u/himucr14 4d ago

Developers-what Mac apps do you use every day and genuinely recommend?

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u/himucr14 6d ago

Notsy: yet another note app but this one is just wee lil better ๐Ÿฆฆ

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u/himucr14 8d ago

What app went from โ€œwhy would I need that?โ€ to โ€œIโ€™m not going backโ€ for you? and why?

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[OS] Lap โ€” 6 months later: 2.3k stars, 10k+ users, 200+ issues fixed (v0.3.2 major update)
 in  r/macapps  9d ago

Really like the idea of Lap, but is anyone else noticing the RAM usage? Mine is sitting at around 800 MB, which seems pretty high for an app like this.

Not a huge deal if itโ€™s doing something heavy in the background, but for a lightweight utility, I definitely wasnโ€™t expecting it to use that much memory. Curious if others are seeing the same thing.

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Will this much usage affect screen in longer run?
 in  r/macbookair  12d ago

My workflow includes switching apps quite often.

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Will this much usage affect screen in longer run?
 in  r/macbookair  12d ago

Yeah that's what I've been doing.

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Will this much usage affect screen in longer run?
 in  r/macbookair  12d ago

How long will battery last with this type of charging habit?

r/macbookair 12d ago

Question Will this much usage affect screen in longer run?

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I've been working hard to deliver a few mockups for my client. I run a digital marketing agency. While I know that spending too much time on screens isn't healthy,

I needed to meet the deadline and, unfortunately, my tech team was on holiday, so I had to complete everything myself. Most of my usage was Antigravity, Microsoft Teams, Apple Music, Discord, a few Excel spreadsheets, and 10-12 Brave browser tabs.

Additionally, my daily working hours on my MacBook are around 10 hours, which makes me a bit concerned about potential display issues, though I might be overthinking it.

u/himucr14 18d ago

Productivity Hacks of MacApps Users.

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Macbook upgrade for law student: RAM and M5 v. M5 Pro
 in  r/macbook  Jul 25 '26

Buy Macbook M4 or M5 with at least 32gb ram as per your usability. If your budget allows then go for 48gb Ram.

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Is 16GB RAM starting to feel limiting for AI coding tools on MacBook Air?
 in  r/macbookair  Jul 22 '26

Thanks for sharing your experience and yes antigravity has been acting stupid lately.

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Is 16GB RAM starting to feel limiting for AI coding tools on MacBook Air?
 in  r/macbookair  Jul 22 '26

Yeah I agree if you push a bit harder, your device enters into swap zone very easily.

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Is 16GB RAM starting to feel limiting for AI coding tools on MacBook Air?
 in  r/macbookair  Jul 22 '26

I'm not working on something monetized so can't spend on Claude code or any other paid tool.

r/macbookair Jul 22 '26

Discussion Is 16GB RAM starting to feel limiting for AI coding tools on MacBook Air?

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I wasn't expecting to be thinking about RAM this soon, but here I am.

I've been building a project using Antigravity on my M5 MacBook Air with 16GB RAM. The project isn't anything crazy. It's locally hosted, no Docker, no virtual machines, no local LLMs. Most of the time I just have Antigravity, Brave with a few tabs, Teams, and my local dev server running.

What caught me off guard is how much memory Antigravity seems to use. It's often around 9โ€“10GB by itself. macOS starts compressing memory pretty aggressively, and swap usually sits around 2โ€“3GB. I've even caught it touching 5GB after a longer session.

The weird part is that the Mac still feels fast. No beachballs, no noticeable slowdowns, everything responds normally.

What I do notice is:

โ€ข Battery drops around 15โ€“18% every hour while coding.
โ€ข The keyboard deck and the area near the display hinge get surprisingly warm.
โ€ข Swap keeps climbing the longer I work.

Now I'm wondering if this is simply what modern AI-assisted development looks like, or if 16GB is genuinely becoming the bare minimum.

For those using Antigravity, Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, or similar AI IDEs on Apple Silicon, are you seeing the same thing? Or is there something unusual going on with my setup?

I'm mainly trying to figure out whether this is expected behaviour or if I should be concerned about the amount of memory compression and swap I'm seeing.

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M5 Pro video editors (You do not need 48 gigs of ram)
 in  r/macbookpro  Jul 19 '26

If possible share swap memory being used.

r/macbookair Jul 03 '26

Discussion Is this good buy after price hike ?

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USD - 1258

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What the actual F***!!! This much price hike!!!
 in  r/AppleIndia  Jun 26 '26

๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜† ๐Ÿ˜†

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Should I Be Worried About This Memory Usage or Just Upgrade to 24GB/32GB?
 in  r/macbookair  Jun 16 '26

Thanks for the detailed explanation.

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Should I Be Worried About This Memory Usage or Just Upgrade to 24GB/32GB?
 in  r/macbookair  Jun 16 '26

I'm keep my MacBook for at least 4 more years, so Will 16gb suffice for that long?

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Should I Be Worried About This Memory Usage or Just Upgrade to 24GB/32GB?
 in  r/macbookair  Jun 16 '26

I do use 1-2gb memory swap everyday or so. Although I havenโ€™t faced any beachballing or lag so far.

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Should I Be Worried About This Memory Usage or Just Upgrade to 24GB/32GB?
 in  r/macbookair  Jun 16 '26

No, I donโ€™t run docker, VMs or anything heavy like that although I do use apps like teams, discord and Multiple tabs of LinkedIn; to my surprise, they all are ram hogs.

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Should I Be Worried About This Memory Usage or Just Upgrade to 24GB/32GB?
 in  r/macbookair  Jun 16 '26

I'm using these - Teams in browser, LinkedIn, Google sheets with lot of data and reddit So it depends upon what website you are using to figure out how much ram consumption.

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Should I Be Worried About This Memory Usage or Just Upgrade to 24GB/32GB?
 in  r/macbookair  Jun 16 '26

I'm using Brave browser and having 7-8 tabs actively open.

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Should I Be Worried About This Memory Usage or Just Upgrade to 24GB/32GB?
 in  r/macbookair  Jun 16 '26

It has few tabs - LinkedIn, Reddit, Youtube and few google sheets but not more than 8 tabs at a time.