Useful Mac Apps

Here are a list of useful apps that I’ve collected over the years. Most of these have become essential to my daily workflow. Take a look:

Ping.app
Ping is a simple website & network uptime monitor. Keep track of the status & speed of websites, APIs, servers, routers or any network device and get feedback directly in your menu bar and via local notifications.
• Free Version – Pro $14.99.
Worth every penny as a server admin if you monitor a lot of websites. (ie:WordPress)

Vanilla.app
Vanilla is a free, easy-to-use Mac app that lets you hide your menu bar icons.
• Free Version – Pro $10

Adapter.app
That is Adapter – the ultimate converter app for Video, Audio & Images for Mac and PC.
• Free

Litur.app
Find, collect and organize all the colors around you.
A designer’s best-kept secret, and a developer’s best friend. Litur allows you get color codes in hex, rgb, hsb, NSColor, UIColor and save them into useful palettes. You can also see different color combinations for each color you collect: Complimentary, Analogous, Monochromatic, Triadic and Tetradic.
Free version – Pro $11.99

QR Wizard.app
The only QR code generator you’ll ever need. Simply enter a destination URL and create, style, and export color or black & white QR Codes in many different formats like png, jpg, and svg (vector).
Free version – Pro $9.99

System Color Picker
The familiar color picker supercharged as an app in your dock.
• Free

ImageOptim.app
Reduces image file sizes — so they take up less disk space and down­load faster — by applying advanced compression that preserves quality.
• Free

ImageOptim.app
Probably the best Firewall for MacOS. The Little Snitch Network Monitor shows you where your Mac connects to on the Internet. You decide what you want to allow or deny.
• $59
Worth every penny. Typically offers discounts for renewals & upgrades.