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Try the Tool RouletteToday’s Edition · Sunday, September 20, 2026
One lead pick, five worth your time. Each entry hand-tested, with the official site and a one-line take from Alex Surfaced.
Articulate Storyline 360 is a professional-grade e-learning authoring tool that empowers instructional designers and educators to create interactive and engaging online courses. It offers a robust suite of features for…
The Wall
Alcove · 01 of 06
Calendars, notes, focus — quiet tools that compound.
See all Productivity tools →Alcove · 02 of 06
Compilers, editors, infra — the substrate of the modern web.
See all Developer tools →Alcove · 05 of 06
From first draft to final word — tools that get out of the way.
See all Writing tools →Alcove · 06 of 06
Budgets, taxes, markets — money tooling without the cruft.
See all Finance tools →New on Surfaced
Workflows pair real tools into recipes — “write a newsletter,” “design a logo,” “analyze a CSV.” Pick one and get three or four apps that actually work together.
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Indie editor running a one-person daily on the best software and corners of the internet. Worked in product and engineering for a decade before this. Writes here every day.
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