day
macOS
Function Health
Well designed blood testing for key biomarkers
Well designed blood testing for key biomarkers
Physical
Web
Ghostty
A native terminal replacement
A native terminal replacement
macOS
GitHub Mobile
Merging pull requests on the toilet
Merging pull requests on the toilet
iOS
Handbrake
Fast and simple video compression
Fast and simple video compression
macOS
iPhone 17 Pro
Silver, of course
Silver, of course
Physical
iPhone TechWoven Case
Case on while exercising, otherwise case-free
Case on while exercising, otherwise case-free
Physical
Keynote
Real designers know
Real designers know
macOS
Letterboxd
Where I occassionally remember to track the movies I’ve seen
Where I occassionally remember to track the movies I’ve seen
iOS
Web
LG C2 65”
A fantastic all-arounder for games and movies
A fantastic all-arounder for games and movies
Physical
Little Snitch
Keeps my network clean
Keeps my network clean
macOS
Logitech MX Master 3S
Yes, I design with a mouse not a trackpad
Yes, I design with a mouse not a trackpad
Physical
MacBook Pro M4
M-series Macs are a miracle
M-series Macs are a miracle
Physical
Mimestream
Best-in-class email apps
Best-in-class email apps
macOS
iOS
Next.js
My favorite framework to build fast websites
My favorite framework to build fast websites
Web
Notion
Keeping my life and work organized
Keeping my life and work organized
Windows
Web
macOS
iOS
Notion Calendar
The best default calendar app
The best default calendar app
Web
Windows
macOS
iOS
Partiful
A great party planner for friends
A great party planner for friends
iOS
Web
PlanetScale
Database go brrr
Database go brrr
Web
Pocket Casts
The best podcast client for iOS
The best podcast client for iOS
iOS
Postmark
A simple and easy to use transactional email service for side projects
A simple and easy to use transactional email service for side projects
Web
Raycast
The first app I install on a new computer
The first app I install on a new computer
macOS
iOS
Windows
Safari
My browser of choice for iOS
My browser of choice for iOS
iOS
SF Symbols
The perfect icon companion for software design
The perfect icon companion for software design
macOS
Shortcuts
Shortcuts for iOS, mostly a glorified app launcher
Shortcuts for iOS, mostly a glorified app launcher
iOS
macOS
Slopes
An incredibly well-designed ski/snowboard activity tracker
An incredibly well-designed ski/snowboard activity tracker
iOS
Sonos
Play your music everywhere in your house
Play your music everywhere in your house
Physical
Sony WH-1000XM5
Great over-ear headphones, terrible software
Great over-ear headphones, terrible software
Physical
Spotify
My music streaming platform of choice, but it’s getting harder every year
My music streaming platform of choice, but it’s getting harder every year
macOS
iOS
Steam
The best place to buy and play games on PC
The best place to buy and play games on PC
Windows
macOS
iOS
Substack
Lots of good writing buried in them there hills
Lots of good writing buried in them there hills
Web
iOS
Sudoku a Day
The only good Sudoku app on the App Store
The only good Sudoku app on the App Store
iOS
Tailwind CSS
Write CSS at the speed-of-thought
Write CSS at the speed-of-thought
Web
Tesla Model Y
2020 model with FSD
2020 model with FSD
Physical
iOS