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First time Mac user, switched from Windows. What 3rd party apps are a must have?

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

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

  2. 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.

    #Monitoring Tools #CRM #Utilities 303 social mentions

  3. The missing package manager for macOS
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Homebrew (https://brew.sh) - a command line package manager that can be used to install many MacOS apps. Including many mentioned in this topic. Then once you have everything installed and running, dump it into a Brewfile so you can restore your setup in the future if needed.

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

  4. A little job for your mouse.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    If you use both a mouse and trackpad, use this to make the mouse better - https://mos.caldis.me.

    #Automation #Note Taking #Mac Tools 87 social mentions

  5. The tagline say it all, "The uninstaller Apple forgot".
    AppZapper is a great way to delete apps and all their associated files. It removes files that would otherwise stay on your Mac if you only delete the app. There is also an option to keep the additional files if you want to keep them for some reason. https://appzapper.com.

    #Monitoring Tools #CRM #Utilities 2 social mentions

  6. The open-source macOS audio optimizer 🎛️
    Pricing:
    • Open Source

    #Audio #Audio & Music #Sound Equalizers 43 social mentions

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