Best tools for developers in 2026

A native macOS file manager and code editor

A calm file manager and editor for your Mac. · Browse your files. Work in them. Same window. · Everything Finder does, with fewer windows. · Open any folder as a project.

Turn your MacBook notch into a Dynamic Island with 18 tools

The Dynamic Island for your MacBook. · New in NotchDodo. · Keep awake for AI agents · Eighteen tools. One hover.

Freshly Squeezed - A powerful batch image resizing tool for Mac

Batch resize, crop, convert, and optimize images on Mac. · Turn folder after folder of product and web images into export-ready files - loc, with presets and Drop Folders. · Set it up once. Let it run forever. · Stop doing the same image chores over and over.

Maclip is a fast, private clipboard manager for Mac

Never lose anything you copy on your Mac. · Three keys, and nothing you copy is lost · What other clipboard managers don't do. · Opens where you're typing

Websites you visit, files you open, screenshots you take, text you copy

Quick Search opens over any app with Option + Space. Find a file and drag it str · WhatsApp or Slack. · Collections sort your files by type, by the app or site they came from (WhatsApp · Gmail

Copy any website's real CSS, tokens and fonts, or hand them to your AI agent

Cascade-resolved CSS with states, breakpoints and @layer order · Tailwind v3/v4 and React, Vue, Svelte, Astro, Angular export · Design system extraction: palette, type scale, spacing, tokens · Whole-site design prompt for AI builders

Hide menu bar icons on Mac and manage app memory from one click

Hide menu bar icons while keeping apps accessible · View memory usage for each app · Quit apps directly from the menu bar · Manage icons behind the notch

SSH, Remote Desktop and tunnels to private GCP VMs from a Mac, no gcloud

SSH terminal tabs to VMs with no external IP · Remote Desktop to Windows VMs inside the app · SFTP file browser · IAP TCP tunnels from any VM port to 127.0.0.1

Stop keeping your to-do list by hand. Let Pippin do it.

Automatic tasks from on-screen text · Task updates and completion as work moves · Waiting-on-reply tracking · Automatic project grouping