All the amazing tools & tech I have been using 🚀
My go-to choice when it comes to blocking ads, fingerprinting and all sorts of nonsense on the web.
Safari extension to block nags asking to accept cookies and to fight against fingerprinting.
Safari extension showing website rating, what trackers are being contacted, and so much more.
Here are the VSCode extensions I'm using:
- aaron-bond.better-comments@3.0.2
- amazonwebservices.aws-toolkit-vscode@1.98.0
- ChakrounAnas.turbo-console-log@2.9.6
- christian-kohler.npm-intellisense@1.4.5
- christian-kohler.path-intellisense@2.8.5
- Continue.continue@0.6.3
- cssho.vscode-svgviewer@2.0.0
- dbaeumer.vscode-eslint@2.4.2
- eamodio.gitlens@14.5.0
- Equinusocio.vsc-community-material-theme@1.4.6
- Equinusocio.vsc-material-theme@33.10.5
- equinusocio.vsc-material-theme-icons@3.1.4
- esbenp.prettier-vscode@10.1.0
- formulahendry.auto-close-tag@0.5.14
- formulahendry.auto-rename-tag@0.1.10
- GitHub.codespaces@1.16.2
- GitHub.vscode-pull-request-github@0.76.1
- golang.go@0.40.0
- GraphQL.vscode-graphql@0.8.19
- GraphQL.vscode-graphql-syntax@1.2.2
- GregorBiswanger.json2ts@0.0.6
- hsnazar.hyper-term-theme@0.3.0
- IgorSbitnev.error-gutters@1.0.1
- jakob101.RelativePath@1.5.0
- jasonnutter.search-node-modules@1.3.0
- loiane.ts-extension-pack@0.3.0
- MaoSantaella.night-wolf@1.13.0
- mattpocock.ts-error-translator@0.10.1
- mgmcdermott.vscode-language-babel@0.0.40
- mikestead.dotenv@1.0.1
- mongodb.mongodb-vscode@1.3.1
- ms-vsliveshare.vsliveshare@1.0.5892
- msjsdiag.vscode-react-native@1.12.1
- nhoizey.gremlins@0.26.0
- PKief.material-icon-theme@4.31.0
- pmneo.tsimporter@2.0.1
- pomdtr.excalidraw-editor@3.6.1
- redhat.vscode-yaml@1.14.0
- runem.lit-plugin@1.4.0
- shardulm94.trailing-spaces@0.4.1
- stringham.move-ts@1.12.0
- unifiedjs.vscode-mdx@1.5.0
- usernamehw.errorlens@3.15.0
- vincaslt.highlight-matching-tag@0.11.0
- VisualStudioExptTeam.intellicode-api-usage-examples@0.2.8
- VisualStudioExptTeam.vscodeintellicode@1.2.30
- vivaxy.vscode-conventional-commits@1.25.0
- wayou.vscode-todo-highlight@1.0.5
- withfig.fig@0.0.7
A perfect AirPods utility on the Mac, shows a pop-up showing battery status of AirPods (just like Apple shows natively on iOS & iPadOS), also tracks and notifies the battery status of other bluetooth devices aroud.
Perfect utility to stop overcharging Mac beyond a certain percentage, also comes with battery calibration (which I have set as a weekly trigger),heat-sensitive battery charging pause, and much more.
Windows-like Alt-Tab, but for the Mac.
Quickly snap windows in different shapes.
Mainly use for two things:
- To temporarily hold files in what they call shelves
- To temporarily share files using Dropover's file sharing system
Sindre built this amazing utility to routes different kind of URLs to different browsers.
To delete left-over files, and caches of uninstalled Mac apps.
It scans the entire disk and shows how much space different files/folders are taking and what we can get rid of.
My primary choice of browser for anything work, to manage clients (Arc's spaces come very handy there!), and to develop & debug software as it's based on Chromium.
My main browser for everything personal.
Extensions being used to improve the web experience in Safari:
- Auto HD FPS for YouTube
- Baking Soda
- DuckDuckGo Privacy for Safari
- Grammarly for Safari
- Vinegar
- Super Agent
- PiPifier
- PayPal Honey
- Noir
- UnTrap
Supercharges Mac's menubar with a variety of options, and configurations.
- Boop
- Cakebrew
- Fig
- Figma
- Fork
- GitHub
- GitHub Desktop
- Visual Studio Code
- RapidAPI
- Shottr
To track meetings and events
Primary choice when it comes to task management. Recently moved from Things 3!
Had a long journey to find the perfect notes app, and after using Evernote, Notion, Drafts, and Craft, finally Apple Notes is where I've landed and it serves me very well. I also tend to use Quicknote feature very often.
To create flashcards for study.
For mind-mapping, ideation, and planning purposes.
My primary choice when it comes to hand-written notes on iPad.
To manage and track expenses.
To keep an eye on the stock market.
Finance management when it comes to business. It manages invoices, business expenses, and financial reporting, etc.
To track credit reports.
To track credit reports.
To transfer money and manage payments.
A handmirror, but in the computer.
It blocks notifications from showing up during screen sharing.
Keeps track of meetings and throw in notifcations. I have a keyboard shortcut which opens the next meeting link automatically.
To record demos & talks.
To have custom controls when taking photos & videos on iPhone.
Primary choice when it comes to video editing.
A videoplayer on the Mac.
Primary photo & video manager.
To track water intake.
Helps me keep track of my workouts using iPhone's live activities. I tend to put my phone in front of me on a treadmil, and always-on-display shows the most recent stats which is really handy.
To manage health data and records.
Reminds me to stand more often when I'm working on my desk.
A utility to take screenshots without the background.
Primary Time tracking solution, even have an Apple Watch app to start/stop different timers.
Backup solution for the Mac.
Primary backup and storage platform on the cloud.
To archive/unarchive files.
I use the following Alfred workflows:
- About Mac by Alan He
- Add to Dropover by Damir Tursunović
- Alfred Gallery by VÃtor Galvão
- Arc Tabs and Spaces by Qiangua
- atop by Chris Grieser
- Calculate Anything by Biati Digital
- Calm Notifications by VÃtor Galvão
- caniuse by Will Farrell
- Coffee Coffee by VÃtor Galvão
- Compress by Rob Allen
- Critic Ratings by VÃtor Galvão
- Deep Contacts Search by Andrew Pepperrell
- DevToys by Kai Chu Chung
- Emoji Mate by Fede Calendino
- Fakeum by Dean Jackson
- Flush DNS by boneskull
- GitHub Repos by edgarjs
- Gitmoji by Klemen Tušar
- Google Maps Navigation by Adrian Bartnik
- Hacker News Search by jereze
- IP Address by Alex Chan
- Link Clean by VÃtor Galvão
- Lorem Ipsum by Alex Chan
- Low Power Mode by VÃtor Galvão
- MDN Search by Pawel Grzybek
- Menu Bar Search by Benzi Ahamed
- Microphone Control by Acidham
- Network by Martin Rodalgaard
- Network Quality by VÃtor Galvão
- Next.js Docs by Martin M.
- Numi Fixed by Dmitry Nikolaev
- Package Managers by Will Farrell
- Paste as Plain Text from Hotkey by Vero Pepperrell
- Pirate Weather by Alpha Chen
- Placeholder Images by VÃtor Galvão
- Play Song by Caleb Evans
- Recent Files by JY
- Reddit Browser by Chris Grieser
- Reminders by Robb Knight
- Search Notes by Sean Ballinger
- Shortcuts by VÃtor Galvão
- Shutdown Timer by VÃtor Galvão
- Smart WebP by Benjamin Oddou
- Start Recording by VÃtor Galvão
- System Settings by VÃtor Galvão
- Toggle Stage Manager by Sam Edwardes
- Urban Dictionary by Arthur Pinheiro
- VSCodeDiff by Anug Moe
- Word and character count by Stephen Christy
To build new habits and maintains existing ones.
To talk to family & friends.
To talk to family & friends.
Main email client of choice on all platforms.
Fixes unavailability of automation triggers on the Mac. Certain shortcuts can be triggered based on automation triggers.
Primary automation tool.
Enhances Apple Shortcuts by adding more actions which are missing in native Shortcuts app.
A spotlight replacement for on the Mac.
A Slack-like way to quickly add emoji to any input field.
To test speed whenever network lags behind.
My primary choice for everything music.
To discover new music and find songs being played around me.
I'm not a huge podcast person but Apple's own podcast app works for me whenever I feel like listening to one.
To record voice notes.
Primary choice when it comes to subscribing to RSS feeds and reading on-demand.
Apple's native app to keep tabs on what's happening around the world.
I tend to buy physical copies but if I need to read from a PDF, or an epub book, it's imported into Apple Books and I read it there.
It tracks packages (or I should say parcels) from a variety of carriers, no need to have separate apps for UPS, Canada Post, etc.
Numi combines notepad and a calculator into one handy little utility which is always left open to convert stuff around
Primary choice for routing and navigation, ocassionally use Google Maps on web to check reviews and confirm hours.
Perfect to explore new hiking trails and routes.
Handy utility which checks all the apps for updates and then pending updates can be installed from the MacUpdater app itself.
Primary AI assistant of choice. I have a mouse key binding to open a sidebar of MacGPT and it pulls a drawer from the sidebar which sits on top of any other content, which is really cool!
A ChatGPT alternative when it fails (or does it?). Have a shortcut to open it from the menubar.
Being used actively on iOS and iPadOS, also have various shortcuts where ChatGPT's action being used, one key example is my shortcut to summarize webpages and videos.
To configure and control LogiTech Litra Glow, which turns on whenever camera opens & vice versa.
To configure my LogiTech MX Master 3, my preferred choice when it comes to computer mouse for all-day work.
It avoids unnecessary clicks when I'm cleaning the keyboard on my MacBook.
Utilizing the otherwise left-out, and boring Caps Lock key, and binding shortcuts like Caps Lock + S or Caps Lock + Alt + S.
LIFX Z Strip for backlighting on my monitor and their mobile app to build custom routine, it automatically toggle the light based on whether the monitor is turned on or off.
It does couple of things for me:
- Get HDR brightness for SDR content, helps when working in a really bright environment.
- Ability to control volume and brightness of third-party monitors
- Sub-zero dimming support which can lower the brightness a whole lot than traditional control
Primary password manager of choice.
To store security questions, product activation keys, licenses, etc.
Native iOS Translate app to convert labels, verbal communication, and everything in between.