Wonder Tools: Useful tips for creative productivity

Our newsletter not only helps you discover exciting new websites, apps, and services, but also provides brief insights into tools like Coda, Notion, Pitch, Roam, Projector, and Descript. Each edition includes a straightforward overview of how these tools can benefit you, along with practical examples, screenshots, and real-life applications. You'll also learn fresh ways to utilize platforms you've been familiar with for a while.

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Productivity Apps I Use Every Day

1 week ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

Curious about my actual tech toolkit? I'm sharing the apps and tools that powered me through a recent morning, from wake-up alarm to lunchtime break. This builds on my recent focusing and timeboxing posts. I’d be delighted to hear about the tools you’re relying on today in a comment below or an email reply. I welcome the morning by getting my body and brain moving, picking a few words of gratitude, and gauging my wellness.
The Best Mac Power-User Tool for Speed & Efficiency

3 weeks ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

Raycast is one of my favorite free apps. Itâs a hidden gem that helps you do almost anything on your computerâadd to your calendar, list tasks, search files, do math, or control appsâwithout touching your mouse. Itâs free for Mac and coming soon to iOS and Windows. I use Raycast dozens of times daily for tasks that might take seconds individually, but cumulatively interrupt my flow. It saves me half an hour a week I can reallocate to deep work or family time.
7 ways to use ChatGPT's new image AIđ„

3 weeks ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

OpenAI just made the most significant leap in image generation I've seen over the past year. You can now type a simple prompt using ChatGPT 4o and create a remarkable photo illustration, infographic, cartoon, or just about any other visual. Versatility. Create nearly any kind of visual you can imagine. Intelligence. The AI understands your intent based on an ongoing chat thread and its understanding of the world, rather than just focusing on prompt phrases.
Top AI Tools to Expand Your Capabilities, Not Just Save Time

1 month ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -51:43Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. Today’s post grew out of a lively conversation I had with Mahan Tavakoli on his Partnering Leadership podcast. Listen to Mahan interview me about AI and its impact and you’ll hear my enthusiasm spilling over. His podcast focuses on leadership; my take is that this tech is of tremendous potential value to all of us, whether we’re leaders, specialists, or independents.
Wonder Tools

1 month ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

Wonder Tools helps you discover the most useful sites and apps · Over 62,000 subscribersBy subscribing, I agree to Substack’s Terms of Use and acknowledge its Information Collection Notice and Privacy Policy“A consistently useful and enjoyable curation of valuable digital tools. I look forward to every edition - not something I can say about many other newsletters.”“Fantastic newsletter that offers apps, tools, tips, tricks and hacks useful to journalists and others.
5 new AI tools you'll actually want to try⚡️

1 month ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

Hundreds of AI tools emerge every week. I’ve picked five new ones worth exploring. They’re free to try, easy to use, and signal new directions for useful AI. Of all the AI bots I’ve communicated with, this one sounds the most lifelike. Pick either Maya or Miles to talk with for free in Sesame’s conversational demo. Try one of these topics. You can download your conversation afterwards. It’s deleted from the company’s servers within 30 days to protect your privacy.
Paper vs Digital 📓 What finally works for me

1 month ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

I like thinking on paper. That’s why I’ve got a box under my desk with 27 old idea notebooks. But when I’m looking for a specific note scrawled early in 2020, digital notes are helpfully searchable. Given that paper and digital have distinct advantages, I’ve been experimenting lately with hybrid approaches. Read on for what I’ve found to be most useful. What it is: A specialized paper tablet originating from Oslo, Norway that feels like a cross between a Kindle and an iPad.
Best Apps & Sites for Readers in 2025

2 months ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

Books offer a compelling, slower alternative to the onslaught of negative news. With terrific new free tools, it’s increasingly easy to access print, digital and audio books. Read on for an update on my favorite book sites and apps. Thanks for reading and sharing. Libby lends out free ebooks and audiobooks through libraries in 78 countries. It works for 90% of U.S. libraries. You can search for and check out nearly anything, instantly, for free, on any device.
An Investigative Reporter's Essential Digital Research Toolkit

2 months ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

How do investigative journalists organize years of research, thousands of documents, and piles of notes? With toolkits like that of Madison Hopkins, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting has exposed Chicagoâs fatal fire safety failures and flawed surveillance programs. Read on for Madisonâs tools for managing long-term investigative projects â from her note-taking system to her workflow for tracking public records.
Voice AI đď¸ say it, don't type it

2 months ago | wondertools.substack.com | Jeremy Caplan

Typing isn't always the best way to get your thoughts down. Sometimes talking through an idea leads to better clarity. New AI tools can reliably transform those spoken thoughts into clean, organized text. I've spent months experimenting with voice AI tools â first on my phone, and now on my laptop. Theyâve been helping me pull ideas from my brain onto paper. The tools below have become crucial to my workflow. Read on for my five-minute guide to making the most of voice AI.