Cool Tools
A handful of macOS utilities I keep around. Download what you need.
Free, open-source alternative to Screen Studio for creating professional screen recordings and product demos. Record your screen with webcam overlay, auto-zoom, click effects, built-in captions, and annotations — then export to MP4 or GIF. No subscriptions, no watermarks, no paywalls.
Move and resize windows using keyboard shortcuts or snap areas. A free, open-source successor to Spectacle — the window manager macOS should've shipped with.
AI-powered voice-to-text that turns speech into polished writing. Works across any app with offline transcription, 100+ languages, custom vocabulary, and writing modes from casual chat to formal prose. If you're using this at work, pick the local model option during setup so nothing gets sent to an external server.
Open-source menu bar manager that lets you hide, show, and rearrange menu bar items. A maintained fork of Ice with drag-and-drop reordering, hotkey toggling, auto-rehide, profiles, and visual customization like tint, shadow, and rounded corners.
The easiest way to identify fonts on any webpage. Hover over text to instantly see the font family, weight, size, line-height, and color. 3M+ users. This download is the unpacked extension for manual installation.
- Download and unzip
whatfont.zipto a folder you won't delete - Open Chrome and navigate to
chrome://extensions - Enable Developer mode using the toggle in the top-right corner
- Click Load unpacked and select the unzipped folder
- Pin the WhatFont icon in your toolbar — click it on any page, then hover over text to identify fonts
Intelligent word prediction that works across every Mac app. Learns your vocabulary, names, and phrasing to suggest your next words as you type — press Tab to accept, keep typing to dismiss. All AI runs locally on-device, no data leaves your Mac. All data is stored and processed locally on your Mac.
OCR tool that extracts text from images, videos, PDFs, and anything on screen with a simple keyboard shortcut. Also reads QR codes and barcodes. One-time purchase starting at $7.99 — supports multiple languages and works offline.
Free, open-source online PDF tools for merging, splitting, compressing, and converting PDF files. All processing happens entirely in your browser — nothing gets uploaded to a server.
Convert Photoshop PSD files to PNG, JPG, or SVG directly in your browser. No software to install, no uploads — just drop your file and export.
A free, open-source browser-based video editor. Cut, trim, and edit videos right in your browser — no software to install, no uploads. Everything runs locally on your machine.