Serial maker of Sizzy, Benji and Tinkerer Club who teaches devs to ship
Sizzy, Benji, Tinkerer Club +6$223K in 30 days
⚡ 28 makers · 65 products
Best Productivity Tools in 2026
Makers of note-taking, task, calendar and focus tools. This list features 28 indie makers in this space, led by Kitze, Thomas Frank and Easlo, ranked by profile depth, audience and reported revenue.
Top productivity tools
28 makers, ranked.
Productivity YouTuber behind Ultimate Brain, Notion tutorials and the Flylighter clipper
Ultimate Brain, Creator's Companion, Flylighter +2$1M in Notion template sales
Singapore-based Notion template creator behind Second Brain and SyncTasks
Notion Second Brain, Finance Tracker, Easlo Templates +2$239K in 2022
Doctor-turned-YouTuber, author of Feel-Good Productivity and Part-Time YouTuber Academy
Part-Time YouTuber Academy, Superfocus, 6med$4M+ in 2022
Founder of SavvyCal; co-founded Drip, which sold to Leadpages
SavvyCal, Drip, Codetree +2$20K MRR
Vietnamese solopreneur bootstrapping BoltAI, a native AI workspace for Mac
BoltAI, PDF Pals, KTool +1$33.5K/mo
Goa-based maker of AudioPen, the AI voice-to-text notes app
AudioPen, Read Something Great, Tiny Testimonial$73K in first 2 months
Bootstrapped founder of SignWell e-signatures and Bidsketch proposals
SignWell, BidsketchSeveral million ARR
Co-founder of Noko (Freckle) and Stacking the Bricks, creator of 30x500 and Sales Safari
Noko (formerly Freckle), 30x500, Stacking the Bricks
Co-founder of Paperform, a bootstrapped form builder grown to $3.5M+ ARR
Paperform$3.5M ARR
Osaka-based solo developer of Inkdrop and the Dev as Life YouTube channel
Inkdrop$10K+ MRR
Creator of the Notion Mastery course and co-founder of Oki Doki
Notion Mastery, Oki Doki
Chennai ex-Zoho maker building Guidejar in public to $5K MRR, with two small exits
Guidejar, Cold DM, Support Guy$5K MRR
Solo developer of the Ellie daily planner and other productivity apps, YouTuber
Ellie, Amy, Luna +1
Co-founder of Indie Hackers, now building the Hatch AI workspace
Indie Hackers, Hatch
London-based indie SaaS maker behind Pop Invoice and the Indie and Profitable newsletter
Pop Invoice, Bunni AI, Hey New +1
Mac indie developer behind Rectangle, Rectangle Pro, Superkey and Hyperkey
Rectangle, Rectangle Pro, Superkey +7
Seoul-based indie Mac developer of Shotomatic, hands-free screenshot automation
Shotomatic$15.8K all-time
Solo founder of Readbetter, which sends newsletters and articles to Kindle
Readbetter, NotionReads
Hanoi-based product manager and nights-and-weekends maker of SmartGantt and FeedbackGlow
SmartGantt, FeedbackGlow, BskyUtils
Solo founder of Life Note, an AI journaling app with mentors from history
Life Note
Jeddah-based software engineer building Allyment, a social memory app for new contacts
Allyment
Co-founder and CEO of Matrix OS, a private cloud computer for AI agents
Matrix OS
Full-stack developer running SendtoReader, which delivers newsletters to Kindle
SendtoReader
Berlin indie hacker and no-code developer running DocsAutomator
DocsAutomator
Technical founder of Sweep Certificates, business software for UK chimney sweeps
Sweep Certificates
sharedocview.com, get leads and analytics sharing docs via links even using your domain
Sharedocview, Calendbook, Salesforza +3
makeplans.com, user-friendly scheduling system for appointment booking and event registration.
Makeplans
Products by productivity tools
65 products in this category.
InboxBott
inboxbott.com
Unifies email, DMs, support chats and social replies in one inbox.
by John Rush
Benji
benji.so
All-in-one Life OS for tasks, habits, routines, journaling, fasting, workouts and nutrition across web, mobile and desktop.
DMX
dmx.to
Desktop X client with multiple accounts that only lets you use it five minutes every hour.
by Kitze
Ultimate Brain
thomasjfrank.com
All-in-one second brain template for Notion combining tasks, notes, projects and goals.
$760K in 2022by Thomas Frank
Creator's Companion
thomasjfrank.com
Notion template for planning, producing and tracking YouTube and content projects.
by Thomas Frank
Notion Formula Reference
thomasjfrank.com
Free, comprehensive reference to every Notion formula function with example databases.
by Thomas Frank
Deep Work Depot
deepworkdepot.com
Deep work focus timer.
by Jack Friks
D
Docsium
docsium.com
ChatGPT inside Google Sheets, Slides and Docs.
by Damon Chen
Notion Second Brain
notionsecondbrain.com
All-in-one Notion system for organizing projects, notes and resources, based on Building a Second Brain.
by Easlo
Finance Tracker
easlo.co
Notion template for tracking income, expenses and budgets.
by Easlo
Easlo Templates
easlo.co
Library of 30+ minimalist Notion templates with an all-access bundle.
by Easlo
The Digital Minimalist
digitalminimalist.com
Growing library of resources and tool alternatives for people pursuing digital minimalism.
by Easlo
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Productivity Tools FAQ
Who are the most popular indie productivity tools?
The best-known productivity tools on IndieMakerList are Kitze, Thomas Frank, Easlo, Ali Abdaal and Derrick Reimer. In total 28 makers are listed in this category.
What products do indie productivity tools build?
Notable products include InboxBott by John Rush, Benji by Kitze, DMX by Kitze, Ultimate Brain by Thomas Frank and Creator's Companion by Thomas Frank. 65 products are listed in this category.
How much do indie productivity tools earn?
Publicly reported revenue varies widely. Examples: Kitze ($223K in 30 days (verified, Tinkerer Club launch); $400K+ total verified), Thomas Frank ($1M in Notion template sales (2022)), Easlo ($239K in 2022) and Ali Abdaal ($4M+ in 2022). Figures are self-reported and sourced from public posts.
Where are indie productivity tools based?
The most common countries in this category are United States (5), United Kingdom (3) and Vietnam (2).
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