# Memory: Apps & Software

## Personal Context

### Platform & Setup
- **Primary**: macOS (MacBook Pro M4 Max)
- **Server**: VPS with Linux running AI agents and automations
- **Has Setapp subscription** - prioritize Setapp apps when available

### Preferences
- Power user: prefers many settings over simplicity
- One-time purchase > Subscription
- Self-hosted > Cloud services
- Willing to use CLI if significantly better than GUI
- Wants control over how things work (not black boxes)

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## Installed Apps - /Applications

### AI & LLMs
- **ChatGPT** - OpenAI desktop app
- **Claude** - Anthropic desktop app
- **Cursor** - AI-powered code editor
- **LM Studio** - Local LLM runner
- **Ollama** - Local LLM backend
- **Poe** - Multi-model AI chat
- **Windsurf** - AI coding assistant
- **MacWhisper** - Local speech-to-text
- **Rewind** - Records everything on screen for AI search

### Code Editors & Dev Tools
- **Visual Studio Code** - Code editor
- **Zed** - Fast native code editor
- **Sublime Text** - Text editor
- **Ghostty** - Terminal emulator
- **iTerm** - Terminal emulator
- **Warp** - AI-powered terminal
- **GitHub Desktop** - Git GUI
- **GitKraken** - Git GUI
- **DevToys** - Developer utilities
- **DevUtils** - Developer utilities (Setapp)
- **CodeRunner** - Quick code runner (Setapp)
- **Dash** - API documentation browser (Setapp)
- **DB Browser for SQLite** - SQLite GUI
- **TablePlus** - Database GUI (Setapp)
- **Querious** - MySQL client
- **Local** - WordPress local dev
- **LocalCan** - Local dev environments
- **Proxyman** - HTTP debugging proxy (Setapp)
- **RapidAPI** - API testing (Setapp)

### Browsers
- **Arc** - Chromium browser with workspaces
- **Safari** - Apple browser
- **Google Chrome** - Main Chromium
- **Google Chrome Canary** - Chrome beta
- **Firefox** - Mozilla browser
- **Firefox Developer Edition** - Firefox for devs
- **Vivaldi** - Customizable browser (Main browser)
- **Opera** - Browser
- **Orion** - WebKit browser
- **Zen** - Privacy browser
- **Microsoft Edge** - Edge browser
- **Tor Browser** - Anonymous browsing

### Productivity & Writing
- **Obsidian** - Markdown knowledge base
- **Notion** - Workspace/docs
- **Notion Calendar** - Calendar
- **Craft** - Document editor (Setapp)
- **Ulysses** - Writing app (Setapp)
- **MarkEdit** - Markdown editor
- **Anytype** - Local-first Notion alternative
- **mymind** - AI bookmark/note tool
- **Missive** - Team email
- **Readwise Reader** - Read-later app
- **Marked** - Markdown preview (Setapp)

### Design & Graphics
- **Figma** - Design tool
- **Figma Beta** - Figma beta
- **Framer** - Web design
- **Affinity Designer 2** - Vector design
- **Affinity Photo 2** - Photo editing
- **Pixelmator Pro** - Image editor
- **Blender** - 3D modeling
- **Inkscape** - Vector graphics
- **Lunacy** - Design tool
- **Pichon by Icons8** - Icon library
- **Nucleo** - Icon manager
- **Image2icon** - Icon creator (Setapp)
- **Polarr Pro Photo Editor** - Photo editing
- **Topaz Photo AI** - AI photo enhancement
- **Retrobatch** - Batch image processing
- **PhotoBulk** - Batch photo editing (Setapp)
- **Squash** - Image compression (Setapp)

### Video & Media
- **Screen Studio** - Screen recording
- **Loom** - Screen recording
- **CleanShot X** - Screenshots (Setapp)
- **Xnapper** - Screenshot beautifier (Setapp)
- **HandBrake** - Video transcoder
- **Downie** - Video downloader (Setapp)
- **Permute** - Media converter (Setapp)
- **VidCap** - Video captions (Setapp)
- **Infuse** - Media player
- **IINA (Player)** - Media player
- **Camo Studio** - Use phone as webcam
- **ComfyUI** - Stable Diffusion UI
- **Adapter** - Media converter

### Audio
- **Audacity** - Audio editor
- **SoundSource** - Audio control
- **Airfoil** - Audio streaming
- **Klack** - Mechanical keyboard sounds
- **Endel** - Focus sounds
- **Noizio** - Ambient sounds (Setapp)
- **Museeks** - Music player
- **Spotify** - Music streaming
- **Pocket Casts** - Podcasts
- **Shazam** - Music recognition

### System Utilities
- **Raycast** - Launcher/productivity (Massive fan, any integrations or extensions for this are a plus)
- **BetterTouchTool** - Input customization (Setapp)
- **Karabiner-Elements** - Keyboard remapping
- **Magnet** - Window management
- **BetterDisplay** - Display management
- **Ice** - Menu bar management
- **Bartender** - Menu bar management (Setapp) (Don't use it anymore, as it's extremely buggy/slow, now use Ice)
- **One Switch** - System toggles (Setapp)
- **iStat Menus** - System monitoring (Setapp)
- **TG Pro** - Temperature monitoring
- **AlDente Pro** - Battery management (Setapp)
- **App Tamer** - CPU management (Setapp)
- **Hazel** - File automation
- **AppCleaner** - App uninstaller
- **Pearcleaner** - App uninstaller
- **CleanMyMac** - System cleaner (Setapp)
- **OnyX** - System maintenance
- **Maintenance** - System maintenance
- **NotchNook** - Notch utilities
- **Keyboard Cowboy** - Keyboard shortcuts
- **KeyClu** - Keyboard shortcut cheatsheet
- **Keystroke Pro** - Keystroke recorder
- **PopClip** - Text actions (Setapp)
- **TextSniper** - OCR (Setapp)
- **Paste** - Clipboard manager (Setapp)
- **Dropover** - Drag and drop shelf
- **Dropzone** - Drag and drop actions (Setapp)
- **Path Finder** - File manager (Setapp)
- **Commander One** - File manager (Setapp)
- **QSpace Pro** - Advanced file manager (My favorite file manager!)
- **Find Any File** - File search
- **Gemini** - Duplicate finder (Setapp)
- **Disk Drill** - Data recovery (Setapp)
- **OmniDiskSweeper** - Disk usage
- **Disk Diet** - Disk cleaner
- **Little Snitch** - Network monitor
- **Radio Silence** - Firewall
- **Network Radar** - Network scanner
- **WiFi Explorer** - WiFi analysis (Setapp)
- **SelfControl** - Website blocker
- **Quitter** - Auto-quit apps
- **Scroll Reverser** - Mouse scroll direction
- **Unshaky** - Fix keyboard double-press
- **Sloth** - See open files/connections
- **ProcessSpy** - Process monitor

### File Management & Transfer
- **Transmit** - FTP/SFTP client
- **Cyberduck** - FTP/cloud storage
- **OpenMTP** - Android file transfer
- **Synology Drive Client** - NAS sync
- **Google Drive** - Cloud storage
- **Keka** - Archive utility
- **BetterZip** - Archive utility
- **The Unarchiver** - Archive extractor
- **Archiver** - Archive utility (Setapp)

### Automation & Productivity
- **Keyboard Cowboy** - Keyboard automation
- **Keysmith** - Macro creator (Setapp)
- **Text Workflow** - Text automation
- **Renamer** - Batch file renaming (Setapp)
- **Workspaces** - Project launcher (Setapp)
- **Focus 2** - Focus timer (Setapp)
- **Session** - Pomodoro timer (Setapp)
- **One Thing** - Menu bar focus
- **Day Progress** - Day progress bar
- **Itsycal** - Menu bar calendar
- **BusyCal** - Calendar (Setapp)

### Communication
- **Slack** - Team chat
- **Discord** - Chat/communities
- **Telegram** - Messaging
- **WhatsApp** - Messaging
- **Signal** - Secure messaging
- **Messenger** - Facebook messenger
- **Zoom** - Video calls
- **Tandem** - Virtual office
- **Google Meet** - Video calls

### Office & Documents
- **Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote/Outlook** - Office suite
- **Pages/Numbers/Keynote** - Apple office suite
- **Google Docs/Sheets/Slides** - Google office
- **PDFgear** - PDF editor
- **PDF Squeezer** - PDF compression (Setapp)
- **calibre** - Ebook management
- **Kindle** - Ebook reader

### Containers & VMs
- **Docker** - Containers
- **OrbStack** - Docker/Linux VMs
- **UTM** - Virtual machines
- **VMware Fusion** - Virtual machines

### Networking & Security
- **1Password** - Password manager
- **NordVPN** - VPN
- **ClearVPN** - VPN (Setapp)
- **Tailscale** - Mesh VPN (if installed)
- **SwitchHosts** - Hosts file manager
- **VNC Viewer** - Remote desktop
- **Windows App** - Windows remote

### Crypto & Finance
- **Ledger Live** - Hardware wallet
- **Trezor Suite** - Hardware wallet
- **TradingView** - Trading charts
- **CoinDock** - Crypto prices

### Misc Utilities
- **Shareful** - Share menu extensions
- **Replacicon** - App icon changer
- **coconutBattery** - Battery info
- **AirBuddy** - AirPods management (Setapp)
- **AirBattery** - Bluetooth battery
- **Elgato Stream Deck** - Stream Deck control
- **TourBox Console** - TourBox control
- **qFlipper** - Flipper Zero
- **Sip** - Color picker (Setapp)
- **PixelSnap** - Measure pixels (Setapp)

### Emulators & Gaming (Low Priority)
- **RetroArch** - Retro gaming
- **OpenEmu** - Retro gaming
- **Dolphin** - GameCube/Wii
- **PCSX2** - PS2
- **Ryujinx** - Switch
- **citra-qt** - 3DS
- **xemu** - Xbox
- **Minecraft** - Game
- **Roblox** - Game
- **Stremio** - Streaming

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## Self-Hosted / VPS

### Media Streaming
- **Jellyfin** - Media server (main, replaced Plex)
- **Plex** - Media server (legacy, rarely used now)
- **Stremio Server** - Stream directly to browser

### Media Automation (*arr stack)
- **Radarr** - Movie automation
- **Sonarr** - TV show automation
- **Prowlarr** - Indexer manager
- **Bazarr** - Subtitle automation
- **RDT Client** - Real Debrid integration

### Remote Access
- **Guacamole** - Remote desktop via browser (Ubuntu GUI access)
- **Cloudflare Tunnel + SSH** - SSH terminal via browser

### Utilities
- **Stirling PDF** - PDF editor/compressor (self-hosted alternative to web tools)
- **SFTP Go** - Web-based file manager

### Hosting
- **Static hosting** - For static apps, Node.js, and PHP webapps
- **Custom weather app** - Shows climate data for any location over the last 85 years

### Other
- Various crons and automations for work
- Micro-apps for specific tasks

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## Apps Tried & Discarded

| App | Why Not | Date |
|-----|---------|------|
| _none yet_ | | |

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## Notes

- Has extensive app collection - but **open to trying new apps** that are clearly better
- Not married to current tools - willing to switch browsers, utilities, etc.
- Only skip if: new app is clearly low quality, missing features, or feels unpolished
- Setapp subscriber - prefer Setapp versions when available
- Power user - values configurability over simplicity
- Has VPS running AI agents and *arr stack - interested in self-hosted solutions
