What is most highly used software along with IB Brokerage account holders?

Hi,

Good day Beautiful people. Please list for me your top 2 or 3 most highly used software along with your brokerage Company IB, Tradestation .. etc.

I know my question is not objective, just trying cut learning curve and filter out options available.

Please list your can recommendations in order of 1 to 3. Thank you

 

Excel!

 

Internet Explorer!

 

Twitter!

 

Thanks, yes a great tool for many purpose.

 

Www.multicharts.com www.ninjatrader.com www.sierrachart.com www.linnsoft.com www.medvedtrader.com www.motivewave.com

 

Brain

 

Netbeans, to program my software for the API.

 

I know IB TWS is almost free or 10$ if you don't meet minimum requirement.

But from few replies here , should i interpret mostly here don't use anything else?

 

what do you want the IB front end to do?