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:memo: A curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for OS X.

Awesome OS X Awesome

A curated list of awesome applications, softwares, tools and shiny things for OS X.

Table of Contents

Applications

Chat Clients

Developers

  • Base 2 - A GUI for managing SQLite databases.
  • Cakebrew - The Homebrew GUI App.
  • Color-Picker-Pro - A Color Detection Tool.
  • Dash - An API Documentation Browser and Code Snippet Manager.
  • Github Desktop - A GUI for using Github.
  • Gitup - A simple but powerful Git OS X app.
  • Paw - The ultimate REST client for Mac.
  • PSequel - A PostgreSQL GUI tool.
  • Sequel Pro - A MySQL database manager.
  • Unused - An app for checking Xcode projects for unused resources.
  • WWDC - The WWDC app.
  • Zsh - A powerful command line shell.

Editors

Finder

Games

  • Screentendo - Turn your screen into a playable level of Mario.
  • stockfish-mac - Beautiful, powerful chess app for the Mac

Productivity

  • Alfred - Boosts your efficiency and productivity.
  • ClipMenu - ClipBoard History Manager.
  • CloudClip - Sync your clipboard between your Mac and your iOS devices.
  • HyperDock - Select individual application window.
  • Quicksilver - Control your Mac quickly and elegantly.
  • Spectacle - Easily organize windows without using a mouse.
  • TextExpander - Create custom keyboard shortcuts for frequently-used text and pictures.

Sharing files

  • Cloudapp - Capture and share files and screenshots instantly.
  • Mac2Imgur - Open source Mac app for uploading images and screenshots to Imgur.

Terminal

  • iTerm2 - A terminal emulator.

Utilities

  • 1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet.
  • AnyBar - A menubar status indicator.
  • Caffeine - Prevents mac from automatically going to sleep.
  • Finicky - An app that allows you to set up rules that decide which browser is opened for every link.
  • Helium - A floating browser window that allows you to watch media while you work.
  • Mackup - Keep your application settings in sync.
  • Monordraw - A powerful ASCII art editor.
  • TheUnarchiver - An app that unarchive many different kinds of archive files.

Others

  • Catch - The easiest way to use ShowRSS.
  • gInbox - gInbox is a wrapper made for Mac around Inbox by Gmail.
  • Hacky - Hacky provides browsing Hacker News in a clean and minimalistic way.
  • mpv - An open source media player.
  • Sonora - A minimal, beautifully designed music player for the Mac.
  • soundcleod - A browser for SoundCloud.
  • Transmit - A FTP client.
  • vienna-rss - Open source RSS/Atom newsreader.

OSX Utilities

Setup

Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks Setup

https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/3135044

https://gist.github.com/kimmobrunfeldt/350f4898d1b82cf10bce

Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite Setup

https://gist.github.com/kevinelliott/0726211d17020a6abc1f

Security

OS-X-Yosemite-Security-and-Privacy-Guide

Miscellaneous

Trackpad Gestures

Power Tools

Show hidden files

Mac Power Users

Discussion Forums

Apple

Apple Support Communities

IRC channels

  • #macosx
  • #apple
  • #mac

macrumors

OSX Yosemite

Reddit

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License

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