Browsers & Extensions

Browser Deputy

• Description: Quick tab finder from the Anybox team for navigating and managing hundreds of open browser tabs.
• Price: Paid

Browser Extensions Are a Secret Weapon

• Description: Overview of browser extensions as underutilized productivity tools; covers privacy, workflow, and research extensions.
• Price: Varies

Cryptomator

• Description: Free and open-source client-side encryption for cloud storage services; works with Dropbox, iCloud, and others.
• Price: Free / Open Source

DEVONagent Lite

• Description: Free research tool with keyboard access to 17 categories of reference material beyond Google.
• Price: Free

Haste

• Description: Keyboard-centric web search utility for accessing multiple search engines and websites without switching to a browser.
• Price: Paid

HistoryHound (2024)

• Description: Searches browser history across all your browsers for text in previously-viewed web pages; essential research tool from St. Clair Software.
• Price: Paid

HistoryHound (updated)

• Description: Updated review of HistoryHound covering its use with multiple browsers for cross-browser history search.
• Price: Paid

Integrity (Link Checker)

• Description: Free link checker tool; Pro version on sale at BundleHunt for $2.50; sibling app Scrutiny has more features at $4.99.
• Price: Freemium (free basic; Pro $2.50 BundleHunt)

Kagi Search Engine

• Description: Paid, no-ads, privacy-focused search engine reviewed with tips for Mac integration using browser extensions and Raycast.
• Price: Paid (subscription)
• Workflow Tips: Yes — Mac integration tips including Raycast setup.

Librewolf

• Description: Privacy-focused Firefox fork with pre-configured security settings; recommended for users moving away from mainstream browsers.
• Price: Free / Open Source

MacTube

• Description: Ad-free YouTube player also supporting Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, and other streaming services in a dedicated Mac app.
• Price: Paid

NextDNS

• Description: DNS-based network-level ad blocking and security filtering; works system-wide as an alternative to browser-based blockers.
• Price: Freemium

Privacy Badger

• Description: Free browser extension from the EFF that blocks trackers and fingerprinting; learns as you browse.
• Price: Free / Open Source

Rambox

• Description: Browser for web apps that consolidates Gmail, Slack, WhatsApp, and others into a single tabbed interface.
• Price: Freemium

Raycast Quicklinks

• Description: How to use Raycast Quicklinks to search any website from the keyboard without installing an extension.
• Price: Free (Raycast)
• Workflow Tips: Yes — shows how to configure Quicklinks for any website.

Redirect Web for Safari

• Description: Safari extension that automatically redirects links (e.g., Twitter to Nitter, YouTube to Invidious) to privacy-friendly alternatives.
• Price: Paid

Safari Extensions Worth Paying For

• Description: Curated picks of paid and free Safari extensions for privacy, productivity, and workflow enhancement.
• Price: Varies

SingleFile

• Description: Browser extension that saves complete web pages as single self-contained HTML files; updated for Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.
• Price: Free / Open Source

Stop the Madness Pro

• Description: Browser extension that removes annoyances: cookie banners, newsletter popups, overlay ads, and tracking redirects.
• Price: Paid

The Zen Browser

• Description: New privacy-focused Firefox-based browser reviewed as an alternative for those leaving Edge or Chrome.
• Price: Free / Open Source

Unite 5 and Coherence X

• Description: Site-specific browser apps for turning web services like Gmail and YouTube into standalone Mac apps with dedicated windows.
• Price: Paid

Velja Browser Picker

• Description: Free browser picker by Sindre Sorhus that opens links in the right browser based on configurable rules.
• Price: Free

Vivaldi (Day Review)

• Description: First-day review of Vivaldi browser after switching from Microsoft Edge; covers unique tab management and customization features.
• Price: Free

Vivaldi (Updates)

• Description: Update post on Vivaldi browser covering new features added since the author switched to it from Edge.
• Price: Free