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Windows and Linux users what are your must have apps/programs when you set up MacOS for the first time? (kbin.social)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by ImaginaryFox@kbin.social to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world

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For me these have entered into my must haves

BetterDisplay: For better scaling support for external monitors
Rectangle: To be able to use a mouse to drag and snap windows
Pixea: To be able to double click an image with a mouse in any folder and then use arrow keys or scroll wheel to proceed to the next file in the folder. Replaced the stock preview with this.

Something I'm looking for now is the ability to use the forward and back buttons on my mouse when I'm in Finder and want to go back to the previous folder I was in. Doesn't work in Safari either. Works in good old dependable Firefox though.

And separate volume controls for each applications.

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[–] gkd@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you’re looking for window tiling and keyboard shortcuts, Yabai and skhd are absolutely amazing. Add sketchybar to the mix and you can create an awesome and customizable alternative to the native Spaces.

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 2 years ago

Amethyst is good for tiling as well and doesn't require disabling security features, making it usable on company machines.

[–] dontwakethetrees@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Another +1 for Rectangle.

For me, a semi-recent convert from Windows, a fresh install of macOS includes:

Dropover, it has a limited free version (3 second wait time) or $5 for a one time ‘Pro’ version. It worked way better for me than Dropzone for copying files around and temporarily grabbing web images for Messages and Discord.
Top Notch, its free to use and cleanly hides the notch and just provides a clean black space for the menu bar.
SoundSource, yes its $40 and thats expensive af. However FOSS alternatives like Background Music kept crashing due to my external DAC. It’s a volume mixer, EQ tool, and audio IO selector.

And finally if I need to run Windows tools or applications for some of my hobbies, I have Parallels on an external drive. That way Windows isn’t hogging space and is isolated when I don’t need it.

[–] tho@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

beardie. i'm used to managing my music with alt+shift+{z,x,c} from my linux days, so thanks to beardie i can use the same bindings on macos

[–] mrvictory1@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago

I installed an app to work around mouse scroll wheel acceleration, literally right after installing FF. I can't recall the name though.

[–] kspatlas@fedia.io -1 points 2 years ago

Linux

[–] camelbeard@kbin.social -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

When I buy a laptop it always comes with windows. I always play with it a day or two. Install Linux and that's it. Have used osx or macOS a few times, but it's not my thing.

Anyway software I use (that probably also works with macOS).

Meld (tools to compare 2 text files)
Firefox (still the best open source browser)
VLC (video player)
Filezilla (ftp client)
Audacity (audio editor)
Franz (chat client for lots of services)

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