Notch

14

More utilities

14 apps.

Velja

Paid

Picks a browser per link: work links in one, personal in another, and Zoom links in the Zoom app.

Paid, one-time, also on Setapp

Official site

Velja official site

Choosy

Paid

A long-standing default-browser helper, with rules for which browser opens which kind of link.

Paid, $10

Official site

Choosy official site

Finicky

Free

A JavaScript config file that decides which browser opens a link. Free and exact.

Free and open source

GitHub

Finicky official site

Hand Mirror

Free

One click in the menu bar to see what the camera sees, before you join the call.

Free, with a paid one-time Plus bundle

Official site

Hand Mirror official site

Muzzle

Automatically turns on Do Not Disturb when you share your screen, so Slack does not pop up mid-demo.

Official site

Muzzle official site

Micro Snitch

Paid

A quiet watchdog that tells you when a process is using the camera or the microphone.

Paid, with a free trial, also on the Mac App Store

Official site

Micro Snitch official site

Oversight

Free

Free camera and microphone monitoring from Objective-See, with an alert when something turns them on.

Free and open source

Official site

Oversight official site

LuLu

Free

A free macOS firewall that asks when an app wants to leave the machine.

Free and open source

Official site

LuLu official site

Little Snitch

Paid

The paid, very mature Mac firewall and network monitor, with maps, profiles and a menu-bar filter.

Paid, with a free trial download

Official site

Little Snitch official site

AirBuddy

An AirPods and Beats experience closer to iOS, with a menu extra and a battery popover.

Official site

AirBuddy official site

ToothFairy

One click, or one shortcut, to connect or disconnect a Bluetooth device, with a battery reading in the menu bar.

Official site

ToothFairy official site

TripMode

Paid

When you are on a hotspot, only the apps you allow get to use the network.

Paid, also on Setapp and the Mac App Store

Official site

TripMode official site

Hookmark

Puts a bidirectional link between the thing you are looking at and a related note, file or email.

Official site

Hookmark official site

Spaceman

Free

Shows your Spaces in the menu bar, so you can see which desktop you are on without gesturing.

Free and open source

GitHub

Spaceman official site

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