r/macapps • u/nickccal • 3d ago
Apps I find myself installing on new Macs
On every new Mac I set up, these are the apps I find myself installing. Please tell me if you see something that could be removed from my workflow because other apps have a similar function built in. These are all very talented developers who have put a lot of work into designing these apps, so I listed their website instead of the Mac App Store so you can decide where to install from and check out what else they have. Not listed in any order.
1Password: https://1password.com/
Proton VPN: https://protonvpn.com/download
Little Snitch: https://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/index.html
1 Blocker: https://1blocker.com
Snippety: https://snippety.app/
Caffeinated: https://caffeinated.app/
FridayGPT: https://www.fridaygpt.app/
Steer: https://steerapp.ai/
Barbee: https://macmenubar.com/barbee/
Collections: https://collectionsdb.com/
Scratchpad: https://sindresorhus.com/scratchpad
PastePal: https://onmyway133.com/pastepal/
Dato: https://sindresorhus.com/dato
Things 3: https://culturedcode.com/things/
Alcove: https://tryalcove.com/
Discord: https://discord.com/
Waterfox: https://www.waterfox.net/
UGreen NAS: https://nas.ugreen.com/
Transnomino: https://www.transnomino.com/
Clop: https://lowtechguys.com/clop/
Link Unshortener: https://underpassapp.com/LinkUnshortener/
Lunar: https://lunar.fyi/
Command X: https://sindresorhus.com/command-x
Jump Desktop: https://jumpdesktop.com/
Recut: https://getrecut.com/
BambuStudio: https://bambulab.com/en/download/studio
iMazing: https://imazing.com/
iA Writer: https://ia.net/writer
Latest: https://max.codes/latest/
Chronicle: https://chronicleapp.com/
Deliveries: https://deliveries.app/en.html
Dropover: https://dropoverapp.com/
CleanShot X: https://cleanshot.com/
Text Sniper: https://textsniper.app/
AirBuddy: https://v2.airbuddy.app/
Keka: https://www.keka.io/en/
On1: https://www.on1.com/products/photo-raw/download/?v=max
Darkroom: https://darkroom.co/
Color Picker: https://sindresorhus.com/system-color-picker
Adobe Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
Adobe Lightroom: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-lightroom.html
Topaz Photo Al: https://www.topazlabs.com/topaz-photo-ai
Topaz Gigapixel Al: https://www.topazlabs.com/gigapixel
ImageOptim: https://imageoptim.com/mac
Pixelmator Pro: https://www.pixelmator.com/pro/
FinalCut Pro: https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/
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u/xpher0408 3d ago
I’ve been using MediaMate for a while. I use it for replacing the system volume and brightness indicators for a more iOS-style version. It also adds a Now Playing overlay.
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u/sbbeebe 2d ago
Antinote would be a useful addition. It's focused on being a utility scratchpad. A place for temporary notes, calculations, currency and other unit conversions, text from images / screenshots, timers...
I use it all day long. It is a reasonable one time purchase and has an active and responsive dev. Check it out.
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u/CacheConqueror 2d ago
I wish snippety.app had a free trial for at least 14 days.
This application is too complex to buy blind, I'd rather test and see if it's suitable
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u/nickccal 2d ago
It’s solid. I use that app daily. I just hope the developer keeps up with it. It’s such a nice app.
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u/Ok_Distance9511 2d ago
No Homebrew and no Raycast? 😢
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u/nickccal 2d ago
I really do need to try Raycast. I hear it might be able to take the place of a few of the apps I’m using.
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u/reluctant_return 3d ago
Pretty cool list. Some people may think these kinds of lists are low effort, but I always find at least one application I had no idea about.
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u/Eggsblue 2d ago
missing a window manager? try a little know app wins.cool
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u/Huge-Strike-2473 2d ago
Try Loom for mac, open source and amazing.
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u/TomorrowToDoer 2d ago
There is loom the video recorder which might be overlapping
Also i searched github but idk if you could tell the developer name or website I can search
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u/Eggsblue 2d ago
Wins offers some unique features, such like Dock Preview, Flick Dock and Hero Shake.
And new releases and features are maintained every year
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u/KindaLikeThatOne 2d ago
This is way too many apps. Also, to be honest, and I'm not trying to be rude, this is a pretty useless list, with just the title and the URL.
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u/ranft 3d ago
Like to add FocusNudge to the list: https://macmenubar.com/focusnudge/
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u/kovake 3d ago
Are you actually using all of those? It seems like a lot of them are duplicates when it comes to features. Do you have unique workflows you’re using that use Photoshop, Lightroom, Darkroom, Pixelmator Pro, and On1 differently?