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Vista Player on Mac: 4K HDR, MKV without transcoding, dual subtitles
顺意科技 · 6:15 · Oct 27, 2026
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Vista Player on Mac: 4K HDR, MKV without transcoding, dual subtitles
A six-minute walkthrough of Vista Player, a local video player for macOS. It opens MKV, MP4, AVI, WebM, MOV, TS and FLV files, plays 4K HDR with hardware decoding, and shows two subtitle tracks at once. The demonstration moves from a 4K clip through an MKV with several audio tracks to a dual-subtitle setup for language learning, then covers the equaliser and the screenshot tools a creator uses to check footage.
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TickPlay on Apple Watch: offline music, FLAC, LRC lyrics and Wi-Fi transfer
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Best 2D Animation Software for Mac
Keyframes, vector tweening and node-based compositing for motion work that is not a video edit.
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Best 3D Modelling Apps for Mac
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Generating and upscaling images on your own machine, where the model runs locally and the prompt never leaves the Mac.
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Best API Mock Tools for Mac
Standing up a fake endpoint so the client can be built before the server exists — and inspecting what it was actually asked for.
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Best App Store Connect Tools for Mac
Managing metadata, TestFlight builds, reviews and localisation without living in a browser tab.
Oct 19, 20266 min - Software Picks#Mac Cleaner
Best App Uninstallers for Mac
Removing an app along with the preference files, caches and helpers it left behind — which dragging to the Trash does not do.
Oct 19, 20267 min Best Automation Apps for Mac
Macros, hotkey daemons and scripted actions that run without you — from a menu bar script to a full window-and-file workflow.
Oct 19, 202610 minBest Bluetooth and Peripheral Managers for Mac
Pairing, switching and monitoring the accessories around a Mac — keyboards across machines, AirPods, scroll wheels and phone-as-keyboard tricks.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Bookmark Managers for Mac
Saving a link now and finding it in a year — with full-text search, tags and a copy that does not depend on a browser profile.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Color Tools for Mac
Picking a colour from the screen, converting between spaces, and getting the value into the code or the design file.
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Best Cross-Platform Desktop Frameworks
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Oct 19, 20267 min Best CSV and Tabular Data Editors for Mac
Opening a file with a million rows and actually working in it — sorting, filtering, querying and saving without breaking the quoting.
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Best Database Design Tools for Mac
Drawing the schema before writing it — entity relationships, forward engineering, and models that stay in sync with the database.
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Best Developer Cache Cleaners for Mac
Reclaiming disk space from DerivedData, node_modules, Homebrew and container images — with a preview before anything is removed.
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Best DJ Software for Mac
Beatmatching, cue points and a library that survives the gig — free and open-source decks alongside a sampler.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Drag-and-Drop Shelf Apps for Mac
A temporary place to park files, links and text while you move between windows, apps and spaces.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Dual-Pane File Managers for Mac
Two folders side by side, keyboard-driven copying and a queue — the file manager for people who move files for a living.
Oct 19, 20268 minBest English Writing Assistants for Mac
Checking grammar, choosing a better word, and rewriting a sentence — inside whatever app you already write in.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best File Diff Tools for Mac
Comparing two versions of a file or a folder and seeing exactly what changed, side by side.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Font Management Apps for Mac
Activating, previewing and organising a font library — plus editing the fonts themselves when nothing on the shelf fits.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Media
Best Game Emulators for Mac
Emulators and frontends for console and handheld libraries, plus the launcher that turns a Mac mini into a console.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Game Streaming Apps for Mac
Play a game running on another machine — a gaming PC, a console, or a Mac acting as the host.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest GTD Task Managers for Mac
Capturing everything, deciding what matters today, and reviewing on a schedule — the method matters more than the app.
Oct 19, 20267 min- Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best IDE Apps for Mac
Full toolchains with a compiler, a debugger and a project model — the step beyond an editor when the language needs more than syntax highlighting.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Image Conversion and Cleanup Tools for Mac
Changing format, stripping metadata, resizing a batch and putting the megabytes back — the unglamorous image work.
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Best iOS Development Tools for Mac
The work around Xcode: inspecting an app’s sandbox, symbolising a crash, converting Objective-C, and getting a build onto a device.
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Columns, cards and a board that reflects where the work actually is — self-hosted or hosted.
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Remapping modifiers, binding global hotkeys and grouping apps so one keystroke does the switching.
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Best Local Secret Managers for Mac
Passwords and API keys in a file you control — KeePass-compatible, offline, and not tied to a subscription.
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Serving a site from a folder, compiling assets on save, and switching between the language runtimes a project needs.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Productivity
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Models that run on the machine and data that stays there — chat, dictation, search and agents without a round trip to someone else’s server.
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Tools built for a manuscript rather than a note — structure, research alongside the draft, and an export that survives.
Oct 19, 20267 minBest macOS Installer Builders
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Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Productivity
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Rendering a Markdown file the way a reader will see it, with the editor kept out of the way.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Measurement Tools for Designers on Mac
Measuring what is on screen — distances, colours, alignment and a pixel ruler that works over any app.
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Best Media Center Apps for Mac
A library of your own films and shows, browsable on a television, with artwork and subtitles handled for you.
Oct 19, 20269 min Best Menu Bar Clock Apps for Mac
Time awareness in the menu bar: a second time zone, the week number, the minutes left in the day, or a clock on the desktop.
Oct 19, 20268 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best Menu Bar Customization Apps for Mac
Turning the menu bar into a surface you design — script output, custom indicators, a pinned web page, or a new status bar entirely.
Oct 19, 20268 min - Software Picks#Media
Best Menu Bar Music Controllers for Mac
Playback controls, now-playing and synced lyrics without switching to a music app window.
Oct 19, 20268 min Best Menu Bar System Toggles for Mac
One-click switches for dark mode, the notch, Bluetooth, displays and smart-home devices, without opening System Settings.
Oct 19, 20267 min- Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best MongoDB Clients for Mac
Document databases need a different interface from a SQL table — nested objects, aggregation pipelines, and a server that starts in one click.
Oct 19, 20266 min - Software Picks#Media
Best Music Notation Software for Mac
Writing music down: scores, tablature and the practice tools that show you what the notation is supposed to sound like.
Oct 19, 20266 min - Software Picks#Media
Best Music Tag Editors for Mac
Fixing the metadata in a music library — artist, album, artwork and the acoustic fingerprint that identifies a file nobody labelled.
Oct 19, 20266 min - Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best MySQL Clients for Mac
MySQL and MariaDB administration on macOS, including the long-running clients that are still the fastest way to browse a schema.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Network Monitor Apps for Mac
Live throughput, per-app bandwidth, open sockets and captured traffic — the view of what the network is doing right now.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best NTFS Drivers for Mac
Read and write Windows-formatted drives from macOS, from free remount tricks to paid kernel-level drivers.
Oct 19, 20266 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Office Suites for Mac
Documents, spreadsheets and slides that open on someone else’s machine — the compatibility question comes before the feature list.
Oct 19, 20266 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best PDF Editors for Mac
Changing a PDF rather than just reading it — text, pages, forms, signatures and compression.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best PDF Readers for Research on Mac
Reading papers properly: annotations that export, a library that searches inside the text, and citations that stay attached.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Design
Best Photo Management Apps for Mac
Cataloguing, culling and developing a photo library locally — instead of handing it to a subscription service.
Oct 19, 20267 min Best Plain-Text Note Apps for Mac
Notes that are files on disk, in Markdown or plain text, with no database between you and the contents.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best PostgreSQL Clients for Mac
Connecting to Postgres, writing queries and reading the results — from a native table browser to a server you start locally.
Oct 19, 20266 min - Software Picks#Utilities
Best Privacy-Focused Browsers for Mac
Browsers that block tracking by default and resist fingerprinting, including the ones built for a keyboard rather than a mouse.
Oct 19, 20267 min Best Project Management Apps for Mac
Plans with dependencies, dates and resources — the step up from a task list when several people share the work.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Design
Best RAW Photo Editors for Mac
Developing sensor data properly — demosaicing, highlight recovery and colour that survives a print.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Reference Managers for Mac
Collecting sources, annotating them, and producing a bibliography in the right style without retyping anything.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Networking
Best Remote Connection Managers for Mac
Keeping dozens of servers, desktops and virtual machines in one list, with the right protocol chosen per host.
Oct 19, 20266 min Best Reverse Engineering Tools for Mac
Disassembling, hex-editing and inspecting binaries — including the crash logs and installer packages that explain what went wrong.
Oct 19, 20267 min- Software Picks#Productivity
Best RSS Readers for Mac
Subscribing to sites and reading them on your own terms — local feeds, synced services, and typography that respects the text.
Oct 19, 20268 min Best Screen History Apps for Mac
Recording what you saw and heard so you can search it later — the local-first answer to "where did I read that".
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Screen Privacy Apps for Mac
Blurring, masking or locking what is on screen during a call, a recording or a screen share.
Oct 19, 20267 minBest Screensavers for Mac
Screensavers that are worth the electricity — aerial footage, generative scenes and a clock that renders on the desktop too.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Security
Best Security Audit Tools for Mac
Finding out what is installed, what is loaded into the kernel, and which configuration is weaker than it should be.
Oct 19, 20267 min Best System Maintenance Apps for Mac
The utilities that verify, repair and tune macOS itself — permissions, logs, caches, hidden settings and hardware diagnostics.
Oct 19, 20268 minBest Team Collaboration Apps for Mac
Chat, files, meetings and docs in one workspace, for teams that have outgrown a group chat.
Oct 19, 20269 minBest Terminal Session Managers for Mac
Keeping long-running commands, tmux sessions and several terminal windows under control instead of hunting for the right tab.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Text Expansion Apps for Mac
Typing a short trigger and getting a paragraph, a date, a snippet or a rewritten sentence — the shortcut layer over every text field.
Oct 19, 20268 minBest Touch Bar Utilities for Mac
Making the Touch Bar useful — haptics, an emulator for Macs that never had one, emoji, and function keys without the Fn dance.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Vector Graphics Editors for Mac
Drawing with paths rather than pixels — illustration, lettering, SVG art and code that comes out of the drawing.
Oct 19, 20267 minBest Video Downloaders for Mac
Saving video and audio from the web for offline use, from a GUI around a command-line tool to a whole-site mirror.
Oct 19, 20267 minBest Video Editors for Mac
Cutting, grading and exporting — from a free NLE to a colour pipeline that started in a post house.
Oct 19, 202610 minBest Video Trimming Tools for Mac
Cutting a clip without re-encoding it — the fastest path from a long recording to the thirty seconds you needed.
Oct 19, 20266 min- Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best Virtual Machine Apps for Mac
Virtual machines on macOS — from a GUI that runs Windows in a window to the command-line tools that boot a Linux box in seconds.
Oct 19, 202610 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Voice Input Apps for Mac
Hold a key, speak, and have the text appear at the cursor — dictation that runs locally and cleans up its own output.
Oct 19, 20269 min Best Ways to Run Windows Apps on Mac
Compatibility layers and game-focused wrappers that run Windows software without booting a full virtual machine.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Web Design Apps for Mac
Building a responsive page visually — layout, breakpoints and components, with clean HTML on the other side.
Oct 19, 20266 minBest Wi-Fi Analyzer Apps for Mac
Seeing which channels are crowded, where the signal actually reaches, and what the link is really doing.
Oct 19, 20266 minHow to Back Up a Mac to an External Drive
Set up a bootable backup on macOS — Time Machine for automatic point-in-time recovery, or a cloning tool for an exact copy you can boot from today.
Oct 19, 20263 minHow to Change Default Apps for File Types on Mac
Set which app opens a given file type on macOS — the Get Info method that applies to everything, the per-app approach, and how to route links to different browsers by rule.
Oct 19, 20262 minHow to Check Your Mac for Malware
A practical malware check on macOS — what the system already protects, the four places unwanted software hides, and how to tell a real infection from a browser notification.
Oct 19, 20262 min- How-To#Utilities
How to Compress and Extract Files on Mac
Create and open ZIP, 7z, RAR and tar archives on macOS — the built-in tools, what they cannot handle, and how to make an archive someone else can open.
Oct 19, 20262 min How to Convert HEIC to JPG on Mac
Turn iPhone HEIC photos into JPG or PNG on macOS — the built-in Preview and sips routes, a batch converter, and why converting loses more than people expect.
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Run Windows 11 on a Mac in a VM — the ARM-versus-Intel decision that decides everything else, which apps to use, and what will not work once it is installed.
Oct 19, 20263 minHow to Keep Your Mac Awake During a Long Task
Stop macOS from sleeping during a render, a download or a transfer — the built-in caffeinate command, a menu bar toggle, and why closing the lid is a different problem.
Oct 19, 20263 minHow to Manage Login Items and Startup Agents on Mac
Control what launches when your Mac starts — the Login Items list in System Settings, the launch agents and daemons it does not show, and how to tell which of them is slowing down boot.
Oct 19, 20262 min- How-To#Productivity
How to Merge and Split PDF Files on Mac
Combine or divide PDFs on macOS with Preview's thumbnail sidebar, or with an editor when the pages need reordering, rotating or shrinking first.
Oct 19, 20262 min How to Monitor Mac Temperature, Fans and Battery
Read the sensors macOS does not show you — CPU and GPU temperature, fan speed, battery health and cycle count — and know which numbers actually indicate a problem.
Oct 19, 20263 minHow to Mount a Network Drive on Mac
Connect a Mac to a shared folder over SMB, keep it mounted across reboots, and fix the two failures that account for most network drives that will not connect.
Oct 19, 20262 minHow to Password Protect a Folder on Mac
Encrypt a folder on macOS with an encrypted disk image or a vault app — what each protects against, and the one backup step that decides whether you can ever open it again.
Oct 19, 20263 minHow to Record Your Screen on Mac
Record your Mac screen with the built-in tool or a dedicated recorder — what each handles well, how to capture system audio, and why the file size surprises people.
Oct 19, 20262 minHow to Set Up a VPN on Mac
Configure a VPN on macOS — the built-in client for IKEv2, Tunnelblick for OpenVPN profiles, and how to tell whether your traffic is actually going through the tunnel.
Oct 19, 20263 minHow to Uninstall Apps Completely on Mac
Remove a Mac app and its leftover support files the proper way — drag to Trash plus the hidden folders in ~/Library, or use an uninstaller that finds the leftovers for you.
Oct 19, 20262 minWhat Is Gatekeeper on Mac?
Gatekeeper is the macOS check that decides whether an app is allowed to launch. Here is what it verifies, why an app gets blocked, and the safe way to open one anyway.
Oct 19, 20262 minWhat Is NTFS and Why Can't Mac Write to It?
macOS reads NTFS volumes but refuses to write to them. Here is why the limitation exists, what the workarounds actually cost, and when reformatting is the better answer.
Oct 19, 20263 minWhat Is Rosetta and Do You Need It on Mac?
Rosetta 2 translates Intel apps so they run on Apple silicon Macs. Here is what it actually does, how to tell whether an app needs it, and when it is worth finding a native alternative instead.
Oct 19, 20262 minBest Android Device Tools for Mac
Tools that move files between a Mac and an Android phone, or mirror the phone screen, compared on protocol, driver needs and whether they work over Wi-Fi.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest API Clients for Mac
REST, GraphQL and gRPC clients compared on where requests and collections are stored, whether they work offline, and how they fit into a Git repository.
Oct 17, 20268 minBest App Icon Tools for Mac
Icon preview, generation and organising tools compared on whether they build a full icon set, preview a menu bar icon, or manage a design system.
Oct 17, 20266 min- Software Picks#Media
Best Audio Editors for Mac
Multitrack audio software compared on destructive versus non-destructive editing, plugin formats, and whether the free tier is a working editor or a demo.
Oct 17, 20266 min Best Backup Apps for Mac
Backup clients compared on destination, versioning model, encryption, and whether they can restore to bare metal or only to a folder.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest BitTorrent Clients for Mac
BitTorrent clients compared on queueing, protocol support, whether they seed by default, and how much of the interface is a web UI.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Cloud Storage Sync Clients for Mac
Sync clients compared on where files are stored, whether you can point them at your own server, and how they handle conflicts.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Code Snippet Managers for Mac
Snippet managers compared on where snippets live, how they are inserted, how they are searched, and whether the store is local, self-hosted or a vendor cloud.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Developer Toolboxes for Mac
Multi-tool desktop apps that bundle formatters, converters, generators and inspectors into one window, compared on what runs offline and what is scriptable.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Diagramming Tools for Mac
Diagram editors compared on whether they draw by hand or generate from text, how much layout they do for you, and how they export.
Oct 17, 20266 min- Software Picks#Design
Best Digital Drawing Apps for Mac
Painting and sketching apps compared on brush engine, whether they target illustration or animation, and how they handle layers and pressure.
Oct 17, 20266 min Best Disk Usage Analyzers for Mac
Tools that show what is taking up space — tree maps, nested file lists and scan-then-delete flows — compared on how they present sizes and what they let you remove.
Oct 17, 20267 minBest DNS and Hosts Tools for Mac
Menu bar resolvers and hosts-file editors compared on how they switch, whether they can benchmark, and how they restore the system default.
Oct 17, 20266 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best Dock Utilities for Mac
Tools that change Dock behaviour — locking it to one display, hiding it, replacing it, or docking windows to screen edges.
Oct 17, 20266 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Email Clients for Mac
Desktop email clients compared on account model, whether they speak IMAP natively, encryption handling, and how much of the interface is a wrapped web view.
Oct 17, 20268 min Best File Search Tools for Mac
Alternatives to Finder and Spotlight compared on index, speed on large volumes, and whether they search contents or names only.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Finder Context Menu Tools for Mac
Finder extensions and right-click toolkits compared on what they add to the context menu and how much of the Finder they take over.
Oct 17, 20267 minBest FTP and SFTP Clients for Mac
File transfer clients for servers compared on protocol coverage, the bookmark model, sync, and whether they double as cloud storage browsers.
Oct 17, 20268 minBest GIF Tools for Mac
Recording and converting GIFs compared on capture quality, file size control, and whether the result is a file you can still edit.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Hot Corner and Screen Edge Tools for Mac
Screen-edge and hot-corner triggers compared on how many zones they support and whether they can run a shortcut or only move a window.
Oct 17, 20267 minBest HTTP Debugging Proxies for Mac
Proxies that intercept, inspect and modify HTTPS traffic, compared on certificate setup, scripting, and whether they run from a GUI or a terminal.
Oct 17, 20269 minBest Image Viewers for Mac
Lightweight image viewers compared on navigation model, keyboard control, format coverage, and how fast they open a folder of large files.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Journaling Apps for Mac
Journaling apps compared on entry format, where entries are stored, encryption, and how much they add on top of plain text.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Keep Awake Apps for Mac
Tools that stop a Mac sleeping, compared on whether they hold a plain timer, watch a condition, or fake input to do it.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Keyboard Utilities for Mac
Keyboard tools compared on scope — from a one-line fix like the caps-lock delay to a full remapper — and on whether they watch keystrokes to do it.
Oct 17, 20269 minBest LaTeX Editors for Mac
LaTeX editors compared on live preview, autocompletion depth, and whether they are dedicated editors or Markdown editors with math support.
Oct 17, 20266 min- Software Picks#Media
Best Local Music Players for Mac
Players for a music collection on disk compared on format support, library handling, lyrics, and whether they stream by default.
Oct 17, 20267 min Best Malware Scanners for Mac
On-demand and persistent scanners compared on whether they watch for installs or scan when asked, what they detect, and what they cost.
Oct 17, 20267 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best Menu Bar Calendar Apps for Mac
Menu bar calendars compared on which calendars they read, whether they can create events, and how much of the month they show before you have to open Calendar.
Oct 17, 20268 min Best Menu Bar Market and Watchlist Apps for Mac
Menu bar trackers for stocks, crypto, sports and watchlists, compared on what they cover, how often they refresh, and whether they need an account.
Oct 17, 20266 min- Software Picks#Design
Best Mind Mapping Apps for Mac
Mind mapping tools compared on layout freedom, how much a node can carry, and whether a map can be turned into an outline and back.
Oct 17, 20266 min Best Mouse and Trackpad Utilities for Mac
Third-party mouse and trackpad tools compared on what they fix — scrolling, acceleration, button mapping and gestures — and how much of macOS they override.
Oct 17, 20268 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best Notch and Dynamic Island Apps for Mac
Menu bar and notch companions compared on what they hang around the notch, whether they can hide it, and how much they watch to do it.
Oct 17, 20267 min Best OCR Tools for Mac
Menu bar and hotkey tools that pull text out of images and PDFs, compared on where recognition runs, what they do with the result, and whether they batch.
Oct 17, 20266 min- Software Picks#Productivity
Best Outliner Apps for Mac
Outliners compared on how deeply nodes nest, whether the text lives in Markdown files, and how well they support collapse, hoist and export.
Oct 17, 20267 min Best Per-App Volume Mixers for Mac
Menu bar mixers that control volume per application rather than per output device, compared on what they route and whether they can record.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Plain Text Editors for Mac
Plain text editors compared on encoding handling, behaviour on large files, and whether they are GUI apps, terminal apps or both.
Oct 17, 20267 minBest Pomodoro Timers for Mac
Focus timers compared on where the timer lives, what it does at the end of an interval, and whether it can drive the system Focus mode.
Oct 17, 20267 min- Software Picks#Networking
Best Proxy Clients for Mac
Menu bar proxy clients for Shadowsocks, VLESS and subscription links, compared on which core they run, how subscriptions update, and what they expose for rules.
Oct 17, 20266 min - Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best Redis, Kafka and LDAP Clients for Mac
Desktop GUIs for Redis, Kafka and directory servers compared on what they can change, what they only read, and whether they need a live connection to work.
Oct 17, 20267 min - Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best Regular Expression Tools for Mac
Regex testers compared on how they explain a match, which flavour they target, and whether they generate code or only report matches.
Oct 17, 20266 min Best Scratchpad Apps for Mac
Throwaway note pads compared on how fast they open, whether the note survives a reboot, and whether it lives on the desktop or in the menu bar.
Oct 17, 20267 minBest Screen Filter and Dimming Apps for Mac
Menu bar tools that change what is on screen — colour temperature, greyscale, dimming and focus states — and how each relates to Night Shift.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Screen Recorders for Product Demos
Screen recorders that edit while they capture — auto-zoom, cursor emphasis, motion — compared on how much of the final video they produce for you.
Oct 17, 20267 minBest SSH Clients for Mac
Terminal-based SSH clients compared on connection management, key handling, agent integration and whether they also do SFTP.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Terminals for Coding Agents
Terminals built to run AI coding agents in parallel, compared on session persistence, how many agents you can supervise at once, and whether they are general-purpose terminals too.
Oct 17, 20266 minBest Time Tracking Apps for Mac
Automatic time trackers compared on what they record, where the data is stored, and whether you can invoice from it.
Oct 17, 20267 min- Software Picks#Security
Best Two-Factor Authenticators for Mac
TOTP authenticators, and the password managers that also do TOTP, compared on where the secret is stored, how codes are backed up, and whether they can be exported.
Oct 17, 20269 min - Software Picks#Utilities
Best Wallpaper Apps for Mac
Tools that replace the static desktop picture — video wallpapers, web pages as backgrounds, dynamic wallpapers and per-display views.
Oct 17, 20266 min Best Webcam Apps for Mac
Webcam utilities compared on whether they mirror, record, overlay onto a recording, or simply tell you the camera is in use.
Oct 17, 20266 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best Window Switchers for Mac
Tools that replace macOS Command-Tab — search, previews, gestures and switching to a window rather than to an app.
Oct 17, 20267 min - Software Picks#Design
Best Wireframing and Prototyping Tools for Mac
Wireframing and prototyping tools compared on fidelity — from low-fidelity sketches to interactive, conditional prototypes — and on where the file lives.
Oct 17, 20267 min Best Xcode and Simulator Tools for Mac
Utilities that clean up after Xcode or drive the iOS Simulator, compared on what they delete and whether they can script the simulator.
Oct 17, 20267 minBest Audio Utilities for Mac
Audio utilities for macOS compared on what they actually do — capture, route, process or convert a file — whether they install a virtual driver, and what happens when a device is unplugged.
Oct 14, 20268 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best Battery Apps for Mac
Battery tools for macOS compared on what they actually do — limit the charge, measure the drain, report the health, or keep the Mac awake.
Oct 14, 202610 min - Software Picks#Utilities
Best Data Recovery Tools for Mac
Data recovery and disk repair tools for macOS compared on whether the volume still mounts, and whether the job is recovering files or repairing the directory.
Oct 14, 20266 min - Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best Database Clients for Mac
SQL and NoSQL clients for macOS compared on which engines they reach and whether they open a file on your disk or connect to a server.
Oct 14, 20269 min Best Display Tools for Mac
External display utilities for macOS compared on hardware brightness control versus an overlay, HiDPI scaling, and OLED panel care.
Oct 14, 20266 min- Software Picks#Utilities
Best Download Managers for Mac
Download managers for macOS compared on what they download — video from a site, or files over HTTP, FTP and BitTorrent — and how they integrate with the browser.
Oct 14, 20267 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Ebook Readers for Mac
Ebook readers and library managers for macOS compared on the formats they open, how they handle DRM, and whether notes come out searchable.
Oct 14, 20268 min - Software Picks#System Tools
Best Quick Look Plugins for Mac
Quick Look extensions for macOS, grouped by the file type each one covers — Markdown, CSV, source code and torrent files.
Oct 14, 20267 min - Software Picks#Networking
Best Remote Desktop Apps for Mac
Remote access and remote support tools for macOS compared on who connects to whom, and whether the session passes through a vendor relay or your own server.
Oct 14, 20267 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Translation Apps for Mac
Translation tools for macOS compared on where the text comes from — a selection, a screenshot, or system audio — and whether it leaves your machine.
Oct 14, 20268 min Best Voice to Text Apps for Mac
Dictation and transcription tools for macOS compared on whether the words go to your cursor or into a document, and whether the audio leaves the machine.
Oct 14, 20268 min- Software Picks#Productivity
Best AI Chat Clients for Mac
Desktop AI chat clients for macOS compared on which models they reach, whether they store your conversations, and local model support.
Oct 8, 20269 min Best AI Coding Tools for Mac
AI-assisted development tools available on macOS compared on where the model runs, what it can see, and whether it is an editor or a plugin.
Oct 8, 202615 minBest Archive Utilities for Mac
Compression and extraction tools for macOS compared on archive formats supported, password handling and Finder integration.
Oct 8, 202610 min- Software Picks#Utilities
Best Clipboard Managers for Mac
Clipboard history tools for macOS compared on history depth, search, sync and how they handle sensitive content.
Oct 8, 20269 min Best Code Editors for Mac
Text editors and IDEs for macOS compared on what they are built for: modal editing, extension ecosystems, native performance and AI assistance.
Oct 8, 202618 min- Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best Container Runtimes for Mac
Container and VM tooling for macOS compared on the virtualisation layer, startup cost and whether it needs a paid licence for commercial use.
Oct 8, 202610 min Best File Managers and Finder Enhancements for Mac
Finder replacements and enhancements for macOS compared on what they add to the built-in file browser.
Oct 8, 20267 minBest Firewall and Network Monitors for Mac
Outbound firewalls and network monitors for macOS compared on rule granularity, whether they can block per-connection, and their cost.
Oct 8, 20268 minBest Free Mac Apps
Genuinely free macOS applications — no trial, no locked features — grouped by what they do.
Oct 8, 202612 min- Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best Git Clients for Mac
Graphical Git clients for macOS compared on merge conflict handling, history visualisation and price.
Oct 8, 202610 min Best Image Compressors for Mac
Image optimisation tools for macOS compared on whether they re-encode, strip metadata, and how much they let you verify before overwriting.
Oct 8, 202610 min- Software Picks#Design
Best Image Editors for Mac
Raster image editors for macOS compared on layer support, colour management, file formats and one-off purchase versus subscription.
Oct 8, 202611 min - Software Picks#Utilities
Best Launchers for Mac
Keyboard launchers for macOS compared on extension model, scripting, clipboard history and how far they go beyond opening apps.
Oct 8, 20269 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Markdown Editors for Mac
Markdown editors for macOS compared on live preview, syntax extension support and whether they are tied to a sync service.
Oct 8, 20269 min - Software Picks#System Tools
Best Menu Bar Managers for Mac
Menu bar organisers for macOS compared on how they hide, group and reveal status items — and what they cost you in accessibility.
Oct 8, 202612 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Messaging Apps for Mac
Desktop chat clients for macOS compared on protocol, encryption and whether the Mac app is a first-class citizen or a wrapped web view.
Oct 8, 202614 min - Software Picks#Productivity
Best Note-Taking Apps for Mac
Note apps for macOS compared on storage format, sync model and how hard they make it to leave — plain files versus proprietary databases.
Oct 8, 202613 min Best Open Source Mac Apps
Open source applications for macOS, grouped by what they do, with the licence each one ships under.
Oct 8, 202614 min- Software Picks#Security
Best Password Managers for Mac
Password managers for macOS compared on vault model, sync, browser integration and whether your data is end-to-end encrypted or recoverable by the vendor.
Oct 8, 202613 min Best PDF Tools for Mac
PDF utilities for macOS compared on editing, merging, form filling and whether they run locally or upload your document.
Oct 8, 20268 minBest Screenshot and Screen Recording Tools for Mac
Screen capture tools for macOS compared on annotation, scrolling capture, video recording and where your captures end up.
Oct 8, 202614 min- Software Picks#System Tools
Best System Monitors for Mac
System monitoring tools for macOS compared on what they surface in the menu bar and how much detail they expose on demand.
Oct 8, 20268 min - Software Picks#Developer Tools
Best Terminal Emulators for Mac
A comparison of macOS terminal emulators — from GPU-accelerated renderers to scriptable workhorses — with what each one actually does differently.
Oct 8, 202614 min - Software Picks#Utilities
Best To-Do and Task Management Apps for Mac
Task managers for macOS compared on GTD support, sync, natural language input and one-off versus subscription pricing.
Oct 8, 20269 min - Software Picks#Design
Best Vector and UI Design Tools for Mac
Vector and interface design tools for macOS compared on file format, collaboration model and whether the app works offline.
Oct 8, 202612 min Best Video Converters for Mac
Video transcoding tools for macOS compared on codec support, hardware acceleration and whether they are a GUI over a command-line encoder.
Oct 8, 20267 min- Software Picks#Media
Best Video Players for Mac
Media players for macOS compared on codec coverage, subtitle handling and whether the player can be driven from the command line.
Oct 8, 202611 min - Software Picks#Networking
Best VPN Clients for Mac
VPN clients and mesh networks for macOS compared on protocol, whether the client is open source, and what the provider can see.
Oct 8, 202610 min - Software Picks#Utilities
Best Web Browsers for Mac
The main macOS browsers compared on engine, privacy defaults, extension support and how much of your browsing they keep to themselves.
Oct 8, 202615 min - Software Picks#System Tools
Best Window Managers for Mac
Window management on macOS compared: keyboard-driven tiling, snapping, and the difference between a window manager and a window rearranger.
Oct 8, 202613 min - Software Picks#Mac Cleaner
Best Mac Cleaner Apps
A practical comparison of Mac cleaner apps that help you analyze disk usage, remove junk files and reclaim storage space on macOS.
Oct 2, 20261 min - How-To#Mac Cleaner
How to Clean Cache on Mac
Clear app and system caches on macOS safely — manually via ~/Library/Caches or with a Mac cleaner that previews what it removes.
Oct 2, 20261 min How to Find Duplicate Files on Mac
Find and remove duplicate files on macOS using Finder Smart Folders, or a duplicate file finder that compares content instead of just file names.
Oct 2, 20261 minHow to Find Large Files on Mac
Find the biggest files on your Mac using Finder search, the Storage settings, Terminal commands or a dedicated disk space analyzer.
Oct 2, 20261 minHow to Free Up Storage on Mac
Free up storage on your Mac by removing large files, clearing caches, deleting unused apps and analyzing disk usage with the right tools.
Oct 2, 20261 minWhat Is System Data on Mac and How to Reduce It
Mac System Data is a catch-all storage category for caches, logs, snapshots and support files. Learn what it contains and how to safely shrink it.
Oct 2, 20261 min- GuideOct 1, 2026
Twelve settings to change on a new iPhone
Seventeen minutes on twelve settings, arranged around three worries rather than around the Settings app's own layout: keeping the battery healthy, keeping the phone from being a nuisance or a liability, and keeping the screen readable. The order is deliberate — the charge limit gets four minutes because it is the one that changes how the phone is used every day, and the last three are the settings nobody opens until the day they matter.
17:12496.9K viewsNo app page linked - GuideSep 11, 2026
Backing up iCloud Photos to an external drive, start to finish
A fifteen-minute walkthrough of getting a photo library that lives in iCloud onto a drive you own. It works through both routes — pulling the originals down through iCloud Photos in a browser, and letting the Photos app hold the library locally first — then shows what the resulting files look like on disk and how to tell a complete copy from a partial one. Long, methodical, and aimed at someone who has never opened iCloud on the web.
15:2352.1K viewsNo app page linked - RecommendationSep 4, 2026
Mac software roundup: September 2026
Four apps in under seven minutes, and the first one takes more than half the runtime. Mole is a native maintenance tool — cleanup, app management, disk analysis and system monitoring — and the video works through it screen by screen. Atoll turns the notch into a Dynamic Island-style hub. DeskMinder and Typeless follow, with no page on this site. Mole and Atoll do have pages, so they are the two linked below; the other two are named because the video names them.
- RecommendationJun 19, 2026
Mac software roundup: June 2026
A five-minute, four-app roundup that moves from a general capture tool to three narrow utilities: Snapzy for screenshots, screen recording and annotation; BLEUnlock for unlocking a Mac with a Bluetooth device already paired to it; WhatCable for finding out which cable or port is holding a connection back; and AndroidLink for reaching an Android phone from the Mac. Snapzy is the only one of the four with a page on this site, so it is the only one linked below — the others are named because the video names them, not because anything about them has been checked here.
- RecommendationMay 28, 2026
Ten free Mac apps that change how a MacBook feels
Eighteen minutes, ten apps, and a structure that is closer to a tour of the Mac's own gaps than to a best-of list: one app per job — snapping windows, managing them, holding a file mid-drag, moving it to another device, watching the machine, cleaning it, changing the wallpaper, using the camera as a mirror, taming the menu bar, and replacing Launchpad. Seven of the ten have a page on this site and are linked below; Blip, Wallspace and HandMirror do not, so they are named here because the video names them and nothing about them has been checked.
- RecommendationJan 1, 2026
Mac apps worth installing: a 2025 roundup
A two-and-a-half-minute annual roundup: apps the creator says he used through 2025, cut together as a short list rather than a set of reviews. At this length there is no room for testing methodology, so treat it as a set of names to look up elsewhere.
2:2817.8K viewsNo app page linked - GuideNov 21, 2023
Ten Mac settings that make a Mac stop feeling awkward
Nineteen minutes on ten settings, each one something the creator actually runs rather than a list of interesting switches. The useful ones are the hidden ones: three-finger drag buried in Accessibility, hot corners made safe behind a modifier key, the battery percentage Apple Silicon hides, and the Sonoma default that makes a click on the desktop hide every window.
19:20424.4K viewsNo app page linked - GuideDec 31, 2022
Installing a Mac app when macOS says no: Gatekeeper, quarantine and notarisation
An eight-and-a-half-minute explanation of why a Mac refuses to open a downloaded app, and what each refusal actually means. It separates the layers that are usually lumped together: the quarantine flag on a downloaded file, Gatekeeper's policy, notarisation by Apple, and the signature on the bundle. The last third moves to the terminal, where the flag can be inspected and cleared, which is the part worth watching rather than copying blindly.
8:33146.2K viewsNo app page linked - GuideOct 9, 2022
Moving the Photos library to an external drive without breaking it
Four minutes to move a 200 GB Photos library onto an external drive and keep using it as if nothing changed. The method is the one that actually works: format the drive first, copy the library package across, then tell Photos which library to open by holding Option at launch. It closes with the one failure everyone hits afterwards — Photos saying it cannot find the library — and the fix, which is that the drive is not plugged in.
4:09285.4K viewsNo app page linked - GuideJul 3, 2022
Terminal for new Mac users: opening it, setting it up, and the commands worth knowing
Five minutes on Terminal for someone who has never opened it: three ways to launch it, how to switch between bash and zsh with chsh, where the window's font and colours live, and about twenty commands grouped by what they act on — the clock, the path, folders, files. It is plain and unhurried, and the parts that matter most are the ones it shows going wrong.
5:179K viewsNo app page linked - GuideJun 8, 2022
The Mac shortcuts and small features nobody tells you about
Fourteen minutes of things the Mac already does: dragging a file onto a Dock icon to choose the app that opens it, holding Space to move a screenshot frame, pasting as plain text with ⇧⌥⌘V, merging two PDFs in Preview by dropping one into the other's sidebar, and a dozen more. Nothing is installed at any point in the video, which is the whole argument — the shortcuts are already on the machine.
14:12221.2K viewsNo app page linked - RecommendationSep 7, 2021
Five free Mac apps to install first
Six and a half minutes, five apps, and a rule that shapes the whole list: none of them costs anything. The selection is deliberately ordinary rather than clever — snapping windows, reading a calendar without opening one, putting a password on a file, scheduling dark mode, hiding menu-bar clutter — and the video spends most of its time on the two that need a settings pane explained. Only Itsycal of the five has a page on this site, so it is the only one linked below; the others are named because the video names them, not because anything about their current state has been checked here.
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Browse all Mac apps →Recommended Apps
7 apps published by Nuanyue for macOS, iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch. Version, price and platform below come from each App Store listing and the official product website.
Vista Player
Local 4K video player for macOS
A local video player for macOS that opens MKV, MP4, AVI, WebM, TS, FLV and MOV files, with hardware-accelerated 4K HDR playback and M3U playlist support.
PixPack
Batch image compression that stays on your Mac
A native macOS image compressor built for batch work. It compresses a single image or an entire folder tree on-device, converts between output formats and exports the results without uploading anything.
PDF JustFit
Compress, convert and question PDFs on-device
An on-device PDF toolkit for iPhone and iPad. It compresses a document to a target file size, converts between PDF, images and text, and answers questions about a document using a private on-device assistant.
JoyClick
A right-click toolkit for Mac files
A Finder context-menu toolkit for macOS. It puts common file actions — new-file templates, batch rename, quick copy and move destinations, duplicate finding and disk-space analysis — into one right-click menu.
ZipGood
Archive utility with 14 output formats
A native macOS archive utility. It compresses to 14 formats including 7z, ZIP, TAR, GZIP, XZ, Brotli and Zstandard, extracts RAR and other common archives, and supports AES-256 encrypted 7z, ZIP and DMG files.
Neatwise
System cleanup and disk optimisation
A macOS cleaner that scans for system junk, app caches, logs and browser traces, surfaces the largest files on disk, and detects duplicate files and similar photos so each item can be reviewed before removal.
TickPlay
Offline music and video player for Apple Watch
A standalone media player for Apple Watch that stores your own audio and video on the watch, plays lossless FLAC, OGG and Opus alongside MP3 and M4A, and scrolls synchronized LRC lyrics — with no account, no cloud and no iPhone needed while you listen.
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Editor's picks
View all apps →Featured Mac Apps
1Password
Encrypted password and passkey vault with autofill and breach monitoring.
1Password stores passwords, passkeys, secure notes and payment details in one encrypted vault on macOS, with autofill into browsers and native apps.
Alfred
Launcher and automation tool with workflows and snippets.
A launcher and automation tool for macOS with hotkeys, keyword search, clipboard history, text snippets and a visual workflow editor.
Arc
Workspace-style browser, now in maintenance mode.
A Chromium-based browser with a workspace-style sidebar, Spaces and Profiles — now maintained with Chromium updates only.
CleanMyMac
Mac maintenance suite: cleanup, uninstall, malware scan.
A macOS maintenance suite from MacPaw that removes junk files, uninstalls apps with their leftovers, finds duplicates and scans for malware.
DaisyDisk
Visual disk usage analyser with a one-time licence.
A disk usage analyser that scans a Mac's storage and shows what is using space as an interactive ring chart, so you decide what to delete.
Figma
Collaborative interface design, prototyping and handoff.
A browser-based interface design tool with a Mac desktop app, covering vector design, prototyping, whiteboarding, slides and developer handoff.
iTerm2
Terminal emulator with split panes, search and shell integration.
A terminal emulator for macOS that adds split panes, search, profiles, shell integration and a large set of configuration options on top of Terminal.
Neatwise
Analyze storage, clean unnecessary files and keep your Mac organized.
Neatwise is a macOS utility that helps you analyze storage, find unnecessary files and keep your Mac clean and organized.
Obsidian
Local-first Markdown notes, with optional paid sync.
A local-first note-taking app that keeps your notes as plain Markdown files in a folder you own, with optional paid sync and publishing.
Raycast
Keyboard launcher with extensions, clipboard history and AI.
A keyboard-driven launcher for macOS that runs commands and extensions, with clipboard history, window management, snippets and an optional AI tier.
Visual Studio Code
Free MIT-licensed code editor with a large extension marketplace.
Microsoft's free, MIT-licensed source code editor for macOS, with a large extension marketplace, built-in Git and integrated debugging.
VLC
Free open-source player for most media formats.
A free, open-source media player from VideoLAN that plays most audio, video and streaming formats without extra codec packs.
Browse by category
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Utilities
Essential Mac utility apps that handle everyday tasks such as cleaning, clipboard management, window organization and system maintenance.
229 appsProductivity
Mac apps that help you write, plan, take notes, manage tasks and stay focused throughout the workday.
298 appsDeveloper Tools
Code editors, IDEs, terminal apps, API clients, database tools and other software developers rely on when building for macOS and beyond.
238 appsDesign
Design tools for Mac covering UI design, prototyping, screen recording, screenshot annotation and asset management.
139 appsFile Management
Mac apps for organizing files, finding duplicates, locating large files, managing cloud storage and keeping folders under control.
24 appsSecurity
Password managers, encryption tools, firewalls and privacy utilities that keep your Mac and your data safe.
43 appsMedia
Audio and video apps for Mac: players, editors, converters, recorders and music production tools.
95 appsNetworking
Network utilities for Mac: VPN clients, proxies, network analysis, download managers and file transfer tools.
49 appsSystem Tools
Apps that monitor, tweak and extend macOS itself: menu bar tools, window managers, Finder extensions and system information utilities.
195 appsMac Cleaner
Mac cleaner apps help you find unnecessary files, analyze disk usage, uninstall apps completely and reclaim storage space.
22 apps
Guides & how-tos
All guides →Popular Mac Guides
How to Back Up a Mac to an External Drive
Set up a bootable backup on macOS — Time Machine for automatic point-in-time recovery, or a cloning tool for an exact copy you can boot from today.
Oct 19, 2026How to Uninstall Apps Completely on Mac
Remove a Mac app and its leftover support files the proper way — drag to Trash plus the hidden folders in ~/Library, or use an uninstaller that finds the leftovers for you.
Oct 19, 2026Best Mac Cleaner Apps
A practical comparison of Mac cleaner apps that help you analyze disk usage, remove junk files and reclaim storage space on macOS.
Oct 2, 2026How to Clean Cache on Mac
Clear app and system caches on macOS safely — manually via ~/Library/Caches or with a Mac cleaner that previews what it removes.
Oct 2, 2026How to Find Duplicate Files on Mac
Find and remove duplicate files on macOS using Finder Smart Folders, or a duplicate file finder that compares content instead of just file names.
Oct 2, 2026How to Find Large Files on Mac
Find the biggest files on your Mac using Finder search, the Storage settings, Terminal commands or a dedicated disk space analyzer.
Oct 2, 2026
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NotchNook
Turns the MacBook notch into a control surface for music, calendar, files and AI agent sessions.
Turns the MacBook notch into a control surface for music, calendar, files and AI agent sessions.
AeroSpace
i3-like tiling window manager, configured in plain text.
An i3-like tiling window manager for macOS that lays windows out in a tree, emulates its own workspaces and never asks you to disable SIP.
AlDente
Charge limiter and battery health controls for MacBooks.
Sets a charge limit on a MacBook so the battery spends less time sitting at 100%, with discharge, heat protection and calibration modes on top.
AXe
CLI for automating iOS Simulators via accessibility APIs and HID input.
AXe is a command-line tool for driving iOS Simulators through Apple's private accessibility APIs and HID input, so a script can tap, type, drag and screenshot a running simulator without a UI testing target.
BlockBlock
Alerts whenever anything is installed persistently.
Watches the places macOS software installs itself to run at login or boot, and asks before a new one is allowed to stay.
Cleaner for Xcode
Clears derived data, archives and simulator caches left behind by Xcode.
Cleaner for Xcode removes the derived data, archives, simulator caches and deprecated support files that Xcode leaves behind, reclaiming disk space on a Mac used for development.
Clipy
Clipboard history and snippets, reachable by keyboard.
Clipboard history and snippets in the menu bar, with keyboard shortcuts for each, from the lineage of ClipMenu.
Cog
Open-source audio player with very broad format support.
A free, open-source audio player that opens almost any format you throw at it, including game music and tracker modules.
DevToysMac
Offline toolbox of small developer converters and formatters.
A macOS port of DevToys: a single offline window holding the small converters, formatters and generators developers keep opening browser tabs for.
Most referenced
Browse all Mac apps →Hot Apps
The apps other listings point at most often — ranked by how many entries in this directory name them as an alternative, a competitor or a companion.
HandBrake
Video transcoder for converting media to modern formats.
Video transcoder for converting media to modern formats.
Visual Studio Code
Free MIT-licensed code editor with a large extension marketplace.
Microsoft's free, MIT-licensed source code editor for macOS, with a large extension marketplace, built-in Git and integrated debugging.
Affinity Designer
Vector design studio in Affinity, now free from Canva.
Vector design studio inside Affinity, the free professional creative application from Canva that merged the former Designer, Photo and Publisher apps into one program.
Brave
Privacy-first Chromium browser with ad and tracker blocking built in.
Chromium-based web browser that blocks ads, trackers and cookie prompts by default, with an independent search engine and an optional VPN.
Firefox
Mozilla's open-source browser with its own engine.
Mozilla's free and open-source web browser for macOS, with an independent rendering engine and its own extension ecosystem.
iTerm2
Terminal emulator with split panes, search and shell integration.
A terminal emulator for macOS that adds split panes, search, profiles, shell integration and a large set of configuration options on top of Terminal.
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