Applite
Free and open source app has a graphical interface for those who prefer Homebrew for installing, updating, uninstalling and managing their Mac apps.
Free and open source app has a graphical interface for those who prefer Homebrew for installing, updating, uninstalling and managing their Mac apps.
Never again have any doubt about whether your caps lock is on. Turning it off or on gives you a customizable floating message, a sound, and a symbol of your choice in the menu bar — hatched egg, anyone?
If you can’t get enough of tweaking your Mac, then go deeper and customize the Dock, Finder, Spotlight and login screen, plus make changes to Safari, Mail, QuickTime and iTunes. A personalized login screen might just be what you’re looking for.
Dim your desktop or hide it completely so you can focus better on the front window where you’re working.
Installing an app from a DMG is a bit of a rigamarole. After installing your downloaded app, EasyDMG can move the DMG to the trash, reveal the app in Finder, and open the app. It can also remove pesky warnings about unidentified developers.
Handy little utility for those times when you want to measure something on your screen. Over 20 years old!
Change the icon for any Mac app. Browse from macosicons.com, use your own .icns files or drop in a .png. Change your mind with one click. My VS Code icon is now dark, the way it should always have been.
Many is the time I’ve tried to clean my keyboard, only to have multiple accidental key presses play havoc on the screen. This app does just one job — turn off your keyboard.
Share your keystrokes in screencasts and presentations, or while collaborating with others. Can also show mouse clicks.
Tap your Mac’s command key twice, then hold, and see a display of the app you’re currently using. In some cases, the list is enormous!
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.
A nice interface for heavy downloaders who need to keep organized. Supports BitTorrent and Magnet.
Speed up, optimize and organize your downloads with several options.
Map out your wireless network and set up hotspots to ensure you’re getting good coverage. Walk around your building with a MacBook to set up points on a map, then let the app test the wifi strength in each spot.
Automatically hide or quit apps after periods of inactivity. Minimizes distraction from social apps like Twitter and Slack, news readers, or your email app.
Create customized widgets for your desktop, based on system commands. Output the data in charts, graphs and tables that you design.
A menu bar item that packs so many features you might not need anything else. Includes: keep awake, volume mixer, system monitor, metrics, window switcher, cut-and-paste in Finder, quit when last window closes, app uninstaller, floating shelf, cleaning mode, fan control, and probably more by now.