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Running a two-person studio means the admin cannot eat the week. These few apps are what keep the work in front and the noise behind.
The short list
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Linear
Where we track project work. Fast, quiet, and it does not try to become a second job to maintain.
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Notion
Our shared brain: project notes, client documents, the written summaries we send after a first call.
Visit Notion → -
Raycast
A keyboard launcher that removes a hundred tiny frictions a day. Hard to explain, harder to give up once it sticks.
Visit Raycast →
We are wary of adding any more. Every app is one more thing to keep tidy.