Resources, apps + links to level up your skills.
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Accessibility | Universal Design
Tools and resources for building inclusive, accessible digital experiences for everyone.
A curated list of accessibility-related bookmarks to streamline web development and testing. It's ideal for quick reference when building compliant web experiences. The collection covers everything from screen reader testing tools to color contrast validators, giving developers a one-stop resource for accessibility checks.
Visit A11Y Cat →A comprehensive directory of tools, guides, and references for building accessible web applications. This resource hub covers ARIA patterns, keyboard navigation best practices, and assistive technology compatibility. Whether you're just starting with accessibility or auditing an existing project, this collection provides actionable guidance across all WCAG conformance levels.
Visit A11Y Resources →Apple's commitment to accessibility is evident in its suite of assistive features like VoiceOver, Switch Control, and Live Captions built into every device. Their developer resources show how to integrate accessibility APIs into iOS and macOS applications. This is an essential reference for anyone building on Apple platforms or studying how a major tech company approaches inclusive design.
Visit Apple Accessibility →Pilestone's Color Blindness Simulator allows users to experience how individuals with different types of color vision deficiency perceive colors. Upload any image or enter a URL to see how your designs look through the lens of protanopia, deuteranopia, and tritanopia. It's a quick validation step every designer should take before finalizing color-dependent interfaces.
Try Simulator →A tool for checking color contrast compliance with accessibility guidelines. This is essential for designers and developers who need to ensure text is readable against background colors. The interactive interface lets you adjust colors in real-time and instantly see whether your combinations pass WCAG AA or AAA contrast requirements.
Visit Color Review →Google offers a wide range of accessibility features and tools, from Chrome extensions to Android device settings, designed to make technology usable for everyone. Their resources include developer guidelines, testing tools like Accessibility Scanner, and educational content. A strong reference point for understanding how to build accessible products within the Google ecosystem.
Visit Google Accessibility →An app that helps people with low vision or blindness identify objects, text, and people using their phone's camera. Lookout uses machine learning to describe scenes, read documents, scan barcodes, and identify currency. It's a powerful example of AI applied to real-world accessibility needs, running entirely on-device for privacy.
Get Lookout →Windows offers a variety of built-in accessibility features like Narrator, Magnifier, and closed captioning designed to support users with diverse needs. Microsoft's Inclusive Design methodology and toolkit have influenced how the entire industry approaches accessibility. Their developer documentation provides comprehensive guidance on building accessible applications across the Microsoft platform.
Visit Microsoft Accessibility →A powerful Microsoft app that narrates the world around visually impaired users, describing scenes, text, and even emotions on people's faces. It uses the device camera to read documents, identify products via barcodes, describe images, and recognize people. Seeing AI demonstrates the transformative potential of computer vision applied to accessibility challenges.
Visit Seeing AI →WebAIM's Contrast Checker is a free tool that helps designers and developers ensure their text and background color combinations meet WCAG accessibility standards. Simply enter foreground and background hex values to get instant pass/fail results for both AA and AAA compliance levels. It's one of the most trusted and frequently used accessibility testing tools in the industry.
Check Contrast →The official source for web accessibility guidelines, including WCAG standards, ensuring web content is perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust for all users. These are the foundational standards that inform accessibility laws and best practices worldwide. Every learning professional working in digital content should be familiar with these guidelines.
View W3C Guidelines →The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 detail how to make web content accessible to people with disabilities, adding new success criteria around dragging movements, target size, and consistent help. This latest version builds on 2.1 with practical improvements that address real-world usability barriers. Understanding what's new in 2.2 and what's coming in 3.0 keeps your work ahead of compliance requirements.
Read WCAG 2.2 →The W3C provides comprehensive web standards, guidelines, and resources for building an accessible and interoperable web. Essential reference for developers and designers working to meet global web standards.
Visit W3C Resources →An early look at the next major version of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. WCAG 3.0 aims to address a wider range of user needs with a more flexible conformance model.
Learn More →AI
Artificial intelligence tools for content creation, image generation, research, and workflow automation.
Advanced AI assistant by Anthropic known for thoughtful, nuanced responses and strong reasoning capabilities. It's a reliable collaborator for creating, refining, and organizing ideas at scale.
Try Claude →The home of OpenAI's groundbreaking research in artificial intelligence, offering access to models like GPT-4 and DALL-E. OpenAI provides APIs for developers and consumer products that have redefined how people interact with AI. Their platform documentation and playground are essential for anyone building AI-powered learning experiences or exploring what's possible with large language models.
Visit OpenAI →OpenAI's conversational AI tool enables natural language interactions for creative and informational tasks. ChatGPT can brainstorm ideas, draft content, debug code, analyze data, and serve as a thinking partner across disciplines. The Plus and Teams tiers add GPT-4 access, image generation, and custom GPTs tailored to specific workflows.
Try ChatGPT →A collection of curated prompts for AI models like GPT to help users get more creative, tailored, and effective responses. Think of it as a recipe book for AI โ browse by category, copy a prompt, and customize it for your use case. It's a great starting point for learning professionals who want to get better results from AI tools without becoming prompt engineering experts.
Browse Prompts →An AI-powered content generation tool that creates marketing copy, social media posts, emails, and more in seconds. CopyAI offers dozens of pre-built templates for different writing needs, from blog intros to product descriptions. It's particularly useful for L&D teams who need to quickly generate communications, course descriptions, or promotional materials for learning programs.
Visit CopyAI →An AI model developed by OpenAI that generates high-quality images from text descriptions, unlocking creative possibilities for non-designers. DALL-E can create custom illustrations, concept art, icons, and visual metaphors on demand. For learning professionals, it's a game-changer for rapid visual prototyping and creating unique imagery without a design team.
Try DALL-E →A Mac-native application that simplifies AI image generation using Stable Diffusion models, running entirely on your local machine. No cloud processing means your prompts and images stay private. DiffusionBee offers text-to-image, image-to-image, inpainting, and outpainting capabilities through a clean, beginner-friendly interface.
Get DiffusionBee →An AI-powered app that generates concise summaries of YouTube videos, saving time by distilling key points from lengthy content. Eightify breaks videos into timestamped sections with bullet-point summaries so you can quickly scan for the information you need. It's invaluable for L&D professionals who need to evaluate video resources or curate content efficiently.
Try Eightify →A platform that enables users of any skill level to create full-stack web applications by describing what they want in plain English. Features GitHub integration, Supabase support, and real-time collaboration for rapid prototyping and MVP development.
Try Loveable →Google's multimodal AI, formerly Bard, excels at understanding and generating text, images, audio, and code. Users looking for a comprehensive AI tool that handles diverse tasks across multiple formats will find Gemini especially powerful.
Try Gemini →A Google AI tool that helps users organize and interact with their research, providing summaries, Q&A, and note-taking features powered by language models. Ideal for researchers, students, and professionals who want to deeply engage with their data and documents.
Try NotebookLM →An AI tool for generating unique, artistic images from text prompts, known for its creativity and surreal visual quality. MidJourney excels at producing stylized, editorial-quality imagery that feels handcrafted rather than AI-generated. It's become a go-to for creating course artwork, presentation visuals, and concept imagery that stands out from typical stock photography.
Visit MidJourney →An AI-powered search and answer engine that provides accurate, well-researched answers to questions by summarizing information from credible sources. Users seeking a reliable, AI-driven alternative to traditional search engines for quick, trustworthy information will find this tool invaluable.
Try Perplexity →A powerful platform that offers AI-driven tools for video editing, image generation, and creative production, making it a go-to for media professionals. Users looking for advanced AI-powered video and image editing tools to enhance their creative process should explore Runway.
Visit Runway →An AI-powered tool for creating stunning presentations, websites, and documents quickly. It uses AI to generate polished, professional content from simple prompts, making it perfect for educators, business professionals, and creatives who want to save time on visual storytelling.
Try Gamma →A tool that uses AI to quickly turn rough ideas and notes into structured, visual content such as presentations and mind maps. Perfect for brainstormers and creatives who want to transform fleeting thoughts into polished outputs.
Visit Napkin AI →Vercel's AI tool that generates React/Next.js components from text descriptions. It's ideal for designers and developers looking to quickly prototype and build functional web components without extensive coding, leveraging AI for rapid UI development, and empowering non-technical users to build functional web apps efficiently.
Try V0 →AI powered music creator that generates original music compositions from text descriptions, enabling anyone to create custom songs and soundtracks without musical expertise.
Visit Suno →AI powered music creator that generates high-quality original music from text prompts, enabling creators to compose custom soundtracks and musical content instantly.
Visit Udio →A platform that gives users access to multiple AI models, including GPT-4 and Claude, for generating content, coding assistance, and more. It's ideal for users who want to compare and leverage different AI tools from one centralized platform.
Visit Poe →An OpenAI model designed to generate realistic video content from text prompts, showcasing the next frontier of AI-driven media creation. Users interested in exploring cutting-edge video generation technology should keep an eye on Sora.
Try Sora →A documentation tool powered by AI that automatically creates how-to guides and process documentation by recording your screen. It's a must-have for anyone needing to create step-by-step instructions for their team or users quickly and easily.
Visit Scribe →AR / VR / Mixed Reality / Spatial Computing
Hardware and software for immersive experiences, 360ยฐ content, and spatial computing.
Apple's mixed reality headset blends AR and VR, offering immersive experiences for productivity, entertainment, and collaboration in a sleek, user-friendly design. Perfect for early adopters and professionals looking for spatial computing.
Explore Vision Pro →An app for capturing and sharing immersive 360-degree photos and videos, enabling users to create virtual experiences. Great for adding an interactive, panoramic element to visual storytelling.
Try Bubb.li →Google's suite of AI-powered services offers tools from voice assistants to AI-driven recommendations and search enhancements. Explore the power of Google's AI for everyday tasks.
Try Google Lens →An affordable VR viewer that works with smartphones, turning any phone into a basic virtual reality platform. A great entry point for exploring VR content and experiences.
Explore Cardboard →Google Translate's AR feature uses your camera to translate text in real time. Point your phone at a sign, menu, or document and see the translation overlaid instantly.
Try Translate →A versatile 360-degree camera that captures immersive video and photos. Perfect for content creators looking to produce engaging, interactive visual content.
Visit Insta360 →An augmented reality app that lets users place and interact with lifelike 3D objects in their real environment. Great for exploring AR possibilities and creating fun, immersive content.
Get Leo AR →Meta's standalone VR headset offers immersive gaming, social experiences, and productivity applications. A leading platform for accessible, high-quality virtual reality.
Explore Quest →A toolkit for building augmented reality experiences, from simple image tracking to complex world-scale AR. Ideal for marketers and educators looking to create interactive AR content.
Visit Zapworks →Automation โ No Code
Connect apps, automate workflows, and eliminate repetitive tasks without writing code.
A workflow automation tool that syncs data between different apps and platforms, enabling seamless collaboration across teams. Ideal for automating manual tasks and keeping projects aligned across multiple tools.
Visit Unito →A popular automation platform that connects thousands of apps, allowing users to automate workflows by setting up trigger-action sequences. Perfect for saving time and streamlining repetitive tasks without needing technical skills.
Visit Zapier →Collaboration
Whiteboarding, shared workspaces, and real-time collaboration platforms for teams.
A powerful all-in-one document tool that combines text, tables, and workflows with the flexibility of a document and the power of a database. Great for streamlining team collaboration and organizing complex data.
Visit Coda →An online whiteboard for brainstorming, design collaboration, and sketching ideas in real time. Its intuitive interface and Figma integration make it perfect for creative teams.
Try FigJam →A virtual whiteboard for brainstorming and ideation, with real-time collaboration features like sticky notes, freehand drawing, and voting. Great for facilitating creative sessions with distributed teams.
Try LucidSpark →A collaborative online whiteboard platform for teams, featuring templates for brainstorming, design thinking, and agile workflows. Ideal for visual collaboration across distributed teams.
Visit Miro →A digital workspace for visual collaboration, offering tools for brainstorming, design thinking, and agile planning. Perfect for teams looking to collaborate visually and organize ideas effectively.
Visit Mural →An all-in-one workspace that combines notes, databases, project management, and collaboration tools in a single platform. Ideal for teams and individuals looking to organize work and knowledge in one flexible environment.
Visit Notion →Communication Platforms
Team messaging, video conferencing, and community communication tools.
A communication platform originally built for gamers, now widely used for community building, team chat, and collaboration. Offers text, voice, and video channels with rich bot integrations.
Visit Discord →A comprehensive collaboration hub that integrates chat, video meetings, file sharing, and app integrations into one platform. Perfect for organizations using the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.
Visit Teams →A team communication platform offering organized channels, direct messaging, and deep integrations with thousands of productivity tools. Ideal for teams looking for streamlined communication and workflow automation.
Visit Slack →Communities : Staying Connected
Professional organizations and communities for learning and development professionals.
A leading professional association for talent development, offering resources, certifications, and events. Essential for learning professionals seeking to advance their careers and stay connected with industry trends.
Visit ATD →A conference focused on digital learning, offering sessions on the latest tools, technologies, and trends in learning and development. Perfect for instructional designers and learning professionals looking to stay at the forefront of their field.
Visit DevLearn →The International Society for Technology in Education provides resources, conferences, and community for educators integrating technology into their classrooms. Ideal for teachers and administrators seeking to innovate with technology in education.
Visit ISTE →A community of practice for learning professionals, providing resources, research, and events on learning and development. Ideal for L&D professionals looking to expand their knowledge and network with peers.
Visit Learning Guild →Design & Creativity
Graphic design, illustration, image editing, typography, and creative production tools.
Adobe's comprehensive suite of creative toolsโincluding Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and InDesignโcovering everything from graphic design and video editing to web development and photography. Essential for creative professionals and teams seeking industry-standard tools for high-quality content creation.
Visit Creative Cloud →Adobe's easy-to-use design tool that empowers anyone to create social media graphics, short videos, and other visual content quickly and effortlessly. Perfect for marketers, small business owners, and educators who need polished designs without a steep learning curve.
Try Adobe Express →Adobe's generative AI toolset for creating and enhancing images, text effects, and designs, integrated within Adobe's Creative Cloud. Ideal for designers and creatives seeking to leverage cutting-edge AI for their projects.
Try Adobe Firefly →A creative tool that turns your smartphone into a design asset generator, converting photos into color themes, patterns, and vector shapes.
Get Adobe Capture →A professional-grade drawing app with an intuitive interface, offering a wide range of sketching and painting tools for digital artists.
Visit Sketchbook →A platform offering professional voiceover services and audio production, with fast turnaround and high-quality results for e-learning and video.
Visit BunnyStudio →User-friendly graphic design platform that empowers anyone to create stunning visuals, presentations, videos, and social media content with drag-and-drop ease. With thousands of templates, AI-powered tools, and seamless collaboration features, it's perfect for both beginners and pros to design anything, anywhere.
Visit Canva →An AI-powered creative suite for removing backgrounds, upscaling images, and generating visuals for quick, polished image editing.
Visit ClipDrop →A browser-based playground for HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with instant visual feedback. Great for experimenting with UI patterns and animations.
Visit CodePen →A color palette generator that helps designers quickly create and explore beautiful color combinations for consistent, harmonious designs.
Visit Coolors →A comprehensive resource that provides frameworks, activities, and guidance for applying design thinking to problem-solving and innovation. Ideal for teams and individuals looking to adopt a human-centered approach to creativity and product development.
Visit Design Thinking Kit →A whiteboard animation tool that creates hand-drawn style videos and presentations for storytelling and explainer content.
Visit Drawify →An interactive whiteboard app for creating engaging presentations, tutorials, and animated explainers.
Visit Explain Everything →A library of free, open-source fonts for web and design projects. Essential for high-quality typography.
Browse Google Fonts →A full-featured vector design application available in the browser for logos, icons, illustrations, and UI designs.
Visit Gravit Designer →A web-based collaborative design tool used for UI/UX design, prototyping, and visual design with real-time collaboration. Essential for design teams seeking a cloud-native platform that enables seamless teamwork on design projects.
Visit Figma →A 3D representation of Earth based on satellite imagery, allowing users to explore geography, landmarks, and more. A valuable tool for educators, researchers, and curious minds seeking to explore the world from their desktops.
Visit Google Earth →A web-based tool for creating animations and interactive web content without needing extensive coding knowledge. Perfect for designers and developers looking to add dynamic, animated elements to their web projects.
Visit Haiku Animator →A platform offering a vast collection of icons, illustrations, photos, and design tools for web and app development. Ideal for designers and developers who need high-quality, ready-to-use visual assets for their projects.
Visit Icons8 →Apple's mobile and Mac video editing app offers an intuitive interface and powerful editing tools for creating polished videos on iPhones and iPads. Perfect for casual video creators looking to make impressive videos quickly.
Get iMovie →A library of lightweight, scalable animations (Lottie format) for web and mobile apps. Designers and developers can find, create, and implement animations easily, adding engaging visual elements to apps and websites.
Visit LottieFiles →An accessible, web-based photo editing tool that offers a wide range of features similar to Photoshop. Ideal for users who need quick, professional-level edits without the complexity of full-scale editing software.
Visit Pixlr →An easy-to-use screen recording tool, perfect for quick tutorials and walkthroughs. Users who need a quick, no-fuss solution for screen recording should consider ScreenPal.
Visit ScreenPal →A tool for compressing PNG and JPEG images without significant quality loss, making it ideal for optimizing web images. Users seeking to reduce load times and improve site performance will find TinyPNG invaluable.
Visit TinyPNG →A popular platform offering high-quality, royalty-free images for any project. Ideal for designers, marketers, and content creators who need visually stunning images without worrying about licensing fees.
Visit Unsplash →A massive library of icons and stock photos for design projects. Easily find visually cohesive icons to enhance UI/UX designs or presentations.
Browse Icons →A digital version of sticky notes, allowing users to capture, organize, and share handwritten notes digitally for brainstorming.
Get Post-It App →An AI-powered tool for instantly removing backgrounds from images for professional visuals.
Visit Remove.bg →An image compression tool that reduces file size without sacrificing quality for faster web loading times.
Visit Squoosh →A simple app for annotating photos by adding text and arrows to point out key elements for quick visual communication.
Get This →A 3D design app for sketching, modeling, and visualizing 3D concepts quickly on iPad.
Visit uMake →A font identification tool โ snap a photo of any text and instantly identify the font.
Try WhatTheFont →eBooks
Tools for creating, editing, and publishing digital books and publications.
A versatile word processing and page layout app for creating everything from documents to brochures, with built-in templates and seamless iCloud integration. Ideal for Mac and iOS users seeking an intuitive, design-friendly tool for professional writing and design tasks.
Visit Apple Pages →Adobe's industry-standard software for page design and layout, used for creating stunning print and digital publications, including magazines, brochures, and eBooks. Perfect for designers looking for powerful tools to produce professional-quality layouts.
Visit InDesign →An open-source EPUB editor that allows users to create and edit eBooks with advanced formatting options. Ideal for authors and publishers who want to produce professional, high-quality EPUB eBooks with full control over formatting and design.
Visit Sigil →Forms & Feedback
Survey tools, feedback collection, form builders, and visual bug reporting.
A free and easy-to-use tool for creating surveys, quizzes, and forms with built-in analytics, integrated seamlessly with Google Drive. Ideal for anyone looking to quickly gather and organize data from respondents with minimal setup.
Visit Google Forms →A visual bug reporting and feedback tool that allows teams to capture and share website feedback directly from their browsers. Perfect for developers and QA teams seeking a streamlined way to report and manage bugs.
Visit Marker.io →A popular survey platform for creating customized surveys with advanced analytics and reporting features, helping organizations collect actionable insights.
Visit SurveyMonkey →An interactive form-building tool that focuses on conversational data collection through visually engaging forms and surveys. Perfect for creating beautiful experiences that boost response rates.
Visit TypeForm →A video-based interaction tool from Typeform that lets you create face-to-face conversations at scale through async video forms, surveys, and funnels.
Visit VideoAsk →Hardware
Cameras, microphones, lighting, stream decks, and production gear for content creation.
A suite of premium content creation hardware including Stream Deck, FaceCam, Key Light, and Green Screen. Elgato products are the standard for professional streaming, video production, and polished virtual presentations.
Visit Elgato →A compact 360-degree camera that captures stunning immersive photos and video. One of Nick's favorites for creating VR and AR content on the go.
View Camera →A 4K ultra HD webcam with HDR, offering crystal-clear video quality for streaming, video conferencing, and recording. Ideal for professionals who require high-quality video for presentations.
View Brio →A USB condenser microphone with RGB lighting, anti-vibration shock mount, and four selectable polar patterns. Great for podcasting, streaming, and recording professional-quality audio.
View Mic →Smartphone gimbals that provide smooth, stabilized video capture for mobile content creation. Perfect for polished video walkthroughs, demos, and training content.
View DJI →A mobile video production kit that turns tablets and smartphones into professional video rigs with microphones, lighting, and teleprompter capabilities.
View Padcaster →Keeping Up
News aggregators and content curation tools to stay current with industry trends.
Create AI Powered Newsletter - A tool to help you create and send professional newsletters with AI assistance, enabling you to share curated content and updates with your audience.
Visit Airtime Tools →A powerful news aggregator that helps users organize and track content from their favorite websites, blogs, and news sources using AI-driven recommendations. Ideal for professionals and researchers who want to stay updated with personalized news feeds in a streamlined, easy-to-use platform.
Visit Feedly →A customizable news aggregation app that presents stories from around the web in a visually engaging, magazine-style format. Perfect for users who enjoy staying informed while browsing curated content that matches their interests.
Visit Flipboard →Media: Audio & Video
Video editing, podcasting, AI voiceovers, screen recording, and media production tools.
A mobile video editing app for professional-quality videos on the go with powerful editing tools and social media sharing.
Get Premiere Rush →A video presentation tool that integrates with conferencing platforms for customizable backgrounds, slides, and polished virtual presentations.
Visit AirTime →A podcast creation and hosting platform that simplifies recording, editing, and distributing to major platforms.
Visit Anchor →A powerful video and audio editing tool with AI-driven transcription, overdubbing, and text-based editing.
Visit Descript →A multi-camera recording app for capturing video from two iPhone cameras simultaneously for interviews and reactions.
Get DoubleTake →A professional live streaming and video production tool for Mac integrating with YouTube, Facebook, and Zoom.
Visit Ecamm Live →Cutting-edge AI voice synthesis platform offering realistic, customizable voices for content creation, storytelling, and accessibility. Perfect for creators who need lifelike voiceovers, narration, or voice cloning in multiple languages.
Visit ElevenLabs →An AI voice generator offering high-quality, natural-sounding text-to-speech and voice cloning for videos, podcasts, and e-learning. Ideal for content creators seeking polished voiceovers without hiring voice talent.
Visit Lovo →An AI-powered video creation platform that generates realistic talking avatars for personalized videos. Ideal for marketing teams, e-learning developers, and sales professionals who want to scale personalized video content quickly.
Visit HeyGen →Apple's free video editing app with an intuitive interface for polished movies and trailers.
Get iMovie →A screen recording tool that allows users to capture video messages and screen shares, with AI-driven feedback and performance analytics. Ideal for remote teams or educators who want to communicate more effectively with asynchronous video messages.
Visit Loom →AI-driven text-to-speech platform that enables users to create natural-sounding voiceovers in over 20 languages, offering a selection of more than 120 voices. Ideal for e-learning developers, marketers, and content creators who need high-quality voiceovers quickly.
Visit Murf.ai →An AI video generation platform that creates videos with realistic AI avatars from text, supporting multiple languages and customizable settings. Ideal for marketers, educators, and businesses looking to create personalized video content quickly without the need for on-camera talent or production skills.
Visit Synthesia →Free, open-source software for video recording and live streaming with powerful scene composition and broadcasting.
Visit OBS →An AI-powered platform for creating interactive voice experiences and conversational AI agents.
Visit Play.ai →A podcast hosting platform with monetization, analytics, and distribution to all major directories.
Visit Podbean →A mobile production kit for podcasting and video creation using iPad with professional-grade accessories.
View Kit →A gimbal stabilizer for smartphones, designed to help users capture smooth, cinematic videos. Ideal for content creators who want professional-quality mobile video.
Explore Osmo →A screen mirroring app that allows users to share their screen wirelessly across devices. Ideal for educators, presenters, or developers who need seamless device-to-device content sharing.
Visit Reflector →Create step-by-step guides by automatically capturing your clicks and keystrokes as you work. Scribe turns any process into a shareable visual document.
Try Scribe →A library of thousands of free sound effects from the BBC archive, available for personal, educational, and research use. A treasure trove for audio producers and content creators.
Browse Sounds →An AI-powered video creation platform for producing professional videos at scale.
Visit FlowStudio →Mockups
Device frame generators and mockup tools for showcasing apps and websites in professional contexts.
Create high-quality device frames and scene layouts to beautifully present apps and websites. Choose from a wide range of devices, customize background and frame options, and export pixel-perfect images for marketing or pitch decks. It's built for creators who want professional visuals with minimal effort.
Visit Device Shots →Instantly generate clean, minimal device mockups from your screenshots without bulky design tools. Simply paste a link or upload an image and get a ready-to-share visual in seconds. It's ideal for product pages, social media, portfolios, and presentations where crisp visuals matter.
Visit Shots →Note Taking
Digital notebooks, handwriting recognition, and transcription tools for capturing ideas.
Goodnotes is a powerful digital note-taking app that lets you handwrite, type, and organize notes in a beautifully intuitive interface. With real-time sync, AI-powered search, and flexible templates, it's perfect for students, professionals, and anyone who wants to capture ideas naturally and keep everything organized.
Visit GoodNotes →A simple and versatile note-taking app that integrates with Google services, allowing users to create, organize, and share notes, lists, and reminders. Ideal for anyone looking for a lightweight, cross-platform note-taking solution that syncs seamlessly with their Google account.
Visit Google Keep →A digital notebook that allows users to capture and organize notes, ideas, and tasks across devices, with powerful integration into the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Ideal for students and professionals who need a versatile, cross-platform tool for organizing notes, drawings, and multimedia content.
Visit OneNote →A note-taking app that combines typing, handwriting, drawing, and audio recording, making it easy to capture ideas in multiple formats. Perfect for iPad users who want a flexible, all-in-one tool for annotating PDFs, taking lecture notes, or sketching ideas.
Visit Notability →A handwriting recognition app that converts handwritten notes into digital text, making it easy to organize and share ideas across platforms. Ideal for users who prefer handwritten notes but need the flexibility and searchability of digital text.
Visit Nebo →An all-in-one workspace for note-taking, project management, databases, and collaboration, offering extreme flexibility. Perfect for individuals and teams who want a unified platform to organize their work, knowledge, and tasks.
Visit Notion →A knowledge management and note-taking app that uses markdown and linking to build a personal knowledge graph. Perfect for researchers, writers, and professionals who want to create a deeply interconnected system for their notes and ideas.
Visit Obsidian →An AI-powered transcription service that converts spoken audio into text, offering real-time transcription for meetings, interviews, and lectures. Great for users who need accurate, automated transcriptions.
Visit Otter.ai →Present, Meet, Webinar, Workshop
Video conferencing, virtual event platforms, presentation enhancement, and workshop facilitation tools.
A virtual event platform designed for hosting large-scale conferences, workshops, and social events with interactive features like networking lounges and live polls. Perfect for creating engaging and immersive virtual experiences.
Visit AirMeet →An interactive presentation tool that allows users to create live polls, quizzes, and word clouds to engage audiences during meetings or events.
Visit AhaSlides →A screen annotation tool that lets you draw, highlight, and write on top of any application, making presentations and training sessions more dynamic and engaging.
Visit Epic Pen →A reliable video conferencing platform offering HD video, screen sharing, and meeting recording for professional collaboration.
Visit GoTo Meeting →Google's video conferencing solution integrated with Google Workspace, offering reliable meetings with captions, recording, and breakout rooms.
Visit Google Meet →A Mac app for annotating your screen during presentations โ draw, highlight, and point to things on any app in real-time.
Visit Presentify →Cisco's enterprise video conferencing platform with AI-powered features, webinar hosting, and deep integrations with enterprise tools.
Visit Webex →The ubiquitous video conferencing platform offering meetings, webinars, breakout rooms, and whiteboarding. Zoom remains the default for virtual training delivery and remote collaboration.
Visit Zoom →Prototyping & Wireframing | Design Thinking
UI/UX design, wireframing, prototyping, and design thinking resources.
A curated collection of tips, tricks, and resources for getting the most out of Figma. Essential for designers looking to level up their workflow.
Visit Awesome Figma Tips →A resource collection focused on mobile application design patterns and strategies for creating effective learning experiences on mobile devices.
Visit Resource →Resources and strategies for applying prototyping methodologies specifically to the design and development of learning experiences.
Visit Resource →A cloud-based design tool for real-time UI/UX collaboration, from wireframing to high-fidelity design and prototyping.
Visit Figma →An AI-powered design tool for creating UI designs, wireframes, and prototypes from text prompts or hand-drawn sketches.
Visit Uizard →Free design thinking and creative process books, guides, and podcasts from InVision.
Visit DesignBetter →AI-powered tool that predicts where users will look on your designs before testing with real users.
Visit Attention Insight →Project Management
Task tracking, Gantt charts, kanban boards, and team workflow management.
Atlassian's team workspace for creating, sharing, and collaborating on project documentation, knowledge bases, and meeting notes. Integrates deeply with Jira for seamless project management.
Visit Confluence →The industry-standard issue tracking and project management tool for agile software development teams. Powerful for managing sprints, backlogs, and cross-team workflows.
Visit Jira →A Gantt chart tool that integrates directly with Asana, providing visual timeline views for project planning and resource management.
Visit Instagantt →An async standup meeting bot for Slack and Teams that automates daily standups, retrospectives, and team surveys โ keeping distributed teams aligned without another meeting.
Visit Standuply →A project management tool for organizing, tracking, and managing work with customizable workflows, timelines, and reporting.
Visit Asana →A flexible all-in-one doc combining documents, spreadsheets, and app-building for custom project management workflows.
Visit Coda →A visual project management platform with customizable boards, automations, and integrations for team collaboration.
Visit Monday →A visual collaboration tool using boards, lists, and cards to organize projects and tasks with simplicity.
Visit Trello →Presentation + Participation Tools
Live polling, audience engagement, interactive presentations, and event participation tools.
A video presentation tool that integrates with video conferencing platforms, allowing users to present with customizable backgrounds, slides, and visuals. Ideal for creating polished virtual presentations.
Visit AirTime →An interactive game-based learning platform for creating quizzes, surveys, and engaging learning games. Ideal for educators and trainers looking to increase engagement through interactive content.
Visit Kahoot →A presentation tool for creating interactive slides with live polls, quizzes, and word clouds, enhancing audience participation during meetings and events.
Visit Mentimeter →A digital bulletin board where users can post text, images, links, and multimedia for collaborative projects and brainstorming. Perfect for educators and teams who want a visual, interactive workspace.
Visit Padlet →An audience interaction tool for live polls, Q&A sessions, and quizzes during meetings and events. Ideal for presenters looking to boost engagement and gather real-time feedback.
Visit Slido →A simple tool for creating landing pages for meetings, events, and sessions โ share all your links and resources in one place.
Visit Meeting Pulse →Vibe Coding
An exploratory, playful approach to programming โ iterate quickly, experiment freely, and build things that feel right. Great for learning, prototyping, and creative projects.
Anthropic's agentic coding tool that lives in your terminal. Plan, build, and ship full features, debug complex issues, and manage large-scale refactors โ all through natural language commands, with Claude handling the code.
Visit Claude Code →AI-first code editor built on VS Code that helps you write, edit, and understand code faster. Features include AI autocomplete, inline code generation, and a chat-based interface for complex code questions.
Visit Cursor →An AI-powered app builder that creates full-stack applications from natural language descriptions. It generates clean, production-ready code with real-time previews, making it ideal for building MVPs, prototypes, and internal tools quickly.
Try Lovable →A rapid full-stack web development tool that uses AI to generate, edit, and deploy apps from prompts. Designed for speed, it lets non-developers create functional web apps in minutes.
Try Bolt →Browser-based IDE with built-in AI coding assistance that lets you write, run, and deploy apps instantly. Supports 50+ languages and includes collaborative editing, making it a great all-in-one environment for learning and building.
Visit Replit →Sealworks Interactive Studios
Custom solutions for learning โ from courses to apps, web platforms, and immersive experiences.
Learning experiences that are
both effective and beautifully crafted.
Sealworks partners with organizations to develop custom learning solutions โ online courses, mobile apps, web-based platforms, and immersive experiences. Deep expertise across instructional design, front-end development, and creative direction.
- Online course design
- Mobile application development
- Web platforms & tools
- Immersive & interactive media
- Instructional design
- Prototyping & UX strategy
Built for makers,
by a maker.
I'm Nick Floro โ a designer, developer, and learning strategist with a long career building digital experiences that help people learn, create, and connect. I founded Sealworks Interactive Studios to partner with teams who take craft seriously and want their learning products to feel as considered as the best consumer software.
This notebook is my working library โ the apps, tools, and ideas I pull from when I'm prototyping, teaching, or shipping something new. It grows with every project and every conversation.