In the event that one component has been prominently absent from Apple’s list of capabilities when contrasted with Windows’, it’s the capacity to snap windows to corners and edges, arrange different windows close by each other, or stack them on top of each other. Apple introduced this component (or a subset of this element) in OS X Yosemite, yet it just works when the applications are in full screen mode. Not exceptionally clever, and not in any way what we have generally expected from the tech monster everybody partners with meticulousness.<\/p>\n
However, as they say, \u201cthere\u2019s an app for that!\u201d \u2013 It\u2019s called Spectacle.<\/p>\n
Spectacle is an open source application developed to fix this small, but annoying missing feature, in the otherwise pretty\u00a0well thought-out OS.\u00a0It\u00a0offers a fully customizable set of key-combinations\/shortcuts<\/strong>\u00a0that you can use to arrange windows in your workspace in pretty much any way you might want to. It is also free, and only around 5 MB in size, when installed.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n Download here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Free)<\/strong><\/p>\n Regardless of your identity, or what you do, there is definitely no chance you don’t sort things out on your Mac. Regardless of whether you’re composing the following top rated novel or essentially taking notes in an address, a great word processor never goes out of order. Join that with minimal design<\/strong>\u00a0that stays out of your way, markup editing<\/strong>, and live preview<\/strong>, and you’ll wind up with Ulysses.<\/p>\n Ulysses is by a wide margin the best content tool I have utilized. It has a clean UI that does not occupy you while you’re writing. It underpins fare of records in different configurations:<\/p>\n The exports look great no matter what format you export to. All your formatting is rendered perfectly.<\/p>\n That really is the interface of Ulysses. It\u2019s THAT clean.<\/p>\n Ulysses also has a built-in preview window that updates with the proper rendering, as and when you type. It can show you what your final export will look like in any of the supported formats in real time.<\/p>\n Obviously, not everyone knows, or is comfortable with, markup. Ulysses easily sorts that out. All you need to do is press\u00a0Command + 9 and a drop down<\/strong>\u00a0with all the formatting keywords appear.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n It might sound discouraging at first, but once you get the hang of it, (and it\u2019s really not that difficult) you\u2019ll realize that markup is actually a\u00a0much faster way to format text<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Download Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Free trial, $42)<\/strong><\/p>\n It will, however, let you\u00a0re-arrange or even hide the menu bar items<\/strong>\u00a0on your Mac.<\/p>\n System menu bar items\u00a0could always be repositioned in OS X by pressing down Command and then clicking and dragging the items around. However, Bartender takes it one step further and allows you to\u00a0relocate third party apps\u2019 menu items as well. Not only that, Bartender can let you completely hide the items from the menu bar if you want.<\/p>\n Download Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Free trial, $15.41)<\/strong><\/p>\n Don\u2019t you wish that your\u00a0Mac could automatically lock itself when you walked away from the screen and unlock itself when you came back<\/strong>? It\u2019s the kind of seamless functionality that appears minor, but can improve productivity by a lot.\u00a0This is\u00a0exactly the problem that Near Lock solves.<\/p>\n Near Lock\u00a0uses a Mac app and a companion iPhone app.<\/strong>\u00a0Using Bluetooth 4.0 LE, the apps communicate with each other and constantly monitor the distance between your phone and your laptop. When this distance increases beyond a set threshold, your Mac automatically locks itself. Come back\u00a0within the threshold and\u00a0your phone will\u00a0ask you if you want to unlock your laptop, and voila! You\u2019re in.<\/p>\n Near Lock\u00a0has both a free option and a paid option. However,\u00a0the free app does not work in background<\/strong>. This means that the app needs to remain open on the screen of your iPhone for it to work.<\/p>\n[ad type=”banner”]\n Download Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Free, $4)<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u00a0am sure that I\u2019m\u00a0not the only one who doesn\u2019t\u00a0like the way my\u00a0screen looks at night, in the darkness. Its too blue, and honestly, its puts\u00a0a lot of strain on the eyes.\u00a0f.lux is, in my\u00a0opinion, the best app to counter this\u00a0issue. It works by\u00a0automatically reducing the blueness<\/strong>\u00a0of your screen once the sun starts to set. It does so gradually, over time, without attracting attention to itself.<\/p>\n It comes with a pretty decent\u00a0configuration by default, but it\u00a0can be modified endlessly to suit your personal need<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Download Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Free)<\/strong><\/p>\n Short Menu is an app that automatically creates shortened version of URLs, right in your menu bar.\u00a0It allows you to shorten links with\u00a0well identified prefixes, such as\u00a0bit.ly, goo.gl and the likes.\u00a0If you share a lot of\u00a0URLs with people, this app will come in handy for you.<\/p>\n All you need to do is copy any URL that you want\u00a0to shorten and you\u2019re done. Click on the Short Menu item on the menu bar and it will display the last copied URL along with the shortened version, all ready to go.<\/p>\n Download Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>(Free trial, $2.99)<\/strong><\/p>\n How often have you howled about having to go to launchpad, swiping through the screens and selecting the app you wanted to run? Even with Spotlight, you need to press Command + Space and then type at least a part of the application\u2019s name to launch it.<\/p>\n Apptivate lets you assign key combinations to any app<\/strong>\u00a0you have on your Mac. Choose the combination that feels right to you, assign it to the app you want and that\u2019s it.<\/p>\n This is especially useful for apps that you open very frequently as it will save valuable time that would\u2019ve otherwise been spent looking for the app in the launchpad, or typing out its name in Spotlight.<\/p>\n Download Here<\/strong><\/a><\/span>\u00a0(Free)<\/strong><\/p>\n If you have used the Calendar app on Mac, you\u2019ll probably agree that it\u2019s a decent application.\u00a0Fantastical is basically a super powered Calendar application that\u00a0allows you to create\u00a0events using natural language queries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n This means that you could type \u201cLunch with team at 2\u201d and Fantastical will automatically fill the form from your sentence. The natural language system that Fantastical uses is quite good. It\u00a0can understand when you\u2019re typing \u201cat\u201d in the context of a place, or when you\u2019re typing it in the context of time<\/strong>, and fill the event details up accordingly.<\/p>\n Download Here<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>(Free trial, $45)<\/strong><\/p>\n Let\u2019s be honest, every one of us has forgotten passwords at one point in time or another. If you\u2019re like me, you probably forget yours once every month. That\u2019s what the \u201cforgot password\u201d option is for, after all. We can\u2019t remember every password we create, and we can\u2019t remember the details to our credit and debit cards.<\/p>\n 1Password will\u00a0make your password\u00a0woes a thing of the past<\/strong>. You can create separate groups (\u201cvaults\u201d) for different items and you can store passwords, card credentials etc, in the vaults you create.\u00a0It\u00a0makes\u00a0entering passwords on every website you enter completely unneeded. Just\u00a0open the website and 1Password will automatically key in your password and you\u2019ll be in.\u00a01Password is also a paid app and will cost you either\u00a0$5 per month, or $64.99 one time<\/strong>. However, with the one-time option, you will not receive any upgrades. It will only be for a single person and only the desktop\u00a0client will be provided.\u00a0With the $5 per month option, you will get access to free upgrades, mobile and desktop apps, web access and sharing. All this for 5 people.<\/p>\n You can use a trial version of 1Password to make up your mind about it.<\/p>\n![\"Spectacle\"](\"https:\/\/www.wikitechy.com\/technology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Spectacle-e1469000759131.png\")
2. Ulysses<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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3. Bartender<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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4. Near Lock<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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5. f.lux<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\n6. Short Menu<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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7. Apptivate<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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8. Fantastical<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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9. 1Password<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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