Things - Reliable, maclike and generally well thought out/polished piece of productivity software. Stand out feature is its hotkeys and os integration make capturing useful reminders of what needs doing as it comes in from various sources quick (== far less likely to be forgotten).
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?
#32Rectangle - just works window manager Owly - stop sleep / keep screen on, like caffeine app from years ago iterm2 - terminal that looks nice and just works, using zsh and oh-myzsh for basic theming. I user Nord color scheme everywhere https://www.nordtheme.com/ports
I’m happy with Amphetamine as my Caffeine replacement but will try Owly out of interest.
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#33Another vote for Things 3. A simple and very polished to-do app. Really helps me be organised and I wish I could find a calendar app of similar quality/vibe.
Superhuman. Expensive and delightful email.
Velja. Opens URLs in preferred browser (Safari for everything except Meet, which opens in Chrome).
PS - I’m not a developer but really like Zed as a text editor.
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#34Raycast - Replaces Spotlight for opening applications - Replaces Magnet for window management, same features but don’t have to run a separate app now. - keeps a clipboard history - allows me to convert colours and units - integrates with my calendar to show me upcoming meetings, shows them in my menu bar and lets me join them with one click - allows me to prevent my Mac from sleeping (for certain durations) with caff…
I came here to scream Raycast… but this is a great breakdown. Raycast replaces _so many_ apps (and even web browser functionality) for me, and I’m not even on the Pro tier.
To your list, I would add app shortcuts / key commands / quick links / snippets / code image generators (optically from selection) to name a few.
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#35Rectangle - Window Management
Firefox - WebBrowers Because it's not Google
Folx - BitTorrent & Download Manager
Wireguard - VPN
DisplayLinkManager - Multi Display Manager
DrawIO - Diagram Software
Warp - Terminal
IINA - Video Player
CodeEdit - Text & Code Editor
Bitwarden - Password Management
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#361Blocker — Ad Blocker
Bear — For note taking
Calendar 366 — Mostly for its Menu Bar feature
Homebrew — Package Manager
Magnet — Window Manager
NetNewsWire — RSS Reader
PopClip — Adds iOS like pop-overs to macOS
Solstice — Sunrise/Sunset times
StopTheMadness — Safari Better Web Extension
Tailscale
Things — Todos
VSCode
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#37Can't use Mac without rectangle. You don't need magnet.
Owly is my fav for anti sleeping at certain times. Though critical to disable the ads via startup features. I haven't found abetter one. Though it has quirks.
Also some commands in the cli for like key repeat. Like wtf why can't I turn off accent hold when I want to repeat letters.
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#38Lots of good apps here, but I haven’t seen Shottr, yet. Amazing screenshotting tool, I use it all the time.
Fmail2 app for a more native fastmail client is also very nice.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#39Most of mine are listed here already. Four are worth adding: fusion, for audio, pixelmator, for images, Kitty, the terminal, and Alfred, which is like raycast.
Re: Ask HN: What macOS apps/programs do you use daily and recommend?
#40• Alfred - Productivity App for macOS [1]
• iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement [2]
• Dropshare App - upload anything anywhere on macOS [3]
• Mimestream - A native macOS email client for Gmail [4]
• Things - To-Do List for Mac & iOS [5]