My Mac stack
The Mac apps that carry real weight in my day-to-day work — coding, thinking, shipping. Grouped by what they do, not by who ships them.
Dev & code
Visual Studio Code
Main code editor.
WebStorm
JetBrains IDE for JS/TS projects.
Xcode
iOS/macOS development in Swift/SwiftUI.
Docker
Containers for local development.
Claude Code
AI agent that writes and refactors code in the terminal.
Orca
Agent IDE for running several AI agents in parallel (Claude Code, Codex) with worktree isolation.
AI
Productivity
Obsidian
Local-first second brain. A vault of plain-markdown files.
Notion
Shared docs, wiki, lightweight project boards.
Slack
Work communication.
iA Writer
Minimalist markdown editor for long-form writing.
Chronoid
Automatic time tracker — counts minutes in every app and site, splits them across clients and projects.
Design & media
Figma
UI/UX design and prototyping.
Final Cut Pro
Video editing.
Logic Pro
Music production.
CleanShot X
Screenshots and screen recording with smart annotation.
IINA
Modern video player for macOS.
Downie 4
Video downloader for YouTube and 1000+ sites.
Permute 4
Batch media file converter.
Phiewer PRO
Fast photo viewer for macOS with support for every popular format.
Audiobook Builder
Turns MP3/M4A files into audiobooks for macOS/iOS Books.
Security & network
AmneziaVPN
Self-hosted VPN with censorship-bypass protocols.
ClearVPN
Commercial VPN for daily use.
WireGuard
Lightweight VPN protocol for my own tunnels.
Radio Silence
Firewall for blocking outbound connections.
KeePassium
Local password manager in KeePass format.
BlockBlock Helper
Protection against persistence malware.
KnockKnock
Audits persistence items in the system.
Ghost Buster Pro
Finds hidden files and processes.
AdGuard
System-wide ad and tracker blocking.
Wireshark
Network traffic analysis at every layer.
System & utilities
Übersicht
Widget system for the macOS desktop: renders HTML/CSS/JS scripts straight onto the wallpaper.
NotchNook
Dynamic Island-style utility inside the macOS notch.
iStat Menus
CPU/RAM/network monitoring in the menubar.
Macs Fan Control
Manual fan control.
DaisyDisk
Visual disk analyzer.
Arctic
Window management and layouts.
Cakebrew
GUI wrapper for Homebrew.
