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Can't use Mac without rectangle. You don't need magnet.

Owly is my fav for anti sleeping at certain times. Though critical to disable the ads via startup features. I haven't found abetter one. Though it has quirks.

Also some commands in the cli for like key repeat. Like wtf why can't I turn off accent hold when I want to repeat letters.

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I like Amphetamine for keeping the system awake. I use the option to quickly set a time to stay awake until a lot. I like that I can choose whether it allows sleep or not when the laptop lid is closed. I know it also lets you create schedules and some other basic triggers for automatically starting sessions.

I second that. Rectangle is a must have app for me. Perhaps a few others, but that one stands out as one I don’t want to use my Mac without

You can also type 'caffeinate' in the terminal and it'll turn off sleeping.

Unfortunately, 'caffeinate' doesn't have an option to keep the Macbook awake with the lid closed and no attached monitor or power.

I use Amphetamine instead, so that I can continue Zoom calls after putting my laptop in my backpack to walk around.

- I cannot use my mac without rectangle.

- Karabiner-elements will disable the keyboard automatically when I connect my external bluetooth keyboard.

- github.com/exelban/stats is an excellent macOS system monitor in your menu bar

Like most mac power user tools there are a few versions of most. I'm currently preferring Multitouch.app as it combines: - Letting me assign 3-finger click to middle-click for opening tabs in chrome (in Safari you can use force touch but I never really liked it, and Chrome doesn't seem to have it) - Window snapping to half/half, third, etc.. either by dragging to the edge or with keyboard shortcuts. I use keyboard shortcuts for both window splits and thirds on my 34" Ultrawide.

Next MacOS version got some tiling window management built in ...

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