What are your must-have Mac apps/utilities?

I cannot imagine how to use Mac without it. Finding apps by name is more convenient for me that do it with standard ways that iOS provides

Workflow is a killer feature. Also, you can configure Alfred to be called by double tapping one of the modifier keys. This is super convenient.

This is one of the first apps I install on Mac. Using keyboard shortcuts to manage the size of windows is amazing, the kind of thing macOS should have natively.

I have this app launched almost all the time and reaching out for it for any ad-hoc calculation needs. I love how forgiving the input is allowing me to mix text and numbers and still get the right result. One of my essential tools.

Love every bit. From simple design to the capabilities that it has. I generally travel around and inbuilt currency converter comes in very handy. The latest build is awesome where it lets me save and retrieve the files on need basis.

It's a really easy to use solution for tracking your projects and workload, regardless of how simple or complex a system you use for doing so.

I enjoy it because it allowed me to start with a simple list, but then move to a visual representation over time.

Love the new desktop app for Zenkit. Have only tried on Mac OS but I am guessing even the Windows app would be smooth.

Used this app for over a year and it works just as described. What's better is that I believe the application is still free, but you need to check me on that fact first.

Using it for many years, so far so good, does what it has to do — removing apps and its hidden files

Honestly, if I was to buy a new computer, this is the first thing I would download.

Although Apple and Google have integrated blue light filters into their operating systems, they still haven't matched the capabilities that f.lux offers. f.lux gives you more control over the filter strength and once setup, you don't need to touch.

I have been using this since it first showed up on Product Hunt. It's probably my most used 'app' even though I barely ever interact with it. Once I found my optimal settings, I don't think I've opened the app itself more than a handful of times. It works as advertised most of the time. The only time I've had issues is when using it on external displays with Linux. Since it's my secondary device, it's not been much of a problem though.

I like this tool. It's simple, free and doesn't get in your way. You just set the hotkeys you want to use and manage your windows with comfort. It's also open source: https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle

A great window sizing and placement manager for macOS.

I searched high and low for a replacement to the Mac OS default Notes app, which is incredibly limited in functionality and insufficient for my needs. I had one twist - I needed to find a note taking app for Mac that did not sync or store notes in the cloud. Bear does just that and it happens to be great. I really enjoy the hashtag categorization system and ability to have multiple tags on a note. It's a twist on Evernote style tags, but with a lighter-weight style of notebook organization and management.

Overall I love Bear. It is beautifully designed. I love the simple interface and the ability to tag notes is amazing. It makes searching for old notes so much easier. This is better than Apple Notes and I love it so much more than Evernote.

I rarely shell out money for any kind of software, but while there are great free alternatives (e.g. Flycut), I haven't seen anything close to the performance / usability / UI in Paste. For $10, great deal.

I set clipboard history to unlimited and can quickly search/find old code snippets. If I ever need to remember something, I just copy it then can find it later.

I've used a quite a few of these and Paste is by far my favorite.

I love Rescuetime and have used it for more than a year. Affordable and a great way to manage how you are spending your time. It's not yet a full solution, and will need to expand to iOS mobile and also provide a more robust solution for offline tracking.

Highly recommend!

I was searching an app that allow me to use my Google Calendar account from my mac.

I found this on the mac app store and I tried it: I don't think I'll leave it

Can't understand why this is not a built-in feature. In anycase, itsycal works perfectly, starts automatically on login, and is very customizable. There is nothing to not like.

Amazing developer!

This looks like a product that automatically applies auto enhance to a bunch of photos. It does have a finished look that many amateur photographers would like, but I have some doubt that it's based on object recognition and AI. How many types of objects does it recognize? Is that recognition shown during the processing of the photos?

After a day of using I'd say that's great. Especially photos with blue sky on the background.

Would be nice to get in the future: import by URL and drag'n'drop right from browser/telegram.

What's about weird UI solutions:

1. When I'm editing a photo, it's not clear how to cancel it and start edit another one.

2. You split editing screen and "library" screen. It doesn't looks really good. I'd expect to see them in the same screen (maybe show library in the leftbar).

3. I can't resize a photo in the edit mode, but I'd really want it to see the details. Might you have it and I just missed that?

Summary: must try it. Not sure about price - if it works as perfect with large images as with small ones - the price is valid, because it might save a lot of time for photographers.