https://github.com/shahzaibkhalid/tools
All the amazing tools I have been using 🚀
https://github.com/shahzaibkhalid/tools
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All the amazing tools I have been using 🚀
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/shahzaibkhalid/tools
- Owner: shahzaibkhalid
- License: mit
- Created: 2023-10-04T19:28:35.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-11-16T21:10:56.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-01-16T06:13:31.328Z (5 months ago)
- Size: 21.5 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 2
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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# tools
All the amazing tools & tech I have been using 🚀
## Adblocker & Privacy
### Adguard
My go-to choice when it comes to blocking ads, fingerprinting and all sorts of nonsense on the web.
### Hush
Safari extension to block nags asking to accept cookies and to fight against fingerprinting.
### DuckDuckGo Privacy for Safari
Safari extension showing website rating, what trackers are being contacted, and so much more.
## Visual Studio Code's Extensions
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### AirBuddy
A perfect AirPods utility on the Mac, shows a pop-up showing battery status of AirPods (just like Apple shows natively on iOS & iPadOS), also tracks and notifies the battery status of other bluetooth devices aroud.
### AlDente
Perfect utility to stop overcharging Mac beyond a certain percentage, also comes with battery calibration (which I have set as a weekly trigger),heat-sensitive battery charging pause, and much more.
## Window Management
### AltTab
Windows-like `Alt-Tab`, but for the Mac.
### Magnet
Quickly snap windows in different shapes.
### Dropover
Mainly use for two things:
- To temporarily hold files in what they call shelves
- To temporarily share files using Dropover's file sharing system### Velja
Sindre built this amazing utility to routes different kind of URLs to different browsers.
## Cleanup
### AppCleaner
To delete left-over files, and caches of uninstalled Mac apps.
### DaisyDisk
It scans the entire disk and shows how much space different files/folders are taking and what we can get rid of.
## Browser
### Arc
My primary choice of browser for anything work, to manage clients (Arc's spaces come very handy there!), and to develop & debug software as it's based on Chromium.
### Safari
My main browser for everything personal.
## Safari Extensions
Extensions being used to improve the web experience in Safari:
- Auto HD FPS for YouTube
- Baking Soda
- DuckDuckGo Privacy for Safari
- Grammarly for Safari
- Vinegar
- Super Agent
- PiPifier
- PayPal Honey
- Noir
- UnTrap## Mac Menubar
### Bartender 5
Supercharges Mac's menubar with a variety of options, and configurations.
## Developer Tools
- Boop
- Cakebrew
- Fig
- Figma
- Fork
- GitHub
- GitHub Desktop
- Visual Studio Code
- RapidAPI
- Shottr## Scheduling & Planning
### Apple Calendar
To track meetings and events
### Apple Reminders
Primary choice when it comes to task management. Recently moved from `Things 3`!
## Note Taking
### Apple Notes
Had a long journey to find the perfect notes app, and after using Evernote, Notion, Drafts, and Craft, finally Apple Notes is where I've landed and it serves me very well. I also tend to use Quicknote feature very often.
### Feyn
To create flashcards for study.
### Freeform
For mind-mapping, ideation, and planning purposes.
### Goodnotes
My primary choice when it comes to hand-written notes on iPad.
## Expense Tracking & Finances
### Expenses
To manage and track expenses.
### Apple Stocks
To keep an eye on the stock market.
### Wave
Finance management when it comes to business. It manages invoices, business expenses, and financial reporting, etc.
### Borrowell
To track credit reports.
### Credit Karma
To track credit reports.
### Wise
To transfer money and manage payments.
## Camera & Videoconferencing
### Hand Mirror
A handmirror, but in the computer.
### Muzzle
It blocks notifications from showing up during screen sharing.
### MeetingBar
Keeps track of meetings and throw in notifcations. I have a keyboard shortcut which opens the next meeting link automatically.
### Loom
To record demos & talks.
### Blackmagic Cam
To have custom controls when taking photos & videos on iPhone.
### LumaFusion
Primary choice when it comes to video editing.
## Media Playback & Photos
### IINA
A videoplayer on the Mac.
### Apple Photos
Primary photo & video manager.
## Health
### WaterMinder
To track water intake.
### Gentler Streak
Helps me keep track of my workouts using iPhone's live activities. I tend to put my phone in front of me on a treadmil, and always-on-display shows the most recent stats which is really handy.
### Apple Health
To manage health data and records.
### Stand
Reminds me to stand more often when I'm working on my desk.
## Screenshots
### Xnapper
A utility to take screenshots without the background.
## Time Tracking
### Timery
Primary Time tracking solution, even have an Apple Watch app to start/stop different timers.
## Backup, Storage & File Management
### Time Machine
Backup solution for the Mac.
### iCloud
Primary backup and storage platform on the cloud.
### The Unarchiver
To archive/unarchive files.
## Alfred's Workflows
I use the following Alfred workflows:
- About Mac by Alan He
- Add to Dropover by Damir Tursunović
- Alfred Gallery by VÃtor Galvão
- Arc Tabs and Spaces by Qiangua
- atop by Chris Grieser
- Calculate Anything by Biati Digital
- Calm Notifications by VÃtor Galvão
- caniuse by Will Farrell
- Coffee Coffee by VÃtor Galvão
- Compress by Rob Allen
- Critic Ratings by VÃtor Galvão
- Deep Contacts Search by Andrew Pepperrell
- DevToys by Kai Chu Chung
- Emoji Mate by Fede Calendino
- Fakeum by Dean Jackson
- Flush DNS by boneskull
- GitHub Repos by edgarjs
- Gitmoji by Klemen Tušar
- Google Maps Navigation by Adrian Bartnik
- Hacker News Search by jereze
- IP Address by Alex Chan
- Link Clean by VÃtor Galvão
- Lorem Ipsum by Alex Chan
- Low Power Mode by VÃtor Galvão
- MDN Search by Pawel Grzybek
- Menu Bar Search by Benzi Ahamed
- Microphone Control by Acidham
- Network by Martin Rodalgaard
- Network Quality by VÃtor Galvão
- Next.js Docs by Martin M.
- Numi Fixed by Dmitry Nikolaev
- Package Managers by Will Farrell
- Paste as Plain Text from Hotkey by Vero Pepperrell
- Pirate Weather by Alpha Chen
- Placeholder Images by VÃtor Galvão
- Play Song by Caleb Evans
- Recent Files by JY
- Reddit Browser by Chris Grieser
- Reminders by Robb Knight
- Search Notes by Sean Ballinger
- Shortcuts by VÃtor Galvão
- Shutdown Timer by VÃtor Galvão
- Smart WebP by Benjamin Oddou
- Start Recording by VÃtor Galvão
- System Settings by VÃtor Galvão
- Toggle Stage Manager by Sam Edwardes
- Urban Dictionary by Arthur Pinheiro
- VSCodeDiff by Anug Moe
- Word and character count by Stephen Christy## Habits
### Streaks
To build new habits and maintains existing ones.
## Instant Messaging & Emails
### Signal
To talk to family & friends.
### iMessage
To talk to family & friends.
### Apple Mail
Main email client of choice on all platforms.
## Productivity & Automation
### Shortery
Fixes unavailability of automation triggers on the Mac. Certain shortcuts can be triggered based on automation triggers.
### Apple Shortcuts
Primary automation tool.
### Actions By Sindre Sorhous
Enhances Apple Shortcuts by adding more actions which are missing in native Shortcuts app.
### Alfred 5
A spotlight replacement for on the Mac.
### Rocket
A Slack-like way to quickly add emoji to any input field.
### Speedtest
To test speed whenever network lags behind.
## Music & Audio
### Apple Music
My primary choice for everything music.
### Shazam
To discover new music and find songs being played around me.
### Apple Podcasts
I'm not a huge podcast person but Apple's own podcast app works for me whenever I feel like listening to one.
### Voice Memos
To record voice notes.
## Reading
### Reeder
Primary choice when it comes to subscribing to RSS feeds and reading on-demand.
### Apple News
Apple's native app to keep tabs on what's happening around the world.
### Apple Books
I tend to buy physical copies but if I need to read from a PDF, or an epub book, it's imported into Apple Books and I read it there.
## Tracking
### Parcel
It tracks packages (or I should say parcels) from a variety of carriers, no need to have separate apps for UPS, Canada Post, etc.
## Cacluation
### Numi
Numi combines notepad and a calculator into one handy little utility which is always left open to convert stuff around
## Travel
### Apple Maps
Primary choice for routing and navigation, ocassionally use Google Maps on web to check reviews and confirm hours.
### AllTrails
Perfect to explore new hiking trails and routes.
## App Updates
### MacUpdater
Handy utility which checks all the apps for updates and then pending updates can be installed from the `MacUpdater` app itself.
## AI
### MacGPT
Primary AI assistant of choice. I have a mouse key binding to open a sidebar of MacGPT and it pulls a drawer from the sidebar which sits on top of any other content, which is really cool!
### MacBing
A ChatGPT alternative when it fails (or does it?). Have a shortcut to open it from the menubar.
### ChatGPT Official App
Being used actively on iOS and iPadOS, also have various shortcuts where ChatGPT's action being used, one key example is my shortcut to summarize webpages and videos.
## Mouse, Keyboard and other desk peripherals
### Logitech G HUB
To configure and control LogiTech Litra Glow, which turns on whenever camera opens & vice versa.
### Logi Options+
To configure my LogiTech MX Master 3, my preferred choice when it comes to computer mouse for all-day work.
### Keyboard Cleaner
It avoids unnecessary clicks when I'm cleaning the keyboard on my MacBook.
### Hyperkey
Utilizing the otherwise left-out, and boring `Caps Lock` key, and binding shortcuts like `Caps Lock + S` or `Caps Lock + Alt + S`.
### LIFX
`LIFX Z Strip` for backlighting on my monitor and their mobile app to build custom routine, it automatically toggle the light based on whether the monitor is turned on or off.
## Screen Management
### Lunar
It does couple of things for me:
- Get HDR brightness for SDR content, helps when working in a really bright environment.
- Ability to control volume and brightness of third-party monitors
- Sub-zero dimming support which can lower the brightness a whole lot than traditional control## Password Management
### iCloud Keychain
Primary password manager of choice.
### LastPass
To store security questions, product activation keys, licenses, etc.
## Languages
### Translate
Native iOS Translate app to convert labels, verbal communication, and everything in between.