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Good Mac Apps

It’s been almost three years since I started using a MacBook Pro as my daily driver for work and would like to share a number of apps I have been using.

  • 1Password (Subscription, $5/month for Families Plan) - I have been using this since 2017 and I have not looked back since. Works great for my personal logins and quite handy for OTP and passkey authentication. The only subscription I am not ready to give up.
  • Amphetamine (Free) - Keeps my Mac from sleeping. Helpful when I need to keep jobs running in the background while I step away for a bit. Can also set triggers for different tasks so it automatically gets enabled when certain events are, well, triggered.
  • BatFi (One-time payment, $10) - Since I learned that Lithium batteries are best kept charged only up to 80% to prolong their life, this is a total game changer. Prevents my laptop from overcharging. I would love to have the same functionality on my iPhone 13 Pro, but sadly said feature is only available from iPhone 15 and up.
  • Dato (One-time payment, $15) - Provides a quick way to view a small calendar on the menu bar and allows for setting up a number of timezones for quick reference. I set up multiple timezones and named them after my team mates so I know if Person X is already sleeping and should not be bothered anymore.
  • Dropover (Free/One-time payment, $6) - Allows for a quick share (Airdrop or cloud upload) with a wiggle of a mouse. I am not actively sharing stuff with friends, but this is a neat way to do it when I need to.
  • iTerm2 (Free) - A cool alternative to macOS Terminal. I have been using MobaXterm back when I was using Windows, and that software was the only one that holds me from considering macOS. But with this app, I switched to macOS and didn’t look back.