Velja
PaidPicks a browser per link: work links in one, personal in another, and Zoom links in the Zoom app.
Paid, one-time, also on Setapp
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Velja official site14 apps.
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
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Velja official siteA long-standing default-browser helper, with rules for which browser opens which kind of link.
Paid, $10
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Choosy official siteA JavaScript config file that decides which browser opens a link. Free and exact.
Free and open source
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Finicky official siteOne click in the menu bar to see what the camera sees, before you join the call.
Free, with a paid one-time Plus bundle
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Hand Mirror official siteAutomatically turns on Do Not Disturb when you share your screen, so Slack does not pop up mid-demo.
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Muzzle official siteA 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
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Micro Snitch official siteFree camera and microphone monitoring from Objective-See, with an alert when something turns them on.
Free and open source
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Oversight official siteA free macOS firewall that asks when an app wants to leave the machine.
Free and open source
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LuLu official siteThe paid, very mature Mac firewall and network monitor, with maps, profiles and a menu-bar filter.
Paid, with a free trial download
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Little Snitch official siteAn AirPods and Beats experience closer to iOS, with a menu extra and a battery popover.
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AirBuddy official siteOne click, or one shortcut, to connect or disconnect a Bluetooth device, with a battery reading in the menu bar.
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ToothFairy official siteWhen you are on a hotspot, only the apps you allow get to use the network.
Paid, also on Setapp and the Mac App Store
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TripMode official sitePuts a bidirectional link between the thing you are looking at and a related note, file or email.
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Hookmark official siteShows your Spaces in the menu bar, so you can see which desktop you are on without gesturing.
Free and open source
GitHub
Spaceman official siteIf a small Mac utility is missing, send the name and a link. We only add it after checking the page.
Occasional email when we add a batch of apps worth opening. No ads, and we never sell the address.