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A list of software tools to install when setting up a new machine for Design, Development, and Production work.
# Mac Base
- Latest Mac OS
- Go through all System Preferences screens and dial in. Dark mode, dock settings, computer name in Sharing, etc
## Productivity
- Keynote (App Store)
- Pages (App Store)
- Numbers (App Store)
- [Slack](https://slack.com/downloads/)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/)
- [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/downloading)
- [Notion](https://www.notion.so/desktop)
- iA Writer (App Store)
- Sip (App Store)
- [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/us/download/)
- [Zoom](https://zoom.us/download)
- [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome/)
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)
- [Microsoft Office](https://www.office.com/)
- Transmit (App Store)
- [Kaleidoscope](https://kaleidoscope.app/)
- [KeepingYouAwake](https://keepingyouawake.app/)
- [The Unarchiver](https://theunarchiver.com/)
- [Cloudapp](https://www.getcloudapp.com/)
- [Keybase](https://keybase.io/docs/the_app/install_macos)
- [1Password](https://1password.com/downloads/mac/)
- [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/desktop/mac/install/)
- [Keybase](https://keybase.io/download)
- Fantastical (App Store)
## Development
- xcode (App Store)
- xcode CLI tools (Opening xcode the first time)
- [iTerm 2](https://iterm2.com/)
- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
-- Sign in to VSCode via Github to sync settings and download all extensions
-- TODO: Add extensions to this document for sharability
- [Postman](https://www.postman.com/)
- [TablePlus](https://tableplus.com/)
- [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/)
- [MAMP PRO](https://www.mamp.info/en/mamp-pro/)
- [Dracula iTerm Theme](https://draculatheme.com/iterm)
- [Dracula Terminal Theme](https://draculatheme.com/terminal)
- [Dracula zsh Theme](https://draculatheme.com/zsh)
## Development CLI
- Generate new SSH Key `ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "YOUR@EMAIL.COM"`
- [Add SSH key to Github](https://github.com/settings/keys)
- [oh my zsh](https://ohmyz.sh/)
- [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/)
- Node.js `brew install node`
- [Node Version Manager](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm#installing-and-updating)
- Latest Node LTS `nvm install --lts`
- Yarn `npm install yarn -g`
- jq `brew install jq`
## Production
- [OBS](https://obsproject.com/)
- [Blackmagic Software](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support)
- [Magewell Drivers](https://www.magewell.com/downloads)
- [Miro Video Converter](http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/)
- [HandBrake](https://handbrake.fr/)
- [NDI Tools](https://www.ndi.tv/tools/)
- [Companion](https://bitfocus.io/companion/)
- [Virtual Audio Cable](https://vb-audio.com/Cable/)
- [VLC Player](https://www.videolan.org/)
- [Loopback](https://rogueamoeba.com/loopback/)
## Creative
- [Adobe Creative Cloud](https://creativecloud.adobe.com/en/apps/download/creative-cloud)
- [Figma](https://www.figma.com/downloads/)
- [Sketch](https://www.sketch.com/apps/)
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# Windows Base
- Windows 10/11
- Motherboard/Chipset Drivers
- GPU Drivers
-- [NVIDIA](https://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx)
## Productivity
- [Slack](https://slack.com/downloads/)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/)
- [Dropbox](https://www.dropbox.com/downloading)
- [Notion](https://www.notion.so/desktop)
- [Spotify](https://www.spotify.com/us/download/)
- [Zoom](https://zoom.us/download)
- [Google Chrome](https://www.google.com/chrome/)
- [Firefox](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/)
- [Microsoft Office](https://www.office.com/)
- [Autoruns](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/autoruns)
- [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org/)
- [7zip](https://www.7-zip.org/download.html)
## Development
- [Git](https://git-scm.com/download/win)
- [GitHub Desktop](https://desktop.github.com/)
- [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/)
- [MAMP PRO](https://www.mamp.info/en/mamp-pro/)
## Production
- [OBS](https://obsproject.com/)
- [vMix](https://www.vmix.com/)
- [Applicable Blackmagic Software](https://www.blackmagicdesign.com/support)
- [Magewell Drivers](https://www.magewell.com/downloads)
- [Miro Video Converter](http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/)
- [HandBrake](https://handbrake.fr/)
- [Parsec](https://parsec.app/)
- [NDI Tools](https://www.ndi.tv/tools/)
- [Companion](https://bitfocus.io/companion/)
- [Virtual Audio Cable](https://vb-audio.com/Cable/)
- [VLC Player](https://www.videolan.org/)
- [X32 Edit](https://www.behringer.com/product.html?modelCode=P0ASF)
- [M32 Edit](https://www.midasconsoles.com/product.html?modelCode=P0BI9)
- [M-AIR-Edit](https://www.midasconsoles.com/product.html?modelCode=P0C8H)
## Creative
- [Adobe Creative Cloud](https://creativecloud.adobe.com/en/apps/download/creative-cloud)
- [Figma](https://www.figma.com/downloads/)
* Look into https://www.ubackup.com/professional.html for Windows backups
* Look into automating all of the above on Mac utilizing https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew-cask
* Look into https://www.getdoxie.com/ scanner
* Look into https://www.shirt-pocket.com/SuperDuper/SuperDuperDescription.html for Mac backups
* Look into what to use for bookmark manager (Pinboard?)
* Look into https://daisydiskapp.com/ for Mac
* Clean up Chrome bookmarks for each profile
* Last updated 2/6/2022
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