Most USEFUL Mac Apps I Actually Use

About this video

• Video Title: Most USEFUL Mac Apps I Actually Use
• Channel: FromSergio
• Speakers: Sergio
• Duration: 00:16:53

Overview

This video showcases a curated list of Mac applications that the creator, Sergio, finds most useful in his daily workflow. The apps are organized into categories such as Essentials, Utilities, Productivity, PKM, Maintenance, Creative Work, and Travel, with Sergio providing brief explanations and reasons for his recommendations.

Key takeaways

• Beeper: A free app that consolidates messages from various services like WhatsApp, iMessage, Slack, and Twitter into a single location, with syncing across devices.
• Alfred: A powerful Spotlight alternative that offers faster searching, clipboard history, website searches, password integration, and customizable workflows.
• Pure Paste: A utility that automatically clears formatting from copied text, with an option to retain source formatting by pressing the Option key.
• LanguageTool: A grammar and spell checker that supports over 30 languages, preferred over Grammarly for its multilingual capabilities.
• OnePassword: A robust password manager that stores more than just passwords, including credit cards and licenses, with Alfred integration.
• Rectangle: A free, open-source app for customizing window management and keyboard shortcuts.
• f.lux: An application that reduces blue light on the screen to make it easier to fall asleep when working at night.
• Setapp: A subscription service offering access to over 200 paid Mac apps for a monthly fee.
• Petro: A command-pallet utility that brings the functionality of the top bar commands to a searchable pallet within applications.
• IINA: A customizable and well-designed media player that can handle various file formats.
• TechSniper: An app that allows users to copy text from images or videos, useful for extracting text that isn't easily selectable.
• Every: An app that displays the battery status of connected devices, similar to the AirPods pop-up on iPhone.
• Downie: A tool for downloading videos from various websites.
• Pend: A silent menu bar app that tracks sitting time and encourages breaks.
• Monitor Control: An app to adjust the brightness of external displays.
• Hue Menu: An app to control Philips Hue lights directly from the menu bar.
• Espanso: A free, open-source text expander for automating repetitive typing tasks.
• Todoist: A task manager praised for its natural language processing and comprehensive free version.
• Fantastical: A calendar app with natural language processing for event creation, though it is a subscription-based service.
• Arc: A browser with unique features like tab management and a streamlined interface.
• Drop Zone: A menu bar app that allows users to create custom zones for quick file actions like emailing, AirDropping, or uploading to Imgur.
• Cleanshot X: A premium screen capture tool with advanced features, with Shutter recommended as a free alternative.
• Apple Mail App: Considered reliable and improved, especially for users with multiple email providers.
• Obsidian & Readwise: Mentioned as key apps for Personal Knowledge Management.
• Latest: A free tool to centralize and manage app updates.
• App Cleaner: A utility to completely uninstall applications by removing all associated files.
• iStats: A menu bar app displaying system information like CPU, RAM usage, network activity, and temperatures.
• Bartender: An app for organizing and customizing the menu bar, with Hidden Bar suggested as a free alternative for basic organization.
• Eagle: An app for collecting and organizing digital assets locally, with features for tagging and searching.
• Photoshop: Mentioned as a standard for creative work, with Affinity Photo noted as an improving alternative.
• Sip: A color picker that keeps a history of colors and organizes them into palettes, with a contrast checker for thumbnails.
• Final Cut Pro: The preferred video editing software for its performance on Mac silicon chips.
• TripMode: An app that monitors data consumption by individual applications, useful for managing data plans when using hotspots.
• Tripsy: A travel planner that allows collaboration and pulls reservations from emails, though considered pricey.
• Flighty: A flight tracking app that syncs with calendars and provides updates on delays and baggage claim belts.