The Ultimate List of MacOS Productivity Apps for Developers!

Are you a dev who uses MacOS, and are looking to maximize your productivity?

Here are my top picks:

Linear Mouse ??

• MUST HAVE for USB mouse users on MacOS
• Options for Mouse Acceleration, Scroll Direction, Mouse Sensitivity
• Open Source
• https://linearmouse.app

brew install --cask linearmouse        

Rectangle Pro ??

• Launch and arrange an entire workspace with one keyboard shortcut
• Perfect for ultra-wide or multi-monitor setups
• https://rectangleapp.com/pro

brew install --cask rectangle-pro        

Proxyman ??????

• Capture, decrypt, and mock HTTP(s) requests
• Powerful debugging tools, integrates with iOS Simulators
• Better than Charles, in my opinion
• https://proxyman.io

brew install --cask proxyman        

Warp ???

• The best terminal emulator out there (tried them all)
• Supports modern text input, selection, and keyboard shortcuts
• Snippets, macros, and shared commands with your team
• https://www.warp.dev

brew install --cask warp        

KeyClu ??

• Displays a cheat sheet window that has all keyboard shortcuts for the currently focused application
• Free & Open Source
• https://sergii.tatarenkov.name/keyclu/support/

Quit-All ???

• Menu bar GUI to force quit apps effortlessly
• https://amicoapps.com/app/quitall/

brew install --cask quit-all        

Nuke ??

• Free & Open Source Terminal-Based Alternative to Quit-All
• https://github.com/gleich/nuke

brew install wmctrl gleich/homebrew-taps/nuke        

JSON Peep ??

• Safari extension to format json endpoints
• https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/json-peep-for-safari/id1458969831

IINA ??

• Best Video Player for MacOS
• Open Source
• https://iina.io

brew install --cask iina        

Amphetamine ??

• Keeps your screen awake
• https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/amphetamine/id937984704

Pure Paste ??

• Text you paste will default to plain text
• https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/amphetamine/id937984704

Better Display ???

• Open Source display utilities
• Greatly improves text rendering/legibility on generic monitors
• Select High Resolution(HiDPI)!
• Numerous display power user options
• https://github.com/waydabber/BetterDisplay

brew install --cask betterdisplay        

Clop ??

• Automatically reduces file size of videos, images, and PDFs in your clipboard & desktop
• Ideal for frequent video uploads to JIRA/Github/Slack
• https://lowtechguys.com/clop/

brew install --cask clop        

Command X ?

• Adds ?+X Cut/Paste functionality to Finder
• https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/command-x/id6448461551

CotEditor ??

• Simple Textedit/VSCode replacement
• Open Source
• https://coteditor.com

brew install --cask coteditor        

Hidden Bar ????

• Hides Menu Bar Items
• Open Source
• https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/hidden-bar/id1452453066

brew install --cask hiddenbar        

TinkerTool ??

• Gives you access to hidden additional preference settings Apple has built into macOS
• https://www.bresink.com/osx/TinkerTool.html

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