Desktop Apps or Tools I Use

some apps / tools I usually use

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Mac and Windows

  • VS Code: My favorite Code Editor
  • HandBrake: Open source video transcoder, mainly use it for converting and/or compressing video files
  • scrcpy: Enables us to screencast our android devices to the computer and control the device directly. Just connect through USB / TCP over IP.
  • Termius: SSH client and terminal

Mac Only

  • Warp: Rust based smart terminal
  • Rectangle: for someone who used to Windows's window snapping behavior, this one is for similar experience in Mac.
  • KeyCastr: open source keystroke visualizer.
  • MonitorControl: control external display brightness and volume easily.
  • App Cleaner: mac uninstall tool, just drag the app to be uninstalled and it will find related files to the app that also could be deleted.
  • Coconut Battery: monitor mac battery health.
  • Zed: performant code editor by Atom creators.

Windows Only

  • ShareX: all in one screen capture, productivity, etc tool