All the new apps I use and create are utility apps.

• rcmd for faster app switching (https://lowtechguys.com/rcmd)

• Lunar for adaptive brightness on monitors so I can stop fussing with monitor buttons (https://lunar.fyi)

• Soulver for converting between units/currencies and testing math formulas

• Cleanshot for annotating screenshots (because showing people what button to press to solve their issue is faster than explaining it in words)

• TextSniper for copying uncopyable text

• HyperKey for turning that useless caps lock key into some kind of global modifier

• NotePlan for writing stuff down while still being able to back reference it by day

• MateTranslate for super fast menubar language translation

I guess I have a bit of compulsion to always make my every day work more efficient, while in fact I spend quite a lot of time testing these new apps and readjusting my workflow for them.

Now I feel that they’re an essential part of my workflow, and I feel like everyone’s life would be better if they’d use them.

But actually I have mostly met people who, like the article author, rarely get out of their work routine and don’t need more apps because they don’t encounter new annoyances.