Best Lesser Known Mac Apps for Developers

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

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  • synergy-core

    Open source core of Synergy, the cross-platform keyboard and mouse sharing tool (Windows, macOS, Linux)

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  • ohmyzsh

    ๐Ÿ™ƒ A delightful community-driven (with 2,300+ contributors) framework for managing your zsh configuration. Includes 300+ optional plugins (rails, git, macOS, hub, docker, homebrew, node, php, python, etc), 140+ themes to spice up your morning, and an auto-update tool so that makes it easy to keep up with the latest updates from the community.

  • iTerm is a feature rich terminal replacement app. It looks amazing and gives you the ability to have multiple terminal tabs within the same window. Another fantastic feature is the ability to search natively within the terminal. Coupled with OhMyZsh, I think it is the best looking terminal app.

  • SurveyJS

    Open-Source JSON Form Builder to Create Dynamic Forms Right in Your App. With SurveyJS form UI libraries, you can build and style forms in a fully-integrated drag & drop form builder, render them in your JS app, and store form submission data in any backend, inc. PHP, ASP.NET Core, and Node.js.

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  • npkill

    List any node_modules ๐Ÿ“ฆ dir in your system and how heavy they are. You can then select which ones you want to erase to free up space ๐Ÿงน

  • npkill - Free

  • notable

    The Markdown-based note-taking app that doesn't suck.

  • Notable - Free

  • iTerm2

    iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for Mac OS X that does amazing things.

  • iTerm2 - Free

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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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