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https://github.com/tonnoz/super-awesome-mac

A curated collection of my favorite (free) apps for MacOs
https://github.com/tonnoz/super-awesome-mac

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A curated collection of my favorite (free) apps for MacOs

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/tonnoz/super-awesome-mac
Owner: tonnoz
Created: 2022-12-13T09:56:12.000Z (about 2 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2024-10-28T12:49:21.000Z (about 2 months ago)
Last Synced: 2024-11-25T22:02:09.997Z (26 days ago)
Topics: awesome-list, awesome-readme, mac, macos
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Stars: 119
Watchers: 2
Forks: 1
Open Issues: 0
Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md

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README

        # Super Awesome Mac

[![Awesome](https://jaywcjlove.github.io/sb/ico/awesome.svg)](https://github.com/sindresorhus/awesome)

[![Backers on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/awesome-mac/backers/badge.svg)](#backers) [![Sponsors on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/awesome-mac/sponsors/badge.svg)](#sponsors)

A curated collection of tools to get the most out of you Mac

For a non-curated list please refer to the more general : [Awesome Mac](https://github.com/jaywcjlove/awesome-mac)

Wanna support this curation? Feel free to 

### Browser

- [Orion](https://browser.kagi.com/) Privacy first WebKit based browser, blazing fast and non-battery hungry

- [Arc](https://arc.net/) "the Chrome replacement I’ve been waiting for"

### Battery

- [Aldente](https://apphousekitchen.com/) Help prolong the battery life of your Mac by limiting charge to 70% and alarming about when too hot

### File Management

- [Commander One](https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/commander-one-file-manager/id1035236694?mt=12) commander-like file manager

### Email

- [Mimestream](https://mimestream.com/) Native Gmail client for MacOS

### Display

- [MonitorControl](https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl) Easily control the brightness of external Displays

### Memory/Files/App cleanup

- [Pearcleaner](https://github.com/alienator88/Pearcleaner) free mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft's AppCleaner

### Terminal / Terminal tools

- [Brew](https://brew.sh/) Package manager for Mac

- [Warp](https://warp.dev/) (new) or [Fig.io](https://fig.io/)

- [rg](https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep) like ack but faster `brew install rg`

- [jq](https://stedolan.github.io/jq/) pretty print json for the terminal `brew install jq`

- [TLDR](https://tldr.sh/) like `man` but with the most commonly used examples `brew install tldr`

- [mac-cli](https://github.com/guarinogabriel/Mac-CLI) Control your mac from the terminal

- [fzf](https://github.com/junegunn/fzf) fuzzy finder for the terminal

- [exa](https://github.com/ogham/exa) ls but better, with colors

- [bat](https://github.com/sharkdp/bat) better than cat

- [fd](https://github.com/sharkdp/fd) a better alternative to find

- [z](https://github.com/rupa/z) jump around most used folders! `brew install z`

### Utils

- [Cheatsheet](https://www.mediaatelier.com/CheatSheet/) Show keyboard shortcuts on every app

- [Amphetamine](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704) Prevent Mac from sleeping

- [Notunes](https://github.com/tombonez/noTunes) Avoid auto-launching Itunes

- [Rocket](https://matthewpalmer.net/rocket/) Slack shortcuts for emojis everywhere

- [Lulu](https://github.com/objective-see/LuLu) Firewall for Mac Os

### Monitoring

- [Stats](https://github.com/exelban/stats) Monitor all your hardware from the Menu bar

### Audio/Video tools

- [Shottr](https://shottr.cc/) for screenshots (amazing and free)

- [OBS](https://obsproject.com/download) for screen recording / streaming

- [Screen Studio](https://www.screen.studio/) Paid alternative to OBS for fancy looking screen recordings

- [BlackHole](https://existential.audio/blackhole/) to record audio coming from the mac, see [tutorial](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n-ECXna1hiY)

- [EqMac](https://eqmac.app/) for audio equalizing

- [Giphy](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/giphy-capture-the-gif-maker/id668208984?mt=12) Quick GIF screen record

### Note taking

- [Bear](https://apps.apple.com/it/app/bear-markdown-notes/id1091189122?l=en&mt=12) Notes as Markdown

- [Simple Mind](https://simplemind.eu/download/) Mind maps

- [Nebo](https://www.nebo.app/) Favorite Ipad note taking app, great with stylus pencil (one time payment of 10 euros)

### P2P

- [Transmission](https://transmissionbt.com/) BT client

### Burn ISO images

- [Etcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher#download-etcher)

### Unlock hidden configuration

- [Onyx](https://www.titanium-software.fr/en/onyx.html) hidden features/configuration toggle

- [Tinkertool](https://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html) hidden features/configuration toggle

### Desktop management apps

- [AltTab](https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/) Cmd+Tab, supercharged `brew install --cask alt-tab`

- [Raycast](https://raycast.com) Spotlight on steroids

- [Rectangle](https://rectangleapp.com/) Window management done properly

- [Easy-Move-Resize](https://github.com/dmarcotte/easy-move-resize) Use hot key to move windows around, Linux style

- [Hidden Bar](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hidden-bar/id1452453066?mt=12) Hide less used apps on the menu bar

- [Bartender 4](https://www.macbartender.com/) Paid alternative to Hidden Bar (more features compared to Hidden Bar)

- [CopyClip](https://apps.apple.com/nl/app/copyclip-clipboard-history/id595191960?mt=12) for Clipboard management (but currently I prefer to use the embedded clipboard manager in Raycast)

### Developer tools

- [devutils](https://devutils.com/) A must have for developers.

- [VSCODE](https://code.visualstudio.com/download) with [CodeSandbox Theme (dark)](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ngryman.codesandbox-theme)

- [DockerDesktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/)

- [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#install--update-script)

- [npm-check](https://www.npmjs.com/package/npm-check)

- [firebasetools](https://firebase.google.com/docs/cli#install-cli-mac-linux)

- [Node Desktop Manager](https://720kb.github.io/ndm/) UI for NPM

### Favorite VSCODE Extensions

- Auto Import

- Auto Rename Tag

- Code spell Checker

- Compare folders

- Console Ninja

- Diff

- DotENV

- env-cmd-file-syntax

- ES7+React/Redux/React-Native snippets

- ESLint

- Git HIstory Diff

- Import Cost

- Local History

- npm intellisense

- Prettier

- Tailwind CSS IntelliSense

- TODO Highlight

- Turbo Console Log

- Universum Theme

- VS Code Counter

- vscode-icons