This page lists the main apps and services I use daily on macOS and iOS. The selection favors privacy-oriented, secure solutions, and self-hosting where possible.


Email

Provider

Client


Cloud and backup


Messaging


Video calls and conferences


Privacy and security

VPN

Firewall and monitoring

Encryption

Password manager

Metadata

Search Engines


Writing and notes


Development and terminal

Editors and IDEs

Terminal

CLI tools

  • htop — process monitoring
  • bat — cat with syntax highlighting
  • fd — modern find
  • ripgrep — fast search
  • fzf — fuzzy finder
  • lazygit — Git TUI
  • zoxide — smart directory navigation
  • ranger — terminal file manager
  • gh — GitHub CLI

Browsers


Artificial intelligence


macOS productivity


Media

  • IINA — macOS video player
  • VLC — multimedia player
  • Handbrake — video encoding
  • ffmpeg — CLI audio/video processing
  • yt-dlp — video download

Documents and databases


Network and analysis


Self-hosted resources


Social and online presence


Calendar


This page is updated periodically.