Updated as we find apps we like or stuff we want to talk about.
It’s Stickies on steroids. Access them from the menu bar and sync them across your devices. Pinning makes them stay on top. Customization includes fonts, colours and background images. Text can be styled. You can collapse them and keep them in a tidy grid.
Alic is much faster than ImageOptim and has many more options. So of course I switched.
One-click notes app promises to get you back to work in under three seconds. Press commmand-shift-S to get a floating post-it, type your note, then press escape. Notes are saved as plain markdown files on your Mac. On-device AI helps with semantic search and smart folder suggestions.
This writing app is designed to be minimal, beautiful and fast. Instant search understands both context and keywords. It renders markdown as you type. Files and LLMs stay on your device.
Your dock slides out of the way if a window comes near it. Comes with levels of sensitivity that you can adjust.
Super fast image compressor keeps a copy of the original and allows you create profiles for different needs. Supports WebP and has a resizing option.
A minimalist calculator for your menu bar that features history, percentages (such as sales tax), customization and the option of multiple calculators.
Give your Mac a smack and it says “ow!” Also has sexy and Halo (yes, the game) modes. Or get it to play custom MP3s of your choice. You control the sensitivity.
A code snippets manager that includes markdown notes, HTTP requests, calculations, and built-in developer tools. Integrates with VS Code and Raycast. Data stays on your computer.
For those times when you have so many apps that you can’t remember what some of them do — an app that scans them and provides a descriptions of each.
Messaging doesn’t have to be done via a privately owned platform. You can get back to the basics of internet relay chat, an open, standardized protocol created in 1988.
Features include global hotkey, annotations, scroll capture, screen recording, smart censor, gradient backgrounds, text extraction, and one-click upload.
A full native port of Notepad++ that — for better or worse — looks and feels like the original Windows app. Dozens of plugins have also been ported. Features include syntax highlighting, search and replace, macro recording and split view editing.