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.