What Mac apps would you recommend for someone used to using Windows?
Just got a new developer job, working on a Mac, mainly used Windows before. What apps would you recommend to ease transitioning? What apps do you feel are "mandatory"?
Your recommendation
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- Alfred is one of the first apps I install on a fresh Mac. I primarily use it for launching apps, but there's also clipboard history, workflow automation, system controls, and a lot more.Anne-Laure Le Cunff11Founder @ Lysa. Ex-Google. · WrittenI can't count how many times I use Alfred everyday. It's become indispensable to me.
- Mike Coutermarsh72Code @ GitHub · WrittenI love iTerm. It's basically a supped up version of Mac's basic terminal (has tabs, tmux integration, more customizable).
- Ryan Hoover77Founder, Product Hunt · Writtenf.lux is delightful. This app dims your computer monitor later in the day when the sun sets to relieve eye strain. 🌞🌚Anne-Laure Le Cunff11Founder @ Lysa. Ex-Google. · WrittenMy eyes are so thankful for f.lux 🙏
- Mike Coutermarsh72Code @ GitHub · WrittenSketch is a great mac only design tool. I'm definitely NOT a designer. But I still find it very useful occasionally for making small edits to designs / grabbing CSS for something.
- Mike Coutermarsh72Code @ GitHub · WrittenDash is super useful for quickly looking up docs for almost any language/API. I sync my most used languages/tools so I have access to the docs even when offline. It's often faster to search Dash than it is to google.
- Moom helps saves you time by zooming windows to just about any configuration you need.
- Mike Coutermarsh72Code @ GitHub · WrittenI'm a developer too. I LOVE LOVE Paste. It's a seriously awesome clipboard manager. Super easy to store code snippets & then search for them later (even weeks later) when you need them.
- Mike Coutermarsh72Code @ GitHub · WrittenCloudApp is available for Windows too. But I think their Mac version is really well done. Very useful if you work on a remote team. Can grab a screenshot / annotate it / share in Slack. Makes communicating easier. Also works great in pull requests. Can make a gif of a change with CloudApp then include it in your PR to show what changed.
- Aswin BakshiFounder, Bordo · WrittenOne of the best client only available on mac and iOS devices
- Arfur Jay Folkesaykesimplify · WrittenI LOVE the natural language processing in the app. The easiest way to add an entry to calendar.
- Mike Coutermarsh72Code @ GitHub · WrittenI use this all the time. Really helpful when working anything out with numbers.
- Great modern vector design tool for everything from wireframes to final designs. It's like Adobe Illustrator, but modernized and for a flat fee instead of subscription.
- I think Sketch Toolbox is a must-have for all Sketch users. Like the link subtitle says, it's a super simple plugin manager for Sketch that lets you search for and install Sketch plugins.
- Goldy AroraGoldy Arora · WrittenI use this everyday to save time on some of the emails i answer with same canned answers, it syncs perfectly with my iPhone too.
- One of several great web development tools. Some prefer Sublime 3, but this is my favorite.
- Luuk LamersDigital Media Developer · WrittenShould be the default on all platforms! Plays everything you throw at it, is very easy to use and supports almost all the subtitle formats
