My top MacOS apps – Mostly open source
Adding the features that should have been there already 🙃

Rectangle

Super easily resize and snap your windwos by just dragging them to the edge of the screen, window managment how it should have been from day one.

Drag a window to the edge of the screen. When the mouse cursor reaches the edge of the screen, you’ll see a footprint that Rectangle will attempt to resize and move the window to when the click is released.

CopyClip

Have your clipboard history in the taskbar, and get anything you’ve copied in just a click. 

CopyClip is the simplest and most efficient clipboard manager for your Mac. Running discreetly from your menu bar, this app stores all that you have copied or cut in the past, allowing you to quickly find that snippet of text you’ve been looking for.

LocalSend

Share files from anywhere to anywhere, over wifi, Mac to windows, IOS to Linux, whatever you need, it’s  a real life saver.

Share files without a central server. The file transfer is completely peer-to-peer.

BetterDisplay

Adjust the brightness of your monitors from the using your built in brightness keys, along with a ton of other very useful features. 

Custom Resolutions, XDR/HDR Extra Brightness, Virtual Screens, Picture in Picture, Soft-Disconnect, Configuration and EDID overrides, DDC Control, Color Mode Selection, Syncing, Layout Protection and More!

ONLYOFFICE

Edit Excel docs, word docs, or any other Microsoft propriatary format, it’s a great option and very easy to use. 

Work with documents, spreadsheets, presentations, fillable forms and PDF files on your PC.

Inkscape

A vector based graphic design tool much like Adobe Illistrator, you can even edit Illistrator files right in the app. 

Whether you are an illustrator, designer, web designer or just someone who needs to create some vector imagery, Inkscape is for you!

    ELMEDIA player

    Great easy to use music and video player, it’s easy to use, and has a nice simple design. 

    ELMEDIA is a Mac video player that offers advanced playback and streaming options. It can handle any conceivable media format. Local files can be streamed to Chromecast, AirPlay, Roku and DLNA devices. No additional codecs are required for it to work. Support 70+ video/audio formats.

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