1Password
System
MeasuredOn screen 24 of 30 days53 windows, 4%Rank 10
- Agents
- Ran it 17 days, last 30 September
Uses
September 2026
I count the tools on my screen each month from the record rather than from memory, and this is the first issue.
The table, September 2026
Key
- 30
- Top left: days on screen, of 30
- 14
- Top right: days an agent ran it
- kagi.com
- Used on the web
- .home
- Runs on my own server
- Pool
- Faceless: called up by a key
- Strip
- Menu bar: always on, rarely open
- Struck
- Left: on last month’s table, not this one’s
- Paint
- Deeper with more days
Design 6
- Figma, seen on 28 of 30 days, run by agents on 9 days
- Paper, seen on 18 of 30 days, run by agents on 12 days, joined this month
- Eagle, seen on 14 of 30 days, joined this month
- Typeface, seen on 14 of 30 days
- Variant, seen on 13 of 30 days, on the web, at variant.com
- tldraw, seen on 12 of 30 days, run by agents on 4 days
Agents 6
Agent ops 2
Notes 6
- Antinote, seen on 27 of 30 days, faceless, called up by a key
- Google Drive, seen on 19 of 30 days, on the web, at drive.google.com, run by agents on 10 days
- Plannotator, seen on 14 of 30 days, run by agents on 15 days
- Obsidian, seen on 11 of 30 days, joined this month
- MarkViewer, seen on 8 of 30 days
- iA Writer, seen on 8 of 30 days
Comms 5
Capture 2
Browse 6
Code & ship 4
System 5
Utilities 8
- Dato, in the menu bar, around on 18 days
- Supercharge, in the menu bar, around on 14 days
- Monologue, in the menu bar, around on 11 days
- CleanShot X, seen on 28 of 30 days, faceless, called up by a key
- ForkLift, seen on 19 of 30 days
- Updatest, seen on 11 of 30 days, joined this month
- Keyboard Maestro, seen on 8 of 30 days
- AppCleaner, seen on 7 of 30 days
How this is counted
I count from my screen history in ten-minute windows, 1,291 of them, and from the apps macOS saw in front, over 30 days.
A tool takes a seat on 3 or more days on screen, ranked by those days, and the table holds the 50 with the most. The agents’ own records add the work they ran out of sight.
Every figure is measured, and a note appears only once I have written it.
Each tool
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AgentsView
Agent ops
MeasuredOn screen 9 of 30 days40 windows, 3%Rank 35
- Agents
- Ran it 8 days, last 28 September
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Alfred
System
MeasuredOn screen 29 of 30 days659 windows, 51%Rank 2
alfredapp.com -
Antigravity
Agents
MeasuredOn screen 8 of 30 days37 windows, 3%Rank 37
- Sessions
- 7 started, on 2 days
- By week
- 10 Sep 121 Sep 6
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Antinote
Notes
MeasuredOn screen 27 of 30 days135 windows, 10%Rank 8
antinote.io -
AppCleaner
Utilities
MeasuredOn screen 7 of 30 days8 windows, 1%Rank 43
freemacsoft.net -
Arc
Browse
MeasuredOn screen 25 of 30 days835 windows, 65%Rank 9
arc.netJason
I’m trying to switch to Zen, and failing.
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BetterDisplay
System
MeasuredAround 11 daysApp list 10 daysNamed in 11 windowsRun 0 daysMenu bar
github.com -
Chrome
Browse
MeasuredOn screen 21 of 30 days89 windows, 7%Rank 13
google.comJason
Chrome comes in when I just need things to work.
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Claude
Agents
MeasuredOn screen 28 of 30 days541 windows, 42%Rank 5
- Sessions
- 270 started, on 29 days
- By week
- 1 Sep 157 Sep 2214 Sep 3121 Sep 11928 Sep 83
claude.aiJason
Opus 5.5 came out that week.
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CleanShot X
Utilities
MeasuredOn screen 28 of 30 days187 windows, 14%Rank 7
cleanshot.com -
Cloudflare
Code & ship
MeasuredOn screen 15 of 30 days79 windows, 6%Rank 22
- Agents
- Ran it 13 days, last 28 September
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Codex
Agents
MeasuredOn screen 30 of 30 days958 windows, 74%Rank 1
- Sessions
- 430 started, on 30 days
- By week
- 1 Sep 587 Sep 15714 Sep 14421 Sep 5028 Sep 21
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CodexBar
Agent ops
MeasuredAround 24 daysApp list 24 daysNamed in 19 windowsRun 0 daysMenu bar
github.com -
Cursor
Agents
MeasuredOn screen 18 of 30 days123 windows, 10%Rank 18
- Sessions
- 53 started, on 8 days
- By week
- 2 Sep 3411 Sep 918 Sep 821 Sep 2
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Dato
Utilities
MeasuredAround 18 daysApp list 18 daysNamed in 13 windowsRun 0 daysMenu bar
sindresorhus.com -
Discord
Comms
MeasuredOn screen 12 of 30 days40 windows, 3%Rank 32
discord.com -
Eagle
Design
MeasuredOn screen 14 of 30 days42 windows, 3%From 8 SeptemberBecame a regular
eagle.coolJason
I use Eagle in bursts. This one came from building my portfolio, when I wanted to gather a lot of reference material.
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Figma
Design
MeasuredOn screen 28 of 30 days544 windows, 42%Rank 4
- MCP
- 661 calls over 9 days, from 4 September
- Agents
- Ran it 9 days, last 30 September
figma.comJason
Figma is where I sourced a lot of the content that’s now in my portfolio.
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Firefox
Browse
MeasuredOn screen 14 of 30 days138 windows, 11%Rank 23
firefox.comJason
Firefox feels like a safer bet than Zen.
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ForkLift
Utilities
MeasuredOn screen 19 of 30 days10 windows, 1%Rank 16
binarynights.com -
Gemini
Agents
MeasuredOn screen 18 of 30 days122 windows, 9%Rank 19
gemini.google.com -
GenMotion
Capture
MeasuredOn screen 7 of 30 days50 windows, 4%From 22 SeptemberNew to the Mac
- MCP
- 477 calls over 4 days, from 22 September
- Agents
- Ran it 4 days, last 25 September
Jason
I gave the trial a run but didn’t use any of the video it made. I was better off with Opus 5.5 and some clear direction.
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Ghostty
Code & ship
MeasuredOn screen 28 of 30 days237 windows, 18%Rank 6
ghostty.org -
GitHub
Code & ship
MeasuredOn screen 23 of 30 days119 windows, 9%Rank 11
- Agents
- Ran it 20 days, last 30 September
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Gmail
Comms
MeasuredOn screen 20 of 30 days106 windows, 8%Rank 14
- MCP
- 43 calls over 3 days, from 2 September
- Agents
- Ran it 3 days, last 11 September
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Google Drive
Notes
MeasuredOn screen 19 of 30 days138 windows, 11%Rank 15
- MCP
- 121 calls over 10 days, from 2 September
- Agents
- Ran it 10 days, last 16 September
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iA Writer
Notes
MeasuredOn screen 8 of 30 days21 windows, 2%Rank 39
ia.net -
Kagi
Browse
MeasuredOn screen 13 of 30 days33 windows, 3%Rank 29
kagi.com -
Keyboard Maestro
Utilities
MeasuredOn screen 8 of 30 days14 windows, 1%Rank 40
keyboardmaestro.com -
Linkding
Browse
MeasuredOn screen 9 of 30 days40 windows, 3%Rank 36
linkding.link -
MarkViewer
Notes
MeasuredOn screen 8 of 30 days30 windows, 2%Rank 38
markviewer.app -
Mimestream
Comms
MeasuredOn screen 18 of 30 days106 windows, 8%Rank 20
mimestream.com -
Monologue
Utilities
MeasuredAround 11 daysApp list 11 daysNamed in 1 windowRun 0 daysMenu bar
monologue.to -
Obsidian
Notes
MeasuredOn screen 11 of 30 days53 windows, 4%From 9 SeptemberBecame a regular
obsidian.mdJason
Obsidian has never become an everyday tool for me, despite my best efforts. There’s too much to tweak, and I’ve been scared to put in the time to learn it properly, even after spending real money on educational materials.
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OpenCode
Agents
MeasuredOn screen 12 of 30 days81 windows, 6%Rank 30
- Sessions
- 28 started, on 6 days
- By week
- 4 Sep 18 Sep 2117 Sep 6
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Paper
Design
MeasuredOn screen 18 of 30 days177 windows, 14%From 12 SeptemberBecame a regular
- MCP
- 5,300 calls over 12 days, from 12 September
- Agents
- Ran it 12 days, last 30 September
paper.designJason
I turned to Paper before Figma this time because I was designing and building my portfolio from the ground up. I wanted to explore quickly and across a wide range of options, and Paper let me do that better than Figma could have.
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Plannotator
Notes
MeasuredOn screen 14 of 30 days90 windows, 7%Rank 24
- Agents
- Ran it 15 days, last 28 September
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Quill
Comms
MeasuredAround 21 daysApp list 20 daysNamed in 70 windowsRun 0 daysMenu bar
quillmeetings.com -
Screen Studio
Capture
MeasuredOn screen 7 of 30 days21 windows, 2%Rank 42
screen.studio -
Screens
System
MeasuredOn screen 17 of 30 days47 windows, 4%Rank 21
edovia.com -
Slack
Comms
MeasuredOn screen 21 of 30 days114 windows, 9%Rank 12
slack.com -
Sublime Text
Code & ship
MeasuredOn screen 29 of 30 days166 windows, 13%Rank 3
sublimetext.com -
Supercharge
Utilities
MeasuredAround 14 daysApp list 14 daysNamed in 10 windowsRun 0 daysMenu bar
sindresorhus.com -
Tailscale
System
MeasuredAround 17 daysApp list 11 daysNamed in 41 windowsRun 6 daysMenu bar
tailscale.com -
tldraw
Design
MeasuredOn screen 12 of 30 days64 windows, 5%Rank 31
- Agents
- Ran it 4 days, last 30 September
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Typeface
Design
MeasuredOn screen 14 of 30 days30 windows, 2%Rank 26
typefaceapp.com -
Updatest
Utilities
MeasuredOn screen 11 of 30 days25 windows, 2%From 8 SeptemberBecame a regular
updatest.appJason
Updatest is just an app for updating apps. It shouldn’t stay a regular.
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Variant
Design
MeasuredOn screen 13 of 30 days39 windows, 3%Rank 28
variant.com -
Zen
Browse
MeasuredOn screen 13 of 30 days176 windows, 14%Rank 27
zen-browser.appJason
I’d like Zen to replace Arc, but it’s a memory hog.
September 2026
50 tools on the table · 0 left · 5 joined
New this month
First installed this month.
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Gn, GenMotion’s card
GenMotion
Measured On screen 7 of 30 days · 50 windows, 4% · From 22 September
Jason I gave the trial a run but didn’t use any of the video it made. I was better off with Opus 5.5 and some clear direction.
Became a regular
On the Mac before, seated now.
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Eg, Eagle’s card
Eagle
Measured On screen 14 of 30 days · 42 windows, 3% · From 8 September
Jason I use Eagle in bursts. This one came from building my portfolio, when I wanted to gather a lot of reference material.
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Up, Updatest’s card
Updatest
Measured On screen 11 of 30 days · 25 windows, 2% · From 8 September
Jason Updatest is just an app for updating apps. It shouldn’t stay a regular.
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Ob, Obsidian’s card
Obsidian
Measured On screen 11 of 30 days · 53 windows, 4% · From 9 September
Jason Obsidian has never become an everyday tool for me, despite my best efforts. There’s too much to tweak, and I’ve been scared to put in the time to learn it properly, even after spending real money on educational materials.
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Pa, Paper’s card
Paper
Measured On screen 18 of 30 days · 177 windows, 14% · From 12 September
Jason I turned to Paper before Figma this time because I was designing and building my portfolio from the ground up. I wanted to explore quickly and across a wide range of options, and Paper let me do that better than Figma could have.
Left
The first issue, so nothing has left.
Nothing left this month.
Top of the table
By days on screen.
| Rank | Tool | Days | Windows | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Codex | 30 | 958 | 74% |
| 2 | Alfred | 29 | 659 | 51% |
| 3 | Sublime Text | 29 | 166 | 13% |
| 4 | Figma | 28 | 544 | 42% |
| 5 | Claude | 28 | 541 | 42% |
| 6 | Ghostty | 28 | 237 | 18% |
| 7 | CleanShot X | 28 | 187 | 14% |
| 8 | Antinote | 27 | 135 | 10% |
| 9 | Arc | 25 | 835 | 65% |
| 10 | 1Password | 24 | 53 | 4% |
Climbed and fell
Rank changes since the last issue.
Nothing to compare until the next issue.