Must-have apps for a new MacBook user?

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

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  • iina

    The modern video player for macOS.

    https://iina.io best mediaplayer, what kind of software you use?

  • iGlance

    Free system monitor for OSX and macOS. See all system information at a glance in the menu bar.

    I found another foss app arguably with even better UI. https://github.com/iglance/iGlance

  • 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.

  • HomeBrew

    🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

    Homebrew https://brew.sh

  • yt-dlp

    A feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader

    youtube-dl is no longer maintained. There is a port of it called yt-dlp which is updated regularly. You can find it on GitHub.

  • Maccy

    Lightweight clipboard manager for macOS

    Maccy - Github

  • 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.

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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