17 Awesome Mac Apps for Power Users (2022)

All the apps I'm using on a daily/weekly basis as a professional Software Engineer and YouTube content creator.

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00:00 - Start
00:14 - Emacs
02:25 - Firefox
04:15 - Kitty
05:19 - Syncthing
06:50 - Amethyst
07:52 - Hammerspoon
09:15 - Homebrew
09:48 - Meeter
10:24 - Setapp
11:11 - DaVinci Resolve
12:08 - Affinity Photo
12:58 - 1Password
13:33 - Flow
14:59 - CleanShot X
16:03 - BetterDisplay
17:13 - iStats Menu
17:52 - Bartender

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[sweealamak]

I have been automating my workflow with the old relic "Automator" and "AppleScript" all this while! Thanks for recommending Hammerspoon!

[bobbyLovesTech]

I absolutely love this. So many unique apps on here!

[DarrylHebbes]

Yes please for a Syncthing how to, with cloud storage

[MattManuel]

Thanks for this. I'm going to try Better Display today.

[micleh]

As always, very helpful no-frills video, which I like about your channel. I'm looking forward to the upcoming tutorial you you hint at. I'd also be deeply interested in your workflow of saving web pages and notes. I'm struggling with this one. I'm using Joplin and Simplenote, since they also work on Android and iOS.
Thanks for the hard work you put into making such magnificent content

[SaburoOkita]

I use Alfred and Keyboard Maestro a lot
Alfred has an iOS app that can be configured to work like Elgato Stream Deck, which I use to control my OBS thru websocket
Keyboard Maestro is even more powerful, where I can script it to blink my RGB light and open a set of applications when certain USB devices is connected. It could also detect MIDI packets, so I've connected to my guitar FX pedal and use it as foot switches.

[KRKVNT]

Thanks for the recommendations!
I like:
- Rectangle (window manager, like amethyst)
- Hidden Bar (like bartender)
- Mos (fixed the awful scrolling issues I had with my logi mouse)
- Karabiner elements (allows to remap keys, for me as a German with English keyboard super helpfül)

[derekbaker]

Thank you for the recommendations. Would love for you to do a deep dive/tutorial on Doom Emacs

[techtipsuk]

Found some great tools through your channel. Thanks.

[RvBSimmons]

I wish I could like this video twice! Great video, thank you

[jordialbert]

I’m very surprised that I think nobody has mentioned Raycast as a Spotlight replacement. I would even say that some or most of the apps that you have shown can be replaced also by raycast itself or raycast extensions, so don’t need for many apps. I love Raycast and it becomes very handy for so many things. Also community is growing so every time there are more and more extensions which superpower it. Amazing app

[wonkywombat]

I've been using KeepassXC as my password manager for years - open source, cross platform, browser plugin, android mobile app. Then sync the file across multiple devices with Syncthing.

[purgatoriprytania]

❤ for the Emacs shout out. It's the OS on top of my macOS.

[ebatalha]

Yes, Terminal, the default that comes with macOS, lacks some features but when talking about speed none on the "market" beats it. And there's also the input lag which in Terminal is almost non-existant.

[isaacraja]

Can you please make a video on how you use doom eMacs org mode and agenda and your regular workflow with it? I like your way of explaining

[artysanmobile]

Excellent presentation! I am perpetually weeding through the silliness of apps trying to find something that works in a professional environment. I’d say 2% qualify and that’s a bunch of wasted time. I can use almost half of what you recommended here. Made my day, and subbed.

[inveele]

I recently switched from Windows to Mac. On PC, I used for years a sync app called "Allway Sync", which never failed me. It was a one time charge for the pro version, and it works flawlessly 10 years later. I am looking for a Mac alternative. I wonder if Sychting can be a good alternative to Allway Sync.

[dmitrykhangulyan]

vim in firefox — my favorite extension!

[petermarin]

Fantastic content and video!! What RSS feeds are you consuming? Maybe you can feature a top of rss in a future video- I think many of us want to lean into this

[WarehouseRouse]

Do you use Alfred? I keep hearing about it and want give it a try. Thanks for making this content!