šµ Media Playback & Editing
- Apple Music
- Spotify
- IINA: Video Playback
- CapCut: Video Editing
- Screen Studio: Screen Recording
- OBS: Screen Recording
š Web Browsers
- ā Arc Browser: Primary Work & Personal
- Firefox: Specific university website access
- Min: Clean UI development environment
š» Code Editors, IDEs, Development Utilities
- ā Cursor
- Sublime Text: Quick text edits
- Httpie: API Testing
- DBngin: Local Database Running
- Beekeper Studio: Database Management
- OrbStack: Docker Management
- SourceTree: Git Management
- Proxyman: Network Request Analysis
š PDF Reading & Note-Taking
- Uxie: PDF reader webapp with AI features, annotations, collaboration, PS: I built this app. It's free and open-source, read more
- Zotero: Pdf Annotations with export
- Highlights: Pdf Annotations with export
- PDF Expert: Pdf Editing, Annotations
- PDF Search: Offline Semantic Search
- Apple Notes: Quick Notes
- Notion: Long-form Writing
- ProNotes: Apple Notes Extension
š¤ AI & Productivity
- LM Studio: Local LLM Running
- MacGPT: ChatGPT in Menu Bar
- Superwhisper: Local Audio-to-Text
- ā Granola: AI-powered meeting note-taker
š System Utilities
- ā CleanShotX: Screenshots
- ā AltTab: Window Switching
- ā Lunar: Adjusting brighntess
- Ice: Menu Bar Manager
- ā Raycast: Advanced Spotlight Alternative
- Command X: Cut/Paste Files in Finder
- ā Peek: Finder File Previews
- ā Pure Paste: Link Tracking Removal
- KeyClu: Keyboard Shortcut Overview
- Lookaway: Eye Strain Prevention
- ā Clop: Drag and Drop File Compression
- ā Klack: Keyboard Sounds
- ā Alcove: Dynamic Island-like UI
- Cling: File fuzzy search
š¼ Design & Editing
- Pixelmator Pro: Image Editing
š Security & Privacy
- Proton VPN
- ā Bitwarden: Password Management
- Adguard DNS: Ad Blocking
š¦ Miscellaneous
- Keka: File Archiver
- JDownloader 2: Download Management
- Tempbox: Disposable Email
- OmniDiskSweeper: Disk Space Cleanup
- qBitTorrent: Torrent Client
š± iPad/iOS Specific
š Browser Extensions
- ā Ublock Origin: Goated adblocker
- ā Bitwarden: Password Management
- ā Dark Reader: Dark mode on websites
- ā Bypass Paywalls Clean: Bypasses most paywalls
- ā DeArrow: Removes yt thumbnails w random shot from the video
- ā SponsorBlock: Skips sponsor segments in yt videos
- ā Video Speed Controller: Control HTML5 video/audio speeds.
- Unbaited: filter out engagement bait and inflammatory content from twitter (x)
- WhatFont: To find out fonts on webpages
- TamperMonkey: To run custom JavaScript on any website
- Json formatter: Formats JSON files nicely
š Package Management
- Homebrew: Primary Package Manager
āØ Shortcuts
Apple shortcuts. i usually assign a Raycast hotkey for them.- SwitchAudio: To easily switch earphones across devices. more context, shortcut
ā: can't live w.o