Hardware
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Pro, 18GB RAM, 512GB SSD): my daily driver
- iPhone 15 Pro (128GB)
- Apple Watch (S11): fitness tracking, notifications and health monitoring
- iPad Air (M2): for note-taking, light gaming and sketching
- Apple Pencil Pro
- AirPods Pro (2nd gen): for listening to music on the go
- Magic Mouse (USB-C): i know what you’re going to say,,,, but I don’t use a mouse often enough to complain about Magic Mouse (+ its battery lasts)
- Magic Keyboard (USB-C, Touch ID): would love it even more if it had backlight!
- EarPods (USB-C)
- AOC 32G2WG8 Monitor (1080p, 240Hz, 32-inch): i’ve had this for sooo long, and because i’m so used to Apple displays, it now feels meh (quality-wise)
yes, I’m an Apple sheep hehe
Software
Browser & Extensions
- Safari: my browser of choice, iCloud sync is great and it just works
- Wipr 2: lightweight content blocker
- Sink It: better Reddit experience
- SponsorBlock: skips sponsored segments on YouTube videos
- Userscripts: userscript manager
- Return YouTube Dislike: shows YouTube dislike counts
- Noir: forces dark mode on websites that don’t support it
- Vinegar: replaces YouTube’s player with a mininal HTML
<video>tag - Vimari: vim bindings on safari
Communication
- Signal: open-source encrypted messaging app
- Element: Matrix-based messaging client
- Vesktop: custom Discord client (unfortunately most of my peers still use Discord and refuse to switch)
- WhatsApp: everyone I know IRL uses this, so I have to deal with it
- iMessage: my favorite messaging app
Development
- Ghostty: feature-rich terminal emulator
- Neovim: highly extensible text editor of choice
- UTM: lightweight, open-source virtual machine manager for Apple Silicon
- Xcode: Apple’s IDE for macOS and iOS development
- container: lightweight container runtime for macOS
Productivity
- AeroSpace: my macOS tiling window manager
- Spotlight: macOS’s native app launcher
- Pages: Apple’s word processor
- Keynote: Apple’s presentation software
- Numbers: Apple’s spreadsheet app
- System Color Picker: system-wide color picker for macOS
- Apple Notes: it’s simple and syncs perfectly across my devices
- Apple Reminders: same reason as Notes
- Apple Calendar: same reason as Reminders
- Actions: extends Apple Shortcuts with more actions
- HazeOver: dims inactive windows to reduce distractions
- Sketch: design tool
Media
- NetNewsWire: my preferred RSS reader
- Apple Music: music streaming service
- Apple Photos: it just works
- Pixelmator Pro: photo editing
- Procreate: drawing app for iPad
Utilities
- Apple Passwords: Apple’s built-in password manager that just works
- Parcel: delivery tracking app
- Rocket: emoji picker for macOS
- Klack: satisfying key sounds
- Cryptomator: open-source client-side file encryption
- Keka: archive extractor for macOS
- Maccy: clipboard manager (still not sure if this will stay in my workflow yet…)
- Mole: simple Mac cleaner
(Programming) Languages
- JavaScript: my first programming language, still my go-to for web development
- TypeScript: typed superset of JavaScript that I use for most projects
- Swift
System
- Homebrew: package manager for macOS
- Nix: purely functional package manager
- nix-darwin: manage macOS system configuration using Nix
- home-manager: manage user environment using Nix