Quality of Life Improvements

16 apps

Quality of life apps fix small daily annoyances: screen color temperature, external display brightness, cursor visibility, grayscale mode and keystroke display. Individually they are minor, but they are the kind of utilities people install first on every new Mac.

f.lux warms display colors in the evening and offers more control than Apple's Night Shift, while Shifty adds menu bar controls for Night Shift itself. Lunar adjusts brightness, contrast and volume of external displays, and KeyCastr shows your keystrokes for screencasts and presentations. Most are free and small, so check support for your macOS version and display setup.

Actionssindresorhus.comProvides many useful actions for the Shortcuts app.FreeApp StoreAI Actionssindresorhus.comAI actions for the Shortcuts app.FreeApp StoreCCrispdidriksg.github.io2.1kManage external displays from the menu bar: HiDPI scaling, DDC brightness, color, and presets.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 3d agoDisplayBuddydisplaybuddy.appControl external display brightness, contrast, and input source.Dimlyfeuerbacher.me28Control brightness across mixed monitor setups from one menu bar app.Open sourceFreeNativeupdated 19d agof.luxjustgetflux.comMakes the color of your computer's display adapt to the time of day.FreeGrayscale Moderkbhochalya/grayscale-mode111Toggle a grayscale screen filter from the menu bar or a shortcut.Open sourceFreeupdated 5y agoHyperducksindresorhus.comReceive links from your iOS & visionOS devices.FreeApp StoreKeyCastrkeycastr/keycastr15.2kOpen-source keystroke visualizer.Open sourceFreeupdated 1mo agoLuminescentnaden.coBring back Keyboard Backlight Shortcuts for the MacBook.MaCursorwritronic/MaCursor151Custom cursor themes for macOS.Open sourceFreeupdated 6d agoLunarlunar.fyi5.7kHelp you adujst brightness, contrast and volumn of your external display.Open sourceFreeupdated 5d agoShiftyshifty.natethompson.io1.3kA macOS menu bar app that gives you more control over Night Shift.Open sourceupdated 4y agoSnapapps.apple.comLaunch an app in a snap. Ridiculously easy shortcut management.FreeApp StoreSharefulsindresorhus.comSupercharge the system share menu with copy, save, and open actions.FreeApp StoreMouse Jiggler for Macmousejigglermac.comPrevent Mac from sleep with Mac Mouse Mover.FreeApp Store

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