The 12 exceptional macOS apps that will turn you into a Productivity Genius

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macOS — just like pizza base — isn’t cool.

It’s the vegetable slices, cheese, toppings, and pepper that make a boring bread yummy. Similarly, macOS is plain — and it’s the apps that spice-up your work.

If you’re still relying on macOS native features, you’re missing out on your time, mental energy, and productivity.

Here are 12 apps that will be the toppings to your macOS base. I actually use a handful of them everyday — so you can be sure.

Apps included in this article

AI APPS 🤖
1 — superwhisper: Use AI to turn voice into text
2 — BoltAI: Write, code, learn with AI
X — Ready to Send: Generate draft email replies
DEVELOPMENT APPS 🧑‍💻
3 — TeaCode: Speed up coding with expanders
4 — Core Shell: Full-featured SSH terminal
BACKGROUND APPS
5 — Moment: Create countdown events
6 — Noizio: Turn on ambient sounds to focus
FILE MANAGERS 📁
7 — Commander One: Two-pane file manager
8 — Forklift: Manage files across servers
9 — Trickster: Quickly access recent files
10 — FilePane: Save time with a file manager
MATH APPS 🧮
11 — Euclid: Calculate…