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Getting my first MacBook today (been PC for 25 yrs) and planned on using the native apps - any suggestions on 3rd party downloads?

The Archive Browser Rectangle ProtonVPN Infuse CotEditor Canary Mail
  1. The Archive Browser is a program that lets you browse the contents of archives, as well as extract...
    Some recommendations: - Find a better mail client, the default is archaic. - ProtonVPN truly speaks for itself. - AdGuard For Safari is unbeatable. - The Unarchiver, for all your unzipping needs. - Infuse or INAA for video media. - CotEditor for your coding/text editing. - Rectangle for app window snapping. - LuLu stops unauthorized outgoing connects. - Do Not Disturb, if you leave it unattended often. - Aerials is beautiful. Make it your screensaver.

    #Archiver #Archive Manager #HR 36 social mentions

  2. Window management app based on Spectacle, written in Swift.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Some recommendations: - Find a better mail client, the default is archaic. - ProtonVPN truly speaks for itself. - AdGuard For Safari is unbeatable. - The Unarchiver, for all your unzipping needs. - Infuse or INAA for video media. - CotEditor for your coding/text editing. - Rectangle for app window snapping. - LuLu stops unauthorized outgoing connects. - Do Not Disturb, if you leave it unattended often. - Aerials is beautiful. Make it your screensaver.

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

  3. ProtonVPN is a security focused FREE VPN service, developed by CERN and MIT scientists. Use the web anonymously, unblock websites & encrypt your connection.
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Some recommendations: - Find a better mail client, the default is archaic. - ProtonVPN truly speaks for itself. - AdGuard For Safari is unbeatable. - The Unarchiver, for all your unzipping needs. - Infuse or INAA for video media. - CotEditor for your coding/text editing. - Rectangle for app window snapping. - LuLu stops unauthorized outgoing connects. - Do Not Disturb, if you leave it unattended often. - Aerials is beautiful. Make it your screensaver.

    #VPN #Cloud VPN #Security 310 social mentions

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    Media player and media server with subtitles and wide codec support.
    Some recommendations: - Find a better mail client, the default is archaic. - ProtonVPN truly speaks for itself. - AdGuard For Safari is unbeatable. - The Unarchiver, for all your unzipping needs. - Infuse or INAA for video media. - CotEditor for your coding/text editing. - Rectangle for app window snapping. - LuLu stops unauthorized outgoing connects. - Do Not Disturb, if you leave it unattended often. - Aerials is beautiful. Make it your screensaver.

    #Media Players And Streaming Platforms #Media Player #Video Player 72 social mentions

  5. Open Source Plain-Text Editor for OS X
    Pricing:
    • Open Source
    Some recommendations: - Find a better mail client, the default is archaic. - ProtonVPN truly speaks for itself. - AdGuard For Safari is unbeatable. - The Unarchiver, for all your unzipping needs. - Infuse or INAA for video media. - CotEditor for your coding/text editing. - Rectangle for app window snapping. - LuLu stops unauthorized outgoing connects. - Do Not Disturb, if you leave it unattended often. - Aerials is beautiful. Make it your screensaver.

    #Text Editors #IDE #Software Development 25 social mentions

  6. Privacy-aware email app for Mac & iOS
    Haven't settled on one. But if I had to pick, I'd probably choose Canary or Mozilla's Thunderbird, which are both purportedly privacy-first. Email in general is a fairly lossy format—you're either E2EE on both sides, or you're not. But I don't use Google products and Apple's Mail app apparently has the appropriate budget of your aunt's couch change, so.

    #Email #Email Clients #Calendar 13 social mentions

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