Research Tools
Collection of various useful tools.
Productivity & Workflow
- ArtCraft - Adobe suite apps, open-sourced
- Notion - All-in-one workspace for notes, projects, and organization
- Rectangle - Window management with keyboard shortcuts
- Tangerine - Offline, zero-click file conversion
- Vorssaint - All-in-one macOS toolkit for system monitoring, window management, clipboard history, audio controls, and file utilities
- BoringNotch - Turn MacBook’s notch into a Dynamic Island-style hub
- IceMelt - macOS menu bar manager
- Dropover - Drag-and-drop shelf for files and sharing
- FileVert - File transfer
- Fichiers - File storage and sharing
- BetterDisplay - Advanced display management for macOS
Writing & Reference Management
- Overleaf - Online LaTeX editor
- Texmaker - Free cross-platform LaTeX editor (requires a LaTeX distribution, such as MacTeX for macOS)
- Detexify - LaTeX handwritten symbol recognition
- Mendeley - Reference manager with online synchronization
Development & Terminal Tools
- VS Code - Source-code editor
- iTerm2 - Terminal emulator
- TermHere - Terminal shortcut for current directory (direct download here)
- Meld - Visual diff and merge too (macOS app direct download here)
- GitHub Desktop - GUI for Git
- Mist - Lists and downloads macOS Firmwares and Installers
- OpenCore Legacy Patcher - macOS installation on unsupported Macs
- uv - Fast Python package and project manager
Network & Privacy
- RiseupVPN - Free, unlimited, secure, and privacy-focused VPN (currently not supported on macOS Tahoe 26.1)
- PrivadoVPN - Free, 10 GB monthly
- Cyberduck - SFTP client