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Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

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Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

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Post by QuinnyPig »

kcartlidge wrote: post #28

Loads of little things, but you specifically asked for daily use so: - Rectangle for window management (I appreciate you have Magnet and tastes differ) - MarkEdit is an excellent (free) Markdown editor - Highland 2 (not free) for more long-form Markdown writing as it can handle normal Markdown files and feels more polished than similar tools (especially the document map) - VLC as I watch a lot of box sets and it's be…

Authy killed its desktop app, so you've gotta use their iOS version. Personally I switched to 1Password when they pulled that.

Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

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Post by Onawa »

az09mugen wrote: post #52

Nobody mentioned Maccy ? It's a clipboard manager, with history and configurable : https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy

Paste through Setapp is my go to clipboard manager, but always looking for alternatives. Thanks for the recommendation!

Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

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Post by master_crab »

kcartlidge wrote: post #28

Loads of little things, but you specifically asked for daily use so: - Rectangle for window management (I appreciate you have Magnet and tastes differ) - MarkEdit is an excellent (free) Markdown editor - Highland 2 (not free) for more long-form Markdown writing as it can handle normal Markdown files and feels more polished than similar tools (especially the document map) - VLC as I watch a lot of box sets and it's be…

Authy is dying. I moved to strongbox 4 years ago and never looked back. It’s Mac and iOS integrations are great!

Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

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Post by fukawi2 »

TradingPlaces wrote: post #47

Default Folder X: Open/Save dialog enhancer. Copy ‘Em: Copy/paste enhancer. Little Snitch: Hugely useful firewall. Parallels for virtualization. Find Any File: Search for stuff in /System and /Library not in Spotlight index. Cookie: Manage cookies.

Lulu is a good free alternative for Little Snitch

Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

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Post by w10-1 »

anVlad11 wrote: post #29

Choosy - is a must for me. It lets you select the browser/profile after clicking on any link or define the rules for opening them. For example, if a link contains a certain domain or it's source application is Slack, it will be opened in Work profile of your browser. Obsidian - note taking, making presentations for work-related stuff. iTerm 2 - it's better than default terminal emulator, but i consider moving to Alac…

> I don't believe it will exist in it's current form in two years,

Why?

Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?

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Post by itsdanweston »

I try to use as few things as possible, here's the highlights:

- Alfred -> Launcher and some small tools

- Rectangle -> Simple keykinds to move windows around, easier/simpler than a full tile manager

- Alacritty -> Anything other than the default Terminal

- Obsidian -> Best note-taking app I've found

- TickTick -> Todolist, Calendar and Habit Tracker, syncs with phone, love it

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