8. Software and tools#
Here are a list of tools that I regularly use and are extremely helpful for my research.
8.1. Reference manager#
8.1.1. Zotero#
This is an essential tool to manage your literature. Some useful plugins:
8.2. Programming#
8.2.1. Jupyter Notebook#
An interactive notebook for programming in Python/R.
8.2.2. Visual Studio Code#
A powerful code editor for programmer with a large developer community.
8.3. Writing#
8.3.1. Overleaf – online LaTex editor#
A visual LaTex editor that helps with writing manuscripts (free for personal use).
8.3.2. Obsidian – markdown editor#
A markdown editor that is good for taking notes. See this blog on a quick introduction.
I have written a tutorial on integrating Zotero with Obsidian for taking literature notes.
8.4. Other#
8.4.1. Notion#
An online notebook that is similar to Obsidian. Offer both free and paid version.