Best AI & Productivity Apps for Your Mac !

The speaker, Arthur, welcomes viewers to his YouTube channel and introduces the topic of enhancing the Mac OS experience through lesser-known but highly useful applications. He promises to share ten Mac apps designed to improve productivity, beginning with the Mac Bing app that provides quick access to the Bing search engine and its AI-powered chat feature from the menu bar. The app is praised for its efficiency and ability to keep users focused on their tasks. Arthur also mentions a sponsored product, a mini Suburu MD docking station with multiple ports and power supply, and recommends it based on personal use.

Arthur discusses the IAT Menus app, a system monitoring tool that offers a range of status monitors including CPU, GPU, memory, network usage, and battery life. The app is noted for its low resource consumption and high customization, supporting both light and dark menu bar modes. It provides detailed information through drop-down menus, including historical data and real-time statistics such as temperatures and power usage. The app's unique feature is its battery percentage view, which预估 the time until the battery is drained or fully charged. IAT Menus is available in the Mac App Store for $9.99.

The Magnet app is introduced as a solution to the window management challenges on Mac OS. It allows users to automatically size and arrange app windows to optimize screen space, similar to the snap feature on Microsoft Windows. With simple drag-and-drop actions, users can organize their workspace into halves or quarters of the screen. The app is commended for its ease of use and efficiency in enhancing workspace productivity. The speaker highly recommends Magnet, available in the Mac App Store for $7.99.

Bartender 5 is presented as an app that allows users to customize and organize their menu bar items on Mac OS. It offers features like hiding, rearranging, grouping, and searching for menu bar items, as well as applying different styles and presets. The app also supports triggers and hotkeys for quick access to hidden items. The speaker appreciates the ability to extend the menu bar and declutter it for a cleaner look. Bartender 5 is a one-time purchase for $15 and is praised for not following a subscription model.

Noir is a Safari extension that automatically enables a dark mode for every website visited, improving the browsing experience especially at night. The extension generates a custom dark style for each website based on its colors, offering over 20 built-in themes and the ability to create custom themes. Noir is noted for its speed, privacy protection, and lack of subscription or ads. It is a one-time purchase available in the Mac App Store for $3.99, and the speaker also uses it on iOS devices.

Better Touch Tool is a feature-packed app that allows users to customize various input devices on their Mac, such as the Magic Trackpad, Magic Mouse, and touch bar. The app enables the creation of custom gestures and actions, like entering full-screen mode or opening Finder with specific gestures. It is highlighted for its ability to make the Magic Mouse function like a trackpad and assign tabs to clicks. The app's potential is limitless, and it is recommended for users looking to enhance their efficiency. Better Touch Tool can be downloaded from the developer's website for around $20.

The Clipboard Manager app is introduced as a tool that keeps track of all clipboard history on a Mac, allowing users to access copied data for up to several months. It is praised for its simplicity and significant impact on the overall Mac OS experience. The app is particularly useful for retrieving old links or data that were copied and pasted days or weeks ago. It stores not only text and links but also images and files, and it is emphasized that the app does not access the password keychain, ensuring privacy. The app is available in the Mac App Store for $3.99 and is considered a must-have for office workers and writers.

App Cleaner is a small application that allows users to uninstall unwanted apps from their Mac completely by finding and deleting all related files and cache. It is noted as a superior method to manual app deletion from the app library. The app is free and is recommended for users looking to clear their Mac of unnecessary files and apps. It offers a simple yet effective solution to ensure apps are fully uninstalled, freeing up valuable SSD space.

Temp Box is an instant disposable email service designed for Mac users to protect their privacy and avoid unwanted spam. Users can generate random or custom email addresses with 40 megabytes of storage, which can be used like a normal email account. The app is free and open-sourced, allowing users to receive emails and download attachments. However, disposable accounts cannot send emails. The speaker highly recommends Temp Box for its ability to protect personal email addresses from spam and unwanted websites.

Be Focused is an app that helps users stay focused on tasks by employing the Pomodoro Technique, which involves breaking work time into 30-minute increments with short breaks in between. The app allows users to create tasks, configure breaks, and track their progress throughout the day. The technique is known to be effective in retaining motivation and focus. The app's interface is simple and intuitive, with the remaining time of the task displayed in the menu bar. The app is free and available in the App Store, with a paid version offering additional features.

One Thing is a simple app that allows users to focus on their most important task or goal by displaying it in the menu bar. The idea is to achieve goals by concentrating on one thing at a time. Users can customize the text color and even write a whole phrase. The app serves as a constant reminder of the goal, encouraging focus and productivity. It is free and available in the Mac App Store, and the speaker suggests using it for anything the user wants to achieve.