Tools

A non-exhaustive list of tools I find useful.

Command line

eza – Replaces ls.
fd – A modern alternative to find.
fzf – A fuzzy-finder for files and directories.
mosh – A robust replacement for ssh.
ncdu – Disk usage analyser; replaces du.
neovim – A text editor.
pass – A local password manager based on gpg.
pdfmerge – Merge, splice, and rotate PDF files.
qmv – Quickly rename files in a text editor.
ripgrep – A text search tool; replaces grep.
unar – Universal unarchiver for zip, tar, and other formats.
zsh – A shell.

zsh plugins

zsh-completions – Additional completions for zsh.
zsh-syntax-highlighting – Colours terminal commands as you type them.

Neovim plugins

I use vim-plug to manage neovim plugins. You can find all of the plugins I use here.

Python

I typically write Python in terminal neovim. I previously used pyenv and poetry, but now I use uv for everything, including version management, virtual environments, publishing packages, and installing isolated tools.

Graphics

ipe – 2D vector graphics editor.
pinta – Simple image editor similar to Microsoft Paint.

Optimization

acados – Fast nonlinear model predictive control.
cvxpy – Model and solve general convex optimization problems in Python.
qpsolvers – Quickly test out different quadratic programming solvers in Python.