The 10 tools I install on every new Mac I get

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on dev.to

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  • linux-cli-community

    Linux command-line client for ProtonVPN. Written in Python.

  • Other essentials are a VPN (I use Mullvad and ProtonVPN), but that's about it.

  • ImageOptim

    GUI image optimizer for Mac

  • ImageOptim - file resizing and optimising images, even on the command line (free)

  • WorkOS

    The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

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  • HandBrake

    HandBrake's main development repository

  • Handbrake - batch conversion of videos made easy (free)

  • FFmpeg

    Mirror of https://git.ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.git

  • FFMPEG - converts anything to anything on the command line (free)

  • desktop

    Focus on what matters instead of fighting with Git.

  • GitHub Desktop - much, much easier than installing and setting up Git yourself (free)

  • Visual Studio Code

    Visual Studio Code

  • VS Code - coders gotta edit (free)

  • HomeBrew

    🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

  • Homebrew - makes installing of low level stuff a breeze (free)

  • 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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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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