Tools that I use
October 25, 2021
Like Spotlight but faster and better. Has a smarter calculator, including currency conversions like `20 gbp in isk`.
My SQL GUI of choice, has a very native and fast MacOS UI, supports libSQL.
Augments the screenshot utilities on macOS with hosting, copying, better annotations, GIF and MP4, custom domains and more and more. Excellent support.
Window and monitor management. Map keyboard shortcuts to resize and move windows around, between displays etc.
Fixes macOS support for mouse side buttons (M4/M5) by turning them into trackpad-style back/forward swipes.
I'm a bit of a media server geek. Downloading and organizing media has always been a hobby of mine. Today I have a mac mini set up with container orchestration from [klutchell/mediaserver](https://github.com/klutchell/mediaserver).
Fastmail used to be good just because it was a nice way to eject out of the Gmail ecosystem. Today it is not only an alternative to Gmail but a better app, better search and better designed product. Yeah, you pay a fee, but for email that makes sense.
Kitty is a highly configurable GPU accelerated terminal emulator that has a good build for macOS. I use it with the fish shell and [Starship](https://starship.rs). The icon displayed here on the right is an [alternative app icon found here](https://github.com/DinkDonk/kitty-icon).