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awesome apps

a couple of share-worthy apps πŸ’»

πŸ†“ - free
πŸ’΅ - paid
πŸ“– - open source
πŸ’œ - worth mentioning, maybe someone will find it useful
πŸ’œπŸ’œ - liked it, but there's something better
πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ - love it, using daily
πŸ’« - built with electron

dev-tools 🧰

iTerm πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
the best terminal emulator, period! 🀩

hyper πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œ
a terminal emulator you can customize with css

Insomnia πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œ
REST client πŸ‘‰ great postman alternative

VS Code πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
if you code JS or TS apps, this is the perfect IDE for you!

DBeaver Community πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
manage all kinds of databases with just one tool, crazy useful!

Cyberduck πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
file browser for your remote servers and/or cloud storage, the best one there is!

Tilix πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œ
basically iTerm for linux - this one is Linux-only but it’s so great that it’s worth mentioning

system tools πŸŽ›

Etcher πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œ
there’s no easier way to create that bootable Ubuntu USB stick

Dozer πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
hides unwanted menubar icons on macOS

Browserosaurus πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
with Browserosaurus you can pick a browser every time you open a link

Bitwarden πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
free and open source password manager with great mobile app, plugin for every browser and a desktop app for every system!

cheatSheet πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
awesome helper for almost any app shortcuts, just hold the cmd key

Amphetamine πŸ†“ πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
a tiny app that keeps your mac awake, very simple, very useful

Magnet πŸ’΅ πŸ’œπŸ’œ
[$1] a windows manager for macOS, because Apple couldn’t handle this on their own πŸ˜…

Rectangle πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
basically free Magnet app. I’d say it’s even better πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ

Keka πŸ†“ πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
the file archiver for macOS

communication πŸ’¬

Mailspring πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œ
do you remember nylas? it’s very good email client

Rambox πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ’œ
all web communicators in one app

music 🎧

Auryo πŸ’« πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œ
desktop SoundCloud client for macOS (but you can use media keys with Safari as well so…)

mps-youtube πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œ
if you live 110% in the terminal, it’s there for you to have it… YouTube for the terminal

graphics 🎨

Figma πŸ†“ + πŸ’΅ πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
vector graphics editor that uses web technologies. It’s like Sketch but with free plan

GIMP πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
basically free and open source Photoshop, but who doesn’t know that? πŸ˜…

video πŸ“Ό

kdenlive πŸ†“ πŸ“–
very advanced video editor for free

productivity πŸ“ˆ

ddgr πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œ
DuckDuckGo in your command line

Translate Shell πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
when you live in the terminal, this app is the best that could happen to you. Just type and translate 🧐

Grammarly πŸ†“ + πŸ’΅ πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
AI correcting your writing (english only)

Typora πŸ†“ πŸ’œπŸ’œ
cleanest markdown editor there is!

Notion πŸ†“ + πŸ’΅ πŸ’œπŸ’œ
one of the awesomest all-in-one productivity tools. It has notes, kanban, to-dos, databases, collaboration… and it’s so clean!! [it has a free tier and free mobile app]

gaming πŸ•Ή

OpenEmu πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
jaw-dropping retro games emulator for macOS

Porting Kit πŸ†“ πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
when you want to play some windows-only games on a mac, like Jazz Jackrabbit 2 😍

raspberry pi πŸ₯§

RetroPie πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
turns your raspberry pi into the greatest gaming console in the world! instant nostalgia overload πŸ‘Ύ

Lakka πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
the same idea as RetroPie, a bit different approach. lakka system is developed by the people responsible for retroarch project and all the libretro emulation cores. a bit worse community support than the retropie though

Home Assistant πŸ†“ πŸ“– πŸ’œπŸ’œπŸ’œ
raspberry pi + $5 zigbee usb stick + home assistant = limitless home automation πŸ€–