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MacBook apps you can't live without!

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  1. The missing package manager for macOS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Homebrew - a tool for installing and managing free apps. Basically a much more expansive App Store but only for free apps.

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

  2. Unify your creative inspiration in one place. Store anything – inspiring images, design mockups, illustrations, screenshots and more.
    Pricing:
    • Freemium
    • Free Trial
    • $29.95 / One-off (30 days trial, No subscription, Free lifetime updates)

    #Productivity #Digital Asset Management #Image Management 43 social mentions

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    Tiles is a window manager which allows you to easily reorganize windows by either dragging them to the edges of the screen, using keyboard shortcuts, or the menu bar.
    I use Tiles (https://freemacsoft.net/tiles/). It is free and more polished compared to other alternatives.

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #OSX Window Manager 19 social mentions

  4. Transmission has the features you expect in a BitTorrent client: encryption, a web-based interface...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Torrents #BitTorrent #P2P 55 social mentions

  5. The Archive Browser is a program that lets you browse the contents of archives, as well as extract...

    #Archiver #Archive Manager #HR 36 social mentions

  6. Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Rectangle - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas.

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

  7. Scroll Reverser is a free app for Mac OS X Snow Leopard and Leopard that reverses the direction of...
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Scroll Reverser - if you aren't using the magic mouse or just don't like the "natural scrolling" on your mouse, without changing trackpad scrolling.

    #Automation #Note Taking #Game Reviews 36 social mentions

  8. Console and Arcade video game emulator for macOS.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Gaming #Gaming Tools #Emulators 91 social mentions

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    Lightweight open-source clipboard manager for macOS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Clipboard Manager #Mac #Productivity 49 social mentions

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    Simple macOS system monitor in your menu bar.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Monitoring Tools #Mac Tools #Device Management 94 social mentions

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    Move your mouse over the green zoom button in any window, and Moom's mouse control overlay will appear (as seen in the above animation).
    Most of my favs have already been listed, so I’ll add Moom to the list for window management. It take a bit to set the initial templates up, but one click or key combo instantly arranges my windows across monitors. I think it was a few bucks, but is absolutely worth the time it saves.

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #OSX Window Manager 65 social mentions

  12. Image2icon provides the fastest way to customize your icons, easily and free.
    Image2Icon (freemium) - converts normal pictures to the .icns format of macOS to set them as icons for apps, folders, etc. Brew install image2icon, Mac App Store.

    #File Converter #Image Converter #Graphic Design Software 6 social mentions

  13. Faster web pages and apps.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    ImageOptim (free) - compresses images without loosing quality Brew install imageoptim.

    #Image Optimisation #Image Editing #Image Effects 52 social mentions

  14. A ultra-light MacOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons.
    Hidden Bar (free) - tool to hide menu bar items Brew install hiddenbar, Mac App Store.

    #Productivity #Trademark Registration #Tool 28 social mentions

  15. AppCleaner is a small application which allows you to thoroughly uninstall unwanted apps. Installing an application distributes many files throughout your System using space of your Hard Drive unnecessarily.
    AppCleaner (free) - lightweight app that helps you to thoroughly uninstall apps by also deleting the stuff that they wrote for example to the library (in some cases multiple gigabytes) Brew install appcleaner (pay attention to not installl "app-cleaner" but appcleaner).

    #Monitoring Tools #CRM #Utilities 303 social mentions

  16. Mac app for easier drag & drop
    Dropover (one time purchase) - gives you a shelf to collect multiple files for drag and drop and eases the entire process overall Available on the Mac App Store.

    #Mac #Productivity #Clipboard Manager 14 social mentions

  17. Pick, edit, save, and copy colors. The best color picker in the universe!
    ColorSlurp (freemium) - picks the HEX, RGB, etc. Values of a color on the screen Available on the Mac App Store.

    #Color Tools #Color Picker #Design Tools 10 social mentions

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    PopClip appears when you select text with your mouse on your Mac.
    I was surprised PopClip (https://pilotmoon.com/popclip/) didn't show up more often. It is a bit expensive for a simple utility at $15, but I'm glad I spent that money for it, as it saves me so much effort over the course of my work day. I do a wide range of website work, so I spend a ton of time manipulating text, moving text from one app to another, things like that. PopClip makes that so much easier by providing a small, customizable menu to apply actions to any highlight text in any app.

    #Mac #Clipboard Manager #Productivity 30 social mentions

  19. Spark helps you take your inbox under control. Instantly see what’s important and quickly clean up the rest. Spark for Teams allows you to create, discuss, and share email with your colleagues
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Email #Email Clients #Calendar 30 social mentions

  20. Download a free trial of PDF Expert - the best PDF software for your Mac. Enjoy advanced reading layouts, powerful PDF editing and classical annotation tools.

    #PDF Tools #PDF Editor #PDF Creator 24 social mentions

  21. Dash is an API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager. Dash searches offline documentation of 200+ APIs and stores snippets of code. You can also generate your own documentation sets.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Software Development #Productivity #API Tools 85 social mentions

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    Cursor movement window snapping on macOS
    Hookshot - A mouse/gesture-based window manager. I always have one installed and then almost never use it. This I started using right away. Then I realized the only things I used it for were built into Raycast. Still, it's my favorite of the window management tools that I've tried.

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #OSX Window Manager 23 social mentions

  23. Ultimate translation app for Mac, iOS, Chrome and many more
    Mate Translate - Menubar-resident translation tool.

    #Languages #Translation Service #Translation 6 social mentions

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    Quickly capture text on iOS and send it anywhere
    Drafts - Writing notebook. Where ideas go to germinate. It's great! It's just that Apple Notes is also pretty great, and does pretty much everything I need Drafts for.

    #Productivity #Mac #Note Taking 73 social mentions

  25. Edge Web Fonts is a free service that provides access to a large library of fonts for your web site.
    Adobe Fonts - All the fonts you'll ever need. Except for all the others. Because you can never have enough fonts.

    #Fonts #Web Fonts #Free Fonts 34 social mentions

  26. Switch between application windows effortlessly — with Fast Search, a better Command-Tab, a Sidebar or even a quick gesture. Free trial available.

    #Mac #Window Manager #Productivity 59 social mentions

  27. Build and debug modern web and cloud applications, by Microsoft
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Visual Studio Code - Code editor for just about anything (Go, React, Rust, Typescript, etc...).

    #Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 1006 social mentions

  28. Connect accessories to your Mac with a single click
    Tooth Fairy - Manage Bluetooth devices from the menu bar easily. Much of what I used it for is built into Monterey now.

    #iPhone #Music #Tech 8 social mentions

  29. "An advanced Mac system monitor for your menubar."

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

  30. Professional creative software, exclusively for Mac.
    Affinity Designer - For vector-based illustration and design.

    #Graphic Design Software #Digital Drawing And Painting #Image Editing 46 social mentions

  31. 1Password can create strong, unique passwords for you, remember them, and restore them, all directly in your web browser.
    Pricing:
    • Paid
    • Free Trial
    • $36.0 / Annually
    1Password - Everyone should be using a password manager.

    #Password Management #Password Managers #Security & Privacy 117 social mentions

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    Sip

    A better way to collect, organize & share your colors.

    #Color Tools #Color Picker #Color Palette Generator 12 social mentions

  33. Makes the notch disappear like a ninja.
    Top Notch: Hides the notch on the latest MacBook Pro 14 and 16" models by making the menu bar black.

    #OSX Tools #OSX #Mac 40 social mentions

  34. A second brain, for you, forever. Obsidian is a powerful knowledge base that works on top of a local folder of plain text Markdown files.

    #Knowledge Management #Knowledge Base #Markdown Editor 1453 social mentions

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    A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
    Yabai - a tiling window manager for macOS. Featurefull and fast.

    #Window Manager #OSX Tools #Mac Tools 132 social mentions

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