• zephyrvs ( zephyrvs@lemmy.ml ) English
    18·
    3 years ago
    • Maccy for clipboard history management via simple shortcuts
    • Stats for useful system metrics in the menubar
    • LM Studio for easily exploring open source Large Language Models
    • NoTunes to get rid of Apple Music launching when you connect your headphones
    • Bitwarden for multi-platform password management
    • Rectangle for keyboard-based window management
    • Homebrew if you’re a developer/sysadmin/command line user
    • Fluent Reader to subscribe to RSS feeds
      • JoyfulCodingGuy ( JoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.ml ) English
        1·
        3 years ago

        Just a preference thing since it makes it more like how Windows and some Linux distros do window management.

        Hitting Alt + Tab brings up a preview of all windows that you have open with the ability to scroll / tab through them.

        Hitting Alt + ` while focused on a certain application shows a preview image of each window for that application that you have open.

        I personally like it more than the OSX default but to each their own.

    • Burnt ( Burnt@lemmy.one ) English
      3·
      3 years ago

      I never knew about Linear Mouse, thank you so much!!! I fucking hate how Apple ties scroll direction on mice/touchpad and no, “natural” scroll direction is not natural on a standard mouse Apple.

      • JoyfulCodingGuy ( JoyfulCodingGuy@lemmy.ml ) English
        2·
        3 years ago

        I’m using it and a Logitech G502 but I haven’t played around to see what things it can and cannot do compared to Logitech’s own software. On Linux I use Piper to manage my mouse with a closer parity to Logitech’s actual software.

  • kimpilled ( kimpilled@infosec.pub ) English
    11·
    3 years ago

    IINA is like VLC but with a nicer interface.

    brew is a CLI package manager.

    OpenEmu is a great console emulation platform (like retroarch, but with a way better interface that’s designed for a desktop instead of a TV).

      • NotForTheOtherUse ( NotForTheOtherUse@aussie.zone ) English
        2·
        3 years ago

        I think the main thing I like is that it fits so seamlessly within my workflow. I can customize the functions I use to happen the way I want them to.

        It has the same functions as the default app:

        • ability to take screenshots of all or part of a screen (with/without timer)
        • ability to take a screen recording of all or part of a screen (with/without a timer)

        But it also provides options for:

        • adding simple markup to your screenshot (lines/arrows/text/squares etc). As a developer, I often want to take a screenshot and add a bit of text or an arrow to highlight something to someone I’m trying to explain something to
        • ability to do scrolling screen captures
        • recording in MP4
        • trimming screen recording videos
        • removing or including audio in screen recording videos
        • recording animated GIFs instead of video
        • reducing resolution (for filesize) after capture
        • hide desktop icons during screen capture
        • change/hide desktop background wallpaper during capture
        • options to customize shortcut keys for various operations, or customize workflow (for example I like screenshots to be automatically added to my clipboard after capture or markup so I can immediately paste in whatever chat I’m having with colleagues)
        • options for keeping a history of screenshots/recordings
        • options (I don’t use) for cloud share/storage
  • The Cuuuuube ( Cube6392@beehaw.org ) English
    5·
    3 years ago
    1. Homebrew
    2. Alfred
    3. Amethyst
    4. Kitty or iterm2
    5. A web browser that doesn’t suck (I recommend librewolf or Firefox)
    6. A text editor that doesn’t suck (I recommend NeoVim, vim, or vscodium)
  • whysofurious ( whysofurious@beehaw.org ) English
    4·
    3 years ago

    If you need a gui text editor, BBEdit is pretty good.

    Others that I haven’t seen suggested and that I personally use daily:

    • KeepingYouAwake prevents the laptop to going to sleep (although there are tons of other ways to do it).
    • Raivo OTP if you have an iPhone with Raivo installed it copies the TOTP to the mac clipboard
    • Lulu as firewall for outgoing connections

    Honestly, Alfred, Rectangle, AltTab and CleanshotX are almost essential, IMHO.

  • SpunkyBarnes ( SpunkyBarnes@geddit.social ) English
    2·
    3 years ago

    Little Snitch, awesome Mac GUI firewall. UltraEdit if you code, multi platform app. A secondary browser, Safari is not enough.

    Edit: forgot something for file collections; DupeGuru. FOSS, multi platform, and did I mention free?

  • accesslog ( accesslog@lemmy.one ) English
    2·
    3 years ago

    Homebrew, Iterm2, Keka, Menumeters/btop, newsboat/Vienna for rss, Keepass, Veracrypt, Sublime.

    Learn keyboard shortcuts like

    cmd+~ to cycle through different windows of a same appln

    cmd+c and cmd+opt+v for cut and paste

    cmd+mouse click on a folder opens it in a new tab

    cmd+shift+4 for screenshot tool and change the settings to copy the screenshot to clipboard.

    Cmd+space - spotlight. Hide folders if you only want it to open apps

    One more thing switch doc type to plan text in TextEdit app to use it as Windows Notepad.

    • |💀| ( aerir@lemmy.aerir.xyz ) OPEnglish
      1·
      3 years ago

      Thanks for the tip, I still find it weird we (or at least me) had to install many of this many tweaks for basic QoL features. And there’s no autoscroll support is a big meh :(

      • accesslog ( accesslog@lemmy.one ) English
        1·
        3 years ago

        Honestly most of the tools suggested in this thread not really needed. The built-in tools and shortcuts can do the job for many but the third-party tools always provide more options in every OS. For example I cannot use Windows for work without notepad++, 7zip, WSL, SSH/SCP tools etc.