In the Mac Terminal you can use the command “caffeinate” and it will keep your Mac awake. You can break out of it when finished rendering or what have you and not have to change a bunch of setting and keep from need an additional app to handle this function. Hope this helps.
I really don't see the value in TextSniper when CleanshotX itself has the exact same feature: just click the icon in the menu bar and select OCR, it will show a similar rectangular selection tool for anything on the screen, select and it will be automatically copied as text.
Better Touch Tool includes better snap tool and has a ton more functionality. I use it to map ctrl+screen brightness keys to control the keyboard backlight brightness without having to go into control center along with a ton of app specific trackpad gestures to control the apps. For example, four finger tap to middle click in all the web browsers, four finger click on a finder window resizes and moves the window to the size and location I want on the screen. You can even have gestures do different things when you are using a magic trackpad or the built in trackpad. I also mapped one of my unused keys to be a dedicated (forward) delete key. It also has an iphone app to control your mac with your iphone. It even has Shortcuts integration and actions in Shortcuts to make it more useful. Its the first thing I install on a mac when setting it up and import my all my settings.
I love BTT too. One of the most used apps on my mac. I use it mostly to add trackpad/mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts to target a specific app even when it's not open or in the background (for instance opening a new tab in Chrome from everywhere)
Love the list, except I've been a die hard Alfred user for years now. Raycast is fine don't get me wrong, but I've been accustomed to Alfred's key bindings and various workflows for so long that switching is just not worth the effort yet. I would also highly recommend the app Dropover. Being able to have a "shelf" where I can place pretty much anything has become an integral part of my workflows and I think you would probably get some use out of it as well!
Some apps I use: - Rectangle (for windows snapping) - Shareful (add some extra options to the share menu like 'save to downloads', 'open in', etc ... - DropOver (I don't even use drag and drop without it) - Parallels Desktop (run Windows 11 on Mac with some integration between both, and runs everything I use pretty well) - Loopback (I can create virtual audio devices from apps to use their audio in other apps) And I'll make a suggestion, u can also make a new video about Siri Shortcuts u use, I have some useful tips to share 😅😅
Awesome video as always Chris. Love all your setups! I will add to the wave that I would also love a “what’s on my iPhone” video. Already saw that you are working on it. Can’t wait to watch.
OCR with Shortcuts 1. Open Shortcuts, Create new 2. Add "Take Screenshot" action, choose "Interactive" input. 3. Add "Extract Text" action. It should default to "Screenshot" as input, if not, choose it. 4. Add "Copy to clipboard" action. It should default to "Text from image" as input. If not, choose it. 5. Save it and name it. I called mine "Screen Text" 6. Give it a keyboard shortcut. That's it. Now you have a keyboard shortcut for selecting an area and turning it into clipboard text. No purchases required.
Love your videos. I noticed that you're using Safari. Is that your primary/daily browser? It's the one thing that i constantly (and I mean constantly) struggle with daily on my Mac, iPad and iPhone. I like a lot of different browsers for a lot of different reasons, but in the end I prefer Safari for its deep integration (but not much more). Do you ever find yourself getting friction with macOS Safari or is it working for what you need it for?
what a great video! really usefull apps and interesting ideas (and not the same repetitive stuff that many other youtubers constantly show). keep up the great work! i am looking forward to the ipad edition :)
I’m not sure if it’s intentional on your part to show it, but you can hide that Scarlett icon on your desktop. If you double click on it, you can run an installer that, after, will turn off the storage within the Scarlett. The storage is only there as a way to give you the user manual and give you the Focusrite controller software. Not only will the icon be hidden, but you won’t need to eject your Scarlett anymore when you want to unplug it from your computer. Other than that, great video! Lots of useful apps here - and the production quality is excellent too.
Can you do a video on on large mail attachments for sending with you iCloud account. I have noticed that Apple gives a really long link that looks strange and Google just does a single link. Is there a way around this because I would like to be only Apple because my mail platform is Apples default mail @apple
@@ChrisLawley Well, there are amphetamines that are found in illegal drugs.... but "amphetamine" is just a class of stimulants. It's one of those words that we think is a negative name for something, but it's actually the correct terminology for it. Drug companies and doctors use it in things like ADHD and mood stabilizers to help people. :)
Might be helpful to remember “amphetamine” is just Adderall , which is NOT the same as methamphetamine (they’re more chemically different from each other than water and hydrogen peroxide, which is a BIG difference). Adderall is more commonly known for its use to help manage ADHD, but it was originally created to treat narcolepsy, hence the name for the app.
Longtime user of copyclip here, but I had NO IDEA there were so many available extensions! 🤯That was a huge win for me from watching this video. I'm also enjoying rocket! Thanks!
A good alternative for Amphetamine is Lungo. I use it from the Setapp subscription and it does the exact same thing (while being a bit friendlier with the naming). I can only recommend it.
The one from DeltaHub, they sent it to me for the AD and I really like it. Especially if you don't want a massive one. us.deltahub.io/products/minimalistic-desk-pad
Thank you for making this something those outside of the UA-cam Creator’s Realm can use as well. There were several utilities I can use and have been looking for since purchasing my own MacBook Pro. Thanks again Chris!
Great video! It was really interesting to see the different apps you use on your Mac and how they help you be more productive. I especially appreciated the recommendations for alternative apps that I might not have heard of before. Keep up the good work!
A free alternative for Text Sniper is Shottr (and it do so much more, is a better screenshot app, similar to BetterSnapTool, but right now it can't do screenrecording)
Everything is conditioning. It’s recycled without even knowing. Now we using Laptops as desktops Lol. It’s all the same. Just accessories is where they make you get a bunch of things that’s not needed. Condition
Amphetamine for downloading files. PasteNow as a clipboard manager. Bettertouchtool is a great app to make shortcut for everything, for example I made copy and paste on side buttons on my mouse. Hiddenbar for extending/folding menubar icons. Clocker - world clocks in menubar.
What are your favorite Mac apps you have installed?
why recommend text sniper when clean shot x does it as well?
@@RichAesthetic why to use an app, if i can do it in shortcuts app ? :D !
I need a what’s on my iPhone video 😩
I'm working on it next week.
@@ChrisLawley This comment made me happy.
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Yes totally agree
In the Mac Terminal you can use the command “caffeinate” and it will keep your Mac awake. You can break out of it when finished rendering or what have you and not have to change a bunch of setting and keep from need an additional app to handle this function. Hope this helps.
How do you break out of it?
I really don't see the value in TextSniper when CleanshotX itself has the exact same feature: just click the icon in the menu bar and select OCR, it will show a similar rectangular selection tool for anything on the screen, select and it will be automatically copied as text.
Okay, Raycast and Rocket are the two most underrated mentions in the video! Great recommendations!
Better Touch Tool includes better snap tool and has a ton more functionality. I use it to map ctrl+screen brightness keys to control the keyboard backlight brightness without having to go into control center along with a ton of app specific trackpad gestures to control the apps. For example, four finger tap to middle click in all the web browsers, four finger click on a finder window resizes and moves the window to the size and location I want on the screen. You can even have gestures do different things when you are using a magic trackpad or the built in trackpad. I also mapped one of my unused keys to be a dedicated (forward) delete key.
It also has an iphone app to control your mac with your iphone.
It even has Shortcuts integration and actions in Shortcuts to make it more useful.
Its the first thing I install on a mac when setting it up and import my all my settings.
I love BTT too. One of the most used apps on my mac. I use it mostly to add trackpad/mouse gestures and keyboard shortcuts to target a specific app even when it's not open or in the background (for instance opening a new tab in Chrome from everywhere)
@@Protagoras_42 You mean open a new tab in Brave? 😜
@@joedhoe it works with any app 😉 I use Arc browser personally, but same difference. I said Chrome because that's what most people use.
Love the list, except I've been a die hard Alfred user for years now. Raycast is fine don't get me wrong, but I've been accustomed to Alfred's key bindings and various workflows for so long that switching is just not worth the effort yet.
I would also highly recommend the app Dropover. Being able to have a "shelf" where I can place pretty much anything has become an integral part of my workflows and I think you would probably get some use out of it as well!
Alfred ❤
I stopped using TextSniper because CleanShot X can now do the same thing for OCR.
Just FYI cleanshot X has built in OCR text capture feature built in.
Would like to see your take on the iOS apps that run on the Macintosh. Which ones you like and use.
Why use TextSnipper if CleanShot has the same OCR feature?
Some apps I use:
- Rectangle (for windows snapping)
- Shareful (add some extra options to the share menu like 'save to downloads', 'open in', etc ...
- DropOver (I don't even use drag and drop without it)
- Parallels Desktop (run Windows 11 on Mac with some integration between both, and runs everything I use pretty well)
- Loopback (I can create virtual audio devices from apps to use their audio in other apps)
And I'll make a suggestion, u can also make a new video about Siri Shortcuts u use, I have some useful tips to share 😅😅
Yoink is a one of the first apps I install on a new mac
There's a caffeinate feature/extension in raycast that might replace amphetamine if you like it
Lungo works well for keeping my laptop awake and both it and Cleanshot are available with a Setapp subscription
Awesome video as always Chris. Love all your setups! I will add to the wave that I would also love a “what’s on my iPhone” video. Already saw that you are working on it. Can’t wait to watch.
Caffeine is minimal and good alternate to Amphetamine
Didn't Caffeine stop getting updated years ago or is this a different app?
You can caffeinate from raycast and you can get rid of amphetamine, it also has support for windows management (you can set the shortcuts)
Ohhhh I will look into that, thank you!!
@@ChrisLawley I don't remember if by default, but there is one extension called "coffee" and that's it
It doesn't have the nice menubar icon to indicate its current state though
I have never been this early on a video ever.
Me too
OCR with Shortcuts
1. Open Shortcuts, Create new
2. Add "Take Screenshot" action, choose "Interactive" input.
3. Add "Extract Text" action. It should default to "Screenshot" as input, if not, choose it.
4. Add "Copy to clipboard" action. It should default to "Text from image" as input. If not, choose it.
5. Save it and name it. I called mine "Screen Text"
6. Give it a keyboard shortcut.
That's it. Now you have a keyboard shortcut for selecting an area and turning it into clipboard text. No purchases required.
Hello, Christopher! Which watch band is that you are wearing? The orange one.
Hey great video bud, I can use Textsniper every day thanks, it works great.
Good to hear, it's an amazing app!
Love your videos. I noticed that you're using Safari. Is that your primary/daily browser? It's the one thing that i constantly (and I mean constantly) struggle with daily on my Mac, iPad and iPhone. I like a lot of different browsers for a lot of different reasons, but in the end I prefer Safari for its deep integration (but not much more). Do you ever find yourself getting friction with macOS Safari or is it working for what you need it for?
what a great video! really usefull apps and interesting ideas (and not the same repetitive stuff that many other youtubers constantly show). keep up the great work!
i am looking forward to the ipad edition :)
I’m not sure if it’s intentional on your part to show it, but you can hide that Scarlett icon on your desktop.
If you double click on it, you can run an installer that, after, will turn off the storage within the Scarlett. The storage is only there as a way to give you the user manual and give you the Focusrite controller software.
Not only will the icon be hidden, but you won’t need to eject your Scarlett anymore when you want to unplug it from your computer.
Other than that, great video! Lots of useful apps here - and the production quality is excellent too.
Honestly I've just ignored it cause I didn't want to install their software it worked fine. But I will give this a shot, thanks!
Surprisingly, you should have mentioned the Keyboard Maestro app. It replaced at least half of your "next-level apps".
I'm working on a separate video for Keyboard Maestro. I have a lot to talk about for that.
I just use CaldiGit Docking Station Utility
I can’t live without Popclip and CleanshotX
The best apps on a Mac
Can you do a video on on large mail attachments for sending with you iCloud account. I have noticed that Apple gives a really long link that looks strange and Google just does a single link. Is there a way around this because I would like to be only Apple because my mail platform is Apples default mail @apple
Cleanshot already supports OCR copy, and I've set it to ⌘ + Shift + 2 (I also used text sniper before)
I use owly instead of Amphetamine
At 4:31 '...keyboard and mouses.' 🤣🤣🤣
Oh hey first 10 comments. I always watch these in the hope it'll get me to use my mac more
Hopefully these apps help with that!
Why is amphetamine an unfortunate name ? It’s clever!
Cause amphetamines have not only ruined people’s lives but killed people as well and they are a huge issue.
@@ChrisLawley Well, there are amphetamines that are found in illegal drugs.... but "amphetamine" is just a class of stimulants. It's one of those words that we think is a negative name for something, but it's actually the correct terminology for it. Drug companies and doctors use it in things like ADHD and mood stabilizers to help people. :)
Question! Do any of these work on pc?
I have a new M2 MacBook Air and if I can help it, I won't clutter and bloat it with 3rd party apps like I did with my Windows laptops.
The majority of these apps will go out of business soon because APPLE will find something to replace them all. Tho I like the video
just FYI, Lungo does the same as amphetamine
I gotta know what keyboard you were using during the sponsor. It looks amazing.
If you don’t like the name😂, you can use Lungo to replace amphetamine
me neither.
Might be helpful to remember “amphetamine” is just Adderall , which is NOT the same as methamphetamine (they’re more chemically different from each other than water and hydrogen peroxide, which is a BIG difference). Adderall is more commonly known for its use to help manage ADHD, but it was originally created to treat narcolepsy, hence the name for the app.
Longtime user of copyclip here, but I had NO IDEA there were so many available extensions! 🤯That was a huge win for me from watching this video. I'm also enjoying rocket! Thanks!
Pooclip es fantástico, gracias ! ❤
A good alternative for Amphetamine is Lungo. I use it from the Setapp subscription and it does the exact same thing (while being a bit friendlier with the naming). I can only recommend it.
Liked and subscribed
why have Amphetamine when you can install Coffee on Raycast?
This is like the State of the Apps 2023, but from Chris Lawley! Awesome!
I tought you were only using ipad daily 😮😮😮😮😮
Time stamps
Instead of amphetamine, you can use the terminal command “caffeinate -d”. To end, hit ctrl + c
There is no life on Mac without Keyboard Maestro and Alfred.
What desk mat are you using while you present the Carpio?
The one from DeltaHub, they sent it to me for the AD and I really like it. Especially if you don't want a massive one. us.deltahub.io/products/minimalistic-desk-pad
I use Alfred.
Shottr -free version of clear shot X and has a text snippet feature
Theine is a pretty good replacement for Amphetamine.
Rectangle for snapping…. Install and go…
Cron (the calendar) is my favourite app on Mac.
Thank you for making this something those outside of the UA-cam Creator’s Realm can use as well. There were several utilities I can use and have been looking for since purchasing my own MacBook Pro. Thanks again Chris!
Great video! It was really interesting to see the different apps you use on your Mac and how they help you be more productive. I especially appreciated the recommendations for alternative apps that I might not have heard of before. Keep up the good work!
Great selection of tools, excellent video, thanks.
Thanks for sharing. Blessings on your day!
…and hazel from noodlesoft
Great video. I agree, Mac OS doesn't manage windows as well as MS Windows. Downloaded Better Snap Tool.
Rectangle is free
Alfred + AltTab
3:17 caffeine
A free alternative for Text Sniper is Shottr (and it do so much more, is a better screenshot app, similar to BetterSnapTool, but right now it can't do screenrecording)
May I ask where can I buy your keyboard? I like it very much.
It’s the Nuphy air 60
@@ChrisLawley Thanks！
Definitely a few here I will be adding to my setup. Some additions: I use Yoink and Pastebot all the time
Those are both good! I use the clipboard manager in Raycast instead of Pastebot. But that is still a really good app.
@@ChrisLawley I did the same with Raycast, but discovered sequential pasting in Pastebot and it is a pretty cool feature
Raycast clipboard does not send clipboard over to over devices though I think?
Everything is conditioning. It’s recycled without even knowing. Now we using Laptops as desktops Lol. It’s all the same. Just accessories is where they make you get a bunch of things that’s not needed. Condition
ALL of these apps are useless if you understand how macOS works and become used to it. It seems that you don't.
Amphetamine for downloading files. PasteNow as a clipboard manager. Bettertouchtool is a great app to make shortcut for everything, for example I made copy and paste on side buttons on my mouse. Hiddenbar for extending/folding menubar icons. Clocker - world clocks in menubar.
Amphetamine is a great name lmao