Config lists
- Mac Clean setup by Nikita Voloboev
- sensible hacker defaults for macOS
- Mac Setup by Swyx
- https://zamesin.ru/my-macos-tweaking/
Must-have apps
Utilities
- AltTab — like in Windows
- AppCleaner — full delete for apps
- BetterDisplay — HiDPI resolutions for external monitors
- HiddenBar — hides garbage in menu bar
- Hiddify VPN
- Karabiner — for keyboard shortcuts
- Mos — smooth mouse movements
- Raycast — clipboard manager and system search
- Tiles — window management (soon in macOS 15)
- Transmission — torrents
- VeraCrypt — external hard drive encryption, requires MacFUSE
- brew install gromgit/fuse/ntfs-3g-mac — read-write for Windows external drives. Mounty for GUI
- VLC — video player
- XnViewMP — image viewer
- Birman Keyboard — for fast switching between en/ru languages, and special symbols
- Kap — screen recorder
- MacWhisper — transcribe audio files into text
- AviDemux — for instant video cutting, thanks https://t.me/cgevent/7883
Productivity
- Notion for task tracking
- Notion Calendar for meetings
- Obsidian for note-taking
- Telegram as a main work messenger
- Zoom
Browser
Tried many, Brave seems to be the best for now. Supports Chrome extensions, mine:
- Bitwarden (password manager)
- Bypass Paywalls
- uBlock Origin
- SponsorBlock for Youtube
Code
- VSCode
- iTerm 2 as a terminal
- Homebrew