Mac Apps
Development
- Anvil
- Captain:
brew install --cask captain - Docker:
brew install --cask docker - Postico:
brew install --cask postico - Postman:
brew install --cask postman - React Native Debugger:
brew install --cask react-native-debugger - Reactotron
- Screaming Frog SEO Spider:
brew install --cask screaming-frog-seo-spider - Sequel Pro:
brew install --cask sequel-pro - VirtualBox:
brew install --cask virtualbox
Utilities
- Alfred (launcher)
- BetterTouchTool (to make touchbar great again & more?)
- BitBar (scriptable menu widgets)
- Camouflage (hides desktop icons)
- Contexts (better cmd+tab experience)
- ControlPlane (automate based on location)
- Currency Menu
- Dash (for documentation)
- Dato (better menubar clock with calendar and timezones)
- DefaultFolderX (?)
- f.lux (display temperature cool/warm)
- Flotato (turn webpages into apps)
- Focus Time
- Gestimer (reminders)
- Gifski (Convert videos to gifs)
- HazeOver (dims down what you aren't focused on)
- iTerm 2
- Itsycal
- KeybaseIO
- Mate (quick and precise translations across macOS + Safari)
- Muzzle (silence notifications)
- NightOwl (disable dark mode in certain apps)
- Notefile (notes)
- OBS:
brew install --cask obs - One Switch (for hiding icons and other neat stuff)
- PhraseExpress (text expander)
- PixelSnap (measuring stuff on the screen)
- Pock (display macOS dock in touchbar)
- PopClip (customizable toolbar for selected text)
- RescueTime
- SetApp ($10/mo for 170+ apps)
- Swish (enhanced macOS gesture layer)
- Timestamp (better clock + calendar)
- The Clock
- Transmission:
brew install --cask transmission - TypeIt4Me (text replacement)
- UBar (dock replacement)
- Unclutter (notes, files, pasteboard clips)
- Unshaky
- Viso (minimal image viewer)
- VLC media player:
brew install --cask vlc - VoltageShift (Undervoltage tools for macOS)
- Yoink (drawer)
Clipboard
Colors
- Color Snapper
- Contrast (colors and accessible contrast ratios)
- Sip
- xScope (also measures!)
Emoji
ctrl + cmd + space for system emoji picker
- Rocket:
brew install --cask rocket - qmoji
- Touch Emoji
Keyboard
- Karabiner-Elements (customize keyboard)
- Mouseless
- skhd (keyboard shortcuts, hotkey daemon)
Media Keys
- BeardedSpice
- Mac Media Controller (prevent apple music from opening when media keys are pressed)
- Mac Media Key Forwarder (formerly known as HighSierraMediaKeyEnabler)
Menubar Organization
- Bartender
- Dozer (free)
- Hidden Bar (free)
- Vanilla
Passwords
Screen Capture/Record
- CleanShot
- CloudApp (videos, gifs, screenshots)
- Giphy Capture
- Kap
- LICEcap
- Monosnap
- Recordit (fast screencasts)
Sleep Control
You can also simply run the caffeinate command from the terminal
- Amphetamine
- Caffeine
- KeepingYouAwake
- Lungo
- Taurine (sketchy??)
System Monitoring
Timezones
Window Management
- Ametheyst (tiling)
- Divvy
- HyperDock
- Magnet
- Rectangle
- Phoenix (window management & more!)
- ShiftIt
- SizeUp
- Slate
- Spectacle
- Yabai (window tiling manager)
Links
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