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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?
#72Nobody 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!
I'm a big fan of PastePal. It works as promised, syncs cross-platform, and has a dirt cheap one-time payment.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#73Shottr - someone on HN recommended it, and I use it several times a day at work (FE here). It screenshots to clipboard quickly, and you can paste these right into Slack or Facebook or ChatGPT etc. It also does text & QR recognition, so you can copy text from images and such. BetterSnapTool - lets me move windows into other screens easily, the main feature that I miss from windows. BetterTouchTool - mostly just mappin…
You can also take a screenshot and save it to the clipboard with ctrl+cmd+shift+4 (for a selection) or ctrl+cmd+shift+3 (for the entire screen). The same keys but without the 'ctrl' key will save them to file. It seems like a ridiculous keyboard shortcut but I use it so much, it's motor memory now.
The great thing about Shottr vs system screenshots is the annotations you can put up very quickly. E.g.
1. $hotkey for screenshot 3. Hit enter to edit 4. Press A to draw an arrow with the mouse 5. Cmd-c to dismiss the edit window and copy & paste wherever.
So it basically only takes as long as you take to click down an arrow with your mouse
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#74Keyboard Maestro allows you to simplify or automate nearly any task. No words here can capture its capabilities. Additional perks are its stability, no subscriptions (and discounted upgrade pricing for existing users), and a helpful support forum.
I used a Mac for about 10 years before finding Keyboard Maestro. I now think of those as the Dark Times.
Want to script actions in an app that isn't easily scriptable? It's got your back.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#75Loads 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!
Strongbox seems similar to 1Password. I’m considering both. Could you share some of the reasons that had you choose the former?
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#76Loads 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.
Tired of password manager apps, I started to keep my passwords in a locked note in the Notes app
With a simple cipher it's near impossible for anyone to use but you
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#77Obsidian. Scrivener. FreePlane.
Scrivener is great.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#78Shottr - someone on HN recommended it, and I use it several times a day at work (FE here). It screenshots to clipboard quickly, and you can paste these right into Slack or Facebook or ChatGPT etc. It also does text & QR recognition, so you can copy text from images and such. BetterSnapTool - lets me move windows into other screens easily, the main feature that I miss from windows. BetterTouchTool - mostly just mappin…
You can also take a screenshot and save it to the clipboard with ctrl+cmd+shift+4 (for a selection) or ctrl+cmd+shift+3 (for the entire screen). The same keys but without the 'ctrl' key will save them to file. It seems like a ridiculous keyboard shortcut but I use it so much, it's motor memory now.
cmd-shift-5 lets you choose between all the screen capture options, plus it also allows you to do screen recordings.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#79I 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
Obsidian +1
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#80I highly recommend reading this list of built-in macOS terminal commands: https://ss64.com/mac/
Some commands I use often:
- `pbcopy` and `pbpaste` to copy and paste data via the clipboard
- `date -u` to give the date in UTC
- `networkQuality` is speedtest but built-in to macOS
- `caffeinate` prevents your computer from going to sleep (it's the same as the old Caffeinate program, but built-in now)
- `open ...` to open a file, as if you double-clicked it in Finder
- `security` gives you command-line access to the Keychain.