I find having a clean install of any operating system a lot nicer to work with. It helps remove the software you were not using, solve issues which you were having, reclaim disk space and ingrains the configuration changes you made from the last install or first time you bought the computer.
Web browsers: Chrome
Password Manager: 1Password
Terminal:
IDEs:
- Zed (add to path) - really fast to open and they are constantly improving
- Cursor/VSCode (add to path)
- IntelliJ IDEA (Using JetBrains Toolbox)
Version control: Sublime Merge
Note taking: Obsidian
Others:
Amphetamine - prevents your Mac from sleeping
Magnet - makes it easier to organise your windows
OrbStack - running containers
FreeFileSync - storage backup