Favorite Apps

Some apps I don't want to forget! Some are useful for specific things I don't need all the time.

Also see

Some apps have expanded to their own blog posts... Here's a non-exhaustive list

CLI

  • entr - run commands when file changes
  • httpie - curl++
  • ocrmypdf ( https://pypi.org/project/ocrmypdf/ )
  • rclone - rsync for cloud (OneDrive)
  • ripgrep - grep++
  • t-rec - alternative to VHS to record terminal GIFs - https://github.com/sassman/t-rec-rs
  • tfswitch - manage terraform
  • tokei - count lines of code
  • tree - file tree
  • volta - manage NodeJS versions

https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask-fonts and brew cask install font-ia-writer-mono

GUI

  • KeepingYouAwake - prevent mac from sleeping - https://github.com/newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake
  • MeetingBar - put meetings in Mac status bar and let you join them by clicking it :)
  • copyq - cross-platform clipboard manager
  • itsycal - calendar in the menu bar
  • rectangleapp - resize windows
  • scrcpy - mirror Android phone

Android