- Homebrew Good package manager for MacOS (Alternative can be MacPorts)
- Safari Technology Preview More recent WebKit increases compatibility/security.
- Kitty Fast, GPU-accelerated terminal
- BetterTouchTool Customize TouchBar, make it useful
- Keybase Encrypted chat, storage, git and more
- 1Password Password Manager
- Little Snitch Control and block connections
- BlockBlock Control and block apps that install anything persistently (aka re-executes on every boot)