13 Mac Apps I CAN’T Go a Day Without!

[@BrandonButch]

What's your most used Mac app? 🤔

[@CoreCraftedTech]

VN Video Editor

[@BrandonButch]

@@CoreCraftedTech why VN instead of iMovie or FCP?

[@_Mr_moo]

I love this app "notchnook" which turns your notch into a "dynamic island" and you can store files in there, its so useful and super aesthetic

[@BrandonButch]

@@_Mr_moo ooh nice! I'll check that out for when I'm using my MBA

[@CoreCraftedTech]

@@BrandonButch I only use VN for my KZbin Channel. I do use quite a bit of iMovie for other Videos.

[@Vro_fudzilla]

10 Mac apps I just downloaded and purchased full version. Now my Mac is super productive. Thanks a lot Brandon 💌

[@BLTDFRNT]

Try Raycast instead of Alfred, I can't even compare the two given how mind blowing Raycast is, it's unreal

[@riftblaze]

way better in every way

[@BrandonButch]

@@BLTDFRNT I said in the video that I’ve used it. I prefer Alfred

[@koush2009]

Does it have Workflows?

[@BLTDFRNT]

@@koush2009 I'm not very familiar with the concept of workflows. I think it’s something related to Alfred, but I never used it enough to 'love it.' I’ll Google it and get back to you. :) In the meantime, I highly recommend checking out Raycast and what it can do. They have some great videos on KZbin. I believe one of the reasons people stick with Alfred is due to their previous financial commitment-like if they've paid for a lifetime subscription. It makes switching to something else, even if it seems better and free, much harder. You know what I mean? But in the end, it all comes down to personal preference.

[@AScribblingTurtle]

Raycast = ❤

[@PixelBomb]

This might be the most informative/helpful app video I've ever seen. Literally every single app is valuable and worth checking out. Subscribed!

[@Andru]

This is a great list right here - not the same apps you see in these videos again and again. I found several that I’m downloading!

[@BrandonButch]

Thanks man! Glad you found some 🙌

[@OnurGraca]

Some of the apps are expensive especially if you live in Turkey like me but I downloaded 3 free apps that you recommend and I LOVE THEM! Thanks a lot for your recommendation and also the clear explaining for the apps. You are amazing, keep up the awesome work!

[@Theboredsheep]

As much as I enjoy finally seeing Ice getting the attention it deserves (over things like bartender) you really undersold its capabilities, from a second menubar for macbooks with notches to changing the appearance of the bar, there are so many more features ! Great vid btw :)

[@BrandonButch]

@@Theboredsheep true! Thanks for pointing it out. I just didn’t want to spend too much time on the apps to reduce retention :)

[@kanasorta]

BRO DROPOVER IS CRAZY

[@dean-fx]

Clop was an insta-buy. Thank you for showing this off! Great tool to have in my pocket (well...not necessarily my pocket, but you know what I mean...)

[@User57655]

Sparkle looks like something Apple should be shipping as part of MacOS!

[@BrandonButch]

YES! I agree

[@TheFloatingBartender]

No one is talking how incredible you your videos are recently the editing is delicious

[@nexuslux]

Sparkle is way too expensive. Llamafile is free and uses local models.

[@BrandonButch]

@@TheFloatingBartender thanks man!!

[@BrandonButch]

@@nexuslux I’ll check it out!

[@Johan_490]

I love watching Brandon Butch videos and mac app videos…fire combo!! 🔥 can you make this a monthly/yearly series of cool iPhone/Mac apps you find?

[@ReviewswBryz]

The Apple-like UI editing in this video was exceptional!

[@BrandonButch]

@@ReviewswBryz thanks!! 🙌

[@realslushy]

amazing video, paid for a lot of these apps after watching because they've helped me so much in my workflow

[@BrandonButch]

@@realslushy Thanks! glad you found some worthwhile apps!

[@petrmalik1700]

What a great video. I only like videos I wanna save for later. I have saved 34 in my entire life. Yours is 35th. ❤

[@acontext]

LookAway is absolutely phenomenal and I've been looking for something like this! I've had eye surgery and fight constant eye strain and dehydration when using a screen at laptop distances (which is a lot of my work-I tend not to have a full desk setup available). Thank you for surfacing this great application!

[@Butterscotch_96]

LookAway should be a default feature on every OS.

[@martijnrosenbottel3616]

Agree

[@volodymyr.brodskyi]

will wait next release MacOS. Apple likes to take idea from developer. List of it is infinite

[@dandansfu]

@@volodymyr.brodskyi yeah they will first let developers do all the work and take a cut from subscription and few years later, take their ideas slowly so that they dont hurt the developers that dont hurt them at the end

[@DanKapil]

this is honestly the first time a mac app video has had consistently great applications, well done!

[@Rex_Cosmos]

This is legitimately a great list!

[@lukaskubica8711]

really good tips

[@a88drnn]

the editing on this video is just amazing fr

[@hiatusxhiatus]

wow, I've seen a lot of these types of videos and only this one has had actual useful apps, I downloaded 5

[@BrandonButch]

Awesome! Glad to hear it

[@felipeqmoraes]

Pastepal is SICK!

[@MrBertishier]

Thanks for the overview! I’m going to give Clop a try

[@whistlerbrad]

Well done Brandon, these are some really good ones! 👏

[@colin-nekritz]

Finally, some MacOS content! 🙌 started to zone out from this channel due to all the iOS tripe.

[@BrandonButch]

🤝 More Mac content otw!

[@PCJISNOW17]

These apps seem cool. If only I had a MacBook 😭. Anyways glad to see your making some more unique videos this week. Keep it up Brandon and can’t wait for the Apple event tomorrow!!!

[@truthstgang]

super aesthetic video!

[@nemesis3322]

Actual useful video, not video just to make a video, thx man

[@PauloAlvarenga-pf4rp]

The DropOver one is just pure magic

[@TheMrTomkennedy]

Thanks for the tip on IINA, Brandon! Looks really good, much better than QT!!

[@ChinmayH]

Thanks for this a lot of new apps which are super interesting. Curious to understand how you format your reminders to have those columns - Today, Tomorrow etc. ?

[@I_Mackenzie]

Hey, thanks for sharing Brandon. I've been wanting a quick colour picker. Pica is perfect. Also, Yoink started playing up, so I'll give drop over a go.

[@tonysilva2654]

I just installed Hand Mirror ... THANKS👍🏽

[@losc5599]

clean shot for me!

[@gnekich]

Great list; I'll give the Sparkle a try. I would add VDP (Virtual Display Pro) to the list, as it is just awesome, especially for ultra wide monitors & screen sharing.

[@manuelben98]

For the clipboard manager, Alfred and also window manager I consolidated all that with Raycast

[@BrandonButch]

Yeah I gave Raycast a try last year, wasn't a big fan

[@LucioDaou]

Thank you so much for the tip on Ice. Simply amazing and straight to the point.

[@msbgone]

Great list, getting many of these to try or buy. I hope all work with the next MacOS update... thanks! Do more of these! I use uBar daily.... lame, I know.... Windows will not leave me fully! LOL...

[@IT-Cowboy]

🔥Yep, had to try. Love this. Great video!

[@Chi_Tech]

These videos lately 🔥🔥🔥

[@dmanfafa]

🔥Using the rocket!!!

[@gregf9160]

I found Ice helpful.

[@mast3r860]

Great video!

[@videofrat3115]

From all these the only ones that i consider useful/essential are clop, cleanshot, bartender (or it seems you use ice as a replacement), for player i use vlc. For handmirror you dont need an app you can just open photo booth in your mac, it does the same thing. Also a great addition to your list would be aldente

[@Naguura_Ravenclaw]

Amazing video as always Brandon ! see ya tomorrow for your live of the apple event ;)

[@DeanWillpower]

Hey brandon I would much appreaciate if you could tell me where can I find how to make that Apple like transition with text?

[@happybackchiropractic]

Wow… Gold! Thx for sharing! 🙌🏻

[@BrandonButch]

Absolutely! Hope you found an app or 2 to download!

[@xAreg]

Hyped for the Event tomorrow! Can I get a hey? 😄

[@BrandonButch]

HEY! I'm hyped as well

[@xAreg]

Great, thank you 😃🙌

[@adrian8773]

Thanks for the tips! Subscribed and liked!

[@jeremyw013]

HOW DO YOU PREFER ALFRED OVER RAYCAST???

[@BrandonButch]

@@jeremyw013 many, many reasons. Lol

[@jeremyw013]

@@BrandonButch i’m going to need a full-length video on this 😂😂😂

[@BrandonButch]

@@jeremyw013 🤣🤣 maybe one day. I think it’s really just personal preference/what works best in my workflow versus others’

[@jeremyw013]

@@BrandonButch i respect that 😂😂 i definitely prefer raycast over alfred but whatever works best for you

[@HassanShahin-j2u]

Thanks for the great review of the macOS apps! I was wondering if you could share more information about the safety and privacy of these apps. Are these apps safe to install in terms of security (no malware or malicious activity)? How do these apps handle user data? Do they collect any personal information, and if so, how is it stored and used? Are there any privacy policies or terms of service from the developers that I should be aware of before using these apps? Looking forward to your thoughts on this!

[@VladVibes]

If i buy Macbook i will use almost everything from this video

[@mattjamesss1]

Yay brandon my airpods max comes in tomorrow:)

[@PeterSunidis]

I use Alfred for many years!

[@_Mr_moo]

Great and informative video! (Doing a great job keeping up with content, even with a severe lack of IOS Beta releases lol)

[@BrandonButch]

Thanks! Did you find any apps to download?

[@_Mr_moo]

@@BrandonButch I absolutely love the look of Clop and Cleanshot X, they'll make my life so much easier, thank you so much for the recommendations!!

[@gentleytsen8463]

Nice video 👍

[@gatien3706]

Is there a way to hide the purple square for screen sharing in the menu bar with ICE or other way ??

[@JustinMin27]

I didn't expected you to pop up in a corner when launching hand mirror LOL

[@AScribblingTurtle]

"13 Mac Applications, that I can not live without" * App gets uninstalled for some reason * * instantly unsubscribes from life *

[@SooDamGood]

How did Brandon open tabs inside the folder like that at 2:16? I have a Mac and I can't figure this out but seems so useful

[@dreezygambino7434]

Right click

[@BrandonButch]

CMD+T in Finder

[@amanullahharoon8210]

I am watching you from Germany.

[@xAreg]

Same here

[@FormByFirelight]

From Belgium 🇧🇪

[@CuriousLog2979]

Good job

[@TomMAnderson87]

@@FormByFirelight Do Belgium people speak any German?

[@FormByFirelight]

@@TomMAnderson87 the ones who live in the “german side”, yes

[@pavel_rogojin]

Brandon, what's the best screen recording app for Mac, the built in doesn't record sound

[@UrbanBDKNY]

Paste PAL sounds great. I also like cleanshot and Pika

[@ajayshub7060]

Sure! Here's a refined version of your message: I absolutely love this kind of content! Keep it coming, brother. I've been following you since 2019, and it’s been an amazing journey staying connected with you. Keep up the great work!

[@PaulHjellming]

Jump scare at that Sparkle UI yeesh

[@PiusOkwuego]

I'll check-out what 'Sparkle' can do for me.

[@nasmith67]

Thanks for the Pika mention. I have been needing something like this since I'm not venturing into web development in Wordpress and not all builders are created equal, and offer the CORE functionality of making a website accessible. I did find that it does not always give the correct color codes once I open the inspector of a web page and compare. Wonder why this is...

[@bishwarupdey10]

Still waiting for your video: Top 15/20 useful and everyday use iPhone shortcuts/automation😅. Hopefully you’ll make a video on this topic once ios 18 is released.

[@INCHARGGG]

Yea, sparkle. Something to sort things where you don’t want them

[@davidbangsdemocracy5455]

For me, apps are things like Word, or Photoshop, or Garage Band. “Applications” - not just little utilities that could just be OS features

[@oseichris05]

🚀 Thanks you

[@toan.2764]

THAT'S CRAZY I JUST GOT A MACBOOK PRO TODAY

[@BrandonButch]

nice!! M3?

[@toan.2764]

@@BrandonButch used M1 Pro for 1.1k, abit scratched up but nothing too serious!

[@agustinclemente]

Raycast cleans the floor with Alfred

[@3cho4lph4]

Dope!

[@ChaudharyHamadAzmatJalil]

Which site is the most suitable to download these apps as they are not avb on my app store?

[@brady.walczak]

Links in description brotha

[@hopje123]

Ice! Thanks

[@xdn_yt]

Love how Brandon pronounces “folders” 😂

[@JustAPersonWhoComments]

Brandon posts his 13 Mac Apps before the Apple Event

[@BrandonButch]

@@JustAPersonWhoComments yessir

[@dan9700]

I love iina used it for years, but infuse is better for true HDR

[@PiratesZombies]

change alfred ---> raycast pastepal --> paste

[@bannzoldyck2234]

any recommendations on a pdf editing application to change some words within the pdf file?

[@jain007neeraj]

This video was worth the time 🔥

[@JeffGrubich]

Raycast is WAYYYYYY better than Alfred. It's so awesome!

[@MahmoudAyoub-yz5cz]

👍 thanks

[@ErnestAboagye-Mensah]

Wait, random question, but is iPhone Mirroring coming with the public release of Sequoia?

[@BrandonButch]

@@ErnestAboagye-Mensah yep!

[@AdrianOnicas]

Many of these are already inside raycast for free...

[@rajeevmusic]

Which app do you use for remaining battery time on Mac?

[@Darex1337]

How is the cursor so smooth?

[@TylerVlogsDaily]

what are some external webcams that arent too large for macbook pro? razer kiao is agood one i heard

[@dzivoder]

Raycast literally replaces half of your list; Alfred, Pika, Rocket, PastePal, Hand Mirror

[@Glassed_in_Nature]

2:43 How do you have the folders on the top like that in finder?

[@arijit020]

Mirror seems redundant .. as we can always use a camera ?

[@dcomella]

would love to hear why u prefer alfred over raycast, to me its not even comparable. Alfred doesn't feel polished/native, and is gate keeping a lot of features behind a paywall that are just free on raycast. I only tried out alfred for a little, so maybe im missing something.

[@_marlon]

Is the macOS Sequoia beta stable?

[@kidking99]

Is Ice safe to use? I keep seeing online that it’s a Chinese app that isn’t safe

[@BogdanKozlovskyi]

Half of these can be easily substituted with Raycast

[@BrandonButch]

@@BogdanKozlovskyi Half? Please name them

[@BogdanKozlovskyi]

@@BrandonButch Hand Mirror, Alfred, Rocket, Pastepal, Pika is what comes first to my mind. I’m sure searching through the enormous extensions store in Raycast will reveal alternatives to other apps as well. But thanks to you I learned about Dropover, will definitely give it a try. And I’m a long-term user of Cleanshot, simple the goat in terms of screenshots.

[@sheybr]

@@BrandonButch Alfred, Pastepal, Handmirror, Rocket + Clop kinda. Maybe there are more Raycast extensions that I don't know about, that let you replace some of the other apps.

[@BrandonButch]

@@sheybr I mean at a high level, maybe. But Raycast can't do half of what Clop or PastePal can do in terms of the advanced functionality and UI

[@riftblaze]

Arc as browser and Raycast as Spotline replacement

[@DREALKING_2023]

I would like to talk about the iPados cause I feel like we are missing one big feature no one seems to be talking... Which is, remember back in the day windows; where we had a login page at the beginning where we had a guest login page. Like we have in Netflix now and even in Disney and etc. it would be nice to have such on the iPad where the owner is the admin and you can have others log in like in the PlayStation console. And with inclusion of a Dex similar apple feature.

[@AndreaMarinoReal1]

9:30 just wait until bro discovers raycast

[@umberto.23]

please what's the screen protector with the white ancestral symbols on the corner at 0:39 called?