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Recommended Mac apps for new user (self.macos)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by fluckx to c/macos
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Hello all,

I've recently gotten a MacBook pro at work. In the past I've mainly used Linux, so the switch isn't super drastic. I'm mainly getting used to the shortcuts. My work mainly involves DevOps related work.

Things I've installed so far ( besides standard things like an IDE ):

  • neovim
  • brew
  • rectangle
  • jq / uw
  • docker desktop
  • iterm2

I have some coworkers excited about Alfred, which I have installed, but haven't really used yet. Looks like an enhanced spotlight?

Any apps/tools you can recommend which makes your life easier on Macs? Hidden productivity gems?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Coming from i3wm my personal must have before installing other softwares like the ones in your list are :

  • Tilling window manager with Yabai
  • Ubersicht for building a gnome look
  • Alfred, but I discovered another one in this thread so I'll try it.

I also like Keyboard Maestro a lot for generating text with a simple 3 or 4 keystrokes (like ,,d = date. ,,id = DDMMYYHHMM etc etc.)

(And not really related but I'm trying Asahi Linux at the moment (native linux on Apple silicon) and this is dope !)

[โ€“] fluckx 1 points 10 months ago

I'm liking raycast so far. A lot of plugins and it seems to work quite well!