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My Mac App stack

My current Mac App stack for daily productivity

My Mac

Currently using a MacBook Pro 14” M4. Perfect for work on long commutes, and small footprint when plugged in at the office. Great battery life, and still powerful performance.

The Apps

System

Homebrew

The one package manager to have on Mac

Design

Figma

Feature packed and fast design tool for mockup and prototyping UI.

brew install --cask figma

Development

Zed

Really fast Open source code editor.

brew install --cask zed

Claude Code

Coding agent that gets work done.

brew install --cask claude-code

iTerm2

Easy customizable terminal emulator.

brew install --cask iterm2

Ghostty

Just works with minimal customization.

brew install --cask ghostty

Docker

Containerization tool for development and deployment.

brew install docker

Productivity

Todoist

Manage tasks and projects the easy way

brew install --cask todoist-app

Nextcloud

Secure cloud storage and file sharing. Hosting my own server instance.

brew install --cask nextcloud

1Password

Crossplatform password manager that just works.

brew install --cask 1password

KeepingYouAwake

Avoid annoying screensaver while reading on screen with this easy little tool.

brew install --cask keepingyouawake

Alfred With powerpack

Handy shortcut tool for every workflow on your Mac. Replaced with spotlight from MacOS 26

Rectangle

Window organizer tool

brew install --cask rectangle

Flashspace

Organise windows into spaces without annoying animation and focus delays. Lots of features for customization.

brew install --cask flashspace

Spotify

Sounds to keep the productivity up and for calming down and relaxing.

brew install --cask spotify

Restic

Secure backup tool for your data. Running my own server for backing up multiple devices and servers.

brew install --cask restic

Writing

Typhora

Simple and elegant markdown writer and reader that still packs lots of functionality.

brew install --cask typora

Browser

Zen

The “firefox” version of Arc

brew install --cask zen

Arc

Exiting new approch to keep beeing productive in the browser.

brew install --cask arc

Firefox developer

Go to browser for frontend development.

brew install --cask firefox@developer-edition

Communication

Signal

The best and simple solution for chat and messaging, keeps things private.

brew install --cask signal

3D modeling / Printing

Fusion 360 for personal use

Good software for 3D modeling, simple to get started with, but also powerful.

brew install --cask autodesk-fusion

Prusaslicer

Easy integrated application for sliceing and printing with my Prusa printer

brew install --cask prusaslicer

Networking

Wireguard

Secure VPN solution that is easy to setup and use.

Download from appstore Wireguard for MacOS

Hetzner

Hosting in the cloud.

Unifi Network Application

Software for managing my Unifi network. Running a selfhosted instance in the cloud.