Apps and tools
Code editors
Section titled “Code editors”- Zed - A high-performance, multiplayer code editor from the creators of Atom and Tree-sitter.
- NeoVim - Vim-fork focused on extensibility and usability
- Visual Studio Code - Code editor from Microsoft
JetBrains
- RustRover - Rust IDE
- PHPStorm - PHP IDE
- WebStorm - JavaScript IDE
- Fleet - Lightweight IDE
- PyCharm - Python IDE
Toolbar apps
Section titled “Toolbar apps”- Supercharge - Supercharge your Mac’s menu bar
- Vanilla - Hide menu bar icons on your Mac
- KeepingYouAwake - Prevents your Mac from going to sleep
- Rectangle - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas
Note-taking apps
Section titled “Note-taking apps”- Bear - beautiful, flexible writing app for crafting notes and prose
- Heynote - Simple and beautiful note-taking app for macOS
- Notion - All-in-one workspace
Ads blockers
Section titled “Ads blockers”- Wipr - best ad blocker for Safari
Browsers
Section titled “Browsers”- Arc - A new approach to browsing
- Brave - A free and open-source web browser based on the Chromium web browser
- Firefox - Open-source web browser developed by Mozilla
- Zen - A browser that helps you focus
Clipboard managers
Section titled “Clipboard managers”- Maccy - lightweight and free clipboard manager for macOS
- ClipBook - Clipboard history for macOS (text only)
- PasteBar - Clipboard manager for macOS
- Paste - Clipboard history manager for macOS
- Aerolite - third party applications manager
- Sensei - ultimate app for optimizing your Mac
- ImageOptim - open source image optimization tool
- Paste - clipboard history manager for macOS
- Ejectify - No more disk not ejected properly notifications.
Image editing
Section titled “Image editing”- Pixelmator Pro - Image editing made easy
- Procreate - The most powerful and intuitive digital illustration app
- Affinity Photo - The photo editing app that’s a cut above the rest
- Affinity Designer - The fastest, smoothest, most precise vector graphic design software available
Video editing
Section titled “Video editing”- LumaFusion - Professional Editing Reimagined for Mobile
- Final Cut Pro - best for mac
- iMovie - free video editor for mac
- Davinci Resolve - Free video editor for Windows/macOS
Video players
Section titled “Video players”- IINA - The modern video player for macOS
Screen recorders
Section titled “Screen recorders”- Kap - An open-source screen recorder built with web technology.
- Screen Studio - Beautiful Screen Recordings in Minutes
- Reeder 5 - last RSS reader that you will need
- Cappuccino - your inbox for news
- NetNewsWire - free and open source RSS reader for Mac and iOS
- Viscosity - OpenVPN client for Mac and Windows
- Shimo - VPN client for Mac
- WireGuard - fast, modern, secure VPN tunnel
Journaling
Section titled “Journaling”Calendar
Section titled “Calendar”Messaging
Section titled “Messaging”- Beeper - All your messaging apps in one place