The niche mac apps that save me hours every week
I tested well over 100 Mac apps, and these are the 6 I actually open almost every single day. Most of them are free, most are open source, and one of them I had to build myself. Plus two built-in macOS shortcuts I use dozens of times a day.
🔗 Apps mentioned (in order):
1. Clop - compress images, video & PDFs instantly
→ https://lowtechguys.com/clop/
2. VoicePrompter - invisible teleprompter for Mac
→ https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-stor...
3. IINA - the best free, open-source media player for Mac
→ https://iina.io
4. Handbrake - free, open-source media converter
→ https://handbrake.fr
5. Obsidian - the best writing & notes app I've ever used
→ https://obsidian.md
6. Recordly - open-source screen recorder with auto-zoom
→ https://recordly.dev/
⌨️ Bonus shortcuts:
Cmd + Ctrl + Shift + 4 (or 3) - screenshot straight to your clipboard
Cmd + Option + Shift + V - paste without formatting