Must Have Apps, Free or Paid -

• alt-tab-macos

  311 9,725 7.9 Swift

  Windows alt-tab on macOS

If you find yourself missing alt tab to switch by windows, check out Contexts, Witch, or the aptly named AltTab as an alternative window switcher.

• HomeBrew

  1,284 39,552 10.0 Ruby

  🍺 The missing package manager for macOS (or Linux)

  

• InfluxDB

  www.influxdata.com featured

  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.

  

• BetterDisplay

  200 16,079 8.6

  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!

Surprised nobody mentioned BetterDisplay (formerly BetterDummy)

• FinderFix

  10 70 2.7

  FinderFix lets you resize and reposition Finder windows to your liking

And some window management utilities like Rectangle and my current favorites, FinderFix and AutoRaise.

• AutoFocus

  11 66 1.7

  A focus-follows-mouse implementation on steroids!

And some window management utilities like Rectangle and my current favorites, FinderFix and AutoRaise.

• Rectangle

  724 24,591 8.5 Swift

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

And some window management utilities like Rectangle and my current favorites, FinderFix and AutoRaise.

• awesome-mac

  27 71,550 8.8 JavaScript

   Now we have become very big, Different from the original idea. Collect premium software in various categories.

I often refer to the comprehensive Awesome Mac list for this because you can drill down to specific sections such as Finder Tools for example. It's very handy.

• SaaSHub

  www.saashub.com featured

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

  

• HideDesktopIcons

  1 3 10.0 Swift

  Simple macOS App to hide and show the desktop icons

HideDesktopIcons >> Does what it says

• freac

  90 1,289 7.7 C++

  The fre:ac audio converter project

fre:ac: Audio converter and CD ripper with support for various formats and encoders

• jumpcut

  9 595 6.9 Swift

  Minimalist clipboard management for macOS

Jumpcut: Make your clipboard dance (I also use Pastebot for >99 clips)

• iina

  228 36,412 8.4 Swift

  The modern video player for macOS.

  

IINA: Modern media player (video and audio)

• HandBrake

  981 15,649 9.8 C

  HandBrake's main development repository

  

HandBrake: Tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.

• Amethyst

  148 14,194 6.5 Swift

  Automatic tiling window manager for macOS à la xmonad.

If you want a different tiling manager give Amethyst a go. It basically automates window tilling. Definitely not for everyone and I actually thought it was stupid to begin with but now I absolutely love it! FYI it can be a bit buggy at times but it's free.

• homebrew-bundle

  27 5,125 8.8 Ruby

  📦 Bundler for non-Ruby dependencies from Homebrew, Homebrew Cask and the Mac App Store.

  

Also, check out Homebrew Bundle and Brewfile - it's like infrastructure as code but for your personal computer and makes setting up new Macs and reinstalls a breeze!

• KeepingYouAwake

  30 5,469 7.1 Objective-C

  Prevents your Mac from going to sleep.

If you don't want to use the command line there is an open source menu bar utility found here .

• SaaSHub

  www.saashub.com featured

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

  

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