<![CDATA[What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps?]]>What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? What's the first thing you install with a new setup?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/38084f3f-1045-4a4e-94bb-cd29a1038765/what-are-everyone-s-must-have-macos-appsRSS for NodeWed, 08 Apr 2026 20:50:30 GMTThu, 02 Apr 2026 08:20:07 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:07:33 GMT]]>@andyn well... Tap Forms Database Pro because it's my only source of income šŸ˜†

But also Pastebot and Lucifer. And Apple Music (gotta listen to music while programming). And Helm.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tapforms/statuses/116343521529776230https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/tapforms/statuses/116343521529776230Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:07:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:42:43 GMT]]>@pauls @Ronnie @tekphloyd I've moved note taking apps far too many times and lost notes so it's Obsidian all the way now!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/andyn/statuses/116342951980252559https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/andyn/statuses/116342951980252559Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:42:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:18:00 GMT]]>@andyn Launchbar, Typinator, Things, Little Snitch, 1Password

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.eden.one/users/jan/statuses/116342382924003332https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.eden.one/users/jan/statuses/116342382924003332Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:18:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:09:28 GMT]]>@andyn Rocket for emoji!

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/ravi/statuses/116340933796695707https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/ravi/statuses/116340933796695707Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:09:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:22:34 GMT]]>@Ronnie @tekphloyd @andyn Agree, used to use it, I just don't take enough notes to justify it. If I took notes I'd be using Bear

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/pauls/statuses/116340749410884425https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/pauls/statuses/116340749410884425Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:22:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:55:35 GMT]]>@tekphloyd @andyn I donā€™t need a notes app but Bear is a phenomenal app.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ronnie/statuses/116338048076382416https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ronnie/statuses/116338048076382416Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:55:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:54:43 GMT]]>@tekphloyd @andyn By all means like what you like, but Iā€™ve found Obsidian mobile to be much improved since the early days, especially in the last year or so. Might be my most improved app period. Maybe give it a look if itā€™s been awhile.

Or ignore. All good. šŸ™‚

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/NateBarham/statuses/116338044657477352https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/NateBarham/statuses/116338044657477352Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:54:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:52:58 GMT]]>@andyn Oopsā€¦ a MacBook Neo certainly wonā€™t run Baldurā€™s Gate 3.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ronnie/statuses/116338037763449610https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ronnie/statuses/116338037763449610Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:52:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:52:26 GMT]]>@andyn Only one macOS app I care about, Baldurā€™s Gate 3.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ronnie/statuses/116338035709647737https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/Ronnie/statuses/116338035709647737Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:52:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:49:56 GMT]]>@andyn Just did this with my new Air.

In order: Obsidian, Menu Bar Spacing, CleanupBuddy, Alfred, Arc (or Zen), Things, Spark, Audio Hijack, Fantastical, iA Writer, Ulysses (actually first but only because itā€™s where I write the novels)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/NateBarham/statuses/116338025839262501https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://wandering.shop/users/NateBarham/statuses/116338025839262501Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:49:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:08:34 GMT]]>@iBender70 @andyn @1password Thank you! Those are ours, too. And Alfred.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bjango/statuses/116337391336871652https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/bjango/statuses/116337391336871652Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:08:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:33:32 GMT]]>@andyn BetterTouchTool - NileanƩ from MacStories wrote a great article: https://www.macstories.net/tutorials/three-ways-to-use-bettertouchtool-to-enhance-window-management-with-a-trackpad/

I use this everywhere, so a 3-finger swipe quickly jumps between 2 apps you are using in Stage Manager.
I use a 3-finger tap to close browser tabs or images that popup in Ivory or Discord etc

Such a time saver.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/pauls/statuses/116336545824587783https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/pauls/statuses/116336545824587783Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:33:32 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:53:15 GMT]]>@purplelime @tekphloyd @andyn And another, I use Bear everyday.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/digitalpardoe/statuses/116336387410122534https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/digitalpardoe/statuses/116336387410122534Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:53:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:38:04 GMT]]>@andyn 1Password, VSCode (or your favorite text editor), Raycast, Chrome, Keyboard Maestro, Obsidian. (In that order)

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimmylittle/statuses/116336327700936921https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimmylittle/statuses/116336327700936921Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:38:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:36:21 GMT]]>@Chancerubbage @andyn For me, 1Password is worth it because it handles passwords and passkeys (like iCloud Passwords) but also secure notes (vehicle VINs and plates, medical lists), attachments (scanned Drivers License and passports), credit card info (outside of Wallet autofill), API tokens, and more. I donā€™t use it outside of Apple-world so cross-platform is meh.

I am not happy about the price hike this year, but I havenā€™t found anything close to its utility.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimmylittle/statuses/116336320969945142https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://hachyderm.io/users/jimmylittle/statuses/116336320969945142Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:36:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:49:57 GMT]]>@andyn
1. e-wallet password (and more) manager

2. Super duper! Backup software

3. 1Blocker ad blocker

4. Magnet window manager

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dfgomes/statuses/116336138486231613https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/dfgomes/statuses/116336138486231613Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:49:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:48:10 GMT]]>@tekphloyd @andyn another vote for Bear here šŸ»

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/purplelime/statuses/116336131449807588https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/purplelime/statuses/116336131449807588Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:48:10 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:38:31 GMT]]>@tantramar This is a good list largely mirrored on my Mac.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/elb/statuses/116336093540288431https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://fosstodon.org/users/elb/statuses/116336093540288431Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:38:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:34:38 GMT]]>Great suggestions everyone, thanks for sharing. Going to have some fun setting up a MacBook Neo tonight now Apple finally shipped it.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/andyn/statuses/116336078263157591https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.lol/users/andyn/statuses/116336078263157591Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:34:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:36:33 GMT]]>@maique @andyn bbedit, alfred, 1Password, DEVONthink, iterm, typinator, little snitch, 1Blocker

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/users/jemostrom/statuses/116335613964298200https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodonsweden.se/users/jemostrom/statuses/116335613964298200Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:36:33 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:36:26 GMT]]>@andyn @gedeonm MarsEdit, BBEdit, iA Writer, Mona, NetNewsWire.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.basilweb.net/users/Walt/statuses/116335613506690822https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.basilweb.net/users/Walt/statuses/116335613506690822Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:36:26 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:24:44 GMT]]>@andyn Brew! And then thereā€™s a command called ā€œbrew bundle installā€ and it installs literally all my apps and terminal stuff šŸ˜Ž. (For passwords KeepassXC is excellent with custom fields and TOTP filling).

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/Blf_tpe/statuses/116335331545797188https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://phpc.social/users/Blf_tpe/statuses/116335331545797188Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:24:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:17:36 GMT]]>@andyn Bitwarden, Orion, eM Client, Keyboard Maestro, iTerm2, Homebrew, iStat Menus.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/jlamoree/statuses/116335303481139928https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/jlamoree/statuses/116335303481139928Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:17:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to What are everyone's 'must have' MacOS apps? on Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:52:18 GMT]]>@andyn AdGuard for macOS.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RadishTM/statuses/116335204005397296https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mastodon.social/users/RadishTM/statuses/116335204005397296Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:52:18 GMT