Ask HN: What are some good open-source Mac apps you can't live without?
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Amethyst: A tiling window manager à la xmonad
https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst
https://github.com/ianyh/Amethyst
It is a completely different code base however and even in a wrong language so it isn’t really monad. However it is their goal (to imitate that experience) and how they market it.
Nice tool, I've already added Rectangle, but I will check this
some of my top picks:
- Hammerspoon: https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon
- MeetingBar: https://github.com/leits/MeetingBar
- Stats: https://github.com/exelban/stats
- Syncthing: https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-macos
- Bitwarden: https://github.com/bitwarden
- Hammerspoon: https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon
- MeetingBar: https://github.com/leits/MeetingBar
- Stats: https://github.com/exelban/stats
- Syncthing: https://github.com/syncthing/syncthing-macos
- Bitwarden: https://github.com/bitwarden
MacDown https://macdown.uranusjr.com/ - Markdown Editor
VLC https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - Media player
VLC https://www.videolan.org/vlc/ - Media player
- handbrake to transcode videos: https://handbrake.fr
- anki for spaced repetition https://ankiweb.net/
- Snipaste a really nice screenshot utility https://www.snipaste.com
there's also awesome Mac that's worth looking at if you're missing something: https://github.com/jaywcjlove/awesome-mac
- anki for spaced repetition https://ankiweb.net/
- Snipaste a really nice screenshot utility https://www.snipaste.com
there's also awesome Mac that's worth looking at if you're missing something: https://github.com/jaywcjlove/awesome-mac
+1 for macDown
maccy clipboard manager https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy/blob/master/README.md
maccy clipboard manager https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy/blob/master/README.md
yabai - Tiling window manager https://github.com/koekeishiya/yabai
I use the basic feature set so it works well on my work laptop (no need to disable SIP).
I use the basic feature set so it works well on my work laptop (no need to disable SIP).
It's a nice tool, I will check it
Vienna - RSS Reader
https://www.vienna-rss.com
SimpleNote - note https://app.simplenote.com/
SimpleNote - note https://app.simplenote.com/
See also NetNewsWire - RSS Reader https://netnewswire.com/
Thanks, I will check these, very nice tools indeed
GUI only? Ie excluding some packages that has no GUI component such as OpenZFS?
- kitty
- VSCode (true OSS only is like VSCodium)
- imageoptim-cli & it’s dependencies (some dep are not open source)
- mactex
- mpv
- KeePass derivatives including keepassxc, keypassium, StrongBox
- zotero
- chromium
Also upvote Rectangle.
- kitty
- VSCode (true OSS only is like VSCodium)
- imageoptim-cli & it’s dependencies (some dep are not open source)
- mactex
- mpv
- KeePass derivatives including keepassxc, keypassium, StrongBox
- zotero
- chromium
Also upvote Rectangle.
How are you all vetting these, scanning for malware etc? How many are silicon native , may be a useful way to list as well
I trust brew. Until you asked though, I haven’t thought about it. Have no real reason to trust brew. Never even verified if their stuff is signed..
Hammerspoon - AHK for Mac. Been great to use to set custom keybinds for different apps.
Aldente for battery management.
A few apps I can't live without are:
- Rectangle: window manager
- Pika: color picker
- Kap: screen recorder
- Insomnia: Rest API testing
- Itsycal: calendar
- iTerm2: terminal
Would love to get to know more apps and I would love to add them to the list to spread the words