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Nutrient - The #1 PDF SDK Library
Bad PDFs = bad UX. Slow load times, broken annotations, clunky UX frustrates users. Nutrient’s PDF SDKs gives seamless document experiences, fast rendering, annotations, real-time collaboration, 100+ features. Used by 10K+ devs, serving ~half a billion users worldwide. Explore the SDK for free.
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  1. iina

    The modern video player for macOS.

    IINA is free and open-source, available for download from the official website.

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  3. Karabiner-Elements

    Karabiner-Elements is a powerful tool for customizing keyboards on macOS

    This software is free and can be downloaded from the official website; it’s also open-source, so you can find it on GitHub Releases.

  4. Dozer

    Hide status bar icons on macOS (by aonez)

    Dozer is open-source and free; you can download it from the official website or GitHub Releases, or install it via brew cask install dozer.

  5. Dozer

    Hide menu bar icons on macOS

    Dozer is open-source and free; you can download it from the official website or GitHub Releases, or install it via brew cask install dozer.

  6. FinderGo

    🐢 Open terminal quickly from Finder

    You can find specific download and setup instructions online; there are many tutorials available. It’s free and can be downloaded from GitHub.

  7. Nutrient

    Nutrient - The #1 PDF SDK Library. Bad PDFs = bad UX. Slow load times, broken annotations, clunky UX frustrates users. Nutrient’s PDF SDKs gives seamless document experiences, fast rendering, annotations, real-time collaboration, 100+ features. Used by 10K+ devs, serving ~half a billion users worldwide. Explore the SDK for free.

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