After six years, I got to setup a new Mac. Having never done a format of the previous Mac and deciding not to migrate its installation, I found myself starting from zero. Here is my selection of essential free/almost-free apps that make my digital life easier - Hyperdock: A variety of neat features that improve the application dock and window management - my favorite is window previews when hovering over an icon on the dock - CoconutBattery: Shows remaining time left on your battery or other custom statistics in the menu bar - Itsycal: access to your calendar from a customisable menubar icon - Fans control: control your fans or just see current CPU temperature / fan speed on the menubar - MenuMeters : Tons of monitoring statistics (CPU, disk, network, memory) on the menu bar - Tripmode: blocks network access for selected applications when you are using a tethered internet connection from your phone - Pomodone: pomodoro timer and time tracker that can integrate with all sorts of task/project management systems and other platforms via Zapier (More on the pomodoro technique on Wikipedia) - RescueTime: Monitor which applications / websites you are using the most, measure productivity based on app/site usage, block distracting websites - fLux : the original screen dimmer, still much better than Apple's Night Shift (which does not work with multiple monitors) - Fliqlo : classic screensaver that shows the time - Telnet: add telnet on your command line
Tell me which app I am missing in the comments. :)