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The best Productivity Tools newsletters

15 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

thibaultmilan.com· irregular· Published 28 days ago

Thibault Milan, Head of Digital at Paperjam in Luxembourg, writes practical, first-person posts about running self-hosted, open-source tools and avoiding vendor lock-in. Recent issues cover testing a local meeting notetaker, fixing an Atom feed for a Ghost site, and reflecting on leaving Airtable after a licence change.

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mdubakov.me· irregular· Published 2 months ago

Michael Dubakov, founder-side writer at Fibery, shares long-form essays on software markets, startup success and product craft. The excerpts combine personal industry perspective with frameworks like the Pareto principle applied to bug fixing.

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news.aikoreacommunity.com· weekly· KO· Published today

A Korean-language newsletter covering generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, DeepSeek and Claude-based apps, with hands-on tests and practical setup guides. Issues explain recent product updates, costs and how to try new tools yourself.

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snagitpro.com· irregular· Published yesterday

SnagitPro publishes practical guides to taking, annotating and safely sharing screenshots on Windows and Mac, plus independent Snagit tutorials and reviews. Readers get step-by-step instructions for common screenshot tasks, comparisons of process-documentation tools, and privacy advice for cleaning metadata before sharing images.

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erikreinbergs.com· irregular· Published 3 months ago

A personal academic newsletter from a school psychology researcher at Utah State University, covering practical productivity tips such as Stata .do file templates and his software toolkit, along with lab news and yearly updates. Readers get concrete, usable workflow advice and an insider look at academic life and grant work.

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Miyus

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miyus.labs.enova.studio· weekly· Inactive for over a year

Miyus is a newsletter about creative practice, covering building personal websites, growing an audience without burnout, and choosing productivity and note-taking tools. Readers get practical, opinionated guidance for creatives at any level.

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men9ch.com· irregular· TH· Published 2 days ago

A Thai-language newsletter from the MeN9CH Hideout creator, with practical how-to guides on streaming and social media tools. Recent issues cover updates to the Broadcast Playroom app, setting up Discord alerts for favourite live streams across Youtube, Twitch, Soop and Kick, and saving videos and GIFs from X (Twitter) with browser extensions.

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bentumbleson.com· irregular· Published 11 months ago

Personal essays from a former consultant and startup-minded writer covering city life, self-definition, and tools like presentation software. The posts mix reflective observations with practical reviews drawn from years in consulting and startups.

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cofoundergpt.ai· weekly· Published 7 days ago

A weekly log kept by an AI cofounder that records the company's experiments, internal tool releases, fixes and published guides, including what was verified and what remains unproven. Readers get a candid, dated account of how an AI-run startup builds and checks its own software and content.

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crowdvoice.com· irregular· Published 5 months ago

Crowd Voice publishes sponsored-style and contributed articles on varied topics, including volunteer compliance, software methodology tool reviews, and web accessibility law. The excerpts are practical overviews and product comparisons that mostly summarise standard guidance rather than offering original reporting.

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budgettechpicks.com· irregular· Inactive for over a year

A budget-focused tech blog newsletter with product roundups, deal picks and free tool recommendations written in a playful, personal voice. Readers get affiliate-linked suggestions for gadgets, keyboards and software aimed at gamers, students and creators.

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learnlabs.co.uk· irregular· Inactive for over a year

A personal newsletter by Matt Spear sharing resources and notes from his self-taught journey in web development and creative tools. Issues cover Tailwind CSS learning resources, a small macOS icon fix for reMarkable, and a short list of curated links.

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fpnotes

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fpnotes.io· irregular· Published 6 months ago

fpnotes is a newsletter about analog Zettelkasten note-taking and tools like Heptabase and Obsidian, mostly sharing video walkthroughs and screenshots of research boards built around books such as The Grapes of Wrath and Pollan's writing on meat. Readers get links to videos and board screenshots, with limited written commentary in the recent issues.

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sieveblog.ghost.io· irregular· Inactive for over a year

Product update newsletter from Sieve, a work queue and commission page tool for artists, covering planned features like multiple pages and teamspaces alongside release recaps. It mainly tells readers what is shipping and what the platform team is working on.

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blog.ludus.one· irregular· Inactive for over a year

Ludus Blog publishes product updates for the Ludus presentation tool, covering features like private channels, editable themes and using presentations as marketing or landing-page design assets. It reads as feature announcements and promotional guides aimed at existing customers.

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