Software Alternatives & Reviews

New to Mac entirely, and somewhat to DevOps. Any suggestions on getting started moving from primarily Windows/Linux? Given a MacBook Pro 2019 16"

SensibleSideButtons iTerm2 Oh My Zsh Homebrew iStat Menus Forklift github.com Zinit Rectangle Prezto
  1. Use your back/forward mouse buttons for navigation in macOS.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Sensible side buttons is another must have if you don't want to use a Mac mouse.

    #Mac Tools #Window Manager #Automation 20 social mentions

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    A terminal emulator for macOS that does amazing things.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Iterm2 with oh my zsh and powerlevel10k is my go to.

    #Terminal #Developer Tools #SSH 98 social mentions

  3. A delightful community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Iterm2 with oh my zsh and powerlevel10k is my go to.

    #Developer Tools #Programming #Terminal 58 social mentions

  4. The missing package manager for macOS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Homebrew is a must! It's the best package manager for macOS.

    #Package Manager #Windows Tools #Front End Package Manager 877 social mentions

  5. "An advanced Mac system monitor for your menubar."
    iStat Menus - Gives me a quick-glance at CPU, Disk, and Memory usage. Especially helpful when I'm trying to conserve battery and realize I've left youtube open in the background somewhere.

    #Monitoring Tools #Device Management #Log Management 53 social mentions

  6. The most advanced dual pane file manager and file transfer client for macOS.
    Forklift is a must-have FTP/SFTP/NFS/S3 browser as well. Transfer from AWS S3 to an SFTP server easily.

    #FTP Client #File Transfer #SFTP Client 32 social mentions

  7. NOTE: github.com Zinit has been discontinued.
    Zinit (formerly zplugin) is a flexible and fast Z Shell (zsh) plugin manager that will allow you to install any plugin from other zsh add-on frameworks (oh-my-zsh, Prezto, et al.
    I personally prefer zinit to oh my zsh. Lets you use all the oh my zsh plugins without downloading everything (I think that's how it still works?), lets you manage outside plugins in the same way, and is really fast to boot.

    #Programming #Developer Tools #Cryptocurrencies 7 social mentions

  8. Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Mac Tools #Window Manager #Developer Tools 446 social mentions

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    Prezto is the configuration framework for Zsh; it enriches the command line interface environment...
    +1, although I prefer zprezto to oh-my-zsh.

    #Developer Tools #Programming #Cryptocurrencies 21 social mentions

Discuss: New to Mac entirely, and somewhat to DevOps. Any suggestions on getting started moving from primarily Windows/Linux? Given a MacBook Pro 2019 16"

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