The ULTIMATE Mac App Tier List

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In this video, I showcase a bunch of cool best Mac apps and rank them with a tier list system. Including MacOS utilities and productivity apps. Enjoy.
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@bogxd 3 ай бұрын

I got an email from Apple saying that scrolling back up to SMASH the like button adds an extra hour to your battery life

@brawlrob0 3 ай бұрын

it really worked :)

@lilsimon420 3 ай бұрын

nice offer but the battery already lasts like 10 hours on the M1 Pro 16" Macbook Pro...

@samuelfresneda7771 3 ай бұрын

What cursor package are you using ? I really liked the one you were using but can’t find it. Do you have a link to find it ?? Thank you.

@anthonypratico8698 3 ай бұрын

Fair enough

@user-pl6th6qk2c Ай бұрын

like that's ever gonna happen (Just a joke)

@neuropcs5879 3 ай бұрын

I love these types of videos so much. Your editing is phenomenal too. Have you thought about making a similar video, but for Chrome extensions? I think that would be a great idea.

@LautaroLosio 3 ай бұрын

Apps that Raycast can replace: - Alfred - Rectangle - Maccy - Calculator - Keeping You Awake - Espanso I was also kinda stubborn to use Raycast. But it just makes sense. It can basically replace many other apps you're using and more. Control spotify, run brew commands, run shell commands, set up a timer, the list goes on. I only use the free features since most of the paid ones are AI related, and those things I manage myself with apis. But even the pricing model makes sense. You pay them for more features. They provide said features, and the developers of app-replacing extensions get a cut. It's kind of like that Setapp approach of being an app aggregator, but it's not even apps, just extensions.

@jack_2612 3 ай бұрын

Raycast being free is a cheat code imo. Ever since I've started using it it's just been so consistently efficient I think I couldn't use my MacBook without it. The fact you can set up shortcuts for the extensions commands is also so convenient because those shortcuts are triggered no matter what you're doing

@LautaroLosio 3 ай бұрын

@Blue_N3on by that measure we shouldn't even be watching this video

@destructodisk9074 3 ай бұрын

@@LautaroLosio Not necessarily. There are better ways to watch KZfaq that don’t allow Google to make you the product.

@uuuuuusssseeerrrrrrr 3 ай бұрын

this

@zabuzov 3 ай бұрын

too laggy, Alfred is better imo

@h16nning 3 ай бұрын

Yes but Raycast is absolute S tier for me personally

@fairphoneuser9009 Ай бұрын

Oh my! Your sponsor was the first useful ad I ever saw on KZfaq, as I was looking for such an app since I started using a Mac!

@ivanmeen742 2 ай бұрын

Seeing Raycast being placed in C tier instantly makes me consider this tier list as D tier

@seansull Ай бұрын

seeing an app like cleanshot get instantly denied from S tier because it has a subscription... then premire pro and photoshop get S tier even though they have a subscription.... lol make it make sense

@LilJoe3 8 күн бұрын

Seeing him put fcp or DaVinci in c tier because he doesn’t use it, then immediately putting audacity in s tier but doesn’t use it made me consider this a d tier before he even got to raycast

@mble 3 ай бұрын

Pirating Adobe products is more ethical, than subscribing to them - change my mind

@inqzz 3 ай бұрын

i loved the reference he made lmao

@cryptoafc7655 2 ай бұрын

just tell me where to do it.

@JoshFKDigital 2 ай бұрын

@@cryptoafc7655there is a subreddit for it, can't remember it but when I find it I'll message back

@JoshFKDigital 2 ай бұрын

@@cryptoafc7655r/AdobeZii

@YashKnowsBest Ай бұрын

@@cryptoafc7655 if you need to ask where it aint for you

@dmtr404 3 ай бұрын

i don't really need to see those videos cuz I already know like 99% of those apps, but your sense of humour and edits give me joy every time. THANKS! :) p.s.: dato is an amazing calendar app for the menu bar

@kreasu Ай бұрын

Great list and up to date really great video thank you!

@spzi_ 3 ай бұрын

the whisky app is absolutely s tier and almost nobody knows about it

@wakotrako Ай бұрын

real

@empplayz Ай бұрын

real

@benjaoliva3383 Ай бұрын

real

@badrzouhir4880 24 күн бұрын

real

@MarekIwaszkiewiczMusic 11 күн бұрын

DaVinci Resolve is a game changer. Along the line it will save you time and money. S Tier

@iliaghp 3 ай бұрын

it was absolutely amazing, thanks for your great review!

@kayglifts 3 ай бұрын

so good to hear that you finally got a sponsor

@MTech12990 3 ай бұрын

he had other sponsers like the battery sponsor I forgot the name but I purchased the battery

@khoonibilla 3 ай бұрын

and a very good one, al dente is a fantastic app, even the free version is good enough.

@luuk0101 3 ай бұрын

But you can sync Obsidian between your Apple devices using iCloud Drive 👀 It’s not as good as the official sync option, it’s a solid 8/10

@samuelfresneda7771 3 ай бұрын

What is the difference between the add on and iCloud sync??

@luuk0101 3 ай бұрын

@@samuelfresneda7771 if you mean the official Obsidian Sync vs iCloud Drive, then the main difference are basically: 1. the way the files sync (by using iCloud, you’re limited to the way iCloud Drive syncs - only on WiFi and also open yourself up to a potential of file overrides - by modifying the same file on your Mac and iPhone at the same without an internet connection) 2. the speed of synchronisation could be slower (but that hasn’t been an issue for me personally) 3. you have more granular control of what actually syncs by using the Obsidian sync ;) (There’s an added bonus - you’ll support the devs) Hope this helps!

@user-ud9su7qn1x 3 ай бұрын

You can use syncthing

@RobertMcGovernTarasis 2 ай бұрын

Syncing via git works well

@mish2k 2 ай бұрын

or github or similiar

@linassapnagis2174 3 ай бұрын

I love your small reviews in big way ❤😊

@triccks6184 2 ай бұрын

As a Windows user who has never used a Mac, I watched this video till the end. IDK if that's a calling for something. Edit: Now have a Mac, and now looking back on this video for suggestions on what to download lmao.

@jiminettes 2 ай бұрын

This is such a great, useful video, thank you so much!!! You've earned that sub! Also, a tiny suggestion would be to have the name of the app/thing you're talking about pop up when you're talking about it, it's sometimes hard to know which app you're talking about otherwise

@julius.2003 3 ай бұрын

Arc is S tier IMO.

@Drraghavsethi 2 ай бұрын

Ya Arc is great, Raycast is great

@mario_luis_dev 2 ай бұрын

😂😂 S Tier on draining your battery and eating up your RAM. Seriously, aesthetics-wise it looks incredible, but that’s about where the compliments end. It’s resource-hungry, and the scrolling being locked to 60Hz while in Safari you can take full advantage of those 120Hz in ProMotion screens is just the last nail in the coffin. D Tier for sure.

@quentinlemaitre2998 Ай бұрын

Arc is overrated af

@nvmPratyush 15 күн бұрын

Bro has seen only old version of Arc

@z52ontop 3 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="855">14:15</a> f6 (the moon icon) turns on your focus mode, helpful to quickly toggle do not disturb

@stefan_gordik 3 ай бұрын

You are the only channel I found that actually makes interesting and helpful tech vids. I fucking hate the common advice whenever I am looking for something to improve my PC experience, like when I search for ways to make my Mac slightly quicker and they tell me to close unnecessary apps to save RAM or something like that💀

@nick_848 Ай бұрын

I didn't know like any 3rd party Mac apps before this vid, so I'm glad I watched! Informative and kept my attention with the little jokes and fast pace. Though I have to say, a lot of these can already be done by built-in macOS features, or at least close enough. I'm definitely going to look more into BetterDisplay because I use a 1440p monitor with my MacBook sometimes and it'd be great to have a crisper image.

@GlobeSync1 2 ай бұрын

Life saver, thank you so much

@5cG001 3 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="51">0:51</a> this is the best intro that all youtubers should use 😂

@untitled3923 Ай бұрын

just found your content, so useful especially betterdisplay i was gonna buy a $70 dongle for my MacBook air so that i could at least not smell the pixels on my gaming monitor...thank you Bog🙏🙏

@remadisson 3 ай бұрын

bro, i love your videos

@bogxd 3 ай бұрын

Cheers!

@ttrsgod9902 Ай бұрын

Great vid❤ New Subscriber gained🎉

@bogxd Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@lcarv20 3 ай бұрын

Nice vid, btw I don’t use anymore obsidian but you can sync notes if you save them on iCloud

@amirtorhan2762 3 ай бұрын

Been on Mac for a little over a year, and it's kind of crazy how many great "power user" apps there are for Mac OS. I miss a lot of them when I work on a Windows machine. I'm surprised about the lack of apps like this, and customizability available on Windows considering the much bigger user base.

@radi-travisscottypebeat 2 ай бұрын

because Windows does not have most of the problems that all these apps solve. Windows has other problems lol

@amirtorhan2762 2 ай бұрын

@@radi-travisscottypebeatSure, but there are still limitations on Windows that these Mac apps give you. I believe I could have been more productive on Windows if they were available on there.

@therealrordongamsay 3 ай бұрын

very satisfying video tbh

@sebastianozorro2138 3 ай бұрын

Just intended to ring the bell, then I noticed your channel already is. I love your medium sized bits of recommendations so much and your work made it so much easier for me when Ive switched from 30 years of Windows. Thanks! ♥ One follow-up question: At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="660">11:00</a> you mention the app Middle Click. Does it work when clicking on a KZfaq preview link in SafarI? I am way too deep into BTT customisation, so I don't wanna try anything that could mess up my settings haha

@bogxd 3 ай бұрын

Ayee cheers! Sadly it doesn't work when you click on the KZfaq preview and that screws with my muscle memory very much

@sebastianozorro2138 3 ай бұрын

@@bogxd Yikes, alright. It’s the same issue with BetterTouchTool… though I could make it work in 90% of the time (which still screws one’s muscle memory). Thanks again for your great and humorous content!

@h44k4 3 ай бұрын

Transmission is a better torrent client for Mac

@user-zb6ub1rh9e 3 ай бұрын

I've been waiting for so long for this vid.......

@Enderamen 3 ай бұрын

Is that sarcastic?

@user-zb6ub1rh9e 3 ай бұрын

no @@Enderamen

@alisheikh1582 3 ай бұрын

Do you use mouse or trackpad while editing photoshop? If mouse which one is it?

@Rico_Senpai 3 ай бұрын

What a list!

@kasadu928 3 ай бұрын

I'm the same with browsers. Always a feature or two missing from whichever is used. Currently back to Edge after it got support for iCloud keychain :D

@MTech12990 3 ай бұрын

WHYYY WHEN I AM IN SCHOOL BUT STILL NEW VIDEO DROPPEEEDD!!

@treytrey5790 3 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="256">4:16</a> Just for this Im subscribing😂

@tom_henniger 3 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="355">5:55</a> you can use sync over icloud, i do that with the free 5gb of icloud that you get

@martinb9208 Ай бұрын

Not having Brew on Mac is like not having “apt” or “yum” on Linux!

@benjaoliva3383 Ай бұрын

Bro this is pure gold. Maybe some ppl disagree with tier list but the apps shown ? Sheez

@bogxd Ай бұрын

Cheers!

@JoseLuRu 3 ай бұрын

Keyboard Maestro deservers a honorable mention For me it is a must-have app, I use it everyday and almost everytime to control macros and it includes a Clipboard history as well and I know it has more features

@cedricogross 3 ай бұрын

The default calculator app is actually not bad, on the menu bar you can set some settings end even convert units or save the calculations as bill

@maxlight9258 2 ай бұрын

my replacements for some of this apps: 1 Maccy: PasteNow. Same thing, but more powerful. 2 Alfred: Raycast. It may not be more powerful, but it's more beautiful. 3 Cleanshot: iScreen Shoter. Less functions, but one killer feature. what is happening on the screen stops immediately after a shortcut is pressed. 4 Numi: Soulver 3. Same thing, but more powerful. 5 Yoink: more convenient alternative (imho)

@duanpham6487 19 күн бұрын

Raycast is more and more powerful 🤣

@itssuhaibalrumi 3 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="368">6:08</a> actually you can , i think its a bug or something but thank God they didn’t fix it, all u have to do is create the vault from the iphone and save in icloud ( haven’t tried w/other clouds ) and that’s it , u can open it in any other apple device and sync everything

@bomcabedal Ай бұрын

I'm not sure that the Pages-Word comparison comes out fair here. Sure, MS Word is more powerful, but a lot of that power is used in niche implementations that most people won't ever use. How often do you need to do a mail merge, for instance? When I compare core experience, Pages comes out a LOT better than MS Word does. The issue, of course, is that Word is the industry standard, so working with Pages almost always involves a conversion if you're collaborating. But it's pretty stellar at that.

@repentandliveholy 9 күн бұрын

Thanks!!

@DalsPhotography 2 ай бұрын

Mac user since 1999, and FF user (charged with privacy apps) for the last 10 years, Safari is great and quick but not as safe. The vid is a good one. PS I can't live without my photo -video editors lol

@davidfugel6574 3 ай бұрын

Your videos make me want to learn more manim

@keef_khan 3 ай бұрын

Good video but you forgot about two important apps: Sleeve (music widget) and Pandan (discrete session timer)

@Hamzathebhatti 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for this brilliant list. The clock app link doesn't work tho. can you share that?

@bogxd 2 ай бұрын

Thanks, I'm glad you liked it! It's the default clock app already pre-installed on every Mac, I believe there's no link from where you can download it.

@ImSkye Ай бұрын

Doesn't Aldente do a weekly full discharge, which hurts it more than the default clamshell battery management?

@gabrielsemipro 3 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="424">7:04</a> i hated that accidental slip clipped lol 😂

@stefan_gordik 3 ай бұрын

I love that you rank Chrome so high on the list, people hate on Chrome way too much. I wish there was some browser as quick, consistent as Chrome, but with better privacy. I've tried like 10 browsers, and I always get back to Chrome

@void-zero 3 ай бұрын

Have you tried Brave Browser? It's Chrome, but with better privacy.

@BlueSky_fur 3 ай бұрын

You can sync obsidian notes with iCloud, that’s how I do it :D there’s a great community plugin for it

@user-nu1lb2qu2x 3 ай бұрын

That's interesting, I was thinking of using a private repo on Github to store all my notes. (Still stuck to Notion but I want to switch to Obsidian lol)

@Azn_Bran 2 ай бұрын

I use obsidian on both iPhone and my Mac and sync them for free by moving my library into iCloud and syncing across both devices.

@Magic-3154 2 ай бұрын

Could you do RayCast vs Alfred (current alfred user might switch to raycast)

@punko9031 2 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1019">16:59</a> - Drinking beer on the job indeed ;)

@truncuporkatal3071 3 ай бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="359">5:59</a> I guess you did know that you CAN sync your obsidian free by using your existing iCloud storage across your apple devices. It is possible.

@stoicfreediver Ай бұрын

Yep!

@nibodhdaware Ай бұрын

You can do use raycast for window management too tho

@user-td7et3kf9g 3 ай бұрын

Replaced Alfred with Raycast, never looked back.

@AppleArmy 3 ай бұрын

which theme do you use for mousek?

@user-nl6dq7xh9j Ай бұрын

Great video.

@bogxd Ай бұрын

Thanks!

@MrBogdanel1285 20 күн бұрын

Hey, maybe not the best way to ask about this. But you mention something in the video and I've been in forums for a week and don't get it. I am new to macOS and I wanted my MacBook to have a higher resolution. But the 'More space' one is still kinda .. meh. So I chose something that's in between that an Native. And the text looks awful. Then I tried some resolution software, like the one you mentioned, and discovered that the only 'HiDPI' resolutions are the ones in the default menu in Settings. Is there any way that they can be forced to be 'HiDPI'? Btw, I am talking about the built-in display, not an external one. It drives me crazy.

@sashimifr 3 ай бұрын

Are you aware that screen recording is an OS feature in sonoma ?... command + shift + 5 enables you to record the entire screen or a portion. No need for an app to do any screenshotting or screen recording (so quicktime is irrelevant too...)

@sikarek070945 Ай бұрын

Putting homebrew in B tier should be a war crime, it is honestly probably the best thing for us programmers

@ibrokhim13 3 ай бұрын

What is the ERROR app you didn't review it

@destructodisk9074 3 ай бұрын

Garry’s Mod? 😂

@CorvetteC-rd6wu Ай бұрын

what do you think abt opera gx as a browser?

@harshdubey2697 3 ай бұрын

Bro can you make video on show to block ad in KZfaq while using ot in Safari.

@SheckQT 2 ай бұрын

cant find the file shelf app anywhere so if anyone finds it please drop the link

@ShashaankBabu Күн бұрын

I noticed you mentioned obsidian doesn't sync with your mac for free - there is a workaround for this. You can create your vault on icloud and boom you've got free sync now since you can open vault from your preferred location.

@chezchezchezchez 3 ай бұрын

I’m gonna try MACCY over Raycast for clipboard manager. I’ll let you know how it goes.

@Loskir 3 ай бұрын

Why would you? I used to use maccy before but then switched to raycast. And I think raycast just feels so much nicer to use

@TrulyKunsh Ай бұрын

Any alternatiives for Aldente on Windows?

@YellowJellybean-fm9rk 3 ай бұрын

Btw f6 on mac turns on do not disturb by default

@RigoVids 19 күн бұрын

I'm gonna be honest I use obsidian because it supports LateX only. I can export .pdf files for my classes with native mathematical equations in them, without having to use a complete LateX editor. I plan on learning how the LateX editors work over the summer before I transfer.

@5cG001 3 ай бұрын

@bogxd what do you think is the browser with the least RAM and CPU usage? I need chrome extensions. I tried firefox and safari, but neither of them worked for me.

@_ponteski 2 ай бұрын

Vivaldi

@martinb9208 2 ай бұрын

Brew in the B tier? Are you daft??? A tier if you want FireFox and other software. It is essential!

@user-lx1fc6ii9o Ай бұрын

Exactly. I stopped the video and started looking for this comment once I saw him putting Homebrew in B tier lol

@sirmiluch6856 Күн бұрын

MPV is literally the best video player on every single platform.

@Kmoxstar 2 ай бұрын

The thumbnail for sure brought me here.

@LostBoyLA 2 ай бұрын

I have a feeling you partake in watch reviews lol

@ahmedaboelfadl1901 2 ай бұрын

Obsidian can sync using a vault located in your iCloud Drive for free

@numicago Ай бұрын

Alfred remembers the operation too. You just tap up and it shows you the previous operations.

@juanfelipemartinez4268 3 ай бұрын

AltTab in C broke my hearth. For me should be on the top. Also is free lol

@sasukegre 3 ай бұрын

If you are a professional who uses way to many tabs open and you manage tons of information every day, Arc would be an easy S tier for you

@djxcel23 3 ай бұрын

Time Stamps & links to apps

@ceopaludetto 2 ай бұрын

Arc browser and raycast really changed how I use macOS personally speaking

@franek.kedziorek 3 ай бұрын

you know you can sync obsidian vaults through icloud?

@traydevon 3 ай бұрын

Parallels is good for downloading video and audio files from the Internet.

@numicago Ай бұрын

Alfred has also clipboard history support.

@ar3568row 23 күн бұрын

You can sync obsidian with iphone for free, just needs a little bit of setting up work with either git or icloud

@ar3568row 23 күн бұрын

And obsidian is like 100 times better than apple notes, would definitely switch them

@AbdullahYazbahar 3 ай бұрын

What is the quick screen capture application at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1221">20:21</a>? you did really fast

@bogxd 3 ай бұрын

That's the default screenshot tool, try command + shift + 4 for it to activate.

@AbdullahYazbahar 3 ай бұрын

oh thanks. i'll use a mac soon. really excited. 10 year windows guy here. But can i ask is there a better shortcut just like "printscreen" key in windows or should i just use karabiner elements?@@bogxd