macOS

Recommended applications
MonitorControl 
 
 Controls your external display brightness and volume and shows native OSD. Use menubar extra sliders or the keyboard, including native Apple keys! 
 
 https://github.com/MonitorControl/MonitorControl 
 Maccy 
 
 Maccy is a lightweight clipboard manager for macOS. It keeps the history of what you copy and lets you quickly navigate, search, and use previous clipboard contents. 
 
 https://github.com/p0deje/Maccy 
 Magnet 
 
 Every time you multitask with many apps open, you need all the windows arranged accordingly. Magnet makes this process swift and effortless. 
 
 https://magnet.crowdcafe.com/ 
 Amphetamine 
 
 Amphetamine can keep your Mac, and optionally its display(s), awake through a super simple on/off switch, or automatically through easy-to-configure Triggers. 
 
 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/amphetamine/id937984704?mt=12 
 iTerm2 
 
 iTerm2 is a replacement for Terminal and the successor to iTerm. It works on Macs with macOS 10.14 or newer. iTerm2 brings the terminal into the modern age with features you never knew you always wanted. 
 
 https://iterm2.com/ 
  

General tips & tricks
Tutorials 
 https://www.youtube.com/@macmost 
 Default application per file type 
 To change the default application for a file type, select a file of the respective type with a right-click and choose 'Get Info'. 
 
 Next, click 'Open with,' select the respective application, and click 'Change All.' 
 
 Keyboard shortcuts 
 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201236 
 Navigation 
 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204100 
 https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mh35869/13.0/mac/13.0 
 https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchlp2469/mac 
 https://support.apple.com/nl-nl/guide/mac-help/mchl534ba392/13.0/mac/13.0 
 Screenshots & screen recording 
 https://shottr.cc/ 
 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201361 
 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208721 
 How to take a screenshot on your Mac 
 
 How to capture a portion of the screen 
 
 How to capture a window or menu 
 
 Use the Screenshot toolbar 
 
 Here you can also change the storage location of your screenshots from ~/Desktop to another folder. 
 Spotlight 
 https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchlp1008/mac 
 
 Central search function of the Mac, essentially you can find everything in it, from applications to notes and from files to contacts. 
 Quick look 
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quick_Look 
 https://www.iculture.nl/tips/quicklook-safari-mac/ 
 
 Quick View function on your Mac, works in every standard Mac application. It allows you to quickly preview a file using the spacebar. This works, for example, in Finder (file manager), email attachments, etc.