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I've left default Apple apps off this list (like Calendar, and Music), but I use those as well.
- Password vault
- Image editor
- Backup archived files to B2 or S3
- Backup entire computer
- Database editor (SQLite, MySQL, MariaDB, Postgres, CockroachDB, SQL Server, and Amazon Redshift)
- Lightweight text editor
- Pomodoro timer
- Text transformers
- Playground for different programming languages
Creative Cloud - I use this just for Photoshop.
- Helps cleanup old files
- Sync files
- VPN
- Edit tags for podcast mp3s
- Convert video files
- automate file cleanup and organization
- Darken inactive windows
- Hide menu bar apps
- Batch compress images
- HTTP / REST client (free)
- IDE for web project
- Terminal alternative with more features
- Text snippets, clipboard history, and OS automation
- Lightweight clipboard manager
- Keep track of runaway apps
- Window management
- Control 3rd party monitors with system UI
- Convert audio files
- Regex helper
- Debug HTTP requests
- Postgres admin GUI
- Record audio
- Debug HTTP requests (free)
- Move and resize windows with keyboard shortcuts
- RSS reader
- Make yourself to take screen breaks
- Until Siri can do timers
- Check links for websites
- GUI for MySQL
- Universal command palette
- A better calculator
- Free Git GUI
- Full disk backup
- Search and click on things by text, and remap a key to Hyper
- IRC client
- Cross platform to do list service
- Connect to AirPods from menu bar
- File transfer to remote
- Throttle apps while on cellular data
- Turn off CPU turbo boost while on battery power
- OpenVPN client
- Light code text editor (Use Github for settings sync)
- Annotate screenshots
- Measure things on screen
Parallels -Virtual Machines
Time Out - Take breaks
Virtual Box - X86 virtual machines
Dictation - Ctrl twice (needs to be set in System prefs) / Meh + D
Siri - Hold Opt Space / Meh + S
Keyboard Maestro Macro - Meh + T
Lock Screen / Put Display to Sleep - Ctrl Shift Q
Clipboard History (KM) - Ctrl Opt Cmd V
1Password Autofill - Cmd
1Password Global - Cmd Shit \
Shortcat (Superkey) - Right Cmd F
(KM): Custom Keyboard Maestro shortcut
(Superkey): Right Cmd mapped to Hyper key using Superkey or Karabiner
2017 MacBook Pro (about ~3 years of usage): Data Units Read: 746,318,540 [382 TB] Data Units Written: 100,074,549 [51.2 TB] Power On Hours: 1,349
Check system uptime: $ uptime
Check system sleep / wake cycles: $ pmset -g log|grep -e " Sleep " -e " Wake "
~/.dropbox
~/Dropbox/.dropbox
~/Dropbox/.dropbox.cache
~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker
docker.driver.amd64-linux/Docker.raw
~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport
~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Xcode/watchOS DeviceSupport
~/Library/Containers/com.docker.docker
~/Library/Application Support/NVIDIA
docker.driver.amd64-linux/Docker.raw
~/Library/Application Support/Developer/coresimulator
~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Xcode/iOS DeviceSupport
~/Library/Application Support/Developer/Xcode/watchOS DeviceSupport
Get list of top level packages with $ brew leaves
apr-util
aspell
autoconf
awscli
carthage
cmake
composer
cputhrottle
freetds
glib
gmp
heroku/brew/heroku
imagemagick
libpq
libsass
libxslt
libzip
lynx
mcrypt
pkg-config
python@3.9
smartmontools
unixodbc
webp
yajl
yarn
List non-Apple services: $ launchctl list | grep -v com.apple
(-v inverts the grep match)
In Settings / Notifications / Do Not Disturb: Check the box to turn on Do Not Disturb when the Display is Sleeping (I also have it set to turn on DND from 10pm to 7am, when the screen is locked, and when mirroring)
Unconfirmed ideas:
In Settings / Battery / Power Adapter disable Wake for Network Access
In Settings / Bluetooth / Advanced disable Allow Bluetooth Devices to Wake This Computer
In Settings / Battery / Power Adapter turn off Sleep When Display is Off
Great list of open source Mac apps:
List of Homebrew Casks:
- Keep track of runaway apps
- Get alerts when apps try to install background processes
- Open Source LittleSnitch alternative, blocks outgoing apps
- Open Source timer app
- Put the results of scripts in your menu bar
- Screenshot tool
- Inspect MacOS installers
- Keyboard shortcut trainer
- Vim like keyboard nav for Mac
- Open Source alternative to HazeOver
- Manage and debug system services
- Search and click things by text
- Search and click things by text
- Add guides to the screen
- Windows like Alt Tabbing interface
- Customize trackpad and mouse gestures
- Extensible launcher, like Quicksilver or Spotlight
- Search engine for everything you do on the Mac
- Commands to help w/ Github
- Another element based Vim like keyboard for Mac
- Pomodoro & eye strain timer
- Break timer
- Break timer
- Control which apps have access to the internet
- See what apps are doing what on the internet
- export Apples notes files
- free timer app
- Run Mistral model and chat with it locally
- Generate beautiful code screenshots
- Organize Mac menu bar
: $ smartctl --all /dev/disk0
: $ launchctl remove NameHere
from the maker of .