Developer Tools

Apparency

• Description: Free app and QuickLook plugin that lets you inspect macOS app bundles — certificates, entitlements, and contents — directly in Finder.
• Price: Free

Applite

• Description: Free, open-source, tracker-free GUI for Homebrew; an App Store-like interface for discovering and managing Homebrew casks and formulae.
• Price: Free / Open Source

Applite Updated

• Description: Update post covering new features in Applite for easier Homebrew app installation and management.
• Price: Free / Open Source

Cork for Homebrew

• Description: Polished one-time-purchase GUI for Homebrew with an excellent user experience for managing packages.
• Price: Paid

A Few GUI Tools for the Homebrew Curious

• Description: Roundup of graphical Homebrew front-ends for users who prefer not to use the terminal.
• Price: Varies (mostly Free)

Five Homebrew Favorites

• Description: Five recommended Homebrew packages for Mac users who want to explore beyond standard App Store apps.
• Price: Free / Open Source

iTerm

• Description: iTerm2 reviewed for non-developers who use Homebrew and need a better terminal experience than the built-in Terminal app.
• Price: Free

Learning and Using GitHub as a Non-Developer with Tower

• Description: Deep-dive on using Git/GitHub for managing Obsidian vaults, Keyboard Maestro macros, and writing projects without coding.
• Price: Paid (Tower subscription)
• Workflow Tips: Yes — full setup for non-developer Git workflows including vault versioning.

rclone

• Description: Free CLI tool for connecting and transferring files across cloud storage providers; reviewed as an alternative to costly GUI cloud apps.
• Price: Free / Open Source

RsyncUI

• Description: GUI for rsync, the powerful Unix file synchronization utility; successor to Rsync OS X with a clean macOS interface.
• Price: Free / Open Source