7 Mac utilities I'd fight to keep, and what I actually use them for (not another 'best apps' list)

TL;DR: PopClip, Raycast, BetterTouchTool, Keyboard Maestro, Apple Shortcuts, Supercharge, and ExtraBar; concrete daily uses for each, not feature dumps. For people already comfortable on macOS who've hit a specific friction point (clipboard, mouse buttons, background-app switching) and want the tool that kills it.One of the perks of working on a Mac: with a few painful exceptions, whatever workflow itch you have, some app already scratches it. The longer you're in this ecosystem, the more tweaks and hacks you accumulate, until the line between "native" and "third-party" gets blurry — the good ones just start to feel built in. These are apps I recommend constantly without always explaining why. So here they are: a few Mac powerhouses, and the specific things I actually use them for. Popclip Performs actions on selected text PopClip - A Must Have Productivity App Either script or use ChatGPT to write your own extensions for any website you search frequently. I have extensions for…