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# Mac Setup



## A foreword



I am a mac app enthusiast who really enjoys trying new apps to see what best fits into my workflow. This originally started as, and still remains a reference for me when I setup a new computer, but I hope this helps others find what they need without having to  try everything. For the apps listed below, I was not compensated in any way. These are just the apps I use on a daily basis or use to use in the past. I try to prefer free solutions but occassionally I end up coming across a nice deal for a paid app which I can purchase at a price that is affordable. I try to avoid subscriptions unless I absolutely have to. I think the most expensive app I have purchased is Alfred. 



Anyone who wants can buy me a 📘️ or 🍺️ or app on https://www.buymeacoffee.com/viralshah. I plan on creating a complete website to showcase these in the near future and try out new apps that I hear about.



⭐️ Personal Recommendation



🏆️ Must Have



💰️ Paid



🔄 Subscription



❤️ Free



🔑️ Free Prepetual Trial / Freemeium



🛍️ Ad Supported



## Fonts

* FiraCode: https://github.com/tonsky/FiraCode

* MesloLGS NF: https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k#meslo-nerd-font-patched-for-powerlevel10k



## Software



### Password Managemnt 🏆️



Investing in a good password manager is the one thing everyone should take away from this list. It is incredibly important that everyone uses safe, secure, and unique passwords across all their accounts. Humans are terrible at memorizing snippets of random numbers, characters, and symbols, and we compensate by taking shortcuts which can be exploited. It doesn't matter if you go with LastPass, 1Password, Enpass, BitWarden, Dashlane, etc; anything, just please use something. Most password managers are quite affordable, or have free limited trials. Here are my personal recommendations



* Enpass: Offline cloud agnostic password manager https://www.enpass.io/ ⭐️ | 💰️💰️ or 💰️ 🔄

  * Bitwarden: Open source password manager https://bitwarden.com/ 🏆️ | ❤️ or 💰️ 🔄

* Authy: 2FA manager https://authy.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️



### Compression & Encryption



The default compression app "Archive Utility" is good, but still lacking in terms of some advanced features. There are plenty of compression apps avaliable on the market, I am partial to the ones below. Keka is a beautiful app, while BetterZip provides a way to preview the contents of a directory.



* Encrypto: Securily encrypt files and folders with a password https://macpaw.com/encrypto ❤️

* Cryptomator: Create secure vaults https://cryptomator.org/ 🔑️ or ❤️

* Keka: Compress and Uncompress Archives https://www.keka.io/en/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

  * The Unarchiver: Compress and Uncompress Archives https://theunarchiver.com/ ❤️

* BetterZip: Browse, Preview, Compress and Uncompress Archives https://macitbetter.com/ ⭐️ | 🔑️ or 💰️💰️

* PDF Squeezer: Compress PDF documents https://witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer/ ⭐️ | 💰️



### File Management



Working with files is at the heart of what we do on a day to day basis. Finder is great, but there are certain features which are missing. Features like having 2 panes for easy drag and drop and a shelf collect all the files your want without having to click and hold are indespensible.



* NameChanger: Batch rename files https://mrrsoftware.com/namechanger/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* Syncthing: Encrypted host to host file synchronization. Great for Mac/Android File Transfer https://syncthing.net/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* Transmit: Remote / Local file browser and transfer app https://panic.com/transmit/ ⭐️ | 💰️💰️💰️

* Forklift: Remote / Local file browser and transfer app https://binarynights.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | 💰️💰️

* Dropover: Drag and Drop files, text, images to store them temporarily https://dropoverapp.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | 🔑️ or 💰️



### Photography



There are a ton of very powerful apps out there for photography, and I use many of them, but for day to day work they are a bit too much. These basic apps, along with the built in "Photos" app, are a good place to start.



* PhotoMill: Batch convert, edit, manipulate photos https://overmacs.com/?p=photomill ⭐️ | 💰️

* PhotoSweeper: Duplicate / Similar photo finder https://overmacs.com/?p=photosweeper ⭐️ 🏆️ | 💰️

 * Gemini: Duplicate / Similar file finder https://macpaw.com/gemini 💰️💰️

* Pixea: Minimalistic photo viewer https://www.imagetasks.com/pixea/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️



### Maintenance & Cleanup



There is a constant debate on whether or not you need keep your  mac meticiulousely clean. Whether it's enough to drag an application to the trash to uninstall it or if you should remove all the files it leaves behind. I am partial to the latter methodology. The following apps help keep the Mac nice and clean, and allow for the user to customize everything from where screenshots are stored to how caches are managed.



* AppCleaner: App to completely uninstall other applications https://freemacsoft.net/appcleaner/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* DaisyDisk: Disk Usage Browser https://daisydiskapp.com/ ⭐️ | 💰️

* KeyboardCleanTool: Temporarily disable keyboard to wipe clean https://folivora.ai/keyboardcleantool ⭐️ | ❤️

* Docky: Edit dock animations https://dockey.publicspace.co/ ⭐️ | ❤️

* TinkerTool: System setting manipulation https://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html ⭐️ | ❤️

* Onyx: Perform detailed system cleanup https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* Macpilot: Advanced system setting manipulation https://www.koingosw.com/products/macpilot/ 💰️💰️



### Desktop & Menubar Enhancement



You see your desktop and menu bar all the time, and there is so much more that you can do then what meets the eye. The following apps are designed to add common features like window snapping, working with dates and times, toggling common settings.



* Bartender: https://www.macbartender.com/ ⭐️ | 💰️

  * Hidden Bar: https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

  * Dozer: Hide menubar icons https://github.com/Mortennn/Dozer ❤️

* Dato: Menubar Clock with support for different timezones and calendar integration https://sindresorhus.com/dato ⭐️ | 💰️

* Clocker: Menubar Utility to view time in different timezones https://apps.apple.com/us/app/clocker/id1056643111?mt=12 ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* OneSwitch: Menubar utility to toggle useful settings like connecting bluetooth headphones https://fireball.studio/oneswitch/ ⭐️ | 💰️

* Hookshot: Window snapping, trackpad and keyboard shortcuts for window positioning https://hookshot.app/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | 💰️

  * Rectangle: Window snapping and keyboard shortcuts for window positioning https://rectangleapp.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

  * Mosaic: Advanced Window Management https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html ⭐️ 🏆️ | 💰️

* BetterTouchTool: Customize Touchbar and trackpad gestures https://folivora.ai/ 💰️💰️



### Screenshots & Screen Recording



The OSX ecosystem comes with some very powerful screen capture utilities built in, but these are a good supplement which address any remaining shortcomings.



* Kap: Elegant screen recorder https://getkap.co/ ⭐️ | ❤️

* Annotate: Edit Screenshots to blur certain aspects https://apps.apple.com/us/app/annotate-capture-and-share/id918207447?mt=12 ⭐️ | ❤️

* Gifski: Create GIFs from videos https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gifski/id1351639930?mt=12 ⭐️ | ❤️

* CleanShot X: All in one screenshot and recording solution https://cleanshot.com/ 💰️💰️

* Redacted: Blur and redact images offline https://useredacted.com/ ⭐️ | ❤️



### Audio & Video



The default "QuickTime Player" leaves something to be desired in terms of compatibility. The following apps are designed to fill in that gap.



* Plex: Home media server https://www.plex.tv/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️ or 💰️🔄 or 💰️💰️💰️

* Airflow: Cast local media to Airplay, Chromecast, etc. https://airflow.app/ ⭐️ | 💰️

* FireStream: Cast local media to DLNA, UPnP, etc. https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/firestream-upnp-dlna-media-server/id1005325119 💰️💰️

* IINA: Video player https://iina.io/  ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

  * VLC: Powerful video player https://www.videolan.org/index.html ❤️



### Clipboard & Text Manipulation



Once you start using a clipboard manager, you will never be able to live without one. It is incredibly powerful to have one and saves a ton of time boosting productivity. Similarly text expansion and OCR are extremely useful.



* Unclutter: Clipboard Manager, Notes, File Shelf https://unclutterapp.com/panels/clipboard ⭐️ 🏆️ | 💰️

* Maccy: Clipboard manager https://maccy.app/ ❤️

* aText: Automatic text expansion https://www.trankynam.com/atext/ 🏆️ | 💰️

  * Rocket Typist: Automatic text expansion https://witt-software.com/rockettypist/ 💰️

  * Espanso: Fast CLI based text expansion https://espanso.org/ 🏆️ | ❤️

* OwlOCR: Powerful easy to use OCR https://owlocr.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️ or 💰️

  * TextSniper: OCR anything https://www.textsniper.app/ 💰️



### Productivity



The mac comes with a very powerful suite of productivity apps. The iWork suite along with Preview are plenty for normal use, but these apps make working even easier.



* PDFExpert: Create/Edit/Annotate PDFs https://pdfexpert.com/ 🏆️ | 💰️💰️

* Notion: Advanced notetaking app https://www.notion.so/product ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️ or 💰️🔄

* Parcel: Easy package tracking https://parcelapp.net/ ⭐️ | ❤️ or 💰️🔄

* Presentify: Screen Annotation and Cursor Highlighter https://presentify.compzets.com 💰

* Quick Calc: Tiny menu bar calculator. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/quick-calc-menubar-calculator/id1548108238?mt=12 💰

* Numi: Human friendly calculator https://numi.app/ 💰️

  * Soulver: Human friendly calculator https://www.acqualia.com/soulver/ 💰️



### Utilities



These are some very powerful utilities which can make your mac behave more of how you would want it to. They serve very specific but common usecases.



_A word about Alfred. Is is an incredible powerful app, and an incredibly expensive one as well. The freemium version is a great place to start and I strongly reccomend it. Take a look at the "Powerpack" it has features which overlap with several other apps. I personally bought it and use several of the features but you can get similar features from a collection of other free and paid apps as well._



* Amphetemine: Prevent mac from going to sleep https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12 ⭐️ | ❤️

* Muzzle: Automatically turn on Do Not Disturb when screen sharing https://muzzleapp.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* Alfred: Spotlight replacement with extra features https://www.alfredapp.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | 🔑️ or 💰️💰️💰️

* Mac Updater: Keep all applications up to date https://www.corecode.io/macupdater/ ⭐️ | 💰️

* OpenIn: Open links files in desired apps based on rules https://loshadki.app/openin/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | 💰️ 

  * Finicky: Open links in browsers based on rules https://github.com/johnste/finicky ❤️

  * Browserosaurus: Prompt browser selection when opening links https://browserosaurus.com/ ❤️

* Hazel: Rule based automatic file organization https://www.noodlesoft.com/ 🏆️ | 💰️💰️💰️

* Screens: VNC remote desktop solution https://edovia.com/en/screens-mac/ 💰️💰️

* Remote Wake Up: Wakeup other devices on LAN https://www.witt-software.com/remotewakeup/ ⭐️ | 💰️

* Microsoft Remote Desktop: Remote wontrol Windows machines from your Mac https://apps.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-remote-desktop/id1295203466?mt=12 ⭐️ | ❤️

* Silicon Info: Identify if an app is running natively on an ARM processor or translated through Rosetta 2 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/silicon-info/id1542271266?mt=12 ❤️

  * Silicon: Identify if an app is running natively on an ARM processor or translated through Rosetta 2 https://github.com/DigiDNA/Silicon ❤️

    

### Communication: 



* Whatsapp: https://www.whatsapp.com/download/ ⭐️ | ❤️

* Telegram: https://telegram.org/ ⭐️ | ❤️

* Signal https://signal.org/en/ ⭐️ | ❤️

* Discord: https://discord.com/ ❤️

* Slack: https://slack.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | 🔑️ or 💰️🔄



### Browsers

* Brave Browser: Chromium based privacy web browser https://brave.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* Firefox Browser: Secure web browser https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️



### Development

* IntelliJ Idea: Java / Kotlin IDE https://www.jetbrains.com/idea/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | 🔑️ or 💰️💰️💰️

* Webstorm: Javascript IDE https://www.jetbrains.com/webstorm/ 💰️💰️💰️

* PyCharm: Python IDE https://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/ 🔑️ or 💰️💰️💰️

* DataGrip: Database IDE https://www.jetbrains.com/datagrip/ ⭐️ | 💰️💰️💰️

* VS Code: Text editor https://code.visualstudio.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

  * VSCodium: Free/Libre Open Source Software Binaries of VSCode https://vscodium.com/ ❤️

* ITerm 2: Customizable terminal emulator https://iterm2.com/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* Fork: Git repository manager https://git-fork.com/ ⭐️ | 🔑️ or 💰️💰️

  * Tower: Git repository manager https://www.git-tower.com/mac 💰️🔄

  * GitKraken: Git repository manager https://www.gitkraken.com/ 💰️🔄

* Insomnia: Rest client https://insomnia.rest/ ⭐️ | 🔑️ or 💰️🔄

* Docker: Docker for desktop https://hub.docker.com/editions/community/docker-ce-desktop-mac/ ⭐️ 🏆️ | ❤️

* Kitematic: Docker container manger https://kitematic.com/ ⭐️ | ❤️

* Firefox Developer Edition: Development browser https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/developer/ ⭐️ | ❤️

* Figma: Web design tool https://www.figma.com/ 🏆️ | 💰️

* Boop: Developer utilities https://apps.apple.com/us/app/boop/id1518425043?mt=12 ⭐️ | ❤️



## Command Line



### XCode Command Line Tools

* XCode Command Line Tools: Essential tools `xcode-select --install`



### Homebrew

* Homebrew: Command line applications manager https://brew.sh/



#### Commands

* List user installed packages: `brew leaves`

* List user installed packages and their dependencies: `brew leaves | xargs brew deps --installed --for-each | sed "s/^.*:/$(tput setaf 4)&$(tput sgr0)/"\`

* List user installed cask packages and their dependencies: `brew cask leaves | xargs brew deps --installed --for-each | sed "s/^.*:/$(tput setaf 4)&$(tput sgr0)/"\n`



#### Packages

* ffmpeg: Manipulate audio and video `brew install ffmpeg`

* git: Git version control `brew install git`

* gradle: Gradle dependency management `brew install gradle`

* httpie: CLI rest client `brew install httpie`

* jenv: Manage java installations `brew install jenv`

* rename: Perl powered renamer `brew install rename`

* the_silver_searcher: Fast file search `brew install the silver searcher`

* trash: Move files to trash `brew install trash`

* tree: List directory trees `brew install tree`

* vim: Vim text editor `brew install vim`

* watch: Periodically execute command `brew install watch`

* wget: Internet file retriever `brew install wget`

* yajl: CLI json manipulation `brew install yajl`

* youtube-dl: Internet video downloader `brew install youtube-dl`

* python: Python language `brew install python@`



##### Kubernetes

* yq: yaml document processor `brew install yq`

* kubernetes-cli: Manage Kubernetes clusters `brew install kubernetes-cli`

* helm: Helm deployments manager `brew install helm`



#### Taps

* AdoptOpenJDK Tap: Repository for openjdk casks `brew tap AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk`



#### Casks

* adoptopenjdk11: OpenJDK 11`brew cask install adoptopenjdk11`

* adoptopenjdk8 OpenJDK 8`brew cask install adoptopenjdk8`



### Oh My Zsh

* Oh-My-Zsh: Zsh shell customizer https://ohmyz.sh/#install

* powerlevel10k/powerlevel10k: Oh My Zsh Theme: https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k#oh-my-zsh

* plugins: Add useful plugins: `plugins=(git osx web-search kubectl z zsh-autosuggestions zsh-syntax-highlighting aws jira wac)` in `~/.zshrc`



### NVM

* nvm: Node version manager https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating



### Aliases

* Youtube Downloader

  * `alias ytdl='youtube-dl '`

* Brew Aliases

  * `alias brewup='brew update; brew upgrade; brew cleanup -s; brew doctor'`

* Python Aliases

  * `alias activate='source venv/bin/activate'`

  * `alias venv='python3 -m venv venv && source venv/bin/activate && pip install --upgrade pip'`

* Gradle Alias

  * `alias gw='./gradlew'`

* Misc Aliases

  * `alias watch='watch '`

  * `alias usage='du -h -d1'`

  * `alias runp="lsof -i "`



### Kubernetes Krew

* Krew: Kubectl Plugin manager https://krew.sigs.k8s.io/docs/user-guide/setup/install/



#### Plugins

* ns: Configure namespace for cluster `kubectl krew install ns`

* tail: Tail logs in cluster `kubectl krew install tail`



## Extensions



### Firefox

* uBlock Origin: Ad blocker https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/ublock-origin/ ⭐️ 🏆️

* SponsorBlock: Skip Youtube sponsor segments https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sponsorblock/ ⭐️

* Privacy Badger: Tracker blocker https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/privacy-badger17/ ⭐️ 🏆️

* Decentraleyes: Prevent CDN level tracking https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/decentraleyes/

* HTTPS Everywhere: Automatically update connections to HTTPS https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/https-everywhere/ ⭐️ 🏆️

* Firefox Multi-Account Containers: Isolated cookie session containers: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/multi-account-containers/ ⭐️ 🏆️

* Facebook Container: Isolated container for Facebook https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/facebook-container/ ⭐️

* Temporary Containers: Create short lived containers https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/temporary-containers/ ⭐️ 🏆️

* Reddit Enhancement Suite: Reddit customizations https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/reddit-enhancement-suite/ ⭐️

* View Image: Restore Google View Image button https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/view-image/ ⭐️

* Cookies.txt: Export cookies https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/cookies-txt/ ⭐️

* Dark Reader: Change website to dark theme https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/darkreader/

* Bypass Paywall: Access paid webpages online for free https://github.com/iamadamdev/bypass-paywalls-chrome ⭐️



### Brave

* uBlock Origin: Ad blocker https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm ⭐️ 🏆️

* SponsorBlock: Skip Youtube sponsor segments https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sponsorblock-for-youtube/mnjggcdmjocbbbhaepdhchncahnbgone ⭐️

* Privacy Badger: Tracker blocker https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/privacy-badger/pkehgijcmpdhfbdbbnkijodmdjhbjlgp ⭐️ 🏆️

* View Image: Restore Google View Image button https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/view-image/jpcmhcelnjdmblfmjabdeclccemkghjk ⭐️

* Decentraleyes: Prevent CDN level tracking https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/decentraleyes/ldpochfccmkkmhdbclfhpagapcfdljkj

* Reddit Enhancement Suite: Reddit customizations https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/reddit-enhancement-suite/kbmfpngjjgdllneeigpgjifpgocmfgmb ⭐️

* Dark Reader: Change website to dark theme https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/dark-reader/eimadpbcbfnmbkopoojfekhnkhdbieeh



## Custom Configs



### Firefox:

* Enable Smooth Pinch Zooming: `apz.allow_zooming=true`



### Iterm2

* Use Minimal theme: Appearance > General > Theme > Minimal

* Open new tabs in current directory: Profiles > General > Working Directory > Reuse previous session's directory

* Use vertical cursor bar: Profiles > Text > Cursor > Vertical bar

* Enable blinking cursor: Profiles > Text > Cursor > Blinking cursor

* Use MesloLGS NF font: Profiles > Text > Font > MesloLGS NF

* Enable window transparency: Profiles > Window > Window Transparency > 25%

* Enable unlimited scrollback: Profiles > Terminal > Scrollback Buffer > Unlimited scrollback

* Turn off sound bell notification: Profiles > Terminal > Notifications > Silence bell

* User Natural Text Editing key bindings: Profiles > Keys > Key Mappings > Presets > Natural Text Editing



## Forklift



### Set Forklift as default file viewer

```

defaults write -g NSFileViewer -string com.binarynights.ForkLift-3;

defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure LSHandlers -array-add '{LSHandlerContentType="public.folder";LSHandlerRoleAll="com.binarynights.ForkLift-3";}'

```

Restart computer



### Restore Finder as default file viewer

```

defaults delete -g NSFileViewer`

defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure LSHandlers -array-add '{LSHandlerContentType="public.folder";LSHandlerRoleAll="com.apple.finder";}'

```

Restart computer



## VS Code Extensions

* Auto Close Tag by Jun Han: Automatically add html/xml closing tags

* Auto Rename Tag by Jun Han: Automatically rename paired html/xml tags

* Bracket Pair Colorizer by CoenraadS: Color code matching brackets

* indent-rainbow by oderwat: Add colors to different indentations

* Text Power Tools by Daniel Tar: Powerfull text manipulation

* Git Lens--Git supercharged by Eric Anidui: Add advanced Git capabilities

* ESLint by Dirk Baeumer: ESLint JavaScript integration

* JavaScript (ES6) code snippets by charalampos karypidis: Code snippets for JavaScript in ES6 syntax

* Live Server by Ritwick Dey: Launch local development server with live reload

* Paste JSON as Code by quicktype: Copy JSON and generate classes/types in various languages

* Prettier - Code formatter by Prettier: Code formatter

* vscode-icons by VSCode Icons Team: Icons for VS Code

* Todo+: Manage todo text based todo lists



## IntelliJ Idea Plugins

* Rainbow Brackets: Color code matching brackets https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10080-rainbow-brackets/

* Material Theme UI: Add support for Material Theme https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/8006-material-theme-ui/

* Atom Material Icons: Add support for Material Icons https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/10044-atom-material-icons/

* Kotlin: Kotlin language support https://plugins.jetbrains.com/plugin/6954-kotlin/



## Global Node Packages

* typescript: Add support for Typescript `npm i -g typescript`

* ts-node-dev: Add support for hot reloading typescript `npm i -g ts-node-dev`