What are your favorite utilities, apps and tweaks for OS X?

[HankAZ]

What are the first utilities and apps that you install when you get a new Mac? I've seen a lot of desktop screenshots that show some interesting stuff in the menu bar. It got me thinking about this.

Here are my favorite utilities and tweaks:

Bartender - menu bar management
1Password - password management
Moom - window layout management
TextExpander - typing shortcut utility
Fantastical - calendar replacement/menu bar

 

[kch50428]

all good suggestions.

 

[Just_Me_D]

Dropbox
Evernote
Skitch
Skype
Private Tunnel VPN
DataVault (at least until I purchase 1Password)

 

[phreddyl]

I like caffeine- in a drink and the app. Keeps your Mac from going to sleep


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[Scatabrain]

DaisyDisk
+ all OP listed.

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[HankAZ]

A couple more:

Easy Remote Desktop - use it to remotely log into Mac Mini media server (MAS)
iD3 Editor - edit .mp3 tags for podcasting
iDentify - edit movie tags
Handbrake - movie ripping
PathFinder - finder on steroids

 

[Hendri Hendri]

Moom, caffeine, evernote, onenote, leaf, tweetdock, ms office/outlook (not good compare to windows', but no better choice)

 

[Scatabrain]

SuperDuper


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[HankAZ]

Just out of curiosity, why do you use Easy Remote Desktop rather than OS X built in screen sharing?

I didn't realize that there was built in screen sharing until after I purchased Easy Remote Desktop. And now I'm just used to the way it works. #CreatureOfHabit

 

[pappy53]

I like and use Fantastical 2 and 1Password, but I don't understand the price disparity between the iOS and Mac versions.

 

[Scatabrain]

There are independent costs for each version for them to create them and each has an audience of a certain number of users. Those things, plus market and goals of company figure into price.