Software for MacOS developers that should not be missed again

Again, a must-have MacOS developer software that will save you much more time, increase your productivity.

OpenInTerminal allows you to quickly open the terminal or IDE in a folder. It supports opening the standard terminal and editor from the status bar or via keyboard shortcuts. You can access the shortcut menu within files and from the Finder menu bar to open the terminal or IDE. It supports the most commonly used editors, including Terminal, iTerm2, VSC, Atom, Sublime, JetBrains series, etc. It also allows fast copying of file paths, making it very useful for development.

DaisyDisk is a system cleanup tool that helps you understand disk usage and easily identify files taking up disk space. It is very user-friendly (better than Tencent Lemon). You can select a drive to see which areas are taking up the most space. Since my MacBook only has 256 GB of storage space, this app is very useful for me. I always thought macOS would manage my hard drive well, but one day I got a message saying my drive was full and couldn’t download files. After checking with DaisyDisk, I found that temporary system files (root -> hidden space -> erasable space) took up fifty to sixty GB. After I cleaned it, I was able to use it again — what a surprise!

ServBay is an integrated platform that contains the tools and components necessary for developers’ daily work, without dependencies and with a non-intrusive design. One of the great things about ServBay is its constant updates and expanding features. If you encounter any problems during use, you can email them for excellent support, which ensures a good user experience.

MonitorControl is a tool that allows you to control the brightness of external monitors, in addition to the built-in brightness control for MacBooks. It is open-source and can be downloaded on GitHub.

Battery Buddy is a nice battery monitoring and display app for Mac, which can replace the original battery icon to show the current battery status. It is suitable for power users. It is free and can be downloaded from the official website.

CopyLess2 is a clipboard manager for Mac that expands the clipboard and includes everything you’ve copied, basically meeting all your needs. This software can serve as a good alternative to pasting.

In scenarios where screen recording is required, it is essential to display and record the current keystrokes. KeyCastr is an excellent key display software. The first time you use it, you need to enable the system accessibility features. Once you configure it and reopen it, you can see the current keystrokes in the bottom left corner of the screen and you can drag the display panel around. KeyCastr is open-source and free, available for download on GitHub Release.

Manico is a quick launch software that allows you to quickly start and switch between applications. By default, Manico supports launching or switching to the companion app using Option + number keys. Users no longer have to use Command + Tab to browse apps or search for them in the Dock, greatly improving efficiency and user experience.

There is also free cleanup software available, which works well if there are not too many duplicate files. I recommend using Gemini because it crashed several times during one of my large file cleanups (over 2GB). After switching to Gemini it worked perfectly. Not to mention, I had two duplicate files: one was 1(1).txt and the other was 1.txt. The cleanup software surprisingly deleted 1.txt and kept the other, which was a bit confusing.

Synalyze it! This allows you to view binary data and preview the decoding in the preview window on the right based on certain encodings. There is also a Synalyze It! Pro version, which you can explore.

Transmit5 is a powerful FTP client that supports uploading and downloading files from local to local and from remote to remote. It also allows you to edit documents remotely in real time without having to download them. Additionally, Transmit’s tab system allows for multiple simultaneous connections. One disadvantage is that the synchronization is not very real-time; you may have to wait a few seconds or refresh manually, but it’s still bearable.

There are many similar anti-sleep software options, but this one is open-source, functional, stable in updates, and easy to use, making it quite popular.

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