A collage of photos of notebooks and notepads, amidst some illustrations of a pen and some notebooks.

What do you need (or want)?

Wirecutter Finder draws on thousands of hours of research and testing to help you make the right decision.

Daily deals

Price drops on products we already love

What do you need (or want)?

Wirecutter Finder draws on thousands of hours of research and testing to help you make the right decision.

The Wirecutter Show

A bubble filled with smoke on a light blue background.

How to Clean the Air You Breathe (Encore)

by Wirecutter Staff

Our best-in-class advice about how to keep your indoor air clean and healthy to breathe.
  • A sofa, inside of a bubble in front of a blue background.

    How to Buy a Sofa You Won’t Regret

    by Christine Cyr Clisset, Caira Blackwell, Abigail Keel, and Daniela Gorny

    A sofa is one of the most used (and expensive) pieces of furniture in your home. We explain how to buy one you’ll love or give new life to one you already own.
  • A gray Brick device, inside of a bubble in front of a blue background.

    The Gadget That Fixed My 8-Hour Screen-Time Habit

    by Caira Blackwell, Abigail Keel, and Elissa Sanci

    Breaking a phone addiction is tough. The Brick physically locks you out of distracting apps, making it harder to mindlessly scroll.
  • A combination safe, inside a bubble in front of a blue background.

    The End of Passwords

    by Rosie Guerin, Abigail Keel, and Max Eddy

    Experiencing password fatigue? Learn how password managers and passkeys make staying safe online easier.

Home

Photos of storage solutions including an ottoman, a shelf riser, and an entryway organizer in a grid with two teal and orange graphics.

23 Excellent Organizers for Small Spaces

by Caroline Mullen

These multipurpose organizers, cabinets, and more can help bring order to small spaces when renovating isn’t an option.
  • Different bar soaps pictured together.

    Our 3 Favorite Family-Friendly Bar Soaps

    by Rory Evans

    The next time you shower, lather up with one of these bars.
  • A kid on the top bunk passing a book to a kid on the bottom bunk of the Oeuf Perch Twin Bunk Bed.

    The Best Bunk Beds

    by Elise Czajkowski

    After four months of researching bunks beds and then testing seven with furniture makers and dozens of kids in our office, we found four options we love.
  • Four of our favorite dehumidifiers, shown next to each other in front of a sand-colored background.

    The Best Dehumidifiers

    by Tim Heffernan

    We’ve found dehumidifiers that are easy to live with and effectively reduce ambient moisture in your home.

Electronics

  • Two laptops on a blue background, desk accoutrements scattered around them.

    The Best Laptops for College Students

    by Kimber Streams

    A good laptop for most college students should pair all-day battery life with a thin, light build and a relatively inexpensive price. Here are our picks.
  • Four laptops sitting in a square on a purple background.

    The Best Laptops

    by Kimber Streams, Dave Gershgorn, and Haley Perry

    From budget-friendly options to thin-and-light ultrabooks to powerful gaming laptops, we’ve spent hundreds of hours finding the best laptops for most people.
  • Drawing of a person leaning against a tree with a smart phone leaning against the far side of the tree.

    12 Apps to Add to Your Kid’s First Phone (That Aren’t Social Media)

    by Ellen Lee

    Learn an alien language. Identify local wildlife. Take care of a digital pet—and yourself. These apps can be fun and helpful additions to your kid’s phone.

Sleep

A light wood door with a silver and black electronic lock opening into a bedroom with a large bed in the background.

Here’s How to Replicate an Amazing Hotel Sleep at Home

by Shaena Montanari

Wondering why you feel so well-rested at a hotel? Here’s why, plus tips on how to re-create that experience at home.

Kitchen

  • Several cans of tuna on display next to different dishes filled with crackers, chips, pickles, vegetables, eggs, and rice.

    The Best Canned Tuna

    by Antara Sinha

    We tasted nearly 40 cans of tuna, from budget-friendly chunk light to olive-oil-packed yellowfin we’d gladly eat straight from the tin.
  • A Breville Barista Touch on a kitchen counter in front of a white backsplash

    These Breville Machines Will Bring Out Your Inner Barista

    by Marguerite Preston

    Some clever features on Breville’s espresso machines make it easy to pull shots and steam milk like a pro.

  • An illustrated graphic of a person drinking a cup of coffee with an animated coffee tattoo.

    Hear Me Out: Instant Coffee Is, in Fact, Good

    by Marguerite Preston

    Not all instant coffee tastes gross. The newest options are pretty delicious — and can save the day on chaotic mornings.

Appliances

Our top pick portable air conditioner, the Midea Duo MAP12S1TBL, shown in a room.

The Best Portable Air Conditioner

by Thom Dunn

A good portable AC is hard to find, but our picks provide year-round climate control that’s quiet and efficient.

Gifts

  • A grid featuring cutesy gift items: a wooden duck figurine wearing red polka-dot boots, a Baggu orange-shaped keychain pouch, a smiling bagel sandwich plush toy, and illustrated ribbon bows.

    13 of the Cutest Gifts We've Ever Seen

    by Sofia Sokolove

    The ridiculously adorable things that filled us with childlike whimsy and awe.
  • A grid of colorful rectangles, some filled with gift-themed illustrations, some filled with photos of products: A Route 66 field guide, a Bass Pro Shops baseball hat, and a box of Bon Bon candies.

    11 Gifts That Feel Like Going on a Road Trip

    by Samantha Schoech

    Really good chips, a trucker hat, and more gifts that make you feel like rolling down the windows and hitting the open road.
  • Different gifts pictured together including headphones, a water bottle, and a bag.

    33 Gifts for Gen Z

    by Samantha Schoech and Mari Uyehara

    From the totally trendy to the actually helpful, we have gifts for all the Gen Zers, whether they’re in high school or their first apartment.

Outdoors

Our two picks for the best walkie talkies, a pair of Rocky Talkie Mountain Radios and a pair of the Midland T10 X-Talkers, shown side by side.

The Best Walkie-Talkies for Everyday Use

by James Austin

After 45 hours of research and dozens of miles hiked while testing, we found two FRS radios and two GMRS handsets that will keep you connected in the wild.

Style

Travel

Three duffle bags, a Patagonia Black Hole Duffle, a Peak Design Travel Duffel, and a WaterField Packable Duffel, shown together.

There’s No Single Perfect Duffel. But These Six Are Pretty Close.

by Kit Dillon

The Patagonia Black Hole Duffel 70L is the duffel bag we recommend to most travelers, due to its strong materials and multiple carrying options.

Health and fitness

  • A handful of lip balms pictured together.

    6 Lip Balms and Masks We Love

    by Samantha Schoech and Jennifer G. Sullivan

    Over six years of testing, we’ve swiped on more than 115 lip balms and treatments. These six are our favorites.
  • Five smartwatches for Androids in various colors and designs posed amongst each other in front of a blue background.

    The Best Smartwatch for Android Phones

    by Brenda Stolyar

    Android users have a plethora of smartwatches to choose from, including a stylish option with a rotating bezel and one that can last days on a charge.
  • An overhead shot shows a mix of stainless steel point tweezers and colorful slant tweezers, all labeled "Tweezerman," resting on a tan background.

    These Tweezers Haven’t Been Beaten in 13 Years of Test-Plucking

    by Shannon Palus and Abbie Kozolchyk

    We’ve been testing tweezers for over a decade, and we’ve found one pair that has consistently outplucked them all — with a free sharpening service for good measure.

Baby and kid

Multiple smartphones with dark screens displaying various parental control and screen time limit settings, arranged on a mustard yellow surface.

Parental-Control Apps for Building Healthy Tech Habits

by Ellen Lee

Most tweens and teens have their own phone. The right app can help set limits — and aid kids in developing healthy tech habits.

Pets

Games and hobbies

A wide view of GenCon in an arena space.

America’s Biggest Gaming Convention Just Wrapped. These Are the Five Board Games We’re Most Excited to Test.

by James Austin

After a whirlwind weekend of learning about new tabletop games at GenCon, we think these games stand out.

  • An assortment of drones in various colors along with a couple remote controllers.

    The Best Drones for Photos and Video

    by James Austin

    After testing 36 drones since 2016, we’ve found the DJI Air 3S to be the best drone for most photographers and videographers.
  • A Bambu Lab A1 Mini 3D printer loaded with a teal colored filament.

    Want to Print Your Own Stuff? Start Here.

    by Dave Gershgorn and Arriana Vasquez

    The Bambu Lab A1 Mini is the fastest and easiest-to-use 3D printer we’ve found that is also compact enough to fit on a desk.
  • A pile of sample pieces of wallpaper, in different patterns and brands, that we tested to find the best removable wallpaper.

    The Best Removable Wallpapers

    by Katie Okamoto

    After months of researching and testing removable wallpapers, we found the three best peel-and-stick papers with endless patterns to choose from.

Software and apps

Office

Black earbuds, a green notebook and a white keyboard on a tan, orange and light green background.

Wirecutter Picks to Help Boost Productivity When Working From Home

by Gabriella DePinho

Streamline your home-office setup, get your desk organized, and find new ways to focus (noise-cancelling headphones for the win) with these picks.
  • A laptop, partially open, on a wooden desk.

    How to Shop for a Used Laptop or Desktop PC

    by Kimber Streams and Dave Gershgorn

    Major stores and manufacturers sell refurbished, refreshed, and used laptops and desktops that sometimes perform as well as new ones, but for much lower prices.

  • Our four picks for the best pencils for writing and schoolwork, shown laying on a spiral notebook.

    The Best Pencils for Writing and Schoolwork

    by Sarah Witman

    Whether you’re filling in Scantron bubbles or doing the Sunday crossword, the Golden Bear USA Blue #2 Pencil should be your writing implement of choice.

  • We Found the Best Office Chairs After a Decade of Testing

    by Kaitlyn Wells and Arriana Vasquez

    The impressively supportive, adjustable, and durable Steelcase Gesture is still our pick for the best office chair for most people, as it has been since 2015.

Money

A chalk board with a fake, deals-themed math equation written on it.

How to Save on School Supplies

by Kaitlin Mahar

August is rife with school-supplies sales, but the best time to buy actually depends on what you need. Here’s when to snag the best deals on school supplies.