The ultimate source of truth is this dotfile repo, all other published content is likely stale. This includes...

This blog post which gives a summary of all my favourite developer tools.

This blog post which gives a detailed break down of how to set up a new macOS laptop.

This gist which gives a concise summary of the steps from the blog post.

NOTE: Refer to the gist for setup instructions, as most tools below are easily installed using Homebrew.

To enable developer mode:

spctl developer-mode enable-terminal

Turning this feature on has been shown to improve the speed of certain terminal operations like running Rust compilation.

To improve your retina macOS 'wake-up from sleep' performance:

sudo pmset -a standbydelay 7200

The larger the number (time in seconds), the longer it will take macOS to switch into 'standby mode'. This mode takes a while to 'wake up' before you can log back in, and people tend to prefer delaying it for as long as possible (reference).

There is a Brewfile which can help you install any programs that were installed via Homebrew:

brew bundle dump --force
brew bundle install

In the following list of tools the ❌ indicates what isn't installed via the Brewfile.

• alacritty: cross-platform, OpenGL terminal emulator written in Rust.
• asciinema: record your terminal screen.
• bandwhich: displays network utilization by process, connection and remote IP/hostname.
• bat: rust replacement for cat.
• bottom: replaces top and htop (executable is btm so alias top to that).
• broot: like tree but doesn't scroll endlessly, and has other navigational features.
• delta: a better diff tool that can be used standalone or configured for use with git.
• dog: replaces dig with dog.
• duf: global disk usage overview.
• dust: replaces du for displaying directory specific disk space usage statistics.
• exa: rust replacement for ls.
• fd: find replacement (not quite as powerful, but basically what I typically use find for).
• fig: shell command completion.
• fnm: fast Node.js manager.
• fzf: A command-line fuzzy finder.
• gping: replaces ping with tui graph version (executable is gping so alias ping to that).
• grc: generic colouriser for your shell (e.g. alias go='grc /usr/bin/go'), you can brew install grc.
• hyperfine: benchmark your shell performance (e.g. hyperfine 'bash -l').
• imgcat: tool for viewing images in your terminal.
• mdless: tool for viewing Markdown files ❌.
• panicparse: Parses golang panic stack traces ❌.
• procs: rust replacement for ps aux.
• rip: replaces rm and allows restoring deleted files.
• sad: interactive sed replacement (use <Tab> to select files to apply changes to).
• sd: sed replacement (not quite as powerful, but basically what I typically use sed for).
• starship: minimal, blazing-fast, and infinitely customizable prompt for any shell (font settings).
• t-rec: record your terminal screen (outputs gif and mp4 unlike asciinema).
• tldr: summarizes useful features of commands.
• tokei: displays statistics about your code projects.
• tuifeed: terminal RSS reader.
• zoxide: directory switcher (zoxide query -ls shows db content).

NOTE: tuifeed config is stored in /Users/integralist/Library/Application Support/tuifeed/config.toml (a copy is in this repo at tuifeed.config.toml).

• Android File Transfer: brew install --cask android-file-transfer
• Warp Terminal: brew install --cask warp.
• Marta File Manager: brew install --cask marta.
• FreeTube: YouTube without advertisements and no Google tracking.
• alltomp3: for backing up Spotify music.
• bitbar/xbar: gui for installing 'menu bar' apps (github repo).
• makemkv: rip DVDs and Blu-ray discs.
• meeting bar: shows calendar meetings in macOS menu bar (guide).
• menu hidden: macOS utility that helps hide menu bar icons.
• monosnap: annotate images.
• owly: prevent screen going to sleep.
• tor browser: tor/onion relay browser.

• Dark Reader: switches websites to a dark theme to help your eyes.
• Enhancer for YouTube: block ads on YouTube.
• Facebook Container: extra protection against FB tracking (instagram will open in this container type).
• ModHeader: modify HTTP request/response headers.
• Multi-Account Containers: define unique browser streams.
• Privacy Badger: block trackers.
• Redirector configure custom URL redirects
• Temporary Containers: similar to multi-account-container, except each tab is a unique container instance.
• uBlock Origin: block ads.