MacBook Apps to Supercharge Your Productivity
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Published: 2022-10-31 16:15:26

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##### This article contains a list of useful application for macOS to help supercharge your productivity and keep building fun! The apps/tools are primarily open source, which means they are free!! You can use the CLI commands below or go to the website to learn more about the apps prior to installation.

> _The ⭐️ denotes my personal favorites._

### Prerequisite

> _🧑‍💻 The assumption is that_ [_Homebrew_](https://brew.sh/) _is installed on your local machine. If not, please_ [_install_](https://docs.brew.sh/Installation) _before you continue._

> _💡_ **_Tip:_** [_BrewMyMac_](https://brewmymac.sh/) _allows you to choose from a wide range of apps and tweaks, and install them with a single command. It saves you enormous time searching and downloading apps separately._

### Terminal

[**Warp**](https://www.warp.dev/) is an amazingly fast terminal reimagined from the ground up to work like a modern app. ⭐️

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/warp#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/warp#default)
- CLI Command: 
```sh
brew install --cask warp
```
[**iTerm2**](https://iterm2.com/) is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.14 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/iterm2#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/iterm2#default) or Internal Self-Service
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask iterm2
```
### Customizations

[**Oh My Zsh**](https://ohmyz.sh/) is an open source, community-driven framework for managing your zsh configuration.⭐️

- CLI Command: 
```sh
sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/ohmyzsh/ohmyzsh/master/tools/install.sh)"
```

[**Powerlevel10k**](https://github.com/romkatv/powerlevel10k) is a theme for Zsh. It emphasizes speed, flexibility and out-of-the-box experience.

[**Oh-My-Bash**](https://ohmybash.nntoan.com/) is an open source, community-driven framework for managing your BASH configuration

- CLI Command: 
```sh
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ohmybash/oh-my-bash/master/tools/install.sh)"
```

[**Starship**](https://starship.rs/) is a cross-platform prompt. The minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell!

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/starship#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/starship#default)
- CLI Command: 
```sh 
brew install starship
```

### Productivity Tools

[**Raycast**](https://www.raycast.com/%20) is a blazingly fast, totally extendable launcher. It lets you complete tasks, calculate, share common links, and much more.⭐️

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/raycast](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/raycast)
- CLI Command:
```sh 
brew install --cask raycast
```

[**Pieces**](https://code.pieces.app/) is the world’s first micro-repo for developers. 100% free! Save useful code in less than a second. Instantly save snippets from your browser or IDE.

- Download: [https://code.pieces.app/install](https://code.pieces.app/install)

[**DevToys**](https://devtoys.app/%20) helps in daily tasks like formatting JSON, comparing text, testing RegExp. No need to use many untruthful websites to do simple tasks with your data.⭐️

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/devtoys](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/devtoys)
- CLI Command: 
```sh 
brew install --cask devtoys
```
### API Tools

[**Insomnia**](https://dev.to/scottw/insomnia-rest-client-578d-temp-slug-9682618) is a leading Open Source API Client, and Collaborative API Design Platform for REST, SOAP, GraphQL, and GRPC. Build and test APIs quickly with our streamlined API client and collaborative API design tool. ⭐️

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/insomnia](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/insomnia)
- CLI Command: 
```sh
brew install --cask insomnia
```
[**Postman**](https://www.postman.com/) is an API platform for building and using APIs. Postman simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs — faster.

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/postman#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/postman#default)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask postman
```
### Text Editor

[**TextMate**](https://macromates.com/) is a text editor for macOS. Powerful and customizable text editor with support for a huge list of programming languages and developed as open source. ⭐️

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/textmate#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/textmate#default)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask textmate
```

[**CotEditor**](https://coteditor.com/) is a light-weight, neat, yet powerful text editor designed for editing plain-text files such as web pages (HTML, CSS), program source codes (Python, Ruby, Perl, etc.), structured texts (Markdown, Textile, TeX, etc.), or any other kind of plain-text

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/coteditor#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/coteditor#default) or [Mac Apple Store](https://apps.apple.com/de/app/coteditor/id1024640650?l=en&mt=12)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask coteditor
```

### Markdown Editor

[**Zettlr**](https://www.zettlr.com/) **:** With Zettlr, writing professional texts is easy and motivating: Whether you are a college student, a researcher, a journalist, or an author — Zettlr has the right tools for you. [Watch the video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ27r6YGpAs) or continue reading to see what they are! ⭐️

- Download:[https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/zettlr#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/zettlr#default)
- CLI Command: 
```sh
brew install --cask zettlr
```

[**Obsidian**](https://obsidian.md/) **:** A knowledge base that works on local Markdown files.⭐️

- Download:[https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/obsidian#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/obsidian#default)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask obsidian
```
[**Logseq**](https://logseq.com/) is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge base that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org-mode files. [Logseq](https://logseq.com/) is a privacy-first, open-source knowledge base that works on top of local plain-text Markdown and Org- files.

- Download :[https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/logseq#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/logseq#default)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask logseq
```

### Desktop Apps

[**AltTab**](https://alt-tab-macos.netlify.app/) brings the power of Windows’s “alt-tab” window switcher to macOS. ⭐️

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/alt-tab#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/alt-tab#default)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask alt-tab
```

[**Amethyst**](https://ianyh.com/amethyst/) is a tiling window manager for macOS along the lines of xmonad.

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/amethyst#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/amethyst#default)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask amethyst
```

[**NightOwl**](https://nightowl.kramser.xyz/) is a utility to toggle dark mode. ⭐️

- Download: [https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/nightowl#default](https://formulae.brew.sh/cask/nightowl#default)
- CLI Command:
```sh
brew install --cask nightowl
```