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My favorite MacOS apps
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## Productivity



* [Alfred](https://www.alfredapp.com/): App Launcher. Also has handy workflows. My favorite is the [clipboard manager](https://www.alfredapp.com/help/features/clipboard/).

* [Annotate](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/annotate-capture-screenshot/id918207447?mt=12): Best screenshot annotation tool I've found.

* [Bitbar](https://getbitbar.com): Put output from any script in the macOS task bar.

* [Caffeine](https://caffeine.en.softonic.com/mac): Prevents Mac from sleeping.

* [CheatSheet](https://www.mediaatelier.com/CheatSheet/): Hold the ⌘ key to pop up a list of hotkeys for the current application.

* [Dropzone](https://aptonic.com/): Menu bar that adds a drop menu for uploading/copying/moving files to a bunch of different services. Also works really well for AirDropping things.

* [Fantastical](https://flexibits.com/fantastical): Full-featured calendar app with a quick-look icon that lives in the taskbar.

* [Giphy Capture](https://giphy.com/apps/giphycapture): Create mp4s and gifs of screen recordings.

* [Hazel](https://www.noodlesoft.com/): Automated cleanup utility. Can watch folders for new files and run scripts when events occur.

* [Numi](https://numi.app/): Calculator app that processes natural language. 

* [ScreenFloat](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/screenfloat-more-useful-screenshots/id414528154?mt=12): Take screenshots that float above other windows to keep information visible.



## File Utilities



* [QSpace](https://qspace.awehunt.com/): A better Finder. Has support for multiple windows, workspaces, displays your location in the file system, and can connect to S3 or other cloud services.

* [Transmit](https://panic.com/transmit/): My favorite file transfer client.



## Text/Clipboard



* [Keyboard Pilot](http://tinybird.com/mac/keyboard-pilot.html): Customize keyboard layouts based on which app you're using.

* [Glyphfinder](https://www.glyphfinder.com/): Easy emoji and glyph search.

* [PopClip](https://www.popclip.app/): Adds a bar that hovers above any text you select with many extensions, including sending the text in a prompt to ChatGPT, camel-casing or snake-casing, and much more.



## Window management/UI improvements



* [Bartender](https://www.macbartender.com/): Management for Mac menu bar apps.

* [Divvy](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/divvy-window-manager/id413857545?mt=12)

* [Magnet](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/magnet/id441258766?mt=12)

* [Witch](https://manytricks.com/witch/): Better Tab switcher.



## Sound



* [BackgroundMusic](https://github.com/kyleneideck/BackgroundMusic): Gives you granular control over the volume of individual apps.



## Backup



* [Backblaze](https://www.backblaze.com): Great solution for offsite backups.



## Development



* [Charles Proxy](https://www.charlesproxy.com/): Allows you to man-in-the-middle network connections, including those from an iOS device.

* [Emmett](https://emmet.io/): Toolkit for web developers. Tools include LiveStyles for live reloading of CSS assets, and code that generates HTML with a simple syntax.

* [iStatMenus](https://bjango.com/mac/istatmenus/): Surfaces useful machine stats like CPU, temperature, memory pressure, etc.

* [imageoptim](https://imageoptim.com/mac): Utility that optimizes images for use in apps and on the web.

* [Boop](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/boop/id1518425043?mt=12): Great little utility for dealing with text. Formatting JSON, computing MD5 hashes, etc. Way better than pasting your company secrets into some random web app.



### REST Clients



* [Paw](https://paw.cloud/): Full-featured REST API testing app.

* [Insomnia](https://insomnia.rest/): Free, open-source REST API testing app (Disclosure, haven't tried this one. But it looks good).



### Databases



* [MongoBooster](https://mongobooster.com/downloads): Mongo database manager.

* [Sequel Pro](https://www.sequelpro.com/): User-friendly Mac database manager.

* [TablePlus](https://tableplus.com/): Database manager that supports a wide variety of RDBs.



### Terminal enhancements



* [CDTo](https://github.com/jbtule/cdto): Terminal shortcut for Finder.

* [OhMyZsh](https://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh): A substitute for the Bash shell that's awesome. I make use of the git shortcuts very frequently.

* [HTTPie](https://httpie.org/): http client that's a nice upgrade from cURL or wget. Supports JSON, syntax highlighting, plugins, and more.

* [gron](https://github.com/tomnomnom/gron): Grep JSON file, outputs the path to the property.



### IDE



* [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/): I'm a huge fan of everything JetBrains. Have used IntelliJ, PHPStorm, and WebStorm.



### Hardware



* [SensibleSideButtons](https://sensible-side-buttons.archagon.net/): I use an Anker vertical mouse, which has 2 extra side buttons, and this allows me to make use of them as back/forward buttons for my browser.



## Reference



* [nikitavoloboev/my-mac-os](https://github.com/nikitavoloboev/my-mac-os): Very comprehensive list of good Mac apps for developers.