I've collected 25 useful Mac apps from designers perspective. Most of them free tools and focused on productivity and versatility. I'm open to feedbacks!

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/macapps

InfluxDB - Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale
Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.
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  • ImageOptim

    GUI image optimizer for Mac

  • ImageOptim

  • SlowQuitApps

    Add a global delay to Command-Q to stop accidental app quits.

  • SlowQuitApps: adds a delay to Cmd + Q, so as to prevent accidental closures

  • InfluxDB

    Power Real-Time Data Analytics at Scale. Get real-time insights from all types of time series data with InfluxDB. Ingest, query, and analyze billions of data points in real-time with unbounded cardinality.

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  • selfcontrol

    :skull: Mac app to block your own access to distracting websites etc for a predetermined period of time. It can not be undone by the app or by a restart – you must wait for the timer to run out.

  • SelfControl: for procrastinators like me lol

  • iina

    The modern video player for macOS.

  • IINA: video and music player, vast codec support

  • cyberduck

    Cyberduck is a libre FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, Amazon S3, Backblaze B2, Microsoft Azure & OneDrive and OpenStack Swift file transfer client for Mac and Windows.

  • Cyberduck: FTP client to manage content on Dropbox, Amazon S3, etc.

  • clocker

    ⏲ macOS app to plan and organize through timezones.

  • After "a ton of research" you recommend Hovrly as a "designer app" (not a bad tool, but a completely random addition to the list) but have not heard of Clocker.

NOTE: The number of mentions on this list indicates mentions on common posts plus user suggested alternatives. Hence, a higher number means a more popular project.

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