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Ask HN: What are some good non-subscription Mac apps?

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Re: Ask HN: What are some good non-subscription Mac apps?

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Post by skydhash »

webmobdev wrote: post #14

Multi-platform ones. Don't worry about "native" apps unless it is multi-platform or you'll get too tied to a specific eco-system and won't be able to migrate if you need to.

I think I would like open formats and protocols instead of the mess with Electron. So like the sibling comment, native markdown editor + a sync folder.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good non-subscription Mac apps?

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Post by lawgimenez »

randomluck040 wrote: post #32
lawgimenez wrote: post #8

Reeder for RSS and read it later. Things for tasks. Sublime Text 3 for scripts, though I haven’t yet paid the license.

Can you explain what makes things worthwhile for you? I’ve taken a look at it but to me it looks like every other todo app out there. I don’t have any specific use case for a to do app other than a chockable list though.

UI is just very quick and simple and not intimidating. I don't like labeling colors (like Todoist, MS ToDo) on my tasks too since it will take more work and time to think.

What I most used is their deadline feature. On other to-do apps this is the due date, but for me that concept is a little confusing, since I use Things for both work, family and personal.

I have a recurring project called Monthly Bills and each tasks has a deadline of their payment.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good non-subscription Mac apps?

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Post by petecooper »

garciasn wrote: post #22

Rectangle: https://rectangleapp.com/ EasyRes: https://easyresapp.com/ ScreenFloat: https://www.screenfloatapp.com/ Bartender (paid): https://www.macbartender.com/ - Hidden Bar (free alternative): https://github.com/dwarvesf/hidden AltTab: https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/

>EasyRes: https://easyresapp.com/

TLS error at the present time, so:

https://archive.ph/MFTi8

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Re: Ask HN: What are some good non-subscription Mac apps?

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Post by runjake »

eevilspock wrote: post #39
AprilArcus wrote: post #17

OmniGraffle single-handedly keeps me from switching to Linux. They have non-subscription pricing here: https://store.omnigroup.com/omnigraffle?pk_vid=40876fd2b0ffb...

draw.io, aka https://www.diagrams.net - Like OmniGraffle, but free, works great and open source! - You can use it online, saving to your cloud drive - Or you can install the desktop version GitHub: https://github.com/jgraph/drawio

And if you're a programmery-type, you can programmatically generate graphs using DOT/Graphviz and load them into draw.io for final tweaking!

I used to use OmniGraffle, but have since jumped over to Draw.io. OG is far more elegant, but draw.io is just handier overall.

Re: Ask HN: What are some good non-subscription Mac apps?

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Post by andrei_says_ »

kowlo wrote: post #37
andrei_says_ wrote: post #36

I’ve happily paid for all of these and keep getting my money’s worth many times over. * Things * Alfred * Nimble Commander * Transmit * Little Snitch * SublimeText and SublimeMerge * Affinity Photo and Designer * Davinci Resolve * Sound Paint * Cleanshot X * iStat Menus * IA Writer

- Things - Alfred - Nimble Commander - Transmit - Little Snitch - SublimeText and SublimeMerge - Affinity Photo and Designer - Davinci Resolve - Sound Paint - Cleanshot X - iStat Menus - IA Writer

Thank you. My daily allowance on HN expired before I could make the edit.
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