Monodraw
“Powerful ASCII art editor designed for the Mac.” If you haven't seen any reason to generate and use ASCII art so far, you should change that as soon as possible, because Monodraw is simply great. monodraw.helftone.com
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Hookmark
“Search less and focus more. Instantly retrieve relevant information on your Mac or the web. Use links like never before.” Hookmark, for sure, is not for everyone. But if you wish there was an easy way to link to and between files on macOS this app is for you. I use it all day long to insert (markdown) links to files (e.g. pdfs, emails, etc.) into Obsidian notes and to interlink important files. BTW it's on Setapp, too. hookproductivity.com/
Menuwhere
“The menu, anywhere” "Menuwhere's one purpose is to pop up the frontmost app's menus at the current mouse location." - that's it and it's very handy. manytricks.com/menuwhere/
Typinator
“Types text for you” I know there are many different text expansion tools for macOS, so feel free to use and prefer a different one. (A lot of people seem to like Espanso, for example.) But, I have been using Typinator for ages now and it has never let me down. It's paid up front, no subscription. www.ergonis.com/typinator
MacUpdater
“keep all your apps up-to-date effortlessly” MacUpdater is probably not for everyone, but if you have a lot of apps installed on your Mac, especially those from outside the Mac App Store, and want to be conveniently informed about the version status and of course keep them up to date, you'll like this app. www.corecode.io/macupdater
Actions for Obsidian
“The missing link between Obsidian and macOS / iOS: 50+ Shortcuts actions to bring your notes and your automations together. ” AFO lets you automate Obsidian with Apple's Shortcut. In the last 332 days, I've called its actions 1.795 times. So, you can see, I really do like the App 🙂. actions.work/actions-for-obsidian
Marked 2
“Marked is a previewer for Markdown and other plain text markups. ” Marked 2 is THE markdown preview app. If you were looking for one or did not even know that you were looking for one, go and have a look 😎. It's on Setapp as well. marked2app.com/
Chronicling
“An iOS, iPadOS, watchOS and visionOS app to track anything” There are many similar apps, but I like Chronicling particularly because of its very good shortcut support.chroniclingapp.com/
DaisyDisk
“Find it. Clean it. Find out what's taking up your disk space and recover it in the most efficient and easy way.” DaisyDisk visualises your disk space on macOS. If you find GrandPerspective too ugly, DaisyDisk might be the app you were looking for. daisydiskapp.com/
CleanShot X
“Capture your Mac's screen like a pro.” CleanShot X is simply the best screenshot utility on macOS. If the build in features are not enough, I would highly recommend looking into it. It's on Setapp as well. cleanshot.com
Remind Me Faster
“Quick-entry for Reminders” Remind Me Faster makes it quick and easy to set reminders in Apple's task manager on iOS and iPadOS. Although I often use Siri for this, when I don't, Remind Me Faster is my go-to. It resides right on my home screen and is much handier than wrestling with Apple's clunky Reminders app interface. BTW version 5 is in testflight now and might come to macOS as well 🤞. App Store
Homebrew
“The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) Homebrew installs the stuff you need that Apple (or your Linux system) didn't.” Homebrew is not a single application that you just install and use, but a package manager for installing great stuff you didn't know existed or needed. Too many to list here, but highly recommended to have closer look and do a little research. brew.sh/
Hazel
“Automated Organization for Your Mac.” Most of the things Hazel does you can do with Keyboard Maestro or folder actions in combination with Apple Script or Automator as well. But folder and file-based automation I always tackle with Hazel first. It's so convenient and powerful to do so. Love it. www.noodlesoft.com
Keyboard Maestro
“Automate applications or web sites, text or images, simple or complex, on command or scheduled. You can automate virtually anything.” Keyboard Maestro is the SAK for macOS automation. Something you cannot or you don't want to do with Shortcuts? Keyboard Maestro can definitely help. www.keyboardmaestro.com/
PDF Squeezer 4
“Compressing PDF Files Quickly and Easily” PDF Squeezer is not really cheap (but included in your Setapp subscription) but does one thing exceptional well: Compressing PDF Files Quickly and Easily. www.witt-software.com/pdfsqueezer/
