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Five Essential Apps for Your Mac

dwfaust said:
It's been mention at least 10 times previously in this thread... the first time was on page 2 (post 49).
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Wow... $30 for search utility... and some bagged on me for mentioning a $15 menu bar manager utility.
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There are many ways to look at product pricing.

One way is to look at the cost of manufacturing. In the case of software, this is mostly the time and effort required to develop the software as well as the effort put into customer support. From that perspective, $30 for HoudahSpot is on the cheap side. At $15 Bartender is probably also is rather cheap by this standard.

What really matters to you, as a buyer, however is how much benefit you get out of the product. That is ultimately up to you to determine. Some customers use HoudahSpot every day. Others turn to it only now and then when everything else fails. Others download the demo and find it does not help any or does not fit their workflow.

In a second step you also need to evaluate how much money that benefit is worth to you. Minutes saved every day. An hour saved here and there. How much is that worth?

I can only encourage you to download the demo. Check out the documentation as well as the Tips & Tricks blog to see what HoudahSpot can do for you.
 
Really hunted thru the internet as welll as this forum, and am unable to find a Nosleep app, which keeps a macbook awake with the lid shut, AND which works with High Sierra.

Any suggestions?
 
These are the apps I always install on any new OSX/macOS system these days:

Alfred - Instead of using Spotlight.
AppCleaner - Simple uninstaller.
Bandwidth+ - Put the bandwidth activity of your choice in the menu.
Burn - Free and simple burner tool.
Discord - Do the talkz with ur frens.
Image2Icon - Custom icons with ease.
KeePassX - The password manager I happen to be comfortable with.
LibreOffice - The best free office suite I've found so far.
Unarchiver, The - For all the unpacking jobs.

Some of them are mentioned before in this thread, but not all of them!
 
My list of apps I could not live without:
1. Kawa. For switching between languages if you have more than 2 of them. Control + Space on macOS only switches between the last 2 input sources, or you need to press & hold Control and choose the right language in the menu. It was driving me mad. With Kawa I can switch languages without even looking at the screen and be sure I choose the right one, as each language has its own keyboard shortcut.
2. Homebrew to install Kawa and other packages.
3. Ukelele. For customizing keyboard layouts. I'd like to mention a great support and a friendly user group.
4. Karabiner. For modifying other keys, like functional or modifier ones. I like to swap CapsLock and Backspace. This way, Backspace that is used much more often is in a more comfortable position. The app also helps me assign a Fn key that I do not have on my keyboard.
5. TinkerTool. For changing settings hidden from the user, like switching off animations or font anti-aliasing.

The next few apps are not that essential, but I find them quite useful:
1. Pocket. For saving links between browsers and platforms.
2. Numi. A handy calculator.
3. MacsFanControl. For monitoring the temperature of computer internals and the fan speed.
 
wow really thanks to all that share there Apps here

I tried PopClip and yeah its amazing!!!

Would be nice if we can get a Complete List that is pinned with the "best must have Apps or something like that"

I can recommend Sensible Side Buttons

SensibleSideButtons

Fix the side buttons on your third-party mice in macOS.
sensible-side-buttons.archagon.net

especially I use it for my Logitech Mouse (forward/backward Button to use) maybe there is also an alternative for it?
 
MacRumors said:



Apps designed for the Mac often don't get as much attention as apps for iOS, even though there are dozens of super useful, must-have Mac apps out there.

In our latest YouTube video, we took a look at five of the most useful Mac apps that may have gone under your radar. If you don't already own these apps for organizing and sharing files, they're well-worth checking out.


All of the Mac apps featured in our video are listed below, with prices and links.

Unclutter ($9.99) - As the name suggests, Unclutter is designed to clean up your desktop. It's an app that's designed to store notes, files, and everything copied to your clipboard. You can drag everything that's on your desktop into Unclutter for a neat, organized desktop that still offers easy access to all the temporary files and information you need.

DeskCover (Free) - If you often work with multiple windows open but dislike distraction, DeskCover is an app worth looking at. It automatically highlights the active app window while dimming everything else in the background, plus it allows you to hide everything stored on your desktop with a single mouse click.

Dropzone 3 ($9.99) - Dropzone makes it easier to copy, move, and share files with unique, customizable actions that let you organize your data with simple drag and drop gestures. Drag a file into an application listed in Dropzone and you can copy it, share it to a social network, AirDrop it, and do tons more.

Bartender 3 ($15) - Bartender 3 is a super popular Mac app that lets you rearrange and hide icons on the menu bar of your Mac. With Bartender, you can put the menu bar items you use most often front and center, while hiding all the rest behind the Bartender icon for a much more streamlined menu bar. Bartender 3 is the only app on our list that you'll need to download outside of the Mac App Store.

Magnet ($0.99) - Magnet is designed to let you rearrange all of your open app windows into an orderly layout for a clean, organized desktop. It's called Magnet because your app windows will snap right into place.

Do you have favorite must-have Mac apps that aren't in our video? Let us know what they are in the comments and we might feature them in a future video.

Article Link: Five Essential Apps for Your Mac
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Unclutter is not 9.99, is double that
 
Ulenspiegel said:
It would be appreciated, if you shared with the community your ideas of essential apps for Mac.
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I'm lacking in Mac apps. That said, just because I don't have many, doesn't mean, to me, those apps are essential. That said, what are your essential apps.
 
s66 said:
Nah, proof it's useful. I don't let it run as a plugin in my browser etc. I just use it standalone when it matters.
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Doesn't the standalone still require internet access for checking and sends your text to them?
 
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