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Arc

If you think your search history is really none of your browser’s business, try out Arc. It’s a Chrome replacement for Mac users that’s wicked powerful, pretty, and private. We like the Split View option, the sidebar dashboard of tabs and bookmarks, and the Spaces feature, which lets you toggle between modes and profiles way more seamlessly than Chrome.

Non-profit Brand Score

This one’s for you, mission friends. Take a 16-question survey about four non-profit performance dimensions—clarity, resonance, distinctiveness, and influence—to determine how effective your brand is. It’s built by Hyperakt and informed by years of experience in the non-profit space to empower marketers who face unique branding challenges.

Nozier One

Ever wanted to be the DJ of your own soundscape? Nozier One’s simple UI lets you mix and layer sound cards to build a world of background noise—from cafe chatter to passing trains, ASMR to white noise, and beyond. Toggle through variants and save to your ideal soundscape to a playlist.

Cycle

Use Cycle to integrate customer feedback and user research into a unified, AI-powered dashboard and inbox. Sync and merge your customers from HubSpot, Slack, and Intercom, where feedback is linked with product initiatives and summarized for you.

Kyugo

If you have historically struggled to make time-management apps work for you, it might be that you require a more intuitive solution. But the problem is, there hasn’t been an innovative approach to calendar keeping in decades. Kyugo rethinks the visual experience of mapping a day, turning your rigid little squares into fluid, adaptive circles.

HeyGen

Scale your video production with the power of AI. Select from HeyGen’s diverse library of avatars and multilingual voices, or simply customize and record your own to create studio-quality video content for any purpose. Editing in the full-featured platform is a breeze with templates and integrations, too.

Koala

Koala is an AI content software platform that products SEO-optimized articles with the power of GPT-4. KoalaWriter uses real-time SERP and data analysis to include entities and keywords that boost your rank. Customize the outline, select a writing style, instantly publish to WordPress or integrate with Google Sheets, and quickly generate Amazon affiliate articles. With one subscription, you get access to Koala’s chatbot, too.

Writer Ads

Take a free peek at the Facebook and Instagram ads of some of the most successful email newsletters with Writer Ads. Get a quick look at live ad schedules, platforms, creative, and ad versions to understand the strategies competitors are testing out.

Teeny Breaks

Trying to be more present this year? Add Teeny Breaks to your Chrome extensions. Every time you open a new tab, you’ll get a snackable, science-based tip for mindfulness, along with the link to corresponding research. And while we’re here, unclench your jaw.