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Hammerspoon
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1512 issues are closed in the download page in GitHub
https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon/issues They do fix issues that come from the community.
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Has 324 issues on their download page in GitHub
https://github.com/Hammerspoon/hammerspoon/issues I can not list all the issues.
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Deeply customizable
Hammerspoon's Lua scripting and broad API allows you to perform any action you can imagine on your mac. It hooks into many OS APIs directly and has some high-level APIs to manipulate things like Spotify or iTunes. See the full list here.
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Some knowledge of programming required
Hammerspoon is scripted in the Lua programming language, and some familiarity with programming in general will be needed to use it. Some plugins exist that can be used by adding some files to a specific folder, but this will not give the flexibility that is so key to Hammerspoon
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Automate actions based on the operating system
Hammerspoon lets you hook into OS level events and trigger any action you can imagine. From setting up a simple keyboard shortcut to launching a complex workflow using multiple apps and scripts.
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SizeUp
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Keyboard centric
SizeUp has user-configurable keyboard shortcuts for a set of pre-defined actions.
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Nag window
If a license is not purchased there is a nag window (which suspends function) that pops up when loading the app (at user login). The nag pop-up is also summoned at certain time intervals and by performing a certain number of commands (manually or by keyboard shortcut).
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Supports multiple monitors / spaces
Windows can be sent to different monitors and spaces. It can also be aligned as needed.
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No on-the-fly split screen window settings
Unlike some other tiling window managers, SizeUp has no way to change the size of split screen actions on-the-fly. Any time a user wants to change how much room on the screen a window takes up when using the split screen function, they will need to manually change the settings, which can be time consuming.
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Simple
SizeUp is easy and simple to use without having to configure.
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AppleScript support allows extending functionality
AppleScript permits adding features such as tiling all open windows. Additionally, FastScripts it allows the user to add keyboard shortcuts to AppleScripts.
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Menubar dropdown for shortcuts
Learning a bunch of keyboard shortcuts right off the bat may be difficult to remember at first, which is why a menubar shortcut for the app exists with all the shortcuts listed.
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ShiftIt
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Easy to configure
ShiftIt is configured through a simple UI where you simply press the hotkeys you wish to map to a certain action.
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A little slow
Similar to Spectacle, but it has a few more features, such as being able to pick the size adjustment increments. Spectacle was a little faster, though. Repeated size changes or moves in succession can cause it to wait for it to complete.
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Free
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Imprecise when readjusting sizes
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Intuitive
ShiftIt is very straight-forward to use for most frequent usages.
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Doesn't support moving windows between workspaces
There's no way to move a window to a different workspace with hotkeys in ShiftIt.
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Open source
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Configuration can be committed to your personal dotfiles repository
Configuration winds up living in .hammerspoon/init.lua and .hammerspoon/Spoons/ShiftIt.lua. Very easy to track configuration changes.
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Swish
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Best window manager for trackpad power users
Gestures are faster than dragging or keyboard shortcuts.
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The tutorial within the app is not that thorough
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Multi-monitor and spaces support
Switch intuitively between screens and spaces based on their physical location.
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Limited keybinding customization
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Sleek and intuitive
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Easy to use
Intuitive gestures, doesn't get in the way like BetterTouchTool.
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Custom grid offsets
The default setting uses a clean single-pixel divider without any overlaps.
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Matches the Mac language
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Fast
Just squeezing on top of an icon to close the app is a breeze compared to right clicking and selecting "quit," using Command + Q, or APP NAME -> Quit.
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Moom
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Customizable keyboard shortucts
Moom comes with many preset keyboard shortcuts. The user can go into the graphical settings of the app and change any one of them to a different combination of keys.
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UI for settings can be confusing
The settings for the app are pretty jumbled and are hard to get a grip of, especially for first time users. While all the settings one would need are there, they are difficult to find or understand, which requires a good bit of playing around with the settings in order to get a feel for them and what they offer.
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You can save tiling window position and size
Users can set window position and size themselves, allowing for a great way to set up a tiling window experience.
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Not free
Moom is not free: it costs $9.99.
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Windows can be snapped to the edges of the screen
In addition to using the grid or the overlay, Moom can move and zoom windows by dragging them to screen edges.
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Non customisable popover
The pop over is not customisable and has two presets which are odd for instance two presents are two split windows horizontally.
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Simple customization
While you can set keyboard shortcuts, Moom has a very easy-to-use GUI and GUI-based customization features to help you get going right away.
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Two steps needed, while some tools only need one
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Adds a zoom button for all apps
Moom adds an overlay zoom button to the corner of all apps which allows any app to go full screen or be placed to certain sections of the screen (such as the top, bottom, or sides). This works even on apps that do not normally allow for full screen views.
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Multi-monitor support
Moom has excellent support for multi-monitor setups. You can drag a window to the edge of your screen into another monitor and snap it there.
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Slate
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Extremely configurable
Slate is similar to Linux WMs like Xmonad in that it is nearly infinitely configurable. You can either use the default configuration file or just Javascript for very complex/dynamic settings. Slate also offers editing a ".js" or a ".slate" file for configuration.
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Project is no longer in development
Development is no longer active on this project as of 2017.
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Based on hotkeys
Hotkeys can be set to re-size and focus windows, as well as activate layout presets.
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Hard to configure
There's no graphical user interface for configuring Slate, meaning it has to be done from the command line interface or by editing a config file. This makes it somewhat difficult and time-consuming.
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It's free
Slate is completely free to download and use, which is a great option in a field of Mac WMs that often costs money to use.
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Missing features
Unable to perform all tasks of software it was meant to replace. Can not move windows between 'Spaces' (virtual desktops).
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Allows for tiling
Slate allows for customizing the config file in order to emulate tiling windows.
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Video fail
Demonstration video failed to highlight any of the advantages of the windowing system. Or at least, the advantages were so subtly intrinsic that no-one who didn't already use the system could appreciate them.
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Lets you set default layouts
By using a feature called "snapshots", users can set up different default window layouts in Slate that they can switch to and from on the fly.
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Window hints
Slate offers window hints which are an intuitive way to change window focus.
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Spectacle
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Free and open source
Spectacle is licensed under MIT with source code available on GitHub.
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Not maintained
The software is free, but no longer seems to be maintained.
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Simple hotkeys
Spectacle offers easy-to-remember preset hotkeys.
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Impossible to add new functions
While keyboard shortcuts can be changed for the available actions, there is no way to add custom actions which in turn limits the functionality of the app.
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Mouseless
All windows in Spectacle can be controlled with keyboard shortcuts, so no mouse is needed. This makes for a fast way to control windows.
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Limited window sizing capabilities
You can use 1/2 of the screen vertically and horizontally (divide into 4 parts). You can also use the screen in thirds too, but only the left and right third: you can't use the 1/3 in the center. There is no way to do a more granular distribution.
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Great UX
Spectacle is easy to use and configure. It's plug and play.
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Breaks on macOS High Sierra / Chrome or Firefox
Doesn't support side by side windows.
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Low footprint
Spectacle only uses up 18-19 MB of RAM, which means there is not much overhead by using this app.
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Doesn't work with any Adobe products
There are some apps like Adobe Reader that do not work with Spectacle. Basically, any app with a heavily customized UI that breaks OS X accessibility will not work correctly under Spectacle.
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Multi-monitor support
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7+ years of use
Using it for 7 years
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Magnet
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Keyboard centric
Easy to learn keyboard shortcuts.
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Cannot setup custom sizes and window positions
Unfortunately, you can only move windows to preset positions.
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Intuitive handling
Just drag the window to one of the sides of the screen and it snaps there. This is especially useful for those who can't be bothered remembering the shortcuts.
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Can only be purchased from the App Store
Magnet is only available in App Store.
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Cheap
At $0.99, it is not that expensive.
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Can't hide the menu bar icon
It would've been nice to be able to hide the icon so it doesn't clutter the menu bar.
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Mouse controllable
Supports dragging a window along the edges of the screen to activate.
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Interference when switching between folders
Default Folder-X app "warns" that Magnet App may interfere with it's ability to switch between folders in Open and Save dialogue boxes.
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Do not have to learn or remember keyboard shortcuts
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Causes cursor bugs in IntelliJ IDEs
Unfortunately, Magnet causes the caret to bounce around in IntelliJ IDEs, this is very annoying.
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It's often on sale
For example, at the writing of this pro it's currently at $1.
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Up to six external displays supported
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Better Window Manager
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FinderMinder support
FinderMinder allows you to specify where (position) and what size you want newly opened Finder windows to appear. The default Finder behavior is to remember the last position and size for every window, but this can be frustrating if you already know where you want every window to appear (for example, centered at 800x600). FinderMinder must be running for window reposition and resize to take place. FinderMinder must continue running in the background for window reposition and resize to take place, so click the "Hide" button to dismiss the preferences and keep FinderMinder running. Simply re-launch FinderMinder to access the preferences again or to quit the app.
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Cheap and has a free trial
The app costs just $3 and offers a free trial for testing it out before buying.
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Has almost all the features needed in a window manager app
I've tried almost every app on this list. I thought it was amazing how many there were out there by the time I finally stopped experimenting and searching for the one I liked most. I chose Optimal Layout mostly because it was sufficiently extendable and felt lighter to use than the others. There were lighter ones, but those were very limited in their features and customizability.
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It's free! Which is fair as it manages only windows for Finder.
The price is right! It comes from a great source of developers who already have window manager apps on this page's list. I am not sure what they plan to do with this app in the future, whether to keep it light and by itself and work in conjunction with their other window managers, or add this feature solely to one of their other fully featured window manager apps.
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Transmit 4
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Supports Amazon S3 & WebDAV
In addition to FTP, allows exchanging data with SFTP or WebDAV servers or your Amazon S3 storage.
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Fast and powerful file exchange client
Exchange data with FTP, SFTP or WebDAV servers or your Amazon S3 storage.
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Enable a server connection as a normal disk in your Finder
So you can access your storage without the Transmit client.
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FTP Sync
Scans local and remote for difference and only transfer modified files. It's not rsync, but it's the next best thing
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Can enable a server connection as a normal disk in your Finder
So you can access your storage without the Transmit client.
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Better Touch Tool
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Endlessly customizable
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Extendability
Allows user to extend my MBP with touchbar by creating custom actions per app. Also supports system-wide integration (touchbar actions).
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BTT makes it simple to sync your hotkey, Touch Bar and gesture setup between several machines
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Sync settings in the cloud
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There's a free companion app for iOS that you can use to remote control your Mac
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Supports Apple script, bash, javascript
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Customize window button behaviour
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Make your own menu bar items
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Active community
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Built-in clipboard manager
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Highly configurable window moving / window snapping options
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Key sequences
Supports key sequences for things like text expansion.
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Supports MIDI devices (keyboards, DAW controllers, etc.)
Listen for MIDI events and have them control anything. For example you could use a DJ controller in your favorite video editor, etc.
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Lets you configure your external mouse's 4th and 5th button per app
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Record gestures / drawings and assign them to actions
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Developer is regularly adding features / improvements
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CodeKit
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Everything is set up for you
Everything you need to get a project started is included with CodeKit. Thanks to the professional support, different components of the workflow pipeline are guaranteed to play nicely with each other without you needing to do the research on how to configure them. More advanced features that may require extra configuration to set up with other workflow wrappers are set up out of the box in CodeKit, like automatic browser updating, linting, and source maps.
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Mac only
This is a major problem for larger teams that have varied development environments.
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Provides a clean and modern GUI
CodeKit has a clean and intuitive graphical user interface out of the box. Most other tools in this category run as command line utilities or require unsupported third-party plugins to run with a GUI. The CodeKit GUI makes it easier to navigate and manage the various components of your project with helpful UIs like dropdowns, and views that provide extra details without having to run a separate command.
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Confined
You get only the tools that are provided by the application.
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Live browser updating built in
CodeKit has live updating built in and will update monitored files across multiple browsers and devices, and refresh CSS without a new page load. Other workflow wrappers have live updating, but they require extra configuration. With CodeKit, everything is set up for you so you can get it up and running in no time at all.
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Proprietary
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Interactively define how files compile with a GUI
You can navigate your project directory, and use a menu form to set up how it gets compiled without needing to read configuration documentation, or deal with configuration errors. On top of that, file watching and recompilation is built in with no extra configuration needed.
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Great value for money
At a one time cost of $29, it's a great deal considering how powerful and easy to use it is.
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Visual package management with Bower
CodeKit provides a clean GUI for Bower that makes it easier to navigate and get information about modules without having to deal with a command line interface.
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Connects with MAMP
You can use it to, for example, live-update server-side PHP by establishing a connection with your local MAMP server.
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Don't have to worry about vendor prefixes due to Autoprefixer support
Autoprefixer automagically adds vendor prefixes based on latest information.
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Reduces size of compressed images
CodeKit provides a powerful tool to automatically reduce the size of compressed images and production web code.
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Live pre-processor and script compilation
CodeKit supports live compilation of Less, Sass, Stylus, Jade, Haml, Slim, CoffeeScript, JavaScript and Compass including automatic debugging and minification.
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Has over 6k componenets
Install 6,000+ Bower components with a single click: Bootstrap, jQuery, Modernizr, Zurb Foundation, even WordPress.
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Yabai
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Can be a steep learning curve at first
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Fast
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Needs disabling SIP to get full benefit
SIP is a security feature for Mac. You can use most of the features without disabling it.
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Integrates with other apps
Like skhd, sketchybar, hammerspoon scripts, ubersicht Gives you more control and oversight of your machine
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Needs additional tools to get the full benefit
Install "skhd" to use keyboard shortcuts
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Actively developed
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Reliable
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Extremely programmable
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ImageOptim
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Losslessly compresses PNG, GIF, and JPEG images
Great for compressing images for web usage or saving harddrive space.
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Compression algorithm not as good as counterparts
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Fast & Simple
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Cannot abort an optimization
Optimization can run for a long time. Sometimes it reaches 20% quickly and then spend a long time to attain 21.2%. But you cannot interrupt the process.
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Simple drag'n' drop interface
Simply drag images (or folders) into the window.
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Does not work on SVG yet
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Tries several different image optimizers before picking the best one
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Edits files in place
It does edit files in place, overwriting the original. This is exactly what I want, so I love it, but it's good to know beforehand.
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Can handle PNG, GIF, and JPEG images
Great for compressing images for web usage or saving harddrive space.
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Platforms:
macOS, Web
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TotalTerminal
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No longer under active development
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Allows quick access to the terminal system-wide
TotalTerminal is a plugin for Terminal.app. It provides persistent Visor Window which slides down when you press a hot-key.
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Doesn't work on El Capitan with SIP on
Apple introduced a new security feature in OSX El Capitan, called System Integrity Protection, that, among other things, does not allow augmenting Terminal. While it's possible to turn SIP off (instructions on how to turn off SIP and get TotalTerminal working on El Capitan can be found here) it is not recommended.
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Quake style window show/hide
You maybe know or don't know Quake from Id Software. But this game had the best idea to hide/show a terminal window. Simply using full width but 26 rows. On show the widow slid down from top of screen. On hide it mode up to top edge of the screen until it disappeared. 2nd next best was the semi translucent background. You could still see through the terminal window while it was shown. The same style is now available in TotalTerminal and iTerm2 (OSX Terminal replacement - no Terminal plugin).
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Cloak
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Hasn't published server/data center locations
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Does SSL Pinning on OS X
SSL pinning protects against some forms of man-in-the-middle attacks that even SSL encrypted traffic is vulnerable to. Not long ago, iOS did not allow for pinning but that may have changed more recently.
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OSX & iOS Only, without even manual configuration instructions for Linux/Windows
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Responsive developer
The developer of Cloak is extremely responsive to feedback and quick to answer questions or support requests.
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Senses Trusted WiFi networks
Cloak can be set to not use the VPN on whitelisted WiFI SSIDs (like home/work).
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Unlimited devices (as long as they're OSX/iOS)
Unlimited devices and data per account, so you can connect up the whole family or office on one account if you so choose.
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Pagehop
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All recipes and tools are open source and you can write your own (JavaScript)
The API is very minimalistic (very easy to learn), and there is complete reference for it.
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Web search (horizontal and vertical) and using tools like Regular Expressions on results
Pagehop is bundled-up with recipes for Google, Bing and DuckDuckGo (horizontal) search, and with recipes for Wikipedia, StackOverflow, YouTube, jQuery API documentation, Mozilla Developer Network and others for vertical search. After making a search you can further filter your results with tools - Regular Expressions, Fuzzy Matching or Search in the urls (instead of titles).
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Browsing of online documentation (any static web source)
Navigating through known set of hyperlinks without an actual rendered page, just by writing.
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Quickly navigate to web pages and their links
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Unlimited, free, fully-functional evaluation
Like the SublimeText editor, Pagehop doesn't lock any features before you purchase a license and only displays (a tiny bit annoying) registration message.
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Keyboard shortcut access to Hacker News
To be able to bring up todays news on a key shortcut, is absolutely awesome. Holding shift while pressing enter (choosing) on results, will keep the window open - this way you can open several pages you want to read through with your morning coffee.
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Unclutter
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Convenient and fast access to files and notes
Unclutter lives in the navbar at the top of your screen, and is always accessible. Any files and notes stored in Unclutter can be quickly accessed from anywhere, with just a mouse movement and scrolling down.
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Can't keep visor open when typing in other applications
The unclutter visor will not stay open when working/typing in other apps. Sometimes it is desirable to use the visor to re-type things, it's not possible outside of copying and pasting, or opening and re-closing the visor.
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Keep desktop clean(er)
Instead of keeping commonly used files on the desktop, you can tuck them away to the top of the screen. This can unclutter your screen, or create more room for more icons if you like quick access to everything.
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$10 seems a bit much for what it does
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Sync:
Dropbox, iCloud Drive, Google Drive, etc.
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Growl
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Support for a lot more applications than the default notification system
In addition to all the applications that other people have written that support Growl, Growl includes several 'Extras' that serve various functions.
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Ability to be themed
Growl comes with almost 20 themes pre-installed so you can pick what works best for you. You can also create and install your own custom themes.
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Sync with mobile phone via Prowl
Prowl is the Growl client for iOS. Push to your iOS device notifications from your Mac or Windows computer, or from a multitude of apps and services.
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DaisyDisk
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Helps find and delete files taking up HDD space
While working on your Mac you create and download a lot of files, but rarely delete anything. As time goes by you have less and less room for your data. DaisyDisk finds those hidden unused gigabytes.
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Calculation based on 1000 not 1024
It's nice to have a base 1000 (MB, GB, …) calculation but it should be optional. Default should be 1024 (MiB, GiB, …)
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Awesome visualization of files on drive
DaisyDisk gives you a perfect overview of all the disks connected to your Mac, be it Macintosh HD, flash card, Thunderbolt disk or network storage. And does it in a beautiful way.
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Expensive for how often it is used
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