I’m using Logitech MX Master 3 with my MacBook. I was in doubt purchasing a non Apple mouse for an Apple device, but they works really good together. And with the LogiOptions+ app, you can mimic all gestures via your mouse.
PhpStorm: Fantastic piece of software from Jetbrains. All my Laravel and Vue.js related coding are done in this app.
Laravel IDEA: This is a very useful plugin I use with PhpStorm. It makes me so much faster while coding.
Laravel Tinker: This plugin works as a PHP interactive shell inside PhpStorm. For running quick PHP code snippets I use it everyday.
Laravel Herd: I replaced Valet with Herd few months back. Not the paid version though. Compared to Valet, Herd’s PHP version management is much more sophisticated. With Valet you need to maintain them by brew which sometimes a bit problematic. However, if you want maximum independence without paying extra bucks Valet with PHP Monitor is still a fantastic combination.
LaraDumps: I replaced Laravel Ray with it’s open source equivalent LaraDumps for a while. Like Ray, it offers different options for debugging your applications.
TablePlus: For database management. I’m using the free version but I might purchase the full version someday. It’s absolutely unmatched. Well, PhpStorm comes with a built-in database management tool which is very feature-rich and powerful. I’m trying to be fully accustomed with it.
MySQL Workbench: Another tool for database management provided by MySQL. I use it sometimes for some use cases.
VS Code: For projects other than PHP, I use VS Code as the editor.
Zed: Zed is a new player in the editor world. Like Sublime text it is blazing fast. It is written in Rust. It took the place of Sublime Text for me. Zed got built-in AI support, excellent plug-in collections to give you a smooth editing experience.
Warp: This is my default terminal app in MacOS. Very handy!
Postman: Everyone knows Postman, the app for testing and documenting API endpoints.
Raycast: My Spotlight replacement in MacOS. Raycast is a brilliant app to do staff without opening multiple apps, clipboard maintenance, searching files and folders etc.
Microsoft Edge: I don’t like Chrome. Though it might be an unpopular opinion I find Edge much more mature, streamlined, and feature rich than Chrome. Edge is my default browser in laptop and in mobile. I do have Chromium installed on my machine by the way.
BitWarden: I’ve been using Bitwarden for couple of years. It is my password and 2FA manager everywhere.
Notion: For taking notes and writings, Notion is my preferred app.
Velja: A tiny app that helps me opening links from app with my intended browser. It gives you little pop-up to choose between your browsers.
MoneyLover: I started using this multi-platform app to manage my financial activities. It helped me a lot to make budget and to see an overview of my expenditures.
LocalSend: An open source, multi-platform file sharing tool. Very useful when you need to transfer files from Apple to Non-Apple devices.
