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CleanShot XScreenshots, perfected.Scrolling capture, instant annotation, a cloud link on your clipboard before the shutter sound ends. The tool macOS screenshots should have been.The catch: Paid, and the cloud features push a subscription.Details
IceTames the menu bar.Free, open source, and does one thing cleanly: hides the menu-bar clutter you don't need until you do.The catch: Occasional rough edges around notch Macs and menu-bar spacing.DetailsSShottrAnnotate anything.Absurdly fast screenshot markup with pixel measurement, OCR and blur built in, from one developer, nearly free.The catch: Mac-only and the UI is utilitarian rather than pretty.DetailsKKlackMechanical keyboard sounds, done first.The app that made Macs sound mechanical. Beautifully polished, battle-tested, and it does the one thing perfectly.The catch: No key overlay or typing tests, it is deliberately just the sound.DetailsAAmphetamineThe gold standard for keeping a Mac awake.Free, mature, endlessly configurable. Triggers, schedules, scripting. If your Mac must stay awake with the lid open, this is the tool.The catch: The closed-lid case needs a separate companion app or workaround.DetailsHow the shelf works
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