Raycast
An award-winning app for macOS which boosts your efficiency with hotkeys, keywords, text expansion and more.
Raycast
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Description
Simply put, Raycast is a Spotlight ⌘+Space alternative. Unlike Spotlight, it is actually useful. How, you ask? Let's walk through it: Raycast allows users to install extensions, similar to your Chromium browser (I'll get to this). This feature enables users to expand Raycast to suit their needs. As users have more apps, such as Clipboard Managers, Raycast can handle this all, need an extension that's not on the store? It's very simple. Just type in Create Extension inside Raycast, and you'll be guided through the process. There are many guides available. This is just one aspect; Raycast also has two modes, as indicated in the images above. I prefer the first image, a simple section. However, like most apps nowadays, it incorporates AI. This is a paid add-on and not obligatory, but it enhances the user experience significantly. Now, let's move on to the commands section!
Extensions
this will not be a total list of extensions, if you wish for them all, they can be found here this will be my suggestions, this also will not be in a specific order
- Kill Process
- BitWarden
- Calculator
- Clipboard History
- Copy Path or URL
- CyberChef
- Floating Notes
- GitHub
- Search Files
- Search Folders
- Show Cheatsheets
- Snippets
- Timers
- Visual Studio Code
- Xcode
Arc
Pretty popular web browser now, chromium based. It's been my daily driver since 2021
Arc
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↑ I did steal this from Arcs website... ↑
Description
Arc is a Chromium web browser focusing on enhancing the web, space management, color themes. All is superb; I can't say much more. I recommend giving it a shot.
Extensions
Normally people do list their extensions, however, today i will.
- Bitwarden - Free Password Manager
- Dark Reader
- EQualiser
- LocalCDN
- MAL-Sync
- Refined GitHub
- SponsorBlock
- SpotOn
- SyncSphere
- UnTrap for YouTube
- Vencord Web
- Violentmonkey
- uBlock Origin
It's important to note that SpotOn, SyncSphere and EQualiser are my own extensions. SpotOn is public; however, as of writing, SyncSphere and EQualiser are not.
If you use Arc and YouTube, I relied on the enhanced-h264ify extension. However, I switched as it still used VP9 codecs (regardless of the extension on/off). I observed less CPU usage when enabled, likely due to codec blocking by the extension. To simplify, I created JavaScript for Arc's Boost feature. This JavaScript replicates the extension's functionality automatically, disabling VP8 and AV1 codecs, as well as loudness normalization. The code for easy integration into the JS boost section is provided for transparency and quick use. It offers similar benefits in a more concise form. Two buttons below: one to display the code and the other to copy for insertion into the boost. This code is free—to use, reference this site and include the formatted license and name sections.
Kitty
A super fast, open source, and lightweight Terminal
Kitty
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Now, instead of explaining the commands i use here, i will have it in its own section.
My Kitty config (heavily modified) although, this is not mine, credits in the file