Open Source Gems
It’s always nice to come across useful open source projects. Open source is great for many reasons, but just being able to look under the hood of the software I use and sometimes even make small changes to my liking is something I really appreciate. It is also easier to trust the software when I can compile it from source myself.
Here are some of the open source projects I have come across in the past few years and really like:
Blink Shell
Terminal app for iOS with support for both SSH and Mosh.
ImageOptim
Images often contain unnecessary data which not only takes space but might contain private information such as locations and timestamps. ImageOptim is a great tool for removing all unnecessary data while making files considerably smaller.
github.com/ImageOptim/ImageOptim
KnockKnock
KnockKnock is a must-have tool for macOS users. It exposes persistently installed malware.
github.com/objective-see/KnockKnock
Mark Text
While I mostly detest Electron based apps, I have yet to find a markdown editor that fulfills my needs as well as Mark Text. It provides a distraction-free writing environment with all the necessary formatting tools you need with markdown.
OCRmyPDF
OCRmyPDF allows you to turn scanned, screenshotted or photographed documents into searchable PDFs. It has proven to be very useful to me.
Rectangle
The best tiling window manager for macOS.
Sequel Ace
Since Sequel Pro is no longer actively maintained, multiple forks have surfaced. Sequel Ace is a great fork with active development and even an AppStore version.