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OSX-only apps that I absolutely love and consider must-haves: Free: Iterm2 Spectacles Sip Not free: Dash Textmate (I use it as the equivalent of Windows' Note

by xenihn 11y ago

OSX-only apps that I absolutely love and consider must-haves: Free: Iterm2 Spectacles Sip Not free: Dash Textmate (I use it as the equivalent of Windows' Notepad.exe) Transmit Sketch Paw If anyone has any other suggestions for things that they consider must-haves, I'd love to know about them so I can try them out!

alanh 11y ago
I wrote a small blog post on OS X must-have apps[1] back in 2009, but I realize more or less all but the most obvious (e.g., Chrome) have changed. Now: InsomniaX (like Caffeine.app, but maintained); Bartender; LaunchBar (mostly for clipboard management - easily my favorite manager); iStat Menus; Atom; Tweetbot; Dropbox; and to a lesser extent, iA Writer. (And BowTie for a Last.fm scrobbler, because it's the only one that works with Apple Music) [1]: http://alanhogan.com/starter-mac-apps http://alanhogan.com/starter-mac-apps
bdcravens 11y ago
I like Bartender to keep my menu bar clean. iStatMenus gives you a nice view into various resources and temps.
cballard 11y ago
FYI, TextMate has been FOSS for years!
vishvananda 11y ago
thanks for the tip on spectacles. I've been using sizeup for the same functionality for years bit it looks like spectacles does the same thing for free. How does paw compare to postman?
- mittsh 11y ago
  Thanks for the mention! What makes Paw different is dynamic values which lets you access/parse data from previous responses and compute anything you want. It's a simple way to do visual programming for your API testing. Also today we're introducing full encryption for users credentials. Also, Paw is a native Mac app, and we love the look and feel it has. (disclaimer: I'm Paw's founder)
  - xenihn 11y ago
    Paw is great, use it nearly every day at work :)
wingerlang 11y ago
Snappy and DragonDrop
ViViDboarder 11y ago
Non-free: BetterTouchTool Free: Control Plane
tehno 11y ago
Try ForkLift too, I almost never use Finder any more.

by xenihn 11y ago

alanh 11y ago

I wrote a small blog post on OS X must-have apps[1] back in 2009, but I realize more or less all but the most obvious (e.g., Chrome) have changed. Now: InsomniaX (like Caffeine.app, but maintained); Bartender; LaunchBar (mostly for clipboard management - easily my favorite manager); iStat Menus; Atom; Tweetbot; Dropbox; and to a lesser extent, iA Writer. (And BowTie for a Last.fm scrobbler, because it's the only one that works with Apple Music) [1]: http://alanhogan.com/starter-mac-apps http://alanhogan.com/starter-mac-apps

bdcravens 11y ago

I like Bartender to keep my menu bar clean. iStatMenus gives you a nice view into various resources and temps.

cballard 11y ago

FYI, TextMate has been FOSS for years!

vishvananda 11y ago

thanks for the tip on spectacles. I've been using sizeup for the same functionality for years bit it looks like spectacles does the same thing for free. How does paw compare to postman?

mittsh 11y ago
Thanks for the mention! What makes Paw different is dynamic values which lets you access/parse data from previous responses and compute anything you want. It's a simple way to do visual programming for your API testing. Also today we're introducing full encryption for users credentials. Also, Paw is a native Mac app, and we love the look and feel it has. (disclaimer: I'm Paw's founder)
- xenihn 11y ago
  Paw is great, use it nearly every day at work :)

wingerlang 11y ago

Snappy and DragonDrop

ViViDboarder 11y ago

Non-free: BetterTouchTool Free: Control Plane

tehno 11y ago

Try ForkLift too, I almost never use Finder any more.