Mac OS Apps
- PUBLISHED: 2024-2-16
- UPDATED: 2025-3-20
File Management¶
Daisy Disk¶
A beautiful and powerful tool for visualizing your disk usage. Instantly see what’s hogging your space—whether it's a mountain of Steam games or a plugin hoard. Helps you clear room so you can actually make music. https://daisydiskapp.com/
Name Mangler 3¶
A solid batch file renamer. Fast, flexible, and smart. Rename entire folders of files in seconds with patterns, sequences, or manual tweaks. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/name-mangler-3/id603637384?mt=12
Automation¶
Way more capable than macOS Automator. Automate keystrokes, clicks, UI actions, and workflows—it's like having a personal assistant baked into your Mac. https://www.keyboardmaestro.com/main/
Programming¶
Text Editor - Sublime Text¶
My favorite text editor—fast, minimal, and feels good to use. The hotkeys feel natural, especially if you’re coming from an IDE. If you're not a Vim or Emacs person, this is your jam. https://www.sublimetext.com/
Back Up Utilities¶
Chronosync - https://www.econtechnologies.com/chronosync/overview.html Possibly a replacement for Resilio Sync. Might look into this if I get frustrated with that tool! suggested by Richard Davis THANKS!
DAW Utilities¶
VidPlayVST¶
Syncs video playback in your DAW. Essential for scoring or sound design work where timing is everything and you don't have Video Support in the DAW. https://vidplayvst.com/index.htm
Midi Utilities¶
Show Midi¶
Clean, modern MIDI monitor with a focus on clarity and usability. Great for debugging MIDI inside your DAW or standalone. https://github.com/gbevin/ShowMIDI
![[show_midi.png]]
Snoize MIDI Utility¶
https://www.snoize.com/MIDIMonitor/ The classic MIDI utility for macOS. Logs everything, works flawlessly, and is perfect for development or deep-dive troubleshooting.
Protokol¶
From the makers of TouchOSC. Logs MIDI and OSC with a slick interface. Great for modern controller setups and hybrid workflows. https://hexler.net/protokol
![[protokol.png]]
Bomes Midi Translator Pro¶
![[midi_translator_pro.png]] Ultimate MIDI transformer/router. You can do basically anything with your MIDI data. The scripting is a bit cryptic, but it’s rock solid and super lightweight.
https://www.bome.com/products/miditranslator