14 UNIQUE Mac Apps You Can’t Live Without!

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  • Here's 14 free Mac apps you'll want to install! These apps and tools will help secure your Mac or MacBook, boost productivity, and get the most out of your Mac without spending a dime!
    If I've missed any great free Mac apps, feel free to share them in the comments.
    Essential Mac Apps to Get - • Mac Setup - 14 UNIQUE ...
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    Clyde - theclyde.app/
    Portal - portal.app/mac
    Hazeover - hazeover.com/
    Al Dente - apphousekitchen.com/
    Itsycal - www.mowglii.com/itsycal/
    Monitor Control - github.com/MonitorControl/Mon...
    PDFGear - www.pdfgear.com/
    Transnomino - www.transnomino.com/
    Photomater - www.pixelmator.com/photomator/
    Recut - getrecut.com/?ref=aez
    HEIC Converter - apps.apple.com/us/app/heic-co...
    XNIP - xnipapp.com/
    Handbrake - handbrake.fr/downloads.php
    Hand Mirror - handmirror.app/
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  • @raiwet
    @raiwet 3 месяца назад +138

    Anybody who calls Preview underwhelming needs to spend a month locked in Windows or Linux and tell me how underwhelming macOS’s free PDF reader app is.

    • @d8nnii_
      @d8nnii_ 2 месяца назад +16

      Couldn’t agree with you more, Preview when coupled with Quick Look and annotation within Quick Look is simply a V8 engine. Preview does lots of things for free that otherwise is a paid feature in other apps.

    • @JohnEusebioToronto
      @JohnEusebioToronto Месяц назад +1

      Edge is a pretty solid odd reader. Not as good as preview but solid. The PDF situation on Linux is EXTREMELY grim, tho.

    • @delq
      @delq 6 дней назад

      Lmao, the cracking scene is enormous compared to the walled garden and mess that is macos and linux, respectively. I bet Adobe Acrobat dc is miles ahead that whatever preview is capable of.

  • @MatisseGoossens
    @MatisseGoossens Месяц назад +9

    Amazing list. Thank you for making this video. Just got a 2020 Air and I've been loving it

  • @rahannn
    @rahannn 3 месяца назад +3

    Great job! Many thanks solved many issues I have been struggling with. Big thumbs up 👍

  • @mrunalsonawane3363
    @mrunalsonawane3363 3 месяца назад +41

    By the way, you have the option to display the date, including the day and time, on the menu bar. This feature has been available since the beginning. Settings > Control Center > Under "Menu Bar Only" > Clock Options > Show date - Always

    • @danielvictor4984
      @danielvictor4984 3 месяца назад +6

      yes but you won see the full calendar like the app

  • @NatureMystic
    @NatureMystic 2 месяца назад +1

    Definitely downloading Monitor Control Lite. That's going to be super helpful, thank you! 😊

  • @NileshParmar
    @NileshParmar 3 месяца назад +4

    Productivity. Some nice time savers there, thanks.

  • @user-le1te9hg4p
    @user-le1te9hg4p 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for the info. Great summary.

  • @chaeugene
    @chaeugene 3 месяца назад +23

    Wow!!! You just dropped another solid list here for productivity. Thanks a lot!

    • @KUBOGRAPHICS
      @KUBOGRAPHICS Месяц назад

      Hey would you like to try my Mac app Folderizer :)?

  • @PaperWill
    @PaperWill 11 дней назад

    Solid video, and super helpful. Thanks Andrew!

  • @EricMuranoAU
    @EricMuranoAU Месяц назад +40

    don't leave you mac in a public place, even with a loud alarm.

    • @ivor1957
      @ivor1957 5 дней назад +1

      I’d take it with me for a slash when I need to go, alarm or not.

    • @leakeice
      @leakeice 10 часов назад

      like for real

  • @chrislozanovski4751
    @chrislozanovski4751 3 месяца назад

    This was awesome, what a great list of useful apps! thanks!

  • @germ19a27
    @germ19a27 3 месяца назад

    Great video. Thanks. Really useful suggestions!

  • @ilm91
    @ilm91 3 месяца назад +46

    I would add some more Apps I Can’t Live Without:
    1) Pixelmator Pro - the best Photoshop Alternative for Mac
    2) Craft - Awesome for taking Notes
    3) Speed Player for Safari - to adjust speed of any Video
    4) 1Blocker for Safari - to block any ads
    5) Encrypto - to secure folders with a password
    6) Rectangle - a free App to adjust window size easy and with shortcuts too
    7) AppCleaner - delete Apps completely with all files
    8) ColorFolder - free App to give all folders colors
    9) Downie - dowload any video from web
    These apps are the reason why I can't go back to Windows ever again

    • @KeviKhoreo
      @KeviKhoreo 3 месяца назад +1

      Thanks for the suggestions! How do you like Craft?

    • @ilm91
      @ilm91 3 месяца назад

      @@KeviKhoreoI use it for summaries, personal notes and important information for myself. It’s free and the performance on Mac, iPad and iPhone very fast. You can share your notes online via links. And the best feature is, that you can create notes in notes for each line

    • @BryceDriesenga
      @BryceDriesenga 3 месяца назад +3

      I would also add Raycast! Can often replace many other apps (like Rectangle), though it'll depend what you prefer

    • @CKei9
      @CKei9 3 месяца назад

      did u purchase downie?

    • @omitobisam
      @omitobisam Месяц назад

      Nice

  • @_ABHB_
    @_ABHB_ 3 месяца назад

    Great list Andrew, Keep goin🔥

  • @balajprasanna
    @balajprasanna 3 месяца назад

    Great video Andrew thank you. I already use Monitor Control and Handmirror. 🙏 Trying Portal and Haze now. What is that outro music? It is so cool.

  • @davejackson7468
    @davejackson7468 2 месяца назад +3

    Nice work. What is the docking station you are using for the new M3 MacBook Air? I need this

  • @curiosophy4241
    @curiosophy4241 3 месяца назад

    I LOVE THE APPS so helpful, thank u so much

  • @danielleamber7353
    @danielleamber7353 3 месяца назад +4

    Can't wait to receive my new Mac and try some of these. I have always followed your older lists and added them in my stack.

    • @krill_inksanity
      @krill_inksanity 3 месяца назад

      Hi Daniel ! Did you get your new Mac yet ? How's the experience ?

  • @OMAR-rv6hi
    @OMAR-rv6hi 3 месяца назад

    Best video ever, definitely going to download some of the apps.

  • @HenryHill-ok1qu
    @HenryHill-ok1qu Месяц назад

    thanks for the great content, I downloaded several of these apps

  • @jonno965
    @jonno965 2 месяца назад

    So helpful! Thank you.

  • @JanLandy
    @JanLandy 3 месяца назад +1

    I am impressed. Excellent choices of apps.🎉❤

  • @_JaiBrown
    @_JaiBrown 3 месяца назад +56

    Great Vid, Note: You can also convert HEIC images by right clicking on the image and selecting Quick Actions. There will be an option to convert. Productivity

  • @KiramToKose
    @KiramToKose 12 часов назад

    Hey men, that was really a good video - you help me a lot!! Many thanks, good men😎

  • @anastasiialazuka7260
    @anastasiialazuka7260 Месяц назад

    Thank you very much! I pencilled down many apps!

  • @markster136
    @markster136 5 дней назад

    Thank You for monitor control

  • @ennakarengonzalez3632
    @ennakarengonzalez3632 12 дней назад

    This list of apps is stellar

  • @alirezazadeh1876
    @alirezazadeh1876 2 месяца назад

    very useful, thanks mate

  • @edilsondev
    @edilsondev 3 месяца назад

    Monitor Control is a ++, thanks!

  • @eftersays
    @eftersays 6 дней назад

    Useful apps. Thank you

  • @jungleworld11
    @jungleworld11 Месяц назад

    Great stuff ! Thank you.

  • @Willthurston
    @Willthurston 2 месяца назад +1

    Loved the vid - productivity. id love to know how you order your main bar at the top of your screen with arrows

  • @railpressureflip
    @railpressureflip 3 месяца назад

    Productivity! Great video!

  • @laurapotter1100
    @laurapotter1100 11 дней назад

    those are amazing, thank you!

  • @Valeriy-is1hi
    @Valeriy-is1hi 27 дней назад +1

    You can also convert images from HEIC to JPEG or PNG in Finder. You don't need to install an app for that

  • @TheZkills
    @TheZkills 3 месяца назад

    Greetings Andrew, What do you use to record your screen to make your videos?

  • @jdambat
    @jdambat 3 месяца назад

    Excellent suggestions

  • @andrefernandozen
    @andrefernandozen 3 месяца назад

    Great stuff! 👏👏

  • @jo69123
    @jo69123 2 месяца назад

    Question. I have 2 monitors, and sometimes when I click on a new app "window" and use keyboard shortcuts, the last previous active window still takes those, even though I clicked on a different app, sort of like the "focus" doesn't switch fast enough, it would be awesome if it could be set to switch on mouse focus, I believe the default is "cmd+click" and wait a couple seconds, and then the app is on focus, do you know a way to change this?

  • @user-ch5dj2rc4d
    @user-ch5dj2rc4d 3 месяца назад +1

    I wrote them down in my love journal and put inside my hope chest. THX!

  • @heathhoward
    @heathhoward 3 месяца назад +1

    Great video. Recently was on a work imposed 10 year hiatus from a Mac and now moving my workflow back to a Mac. Love videos like this.

  • @DSGQR
    @DSGQR Месяц назад

    Andrew, what do you use to edit a video like this? Specifically where you have your face in the bottom right while showcasing your desktop. Thanks in advance.

  • @katsweeterly2039
    @katsweeterly2039 3 месяца назад

    Love Portal since forever, also on my iPhone ❤

  • @john___007
    @john___007 Месяц назад

    Very good, thanks!

  • @StephenDavisMonsignor
    @StephenDavisMonsignor 3 месяца назад

    First video of yours I have seen! Downloaded Transnomino, Portal, and Clyde.. Already had Handbrake and Monitor Control (must haves!!)! Subscribed! Productivity!

    • @StephenDavisMonsignor
      @StephenDavisMonsignor 3 месяца назад

      ..forgot to add.. Apps I use daily include CopyClip (the 'old' free one not V2), AppCleaner (great uninstaller), PostHaste (creates folders and hierarchy), Instapaper (an app to read things later), and Carbon Copy Cloner. Productivity!!

  • @anisdada1646
    @anisdada1646 3 месяца назад +24

    Thanks for Al Dente, I was searching for an app to control charging.

    • @rogue_lele6167
      @rogue_lele6167 2 месяца назад

      is there any app like, smart kepboard. like g board

    • @melaniesvenson9459
      @melaniesvenson9459 2 месяца назад +1

      Dont use it if you have macbooks M models. they already have optimized batttery. that app can only be good for older macs

    • @MrBlayze99
      @MrBlayze99 Месяц назад

      @@melaniesvenson9459Why? I use this since 6 Months

    • @PedroDanielBittencourt
      @PedroDanielBittencourt Месяц назад

      @@rogue_lele6167 👀

  • @GabrielFereira
    @GabrielFereira 3 месяца назад

    Great video dude.

  • @sruli522
    @sruli522 3 месяца назад

    Great video, I need a good and simple screen recording option.

  • @haseebjavedkhan1166
    @haseebjavedkhan1166 3 дня назад

    great video . unique apps

  • @jermainelewis4789
    @jermainelewis4789 3 месяца назад

    this was a good list

  • @philharmonicaz
    @philharmonicaz 3 месяца назад

    This is great but Macs have had built in file conversion for a bit, you just right click file, go to quick actions and you can convert heir to job or whatever built into the OS. I'm trying som of these other suggestions. Thanks!

  • @ggs0605
    @ggs0605 3 месяца назад +1

    Hey productivity guy, nice video!

  • @joaoalves3985
    @joaoalves3985 Месяц назад

    Great job!

  • @miiko_web_dev
    @miiko_web_dev Месяц назад

    Thank you!

  • @lenajafaryassinosman2168
    @lenajafaryassinosman2168 3 месяца назад

    Thanks alot !

  • @ethanmatthews7984
    @ethanmatthews7984 3 месяца назад +2

    Wish I knew about aldente earlier! My m2 macbook air is already at 88% battery health... Now I can use it on external power at 70% with piece of mind

  • @ozverti6886
    @ozverti6886 3 месяца назад

    I just need to figure out what application you are using for the menubar to be unfolded like that

  • @wauzi1957
    @wauzi1957 День назад

    Any app to suggest to batch remove all sounds from mp4 or any other video files ?

  • @johnsfavorites
    @johnsfavorites 3 месяца назад

    Amazing list, seriously!! Revamping my MBP and will be using tons of these. One recent one that I downloaded that I like is Rectangle - for snapping open windows to the sides of your screen like some Windows functionality.

    • @AndrewEthanZeng
      @AndrewEthanZeng  3 месяца назад

      Glad you liked it. Thanks for the reco, I'll check that out.

    • @fallofshadows2209
      @fallofshadows2209 2 месяца назад

      Rectangle pro is totally worth $10 if you have it. I just got it and it's already an integral part of working from my laptop.

  • @jaezim
    @jaezim 2 месяца назад

    great apps selection

  • @90ravg
    @90ravg 3 месяца назад

    You too: it blows my mind, and then it smashes it to the ground three times .. to see your space bar (and mine too, of course) worn out like mine, and comparing it to better looking MacBook keyboards from 2010..
    Space bar has a specific problem, I guess… It shows so much… It took TWO weeks in my case just unbelievable…

  • @TheFloatingBartender
    @TheFloatingBartender 3 месяца назад

    So funny you featured Skógafoss, I’m a tour guide in Iceland I go there twice a week at least

  • @joshchan5721
    @joshchan5721 3 месяца назад +1

    8:06 couldn't come at a better time i've been looking for something to batch rename some files. Productivity

  • @mohammadkhalil3265
    @mohammadkhalil3265 2 месяца назад

    Amazing… thanks

  • @99_Customz
    @99_Customz 6 дней назад

    like 6 good looks fr fr

  • @nilanjanmandal7834
    @nilanjanmandal7834 3 месяца назад +2

    what is the chrome theme you are using

  • @emmanueljohn4018
    @emmanueljohn4018 10 дней назад

    i need to know which application is good for video presentation

  • @zoltanzerohero3099
    @zoltanzerohero3099 2 месяца назад

    Thx🎉

  • @thealmostmillennial7570
    @thealmostmillennial7570 3 месяца назад +8

    First one in, clyde is already a banger app I'll download after this video 👍

    • @Juan-tk5lg
      @Juan-tk5lg 3 месяца назад

      why clyde app is not available on my macbook?

  • @lalvare
    @lalvare Месяц назад

    Andrew great vide. However the X snip app is not free. By the way what is the best way to recognize if an app is free? It is really hard to know whether is free or not

  • @thatmrlanphear
    @thatmrlanphear 3 месяца назад

    Very much appreciated this video and went to try out some of the apps. Several of them are not actually free. They either have free trials or are significantly hampered without paying. (A watermark on a screenshot app? What?) Hazeover doesn't even have a trial - it's just $5.

  • @gman5375
    @gman5375 Месяц назад +4

    Please nobody leave your Mac sitting on a table in a cafe unattended. Switch on people.

  • @divayjeet-boi
    @divayjeet-boi 3 месяца назад

    i like this keep it up we need it

  • @cochi2221
    @cochi2221 3 месяца назад +7

    0:26
    How did you add that arrow in the menu bar to hide/show the icons?

    • @ITSDRFAMEZ
      @ITSDRFAMEZ 2 месяца назад +1

      It’s an app called Hidden Bar on the Mac App Store!

    • @HypetraxxPredator
      @HypetraxxPredator 28 дней назад

      @@ITSDRFAMEZ nice thanks, was looking for that :)

  • @rogue_lele6167
    @rogue_lele6167 2 месяца назад

    is there any app like, smart kepboard. like g board on mac

  • @Yosomy
    @Yosomy 7 дней назад

    downloaded almost all, thank you, only missing an app to automatically resize two windows in a single screen

  • @Adriana8n87R
    @Adriana8n87R 19 дней назад

    Obrigada! ❤️❤️❤️

  • @anuragsoni522
    @anuragsoni522 3 месяца назад +2

    Handbrake icon is to show the convert across formats - a pineapple to a cocktail etc.

    • @alpha8here
      @alpha8here 5 дней назад

      Interesting! Thanks for the share

  • @ToySeeker
    @ToySeeker 3 месяца назад

    Nice I like recap! ❤😊

    • @royribak7471
      @royribak7471 3 месяца назад

      Seems that it is not free

  • @rishikhemka8541
    @rishikhemka8541 8 дней назад

    Great video bud! The hazeover app you just mentioned is a paid one. Can you provide a DMG file for that.

  • @altseason_musik
    @altseason_musik 6 дней назад

    Focus Portal looks like the Momentum extension for chrome

  • @judyrico7290
    @judyrico7290 3 месяца назад

    Could we use these on an iPad ?

  • @yassinbadermedia
    @yassinbadermedia 3 месяца назад

    Downloaded all of them since I am on the cusp of my coaching career and I do see a use case for all of them, thank you for that.

  • @stills2359
    @stills2359 3 месяца назад

    whats your desk mat?

  • @nataliavillarreal4414
    @nataliavillarreal4414 3 месяца назад

    Productivity. One video I'll be coming back to.

  • @mustafacantez9727
    @mustafacantez9727 3 месяца назад

    I'm pretty sure I can live without those. Unfortunately I didn't like the list so much. Still, thanks for including some interesting apps that doesn't show up everywhere.

  • @Allthingsg37
    @Allthingsg37 3 месяца назад

    What's the app you use to hide the system apps on the upper right? the arrow thing! I really want that.

    • @GraphXpress
      @GraphXpress 3 месяца назад

      There are several i use hidden bar

  • @aminecheffou2272
    @aminecheffou2272 Месяц назад

    Hello. Can you tell me how do you reduce your toolbar on top ?

    • @ThamerQtr
      @ThamerQtr Месяц назад

      It’s an app called Hidden Bar on the Mac App Store!

  • @suryakantasinha
    @suryakantasinha 2 месяца назад

    how you customise your chrome bacground?

  • @MichalJanBaginski
    @MichalJanBaginski Месяц назад

    Dziękuję

  • @alexrayvsn
    @alexrayvsn 2 месяца назад +2

    imagine being this confident to leave your mac alone in a public cafe

    • @gezbo66
      @gezbo66 Месяц назад

      I moved to Warsaw Poland a few years ago and saw a guy in a cafe do it . He went to the counter to get another coffee and i joined him and commented on it. He said ,’ oh it’s safe here, we are in Poland not the UK etc. I was amazed. I love it. But then it is a high trust society and not multicultural either so that helps.

  • @mikahundin
    @mikahundin 2 месяца назад

    Anyone know of a bulk file renamer that uses AI to assign a name combining EXIF data and image recognition to come up with file names?

  • @JJ-we2mh
    @JJ-we2mh 3 месяца назад +1

    Stronnng list, thanks for sharing

  • @TrippHo
    @TrippHo 3 месяца назад

    Thanks, these apps are so useful

  • @davidchildofgod753
    @davidchildofgod753 2 месяца назад

    Productivity baby!

  • @_-Samuele-_
    @_-Samuele-_ 5 дней назад

    how did you hide app in menu bar?

  • @rdsn_leon
    @rdsn_leon Месяц назад

    what do you use to show and hide your toolbar/menu bar?

    • @ThamerQtr
      @ThamerQtr Месяц назад +1

      It’s an app called Hidden Bar on the Mac App Store!

  • @animikhaghosh6536
    @animikhaghosh6536 Месяц назад

    I did not even know that there are so many cool apps for macbook

  • @gn8351
    @gn8351 14 дней назад

    Really usefull video! Thanks so much!!! ❤ Like and sub

  • @shawnlee5682
    @shawnlee5682 3 месяца назад +1

    how did you get the tool bar to hide the apps??? like when you showing aldente

    • @GraphXpress
      @GraphXpress 3 месяца назад

      There are several i use hidden bar

    • @RU_B1G
      @RU_B1G 3 месяца назад

      Hidden Bar is free and just as good for 90% of you