I use this to pre-process pdfs if they're already scanned pdfs, or if the Ghostscript versions are too slow or too buggy. I use this to pre-process pdfs for Kindle compatibility w/o rasterizing them. I periodically have to clear out the bookmarks, but I log the important ones in Calibre. If I slip while reading, Clearview does not take it as a deliberate edit and doesn't reformatthe pdf.
If I create a bookmark, Clearview keeps that in its own index and doesn't reformat the pdf. If I open several files at once, I can close one at a time. I've run into a lot of bugs with Preview. I have a much easier time reading on older e-ink devices.
I use this to organize files, and to export and organize selected files for my old Kindle. I haven't been able to block them in LibreOffice, OpenOffice, or Pages. I use the defaults fix to block blinking cursors in NSText apps. I use user css to change fonts and font sizes and block more animation. I use a couple about:config fixes to block blinking cursors, some cosmetic animations, and animated gifs and pngs. I also have sensory issues, and flashing lights, blinking cursors, and certain animations can blind me, screw up my brain, and leave me with awful migraines. Waterfox, with too many accessibility fixes to list.I have weak tendons and can't use scrollwheels or certain gestures or the Magic Touchpad without tearing them up.
I have coordination issues and have a lot of trouble with the narrow Mac scrollbars. I have Scroll+ but I think it has been replaced by Smart Scroll. I am autistic and a lot of these issues are common among autistic people, though not universal. You can schedule light/dark modes and, more interestingly, disable dark mode on a per-application basis while the rest of the system is still dark.Ī lot of these are specific to my accessibility needs. I don't use this myself, but it might become must have for someone else! NightOwl.
Firefox for web browsing, VMWare Fusion for virtual machines, Signal for instant messaging, NeoVim for text editing, Visual Studio Code for software development. Macs Fan Control - Control your fans and/or show temperatures of various components.Īnd then the usual suspects. Little Snitch - Outgoing connection firewall.īattery Monitor: Health, Info - Shows details about battery health in the Today widget sidebar thing(tm). IINA - Media player that plays anything under the sun. A completely free alternative, but less good in my opinion, would be DevDocs Desktop.
You can also install GUI applications with Cask.įork - Git client if you're not comfortable with the command line Gitĭash - Instantaneous offline documentation viewer. Homebrew - Package manager for command line tools. The powerpack lets you write additional functionality that does fancy things. Not strictly necessary but it feels right.Īlfred - Basically a better Spotlight. Objective-See Utilities - These are security related and can be very useful, depending on your paranoia and/or threat model.ĪppCleaner - 'Uninstall' applications more thoroughly by getting rid of leftovers in your library directory and other places.
Those can all be configured globally or on a per-application basis. You can configure the Touch Bar (I have mine setup with shortcuts to show / hide applications on the right, hardware controls on the left, and the middle ripe for some kind of information display that I haven't quite decided on yet), keyboard shortcuts to do anything, trackpad gestures, key sequences, mouse gestures, etc. A lot faster and less power hungry than iTerm2.īetterTouchTool - Good for so many things.
Kitty - GPU accelerated terminal emulator. VNote - A Vim-inspired Markdown note application. Dozer - Lets you hide menu bar icons.īeardedSpice - Control browser (and some application) media players with your media keys.