This is a opinionated list of cool
tools available for Mac (and often for other platforms as well).
OSX Menu Path | Shortcut |
---|---|
Open Emojis and Symbols | <^> + <⌘> + <Space> |
Euro symbol | <⌥> + <⇧> + 2 |
Yen symbol | <⌥> + Y |
Alfred
Alfred is an award-winning app for Mac OS X which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and more. Search your Mac and the web, and be more productive with custom actions to control your Mac.
Get loads of app-launching, file-searching goodness for free, and boost your productivity!
Atom
Atom is a text editor that's modern, approachable, yet hackable to the core—a tool you can customize to do anything but also use productively without ever touching a config file.
A hackable text editor for the 21st Century
Brave - Browse privately. Search privately. And ditch Big Tech
Brave - The best privacy online
Chrome
Chrome - One browser for your computer, phone and tablet
Get a fast, free web browser
With lot's of cool Apps like: Postman.
Note: Lately we added Developer's essential Chrome Shortcuts
~Coccinellida (seems discontinued)~
Coccinellida - is A Simple SSH Tunnel Manager written in Cocoa for Mac OS X
It uses Mac OS X system provided ssh client to create secured tunnel connections to remote servers
Cyberduck
Cyberduck is a libre server and cloud storage browser
Docker
DOCKER FOR MAC
An integrated, easy-to-deploy environment for building, assembling, and shipping applications from a Mac, Docker for Mac is a native Mac application architected from scratch, with a native user interface and auto-update capability, deeply integrated with OS X native virtualization, Hypervisor Framework, networking and file system, making it faster and more reliable than previous ways of getting Docker on a Mac.
BUILD, SHIP, RUN - Docker is the world’s leading software containerization platform
Finder
Available on every Mac. Here's a short list of useful shortcuts:
Menu Path | Shortcut |
---|---|
Goto folder | <⇧> + <⌘> + G |
Show hidden files | <⇧> + <⌘> + . |
Go Full Screen | <^> + <⌘> + F |
Fork
The new and cool Git client for Mac: Fork?
Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac
The free (beta) is definitely worth a try…
OmniGraffle
OmniGraffle is for creating precise, beautiful graphics
Menu Path | Shortcut |
---|---|
Group | <⇧> + <⌘> + G |
Ungroup | <⇧> + <⌘> + U |
iTerm2
iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with OS X 10.8 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted.
iTerm2 is a terminal emulator for OS X that does amazing things.
A nice resource for further productivity improvements: iTerm2 Tips for Network Engineers
Menu Path | Shortcut |
---|---|
Multiple input | <⇧> + <⌘> + I |
Select with keyboard only | <⇧> + <⌘> + C |
KeePassX
KeePassX is an application for people with extremly high demands on secure personal data management.
Originally KeePassX was called KeePass/L for Linux
nvALT
nvALT - a Notational Velocity app.
Notational Velocity is a way to take notes quickly and effortlessly (using just your keyboard).
slack
A messaging app for teams who put robots on Mars
The team behind the Mars Curiosity Rover is one of tens of thousands of teams around the world using Slack to make their working lives simpler, more pleasant, and more productive.
SourceTree
SourceTree - A free Git & Mercurial client for Windows or Mac.
With <⇧> + <⌘>
you've got almost everything you need on the tips of your fingers...
Menu Path | Shortcut |
---|---|
Repository > Commit | <⇧> + <⌘> + C |
Repository > Reset | <⇧> + <⌘> + R |
Repository > Stash | <⇧> + <⌘> + S |
Repository > Push | <⇧> + <⌘> + P |
Repository > Pull | <⇧> + <⌘> + L |
Repository > Fetch | <⇧> + <⌘> + F |
Creating a pull request is as easy as <⌥> + <⌘> + P
.
Quicksilver
Menu Path | Shortcut |
---|---|
Take Finder Selection | <⌘> + G |
Enter free text | . . |
Large Type
The following example shows how to print a large banner on your screen:
Press .
- you can enter free text.
Choose Large Type as action and you’ll see the text in a large box.
Plugins
One especially smooth integration to take / handle screenshots is available via the “Screen Capture Plugin”
Mac OS X at your fingertips
ZAP - Zed Attack Proxy
OWASP Zed Attack Proxy Project
The OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is one of the world’s most popular free security tools