My Favourite MacBook Apps of All Time

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I recently got the new M2 Mac Mini and had to download all of the apps that I use, so in this video I go through the 32 essential apps that I use on almost daily basis. Enjoy x
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0:00 Intro
0:32 5 Productivity Apps
5:10 5 Apps for Life Organisation
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[@leonardoamber2289]

*People say that money is not the key to happiness, but I always figured if you have enough money, you can have a key made.*

[@leonardoamber2289]

“The greater the passive income you can build, the FREER you will become.”

[@leonardoamber2289]

Always put your finances in good care to ensure that your income rises. Wealthy people achieve there financial goals and acquire riches by seeking help from finance pro(s) but many claim to have achieved success themselves.

[@Friedamichaelson]

That’s a just approach. I’m 50 but my financial life is a mess. Any ideas will go a long way in shaping my life and finances.

[@leonardoamber2289]

I operate a wide range of investments and have achieved massive growth in my finances with the help of my financial professional, making my financial goal a reality.

[@leonardoamber2289]

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[@aleksiylitalo9429]

I prefer using built-in features rather than downloading an app for every task: 1. Alfred = Spotlight 2. Moom = Press and hold option+move your cursor over the green button on the top left corner of the window -> move window to left or right 3. Amphetamine = Terminal -> type command "caffeinate". Or "caffeinate -t 600", to keep your Mac awake for 10 minutes 4. Cleanshot X = Cmd+shift+4

[@Bitcosb]

same

[@Ayoubfad]

Cmd+shift+4 didn't work for me

[@user-uk7sh8fg7p]

@@Ayoubfad its 3

[@compromises]

Cmd-Shift-5 for me

[@KurachAleksandr]

but i's not even close if we talk about functions :)

[@IAmDavidWhipple]

Loads of great suggestions. Some seem to repeat or overlap though. Delivered well altogether. I've adopted some of these.

[@BobbyG3.14]

Very glad I found your channel, informative and very knowledgeable individual that kept it fun and interesting the whole time thru. I will be checking into many of the applications that you mentioned!

[@OriginalTrevor]

Finally the study playlist is live!! Thank you so much Ali!!! I’ve been waiting for this glorious day 🥲

[@havenheaven6100]

If you get MacBook then have mercy and give me the old one if possible thanks

[@NizeBUL]

Productivity 1. Alfred 2. Moom 3. Amphetamine 4. Cleanshot 5. Rize Life organization 6. Things 3 7. Fantastical 8. Superhuman 9. Dashlane 10. SigmaOS Personal life 11. Day one 12. Texts 13. Spotify Research and writing 14. Obsidian 15. Scrivener 16. Zotero 17. Kindle 18. Google chrome 19. Surfshark Creative work 20. Screenflow 21. Final Cut Pro 22. Creative Cloud - Photoshop, Lightroom, Lightroom Classic 23. Streamlabs 24. Figma Business 25. Notion 26. ClickUp 27. 1Password 28. Slack 29. Zoom 30. Loom 31. Miro

[@ehrenmicha]

thanks

[@Saintel]

Thank you, this was much needed.

[@RohanDurey]

Bro doing the lord’s work

[@maxyorke2453]

Always appreciate people who do this for these kind of videos. Provides clarity.

[@nachoci6876]

Thanks!!🙏

[@rakibulsitab]

Wow, this video was so helpful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise on this topic

[@aveerajsharma]

Broooo, the thumbnail looks soooo gooood, just love the perfect amount of exposure and colours in it!😍

[@ThilanNana]

spotlight does everything you showed Alfred does and more. it even gives answers to currency conversions on spotlight itself so you doing have to load google

[@connorwherry3555]

Have you tried raycast before? Find it the best of those apps

[@simonvutov7575]

Yeah spotlight underrated

[@miliootoledoo]

you woke up and decided to speak facts

[@stellalie2707]

I used raycast these days

[@rinodenijs]

But you cant add URL shortcuts in spotlight to specificatie website pages :)

[@boaz63]

Don’t apologize for the length of this video! One of your best! Really helpful… Thanks much! 😎👍

[@ag_1996]

Hello, Ali! These videos are my favorite- I wish you did them more often. One thing I noticed from the previous months, why did you switch from Todoist to Things 3?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Today, it’s nice to see Classic Ali with the Grey Top. Takes me back to the first video of yours that I saw.

[@retrochill6527]

You’re so intelligent I feel like I’ve accomplished a lot getting thru your vids.

[@tiyanjanekapalamula7937]

Looooove you!!! Thank you this is super helpful!

[@sitifarhanafajrinadnan]

Thank you Ali. All the best

[@singhkrishanu]

Thanks Ali Bhai 🙏🏻All suggestions are awesome.

[@telungtseng844]

Amazing video! Super help thanks for the awesome work

[@tacowilco7515]

This is great that you showed all these applications and I hope that most of people will find it useful. But to me these are so non-essential things. I feel like I would have to force myself to use those if I had to.

[@SuperhumanCo]

Thanks for the shoutout, Ali! We're so honored to be one of your favorites 💜

[@AFatOcelot]

Spotlight does exactly everything that alfred does. Especially your currency conversion example I tried it in spotlight and had the answer before I finished typing it

[@aaronbliss]

Yeah, everything he used as an example, spotlight already does.

[@TheTomorrowDream]

This is the video I´ve been waiting

[@aydinhutchison]

Hi Ali I really love your content can you please do a video on how you use Day One please :)

[@SebastianCristanchoYT]

How on EARTHHHHH did this not get pushed to me on KZbin?! I had to go and find this manually meanwhile I feel like I’ve been waiting for this video since 2022. Thank you, Ali. Pumped.

[@kaustubhmaladkar869]

Cool video, brother! Keep it up!

[@ihsan.abubaker]

Thanks bro; you are so lovely and enjoyed it

[@batiannolte]

Hey! if you use app nr.3 Amphetamine, you are able to keep the display of your second monitor on and fully close your Mac book without it having to be on charge

[@naomigorissen7654]

Ohhhh that Alfred App is the best!! Thanks for the tip!!

[@saadshayanahmed]

Masha Allah Ali bhai ... you've been so helpful to me alhamdulillah for my studies May Allah bless you more ✨️

[@DamienTalksMoney]

Super useful video thank you

[@joerutland1682]

I switched from Alfred to raycast last year, think you’d also like it, it has native functionality for what your using moom for also

[@sagarnikam136]

I will try that out.

[@xkolm49]

Yes, also using raycast. Wouldn't go back to Alfred.

[@dimitriskalomoiris9727]

raycast is incredible

[@panpiotrs]

Yep, it was kinda weird to see him using Alfred when Raycast has all this and soooo much more functionality.

[@Sorghumtales]

I can't find raycast in my apple store, any ideas?

[@legendarygaming8180]

Bro, please make a video on --how to use any app in full screen , overlapping the notch bar (basically in macbook air m2 and upgraded line up models)

[@SimplyAnca7]

Thank you, Ali! 👍

[@manbuckets]

I’ll have to start using these!

[@petrzurek5713]

Over 90% match with my favourites 👍but using Cron instead of Fantastical, Craft instead of both Obsidian&Notion

[@gracied3298]

I agree. There’s just something about Craft that I really love.

[@gergemall]

Excellent Ali.

[@hussainjafri7548]

Ali - liking the desktop background. Could you guide us on where to find it? Thank you, sir!

[@halefsoler6319]

What’s the video editing tool you use man? I really enjoy your content 🎉

[@maryannstclair]

Nice content,...love how it helps fast track your productivity speed.

[@ihsan.abubaker]

Was so beneficial; thanks again. I bought MOOM :)

[@p.m.8316]

just add downloads folder or any folder to dock, its faster. 1 click. you can also do currency conversion in the calculator btw.

[@hartlessforever]

This video just changed my life lol. Thank you

[@jaydenTech2023]

Great job😊😊

[@frangellgram]

Could you please share the link where you bought that cover of the MacBook, thanks before hand.

[@Stan_sprinkle]

Have your tried Arc browser? Such a pretty design, similar workspace concept as sigma

[@bw7796]

New video from the best!!!

[@jerrisonli]

great list! did you replace Todoist with Things 3?

[@noorvb]

Another great video :)) How is things different from Notion?

[@juergen_de]

Thanks for this informative video. It's been 10 years since I've used an Apple device. But tomorrow I'll be back with the MacBook Air M2 and I'm looking forward to rediscovering the Mac!

[@SurajKumar-oo8vr]

Loved every second of it!

[@RobGibraltar]

For your study spotify list, can I recommend two tracks from the Destiny2 soundtracks: 'Journey' and 'Deep Stone Lullaby'

[@bogxd]

nice apps, nice tips, nice video

[@Eli3h]

Quick question how can change the shortcut for Alfred for CMD+Space when i wanna change it, it opens apples default spotlight

[@humansnotai4912]

Which app do you use to choose your apps? ;0) Great video and content. Love your channel. Namaste x

[@antonyr718]

An updated calendar video would be great

[@Datadopamine24]

Sir you are an inspiration

[@igomalesz]

Amazing how you find these kind of trivia

[@AlphaBieber]

Spotlight can do google search. Or whatever your default search engine is.

[@alexsanjiv155]

How do I get the texts app? In the appstore or on their website? Either way could not find it :D

[@akiffpremjee]

You gotta switch to Raycast from Alfred - it's life changing (I'm an Alfred Powerpack user)

[@andergarcia4729]

Agreed. Raycast is so much more than an Alfred replacement. For example, you could easily substitute Amphetamine as well with Raycast's "caffeinate" function.

[@deepalwije]

Hi, Can you help me to find out best mac app which fulfill following my minimum requirement. Requirement: Every 10min i need to get notification(sound) untill i shut down my mac and after turn it on app shoud automatically load and again every 10 min it too give sound notification.

[@CDKE23]

Just bought my first ever Macbook! Anyone recommend any more additional apps?

[@alneez2010]

You were researching about warikoo ? loved the moment of seeing two of my favourite KZbinrs

Raycast is an amazing, free, and in many ways better, alternative to Alfred. Full of extensions to integrate it with so many other apps!

[@JCMurray]

why don’t you do cmd + shift + 4 to screenshot? so much easier & quicker

[@stretchoxford7835]

16:12 -- oooh what’s that cool clock in Notion? How do you add that?

[@JoelRosenfeld]

Oh interesting. I was thinking of picking up an M2 Mac Mini as well.

[@Iqooneo9prokeliyememes]

How much would you take for teaching me all this desktop work and computer usage? In about one week.

[@NishiSood]

Hi! What app do you use to edit videos, please?

[@PokhrajRoy.]

Wish I had Zotero in my Academic Career so that I didn’t have to have to undergo panic to get my references and citations in order.

[@AppleMasterChris]

Another video concept rehashed with the same apps for the millionth time. Fantastic. Full time KZbin paying off big time!

[@RobertAndreiDan]

Hei Ali, hope you are well! Why did you switch from Todoist to Things?

[@user-hu5jr1kw1y]

did the change the name of the CleanShot? I dont see it on my Macbook Air M2.

[@hepsko2318]

Hi, can you tell me where you got this mcbook skin, I can't find it :?

[@ELIAHMED714]

good content 😍

[@PGproductionsHD]

So what's the difference between Notion and Obsidian?

[@mikolajnomikolaj5970]

Whats the microphone Youre using?

[@nitromusik9275]

1:07 Wow thats so coool... Its 100% exactly like you would do it with spotlight man... wtf. This pitch had throwback bad infomercial vibes.

[@AC21578]

Hi can someone help? I can't seem to find the cleanshot app referenced in the video.

[@neil6407]

How large is the file recorded generally using screen flow for an hour?

[@kristianockajak6148]

What do you think about Arc Browser?

[@jamespoulteruk]

Completely unrelated Q: Ali where are the new frames from?

[@Youtuber_YusukeFromGermany]

I pay for Macbooks to reduce friction and doing things fast and efficient. Time adds up and its super annoying to wait for basic functions. Mac OS + M1 Chip = best match!

[@IOMA888]

8:09 your hoodie brand plz, looks so cool!

[@artraft5142]

How many Time Machine versions do you have in your Mac User History?

[@eh_sobre_lofi_playlists]

I'm a Samsumg person. For real. But I'm kind of contemplating the idea of trying some mac stuff. Thanks for the video!!

[@RobertoM892]

do you use any of the apps that came with the OS? LOL j/k good review!

[@rost5717]

I'm wondering why you use Alfred when Raycast is out being more fast and poverful

[@michaelconroy5668]

Spotlight built in literally does everything Alfred does. Your just making the keyboard shortcut to activate it longer.

[@YouTubeShorts-eo5fc]

Can you recommend MacBook for video editing in 2023?

[@timjfog5623]

We NEED another live!! Pls!!🙏

[@jannett3129]

cleanshot no longer available, any alternative suggestions?

[@rahulmahajan9118]

From where you got the Macbook skin?

[@SebastianCristanchoYT]

I need the video on Things please!

[@ars5833]

Thanks!

[@mikeh6630]

Scihub reference was kinda satisfying. 😂

[@maaz2505]

How can I use Microsoft office apps in macbook without subscription I'm 😢 student I don't have even Money.or any best alternatives for macbook word

[@walterf6763]

Ali, thanks for what you do on this channel. I downloaded Alfred and tried to use it as you showed for opening the downloads folder, it it just takes me to Google. Did you have to change some settings to get Alfred to open that directory? Tks

[@ikarobaby]

Hi man, you have to input 'Downloads

[@BillMcAuley1]

where did you get your MacBook cover

[@faleshsahu6676]

Rectangle is better than moon its has got many features to resize window

[@MicroFourNerds]

So so valuable

[@tommy_lyon]

Bear for writing / note taking / list making