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  • HomeBrew

    ๐Ÿบ The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

    Homebrew

  • SaaSHub

    SaaSHub - Software Alternatives and Reviews. SaaSHub helps you find the best software and product alternatives

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  • Rectangle

    Move and resize windows on macOS with keyboard shortcuts and snap areas

    Rectangle Mac - Move and resize windows in macOS using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas, similar to Windows.

  • BetterDisplay

    Unlock your displays on your Mac! Flexible HiDPI scaling, XDR/HDR extra brightness, virtual screens, DDC control, extra dimming, PIP/streaming, EDID override and lots more!

  • starship

    โ˜„๐ŸŒŒ๏ธ The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

  • Lunar

    Intelligent adaptive brightness for your external monitors

    Lunar

  • bat

    A cat(1) clone with wings.

    Try bat (itโ€™s like cat but better) https://github.com/sharkdp/bat

  • SaneSideButtons

    A macOS menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation functionality for side buttons on third-party mice.

    to add to the mouse/input apps mentioned, i'll add https://github.com/thealpa/SaneSideButtons and https://linearmouse.app/, the "avoid installing steelseriesengine or logi options" stack

  • linearmouse

    The mouse and trackpad utility for Mac.

    to add to the mouse/input apps mentioned, i'll add https://github.com/thealpa/SaneSideButtons and https://linearmouse.app/, the "avoid installing steelseriesengine or logi options" stack

  • KeepingYouAwake

    Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.

    KeepingYouAwake. Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.

  • chromium-vim

    Vim bindings for Google Chrome.

    Yeah I used to use a chrome extension (https://github.com/1995eaton/chromium-vim) but winded up having too many bugs and stopped using it. Once I discovered shortcat I never looked back.

  • UnmountVolumeAfterTimeMachine

    Automatically eject USB drives after TimeMachine backup finishes

    This unmounts your time machine drive after backup completes. https://github.com/BrianHenryIE/UnmountVolumeAfterTimeMachine

  • sensible-side-buttons

    A macOS menu bar app that enables system-wide navigation functionality for the side buttons on third-party mice.

    Sensible Side Buttons

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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