My daily drivers - MacOS applications - March 2023
Here’s the latest/updated list of applications and tools, that make my macOS experience even more amazing.
- Productivity
- Raycast [free] - launcher and many more thanks to extensions
- 1Password [paid] - password manager
- iBar [free] - menu bar management tool
- OpenIn [paid] - link handler, that allows to customize how system opens web sites, mail apps, call apps, or file types
- Reminders Menu Bar [free] - menu bar application to view and interact with reminders
- DeepL [free] - menu bar sitting translation service
- HazeOver [paid] - tool allowing to dim background windows to focus on just one task
- BusyCal [paid] - powerful, flexible, reliable calendar app
- Notion - all-in-one workspace where you can write, plan, and collaborate with others, as well as take notes, manage projects, create content and so much more
- Development
- Visual Studio Code [free] - universal code editor
- Android Studio [free] - Android/Flutter IDE
- Xcode [free] - iOS/IpadOS/MacOS IDE
- Sublime Text [paid] - powerful text editor with code support
- iTerm2 [free] - multipanel terminal emulator
- Coomunication
- Spark [free/subsciption] - email client
- Mimestream [free/subsciption] - native macOS email client for Gmail
- Rambox [free/subsciption] - workspace organizer that allows to unify as many applications as you want, all in one place
- Tusker [free] - Mastodon client
- Telegram [free] - messaging app with a focus on speed and security
- Design
- Miro [free/subscription] - online whiteboard for team collaboration
- Canva [free/subscription] - photo editor and video editor in one graphic design app
- Figma [free/subscription] - design platform for teams who build products together
- Affinity Photo 2 [paid] - closest direct alternative to Photoshop, designed for sophisticated, detailed and advanced image manipulation
- Music
- Apple Music [free/subscription] - streaming service similar to Spotify, with native app on any Apple device
- Eter Radio [paid] - online radio service with Polish radio streams
- Video
- Handbrake [free] - multiplatform, multithreaded video transcoder
- OBS Studio [free] - video recording and live streaming
- IINA [free] - modern media player
- Browsers
- Safari [free] - Apple’s internet browser
- Vinegar [paid] - extension that replaces the YouTube player with a minimal HTML video tag
- PiPifier [free] - extension that lets you use every HTML5 video in Picture in Picture mode
- Userscripts [free] - extension that lets you save and run arbitrary bits of JavaScript (and CSS) code for the websites you visit
- Super Agent [free] - extension that automatically fills out website’s cookie consent forms for you based on your preferences
- Baking Soda [paid] - extension that replaces custom video players (except the YouTube player) with a minimal HTML video tag
- Reeder 5 [paid] - RSS reader developed specifically to keep control of your news reading
- Safari [free] - Apple’s internet browser
- Utilities
- Parcel [paid] - access tracking information for 265 delivery services, including UPS, USPS, FedEx, DHL, TNT, China Post, SingPost, vPost, and many other postal services
- Karabiner-Elements [free] - keyboard customizer
- Forklift [paid] - dual pane file manager and file transfer client (SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Google Drive, Rackspace CloudFiles, SMB, AFP, and NFS)
- Latest [free] - app for macOS that checks if all your apps are up to date
- Adguard [paid] - standalone ad blocker
- Controller for HomeKit [paid] - the best alternative for HoeKit native app to manage your smart home devices