The growing collection with 700+ tools for the self-employed – regularly updated
Lexware
Invoicing, accounting and taxes in one place
PAID
Clockify
The best free time tracking app for freelancers
FREEMIUM
BillingEngine
Accounting reduced to the essentials
PAID
Papierkram
German accounting from €0 – GoBD certified
FREEMIUM
NeuroFlash
AI text generator optimised for the German market
FREEMIUM
Slack
The communication standard for remote teams
FREEMIUM
ExpressVPN
The best VPN for freelancers working remotely
PAID
Canva
Design platform with a huge template library
FREEMIUM BillingEngine
Accounting reduced to the essentials
PAID Lexware
Invoicing, accounting and taxes in one place
PAID Papierkram
German accounting from €0 – GoBD certified
FREEMIUM
Wise
The best account for international freelancers
FREEMIUM
billtano
Online invoicing in under 60 seconds
PAID
Kleverbill
Fast invoicing tool for freelancers
FREEMIUM
Qonto
Modern business account for freelancers across Europe
PAID
Stripe
Online payments for freelancers and small businesses
FREEMIUM Slack
The communication standard for remote teams
FREEMIUM
Zoom
Video conferencing for freelancers – is the free plan enough?
FREEMIUM
KrispCall
Professional business phone number for freelancers
PAID
Loom
Screen recordings instead of long emails – async video
FREEMIUM
Pumble
Team chat like Slack – but permanently free
FREEMIUM
Microsoft Teams
Chat, meetings and collaboration from the Microsoft ecosystem
FREEMIUM
Google Meet
Free video conferencing right in the browser
FREEMIUM
Discord
Community chat for freelance networks and clients
FREEMIUM
Asana
The best project management tool for freelancers?
FREEMIUM
ClickUp
Projects, tasks & docs in one tool
FREEMIUM
Calendly
Scheduling for freelancers – is the free plan enough?
FREEMIUM
MOCO
Project management for agencies & freelancers
PAID
Plaky
Manage projects like a pro – completely free
FREEMIUM
Trello
Manage tasks with kanban boards – free & flexible
FREEMIUM
Todoist
The most popular to-do app for focused freelancers
FREEMIUM
Notion
The most flexible workspace for freelancers and teams
FREEMIUM Clockify
Free time tracking – simple, precise & freelancer-ready
FREEMIUM
Toggl Track
Time tracking for freelancers – simple, precise, free?
FREEMIUM
Clocko:do
Time tracking for freelancers – simple & precise
PAID
Kimai
Open-source time tracking for teams & freelancers
FREE
Absence
Vacation and absence management for teams
PAID
Papershift
Time tracking and staff management online
PAID
Harvest
Time tracking with built-in invoicing in one tool
FREEMIUM
TimeCamp
Automatic time tracking with project reporting
FREEMIUM Canva
Design platform with a huge template library
FREEMIUM
Figma
The standard design tool for freelancers
FREEMIUM
Affinity
Free design platform for vector, layout & photo
FREE
CorelDRAW
Professional design tool & Photoshop alternative
PAID
Adobe Creative Cloud
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign – the industry standard
PAID
Sketch
Mac-native UI design tool for web and app
PAID
Penpot
Open-source design tool – a free Figma alternative
FREE
Pixlr
Browser-based Photoshop alternative – no install
FREEMIUM
Brevo
The best free email marketing tool for freelancers?
FREEMIUM
RGE Studio
The visual email builder for your business
FREEMIUM
Castmagic
Turn audio & video into written assets
PAID
Kinsta
Premium WordPress hosting for freelancers
PAID
PartnerStack
Affiliate and partner programs for SaaS companies
PAID
Funnelcockpit
Funnels, emails and landing pages – the German suite
PAID
Kit
Email marketing built for creators and freelancers
FREEMIUM
Mailchimp
Established email marketing platform with free tier
FREEMIUM NeuroFlash
AI text generator optimised for the German-speaking market
FREEMIUM Notion
The most flexible workspace for freelancers
FREEMIUM
CamoCopy
AI writes in your style – no generic AI output
PAID
DeepL
The most precise translator for professional texts
FREEMIUM
ChatGPT
The best-known AI chatbot for research, writing and code
FREEMIUM
Claude
Anthropic’s AI assistant – great for coding and long context
FREEMIUM
Perplexity
AI search with cited sources – for research and briefings
FREEMIUM
Jasper
AI copywriter for marketing, blogs and social-media posts
PAID
The 4-Hour Work Week
Work less, earn more – Tim Ferriss' cult classic for freelancers
The Pathless Path
From management consultant to location-independent solopreneur
Company of One
Why staying small is often smarter – essential reading for freelancers
Atomic Habits
Tiny changes, remarkable results – the bestseller on behaviour change
Show Your Work
Austin Kleon: how to get noticed without acting like a self-promoter
Deep Work
Cal Newport on focused work as a decisive competitive advantage
The Lean Startup
Eric Ries on building a sustainable business with validated learning
Rework
Jason Fried's sharp, contrarian take on building a better business
How to win clients as a freelancer
The most effective strategies for acquiring new clients as a self-employed professional.
The 10 best time tracking tools
A comparison of the best tools for accurate time tracking as a freelancer.
Becoming a freelancer in 2026
The complete guide to starting out as a self-employed professional.
The best freelance platforms in 2026
Where can you actually find good projects as a freelancer?
The mini-handbook delivers compact tips, tools and strategies for your journey as a digital freelancer. The English edition is in the works — for now the book is available in German.
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