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Currated list of awesome mac apps

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Utilities

  • A Better Finder Rename

    is a great way to mass rename files based on predetermined sorting and filtering, as well as complex regular expressions.

  • Better Snap Tool

    allows you to quickly resize windows with hotkeys.

  • ChronoSync

    commercial grade file sync. ChronoSync is a nice GUI with some added features on rsync.

  • CleanApp

    is essentially a disk clean up and app un-install utility.

  • Cocktail

    is a utility to clear cache, fix permissions, adjust settings, and optimize OS X.

  • Divvy

    is a nice compliment to Better Snap and it has a nice grid structure for arranging multiple windows.

Creative and Ideas

  • Audio Hijack

    records audio from essentially any device.

  • Camtasia

    is a screen recorder with some light duty video editing tools.

  • Fission

    lossless audio editing.

  • Mindnode

    is a great way to visualize ideas and brainstorm. A good way to connect the dots.

  • PageLayers

    is an app that will take a webpage and convert it into a layered PSD file.

  • Sketch

    lightweight web mock-up tool.

Developer Tools

  • BBEdit

    another minimalist text editor.

  • Coda

    front-end web code IDE.

  • CodeKit

    front-end code compiler, browser refresh, and ready to rock.

  • ColorSnapper

    is an easy-to-use app to find the precise color of any pixel on the screen.

  • Icon Slate

    makes retina ready favicons in a couple clicks.

  • MAMP PRO

    is a good solution for developing and testing websites on your local machine.

Business

  • Parallels

    is a great app for running Linux or Windows virtual machines on your Mac.

  • PCalc

    is a scientific calculator with support for lots of complicated conversions and tasks.

  • Wizard

    is a great compliment to a spreadsheet program to build predictive models and analyze data sets.

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