9 Game Changing Mac Apps You Should NOT Ignore in 2024!

What are your favorite apps to use on macOS?

Thank you for putting in the effort to create this video. I was hoping for recommendations on organizational apps. Yet, this collection feels indistinguishable from the many Mac app videos on YT. Considering your intro about being a disorganized creator, I'm curious about how Magnet aids in your organization. It might improve the user experience, but I'm not convinced about its impact on organization. Keep it up, your are doing awesome.

AppCleaner is a good (and free) alternative to CleanMyMac if you only use it for uninstalling app.

U can crack magnet

I was watching your video and noticed your lego baby Yoda and mandalorian. I have those as well. I thought that was random and funny.

Well done! Enjoyed it!

CalcBar is a great one I use daily

Brave browser. Nice. Edge is better. Try it.

AltTab

Posthaste is legit a massive time saver for all creatives.

It is a programmable folder structure builder per project.

Love the Affinity Suite as well as Pixelmator Pro. I cannot stretch enough how crazy good value for money those apps are.
Also I always set up VSCode as one of the first apps on my Mac

The first thing I always do when I set up a new MacOS system is turn on "Hot Corners" under "Desktop & Screen Saver" or "Mission Control". I set the top left corner to "Put Display to Sleep". This makes it extremely easy to put the screen to sleep before walking away from the computer. Sure, sometimes it accidentally triggers, but just click the mouse and it comes right back on without asking for a password immediately.
Also, using virtual desktops in Mission Control is very handy if you use a single monitor. Really helps organize if you tend to have a lot of windows open at once.

You have a solid workflow I use many of these Apps admittedly I don’t us Freeform I use concepts which I been using for years.

Awesome video.

Renamer best file/folder renamer, namer, numberer.[pay]
Downie best video/audio capture [pay]
XLD best audio converter [free]

Right off the Bat!
MAGNET! I fell hard from Linux/PC to the M1, Magnet was my first purchase on the AppStore lol hitting the sub button just because of your 1st pick

Spark for email is a game changer. Lots of to-do apps are similar, but I've found TickTick works really well.

Freeform is a touch and go from Apple, they could create something better than Miro. For now I think Miro is super amazing.

I love and am still learning how to use a Mac :p. I only use Clean My Max X, hopefully, discover new apps after this video! :) Thank you!

Productivity = erection for the unemployable
MacOS = OS for the almosts

Freeform 🎉 is awesome

Kyle, You look like an AI, are you one?

Great tips... thanks! Also, love your video set! 🎥👍

Dude, are you in YEG? I see you spotting the Oilers logo! I also use Rectangle, not magnet, and tons of others… I’ll have to re-comment when I’m back at my machine!

What do you think about Pixelmator Pro? Does it better than Affinity Photo?

I think Microsoft loop is going to be a competitive product vs notion.

Dropover is a paid app that lacks basic functionality like choosing whether to copy or move. CleanMyMacX is bloat that's overpriced. Other free apps do the same stuff much better. Magnet is also worse than Rectangle which is free and open source.

Milanote is my favorite app as a creative

old stuff :|

Freeform is amazing. watch some in depth videos about it. It'll do way more than you think. Affinity Photo is also Excellent software.

You do look a bit like Connor McDavid 😄

I'd buy CleanMyMac, but I wont subscribe for a tool 35 bucks a year.

I use Raycast, which includes most of its features in the free version and eliminates the need for individual apps. Even the free version includes window management capabilities.

I use 'Rectangle' (free) instead of Magnet. 'Karabiner Elements' (free) for fixing functionality with certain keyboards. 'PixelSnap' (payed) for easily measuring things on the screen. 'Lulu' (free) for port monitoring of Apps phoning home. 'Eyeballs' because it serves hardly any purpose 😅 but amazingly still works even if being quite old.

Why does no one use Rectangle instead of Magnet? It essentially does the same thing but is open source.

started looking for other tech creators than LTT 😂, great to stumble across this channel! Just subscribed!

Magnet doesn’t seem to work well on the 13”

I still use spectacle. It’s no longer supported but it’s free and the shortcut keys make sense using the arrow keys. I can move organize multiple windows from screen to screen and from region to region without leaving the keyboard. Magnet works but Spectacle is so simple and free

Great video. excellent content and good explanations. One app that I have relied on for years is Default Folder X. Among other things, It enhances the open and save dialogue box into something incredibly powerful.

Actually, i like to use Rectangle, its like Magnet but for free

Amphetamine works well with Ventura? In App Store I see it hasn't been updated for more than a year and back then Ventura wasn't a thing.

Love Affinity Designer and Photo. This is a good list of apps, thanks for sharing

Do you have a go to colour picker?

A couple apps I like:

- FlyCut clipboard
- colorSlurp - colour picker
- ImageOptim - makes images smaller
- Giphy capture - a screen capture tool that can create a gif

I use magnet since the day I bought my first Mac, three years ago. Was a Windows and Linux user before that, and not being able to do something so simple and productive as window snapping was a boomer for me, but thank god Magnet is very cheap

Magnet is great!!! But the current MACOS will not automatically upload it at launch. It works once, but stops on a reboot (over and over).

I am very happy I bought the Affinity Photo and Designer apps during the v2 launch sale (50% off IIRC). I was torn as I already had licensed Pixelmator but I always found that app's UI clunky. Affinity is much better IMO.

Bought Universal Affinity licence last month and I can’t be more happy!
Such great apps!
I like Aphoto more than Photoshop. Feels more responsive.