Uses (September 2025)

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This post lists all the tools, services, and equipment I use day-in, day-out. I'll update this post whenever I make any major changes to my setup.

If you want to see other people's setups, check out github.com/wesbos/awesome-uses, stefanzweifel.dev/uses or sebastiandedeyne.com/uses.

Hardware

  • Apple MacBook Air (15", M4, 2025)
  • Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max
  • Apple AirPods Pro
  • LG 38WN95CP QHD+ 38” Curved UltraWide
  • ZSA Voyager keyboard
  • MX Master 3 Mouse
  • Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Speaker
  • Flexispot E7 Standing Desk
  • CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt Dock

Software

Development

I started using PHPStorm last year and I love it.

I honestly don't know how I managed to live without it. It makes it a breeze to refactor a large codebase or source dive some vendor code.

I also use the Laravel Idea plugin, which has recently become free.

When I'm not using the integrated terminal in PHPStorm, I'm probably using Ghostty:

I have a lot of Bash aliases and functions. They're not all that interesting, but you can find them in my dotfiles repository.

I'm currently trying out Tmux after watching Alex Six's talk at Laracon US.

Here's some of the other development-related tools I use:

  • I primarily use Safari, but I'll open up Chrome when I need to use Vue Devtools.
  • Tower (my Git GUI of choice)
  • TablePlus (my database GUI of choice)
  • Laravel Herd
  • Tinkerwell for running PHP code here and there.
  • Ray lets me debug code without cluttering my app's output with dumps.
  • Tuple for pair programming
  • GitHub, obviously. I have at least one GitHub tab open at all times.
  • Claude is currently my main AI tool. I use the Claude desktop app, and Claude Code via Opencode.
  • Laravel Forge for managing all my servers. The new UI is looking 🔥

Productivity

I'm pretty happy with my current "productivity stack". It works great for me so I have no reason to switch things up.

  • I use Things 3 extensively for keeping on top of to-dos. It's got to be one of the most well-designed macOS and iOS apps out there!
  • I use Obsidian for all my work-related notes, and Apple Notes for everything else.
  • I use Fastmail to host my emails. I'm picky about email clients, but I like theirs.
  • I use 1Password for all my password management needs.
  • I use Raycast as my launcher.

Business

I run my own one-person business, for my Statamic addons and freelance work. Here are some of the business-y tools I use:

  • I use FreeAgent for sending invoices and handling bookkeeping. I've been using it for over five years at this point and I don't know what I'd do without it.
  • Starling Bank is one of the big challenger banks here in the UK. The app is easy-to-use, and it automatically syncs my transactions into FreeAgent.
  • I use Wise for sending & receiving money internationally. They have really low rates compared to the rest of the market.