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Rectangle
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How I stay (more) focused with ADHD
Tip: I use Rectangle app to set up keyboard shortcuts to resize windows (I only have three shortcuts there: left/right half of the screen and full screen).
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Ideal Monitor Rotation for Programmers
But Raycast also has some functionality in that direction.
[1] - https://rectangleapp.com/
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Little macOS Apps That Make a Big Difference in 2024
Two more little utilities that I cannot live without on Mac:
A tiling window manager like https://rectangleapp.com/
Muzzle, which automatically silences desktop notifs when you're screensharing https://muzzleapp.com/
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Macbook M3 Max new MacOS user
I suggest using Rectangle instead of Magnet; it has the same features but is free. I don't know what other Windows features you want to have.
- Newb: ONE tip you can share that would make my Mac OS experience better?
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Found this on Facebook and I've started questioning my life choices...
I’ve used this app forever. Adds in all the window snapping features.
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Recommend apps for learning Macbook hotkeys and shortcuts coming from a Windows background.
third-party window management apps like Magnet and Rectangle
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MacOS tools to make your life easier
Rectangle Mac - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas, similar to Windows.
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Everything I install and set up on a new MacBook as a web developer
I was a Spectacle user for years, but I recently switched to using Rectangle for window management. Rectangle has a few more options than Spectacle; I’m still getting used to it but I have no strong feelings either way.
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Yabai – A tiling window manager for macOS
Why would you pay for magnet when you can use rectangle, which is the same but open source? https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle
open-source-mac-os-apps
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Favourite open-source apps?
There is a github repo with a list of Open source mac os apps
- I'm new macbook user
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What are your favorite open source apps?
Here’s a nice collection on GitHub that’s regularly updated if anyone’s interested.
- First macbook long time windows user
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Tutorial Mac OS
Some more listed here: https://github.com/serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps
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Ask HN: Resources to Learn macOS Development?
The other responses have some great answers, but I learn best by breaking something that is already working, and so this list may have useful sources of code to poke around in: https://github.com/serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps
- Best apps for a newbie to not miss ? I am going to use my first ever MBP I need recommendations please to make most of the machine
- Crowdsourced database of your favourite apps for the mac
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MP3 Tagger and Filerenamer
I am looking for a good Mp3 file tagger and renamed (based on those tags). I cannot find anything. Googling for it ends up in all sorts of free-ad-fremium-subscription trash. Also on https://github.com/serhii-londar/open-source-mac-os-apps isn't such a thing.
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Your best recommendations for apps, which are not broadly known.
Oh and an extensive list of free open source mac apps (hosted on Github).
What are some alternatives?
Amethyst - Automatic tiling window manager for macOS Ã la xmonad.
Turbo-Boost-Switcher - Turbo Boost disabler / enable app for Mac OS X
yabai - A tiling window manager for macOS based on binary space partitioning
Tenacity - Tenacity is an easy-to-use, privacy-friendly, FLOSS, cross-platform multi-track audio editor/recorder for Windows, macOS, Linux and other operating systems. Project currently on an indefinite hiatus.
alt-tab-macos - Windows alt-tab on macOS
awesome-macOS -  A curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for macOS.
PlayCover - PlayCover is a project that allows you to sideload iOS apps on macOS (currently arm, Intel support will be tested)
Maccy - Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS
linux
awesome-mac -  Now we have become very big, Different from the original idea. Collect premium software in various categories.
i3 - A tiling window manager for X11
syncthing-macos - Official frugal and native macOS Syncthing application bundle