Packages

The line between a package and a tool is quite blurry but for my use case, it's simply any tool installed from the standard^[1] package manager of any given operating system.

These are the packages that I have installed at the time of writing.

macOS

Most of my machines, both at home and at work are Macbooks

I used to run an iPhone for tighter integration but given I'm an Android user these days, I have a bit of an incentive towards cross-platform applications.

Taps

These are third party repositories that ensure I can fetch the most up to date versions of a given package.

Name
go-task/tap
jdx/tap
marcus-crane/tap
railwaycat/emacsmacport
vectordotdev/brew
yt-dlp/taps

Brews

These are CLI tools installed from Homebrew

Name	Description
angle-grinder	N/A
aria2	N/A
autoconf	N/A
automake	N/A
bash	N/A
bison	N/A
cmake	N/A
comby	N/A
coreutils	N/A
create-dmg	N/A
curl	N/A
dbus	N/A
entr	N/A
fd	N/A
ffmpeg	N/A
flyctl	N/A
fzf	N/A
gh	N/A
glow	N/A
go-task	N/A
golangci-lint	N/A
graphicsmagick	N/A
graphviz	N/A
gron	N/A
gnu-tar	N/A
hexyl	N/A
hey	N/A
hidapi	N/A
html-xml-utils	N/A
htop	N/A
hyperfine	N/A
ical-buddy	N/A
imagemagick	N/A
jansson	N/A
jq	N/A
git	N/A
khinsider	N/A
libiconv	N/A
librdkafka	N/A
libxmlsec1	N/A
mise	N/A
moreutils	N/A
mpv	N/A
mtr	N/A
neomutt	N/A
nmap	N/A
notmuch	N/A
oha	N/A
onefetch	N/A
openssl	N/A
overmind	N/A
pandoc	N/A
pngcrush	N/A
pngpaste	N/A
protobuf	N/A
pwgen	N/A
rclone	N/A
re2c	php build dependency
ripgrep	N/A
source-highlight	N/A
spanner	N/A
speedtest-cli	N/A
telnet	N/A
terminal-notifier	N/A
texinfo	N/A
transmission-cli	N/A
tmuxp	N/A
tree	N/A
vdirsyncer	N/A
vector	N/A
vpn-slice	N/A
w3m	N/A
watch	N/A
webp	N/A
wget	N/A
wxwidgets	N/A
xz	N/A
yt-dlp	N/A
z	N/A
zsh	N/A

Casks

These are desktop apps installed from Homebrew

Name	Description
calibre	N/A
cleanshot	N/A
dbngin	N/A
discord	N/A
font-fira-code-nerd-font	It's the Fira Code font with Nerd Glyphs applied
font-hack-nerd-font	It's the Hack font with Nerd Glyphs applied
flycut	N/A
ghostty	A fast and correct terminal emulator that is cross-platform yet uses native features of each platform
Google Chrome	The world's most popular browser, created by Google. You should support alternatives!
gltfquicklook	N/A
goland	N/A
gpg-suite-no-mail	N/A
hex-fiend	A lightweight hex editor for macOS
keka	A powerful archive/unarchive tool that works on all popular filetypes
kekaexternalhelper	N/A
obsidian	Store all of your notes in plain Markdown with cross-device sync
october	N/A
ogdesign-eagle	N/A
plexamp	N/A
provisionql	N/A
proxyman	N/A
qladdict	N/A
qlcommonmark	N/A
qlstephen	N/A
quickgeojson	N/A
quicklook-csv	N/A
raycast	N/A
sidequest	N/A
slack	N/A
sublime-text	N/A
tableplus	N/A
ticktick	N/A
trackerzapper	N/A
transmission	N/A
vlc	N/A

macOS App Store

These are macOS desktop apps installed from the App Store using mas

Name	Description
1Password for Safari	Quick access to 1Password within Safari
Baking Soda
Book Tracker	You can... track books!
Kagi for Safari	Set your default search engine in Safari to Kagi
Parcel	It tracks parcels
Shazam	Find out what any given song is!
Tailscale	An always-on VPN that securely connects devices together across the internet
TestFlight	Try out beta versions of macOS and iOS applications
Vinegar	Replaces annoying video players with a stock Safari player

Linux

Windows

While I have a Windows desktop, I don't use it for programming.

If I were forced to use it, I would just install the Linux packages using WSL2.

In fact, I have done that in the past but I would end up doing work instead of playing videogames hence adopting Windows as a deterrent to getting work done.

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1. In the case of Homebrew, it's the defacto standard but not truly official ↩︎