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Must have Mac apps

Terminal

Go2Shell - don't install via the App Store! (no longer works since Catalina)
Iterm2

Clipboard Manager

ClipMenu

Window Manager

Contexts - $9
Spectacle
uBar - $20

Graphics

Affinity Designer - $79.99
Affinity Photo - $79.99

Development

Beyond Compare 4 - $30/$60
Fork
Responsively App
Sip (Color Picker)

Misc

AppCleaner
AntiSleep
Bandwidth+
CleanMyMac (if you want other features than AppCleaner)
DiskSpace
EasyFind
FileZilla
GIF Brewery 3
Itsycal
Karabiner (Keyboard shortcut customiser) (no longer works since Sierra)
Mackup (backup and copy app settings)
MP3TAG
noclamshell (allows sleeping when lid is closed)
The Unarchiver
TinkerTool (tweak annoying settings, like adding Quit to Finder)

Preferences

macOS and apps
- Show hidden files in Finder: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles YES
- Remove Add to iTunes as a Spoken Track
dotfiles
- Install the and use the latest version of bash
Atom
- sync-settings
- Development Package Patches

darylljann commented Mar 2, 2016

Another suggestion Caffeine https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/caffeine/id411246225?mt=12

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