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Utilities

Miscellaneous macOS utilities for managing apps, files, and system behavior.

  • Applite — GUI front-end for Homebrew Cask; browse, install, and update third-party apps
  • PureMac — free, open-source (MIT) app manager and system cleaner; heuristic file matching for complete app removal, cache cleanup, Xcode artifact removal; SwiftUI, macOS 13+
  • Mole — open-source (MIT) shell-based CLI that bundles CleanMyMac/AppCleaner/DaisyDisk/iStat-style features in one binary (mo command): deep cache cleanup, smart app uninstaller with leftover removal, disk analyzer with TUI, live CPU/GPU/memory dashboard, project build-artifact purge; --dry-run previews destructive actions
  • Sensei — Mac performance and maintenance tool with disk cleaner, app uninstaller, and hardware monitor
  • ImageOptim — open-source image compression tool that strips metadata and reduces file size losslessly
  • Ejectify — automatically ejects external drives when your Mac sleeps to prevent “disk not ejected properly” errors
  • Hazel — rule-based file organization automation; watches folders and applies actions on matching files
  • Open Screen — share your Mac screen to a phone or tablet over the local network via a browser
  • Wispr Flow — AI voice dictation that transcribes speech into edited text in any app; auto-removes filler words, learns personal vocabulary, supports 100+ languages
  • Field Theory — clipboard-based context capture for AI workflows on Apple Silicon; offline voice transcription via Parakeet, screenshot annotation, stacking of images and markdown, and portable commands that work across Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor

Curated app lists

Section titled “Curated app lists”