My Favourite MacBook Apps of All Time

App Time Reviews January 14, 2025

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I recently got the new M2 Mac Mini and had to download all of the apps that I use, so in this video I go through the 32 essential apps that I use on almost daily basis. Enjoy x

Superhuman:
Rize:
Sigma:
My Spotify Playlist:
How I use Notion playlist:

Correction – SigmaOS is a WebKit based browser, that’s compatible with Chrome extensions. It’s not a Chromium browser as I said in the video

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:32 5 Productivity Apps
5:10 5 Apps for Life Organisation
9:32 3 Apps for My Personal Life
11:27 6 Apps for Research and Writing
13:40 7 Apps for Creative Work
16:06 7 Apps for Business

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MY FAVOURITE GEAR
My MacBook Skin (& other tech):
My YouTube Camera Gear –
My Keyboard – Wireless Coral mechanical keyboard (Cherry Blue) –
My favourite iPad Screen Protector – Paperlike –
My Desk Accessories + Todo List – Ugmonk –

MY FAVOURITE TOOLS
VidIQ – How I optimise my YouTube videos –
Shortform – The BEST summaries of books –
Readwise – How I remember what I read –
Epidemic Sound – Where I get my music (amazing for YouTubers) –

MY KEY LINKS
My website / blog –
Twitter –
Instagram –

WHO AM I:
I’m Ali, a YouTuber, podcaster, soon-to-be author and ex-Doctor working in London, UK. I make videos that explore the strategies and tools that help us live happier, healthier and more productive lives. I also have a weekly podcast called Deep Dive ( and I write a weekly email newsletter that contains some quick thoughts + links to interesting things (

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