My personal list of awesome tools and apps I actually use for macOS.
I recommend to install everything using Homebrew (the open source macOS package manager) for easier installation and upgrade management.
- 1Password - A password manager, digital vault, form filler and secure digital wallet [
brew install --cask 1password] - 2FHey - iMessage AutoFill for any browser
- App Cleaner - Cleans up the files left behind after deleting apps [
brew install --cask appcleaner] - AltTab - Open source window switcher with window previews [
brew install --cask alt-tab] - BrewMate - BrewMate is a macOS GUI application that makes it easy to search for, install, and uninstall Homebrew casks. [
brew install romankurnovskii/cask/brewmate --cask] - Cyberduck - A good FTP client for Mac [
brew install --cask cyberduck] - DeepL - The world's most accurate translator [
brew install --cask deepl] - draw.io - Client for online diagram software [
brew install --cask drawio] - Ethernet Status - Missing LAN status bar icon
- Ferdium - Ferdium is a desktop app that helps you organize how you use your favourite apps by combining them into one application [
brew install --cask ferdium] - ffmpeg - Play, record, convert, and stream audio and video [
brew install ffmpeg] - f.lux - It makes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day [
brew install --cask flux] - Google Drive - Cloud storage and sync [
brew install --cask google-drive] - Hidden Bar - Lets you hide menu bar items to give your Mac a cleaner look [
brew install --cask hiddenbar] - KeepingYouAwake - Prevents your Mac from going to sleep [
brew install --cask keepingyouawake] - Maccy - Clean and simple clipboard manager [
brew install --cask maccy] - macFUSE - Allows you to extend macOS's native file handling capabilities via third-party file systems [
brew install --cask macfuse] - MacMediaKeyForwarder - Media key forwarder for iTunes and Spotify [
brew install --cask macmediakeyforwarder] - OBS - Open-source software for live streaming and screen recording [
brew install --cask obs] - Subscriptions - Easily keep track of and manage your subscriptions with ease
- The Unarchiver - Best unarchiver for Mac [
brew install --cask the-unarchiver] - Transmission - A Fast, Easy and Open-source BitTorrent Client [
brew install --cask transmission] - Urban VPN - The only free, fast and anonymous VPN in the world
- Viscosity - A first class OpenVPN client that lets you secure your network with ease and style [
brew install --cask viscosity] - Zoom - Video communication and virtual meeting platform [
brew install --cask zoom]
- IINA - Free and open-source media player [
brew install --cask iina] - Spotify - Best music streaming service [
brew install --cask spotify] - VLC - THE multimedia player [
brew install --cask vlc]
- Adobe Acrobat Reader - View, print, and comment on PDF documents [
brew install --cask adobe-acrobat-reader] - LibreOffice - Open source office suite [
brew install --cask libreoffice] - Microsoft Office - Microsoft Office suite [
brew install --cask microsoft-office] - Notion - App to write, plan, collaborate, and get organized [
brew install --cask notion]
- Docker - Powerful, performs operating-system-level virtualization. [
brew install docker] - GitHub Desktop - Git client app for GitHub [
brew install --cask github] - Postman - Collaboration Platform for API Development [
brew install --cask postman] - VirtualBox - A powerful x86 and AMD64/Intel64 virtualization product [
brew install --cask virtualbox] - Visual Studio Code - Best IDE software ever [
brew install --cask visual-studio-code]
- 1Password - The best way to experience 1Password in your browser
- Cloudinary Media Inspector - Quickly inspect page media elements to gain detailed, actionable information for performance tuning
- Datalayer Checker - The easiest way to debug and check the dataLayer implementations without having to use the browser console
- GoFullPage - The simplest way to take a full page screenshot of your current browser window
- SVG Export - Download SVGs from websites as SVGs, PNGs or JPEGs
- Urban VPN - Anonymous & secure with VPN for Chrome
- Wappalyzer - Shows the technology stack the website you're on is using