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Installing System Utilities

Note

Prerequisites Homebrew installation must be completed before proceeding with this guide.

Install All Productivity Tools at Once

Install essential tools for development and collaboration.

Open Terminal and copy-paste the following command:

(brew install --cask slack || true) && \
(brew install --cask notion || true) && \
(brew install --cask obsidian || true) && \
(brew install --cask google-chrome || true) && \
(brew install --cask rectangle || true) && \
echo "All productivity tools installed!"

Honestly, just trust me and install them. These are tools you absolutely need.

Installed Tool Descriptions

Collaboration & Communication

  • Slack - Messenger for team communication and collaboration. Essential for development teams
  • Notion - All-in-one workspace. Documents, databases, project management, etc.

Notes & Documentation

  • Obsidian - Powerful markdown-based note-taking app. Perfect for development documentation and note management

Web Browser

  • Google Chrome - Web browser with powerful developer tools. Essential for web development

Window Management

  • Rectangle - Free tool for adjusting window size and position with keyboard shortcuts
    • Ctrl + Option + ←/→: Take up half the screen
    • Ctrl + Option + ↑: Full screen
    • Ctrl + Option + ↓: Center window

Additional Recommended Tools

Install selectively based on your development style.

Initial Setup for Each Tool

Rectangle Setup

  1. Launch Rectangle
  2. Allow accessibility permissions
  3. Check "Launch on login" in Preferences
  4. Customize shortcuts as needed

Chrome Setup

  1. Launch Chrome and set as default browser
  2. Check developer tools shortcut: Cmd + Option + I

Slack Setup

  1. Add workspace
  2. Customize notification settings
  3. Set dark mode (if preferred)

Obsidian Web Clipper Setup

Extension that allows you to save web pages directly to Obsidian.

Install for Chrome

  1. Search for "Obsidian Web Clipper" in Chrome Web Store
  2. Or install directly: Obsidian Web Clipper - Chrome
  3. Add extension and set Obsidian vault path

Install for Safari

  1. Search for "Obsidian Clipper for Safari" in Mac App Store
  2. Or install directly: Obsidian Clipper - Safari
  3. Enable in Safari → Settings → Extensions
  4. Set Obsidian vault path
Tip

Shortcut settings: Chrome uses Cmd + Shift + O, Safari shortcuts can be configured in extension settings

Next Steps

System utilities installation is complete. Next, set up development environments for programming languages.

Next Step: Installing Programming Languages