Utility / Communication
Slack
Google Gsuite (Docs, Forms, Sheets, Presentations, Gmail)
Post Haste
Notion
Creative
Photoshop // Affinity Photo // Pixelmator Pro
Illustrator // Affinity Designer
InDesign // Affinity Publisher
Premiere // Final Cut Pro X
After Effects // Motion 5
Lightroom // Photos
Audition // Logic Pro X // ProTools
MainStage
Sketch
Figma
Slicy (Mac app to slice Photoshop layers into PNG files)
Developer
Xcode (Free)
SourceTree (Free)
iTerm2 (Free)
CodeRunner
Github Desktop
Tower (for Git)
Transmit (Panic Inc)
Kaleidoscope (File Merge)
RoyalTSX (SSH, RDP)
Sublime Text
Production
ProPresenter (have used since version 3, currently on v7)
Resolume Arena
Apple Music
AirServer (Turns Macs into Airplay receivers)
Ableton (Audio DAW)
Bitfocus Companion
VDMX5
Dante Virtual Soundcard
Dante Controller
Yamaha R Remote
IINA
MPV
OBS
vMix
Pangolin Beyond
TouchDesigner
ShowKontrol
GrandMA 2/3
There’s a great post about the state of current Mac software. Read discussion on HN.