There are a lot of bad App - apples out there.
Get it?
But this video, doesn’t feature any of those.
These are the best Mac Apps 2022.
Hey friends!
I’m Tasia and welcome back to my YouTube Channel where I share tech tips and app reviews.
For the last few years, I’ve been making a shortlist of free macOS app recommendations.
And wouldn’t you know it, it’s that time of year again!
So, these are the MacOS apps every user needs.
Come on, let’s go!
As usual, be sure to stick around to the end of the list for a bonus mac app recommendation.
And, if you’re wondering why some of your favorite free MacOS apps haven’t made the
list this year, it’s quite possible I’ve covered them before!
I’ve been making free macOS app videos since 2018 - that’s like 4, 5 years of Mac apps.
I can do math!
I try not to be repetitive every year, so I have links to all of those videos below.
So first up is CopyClip, a clipboard manager for your Mac.
And yes, as with every single app on this list - it’s completely free.
The CopyClip app is tucked away nicely in your menu bar, and it stores everything you’ve
copied or cut.
But what’s most handy about CopyClip is that you can easily search to find the text
you’re looking for.
So if you had copied something earlier in the day, but have since copied other text,
no worries, you don’t have to open the document to re-copy that text.
You can just copy it by clicking on it right in CopyClip then pasting it where you need
it.
Plus, you can set your preferences too.
So, you can decide how many clippings you want CopyClip to save and how many to display
at one time.
Did I mention how handy this is?
I love it!
Alright, let’s move onto some handy task managers.
Second on my list of best free mac apps is Notion.
I feel like everyone is talking about or using Notion.
And if you need a good project management tool or note-taking app, then Notion is for
you.
Notion is a robust management app, that’s for sure.
You can take organized notes, and make to-do lists, create subpages and embed links.
Plus it’s a really good tool if you work with a team since you all can keep track of
what you’re working on by creating something called Views.
These so-called Views let you add in notes or projects and you just click on it to expand
that view.
And of course, you can change the status of the Views to reflect your progress.
There are a few paid tiers to Notion, but they have a free personal version which is
great if you’re just getting started and you want to personally stay on track.
If Notion isn’t quite right for you, then you have to check out number 3 on my list
of best Mac apps 2022: TickTick.
This is a powerful, yet easy-to-use task manager.
TickTick works across platforms, so you can stay organized from mobile to web.
My favorite part about TickTick, besides the awesome name of course, is the ability to
add tasks quickly via keyboard shortcuts.
So, for example, you can use command, shift, A from any screen to quickly add a task and
just hit tab if you need to add a task description.
You can also share your tasks with others, and of course, manage your tasks right from
the menu bar.
And, wouldn’t you know, there is another shortcut for this.
You just hit command, shift, O to show or hide the menu bar app.
And before we continue on to number 4 on my list, if you like this video, remember to
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And now, back to the list!
Next on my list of free macOS app recommendations is Google News.
Ok, so this is a web app and not one you actually download to your Mac, but it still counts.
So, all you have to do is head on over to google.com/news OR news.google.com and get
an idea of everything that’s going on in the world around you.
You’ll have top stories, news curated just for you based on your interests.
You’ll have your countries news, local news, business, entertainment, sports, science,
and health news all in one spot.
I head here about once a day and get a good snapshot of what’s going on.
Plus, of course, there are android and iOS apps that you can get your news on too.
Alright, now that you have a handle on all your tasks and news, it might be time for
a little break.
Not a break from this video, a break from your workday.
Obviously.
With that said, 5th on my list of free macOS recommendations is Time Out - Break Reminders.
Think of this as your forced break during through your workday.
If you’re like me and you end up staring at your screen for hours and hours on end,
your eyes will definitely thank you for taking a time out.
So Time Out is really simple.
It forces you to take a break by dimming your screen so you can’t use it for a specified
amount of time.
Now, don’t worry, you set the frequency and length of the breaks.
So, Time Out comes with suggested breaks for you, but you can take micro breaks every 15
or 20 minutes and set the duration to last just a few seconds so you can allow your eyes
to focus on something other than a screen.
Or, you can set normal breaks throughout your day where you can get up and stretch or move
your body, or have lunch away from your desk, retrain your eyes, or whatever you desire,
that’s not you staring at your screen.
I thought this would be a little annoying, especially while editing.
But I have to say, typically my eyes are so tired by the end of a workday and I need to
get my contacts out asap, but with Time Out, I’m more mindful of taking eye breaks throughout
the day.
And, last but not least - well before our bonus app - number 6 is one of my absolute
favorite apps that’s on my MacBook Pro this year: Meeter.
Which, for some reason, I always want to say Meeter Meeter.
I don’t know why.
Anyway, Meeter allows you to keep track of and join all your meetings faster.
So, if you’ve got different meeting apps on the go, like Google Meet, Zoom, Webex,
Teams, or whatever the heck else everyone is using, you can connect your calendar to
Meeter and it will automatically pull all your upcoming calls from different platforms,
so they are stored in one central spot.
Hallelujah!
So, not only will all your calls be neatly organized in Meeter, but you can join the
call right from there too.
So you no longer have to switch from calendar to calendar and find and click on links.
With Meeter, they are all in one spot.
Plus, if you have an upcoming meeting, it will appear directly in your menu bar and
you’ll have a little countdown to the next meeting in your calendar in the menu bar.
How neat is that?
And, you set your preferences to choose whether a browser link should be opened or if the
native app should be launched.
Meeter is, of course, totally free, and they are extending their Pro for free to users
for a limited time.
So, run, don’t walk on this one!
And, true to form, let’s throw a bonus Free mac app in here for ya: Complete Anatomy.
Ya, we’re going random for this year’s bonus.
But it’s a good one.
So remember when we were growing up and we’d look through medical books at the complete
anatomy and human body?
No, just me?
Well, this is awkward.
But anyway, if you’re a nerd like me and want to learn more about human anatomy, this
Mac app is for you.
It’s so cool.
Complete Anatomy offers interactive 3D modeling of the entire skeletal and connective tissue
layers.
You can zoom in for more details and to animate muscle movements.
It sounds weird, but I always forget the names of certain muscle groups and this is just
a quick, educational reference.
This app is also a great way to teach kids about the human body, for free, no library
card needed, and no need to actually leave the house to do so.
Gotta love it.
Phew, we made it!
Again, remember that I’m linking to my 2018 through 2021 best mac app videos below, and
I’ll have them at the end of the video here as well.
So, those are my 2022 free macOS app recommendations.
Now I want to hear from you!
What are your absolute favorite free Mac apps and why?
Let everyone know in the comments below!
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