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Why I'm Ditching Third-Party File Managers

I’ve long been in the habit of using third-party file managers on macOS. I used Pathfinder for years, then switched to Qspace Pro a couple of years ago. I also bought Bloom during a Black Friday sale last year to see what it could do. Recently, though, I’ve grown tired of paying the RAM tax these apps demand. Both Qspace and Bloom routinely use over 1 GB of memory. In my setup, they are often the most RAM-hungry applications running other than Chromium- or Gecko-based browsers. I still don’t understand why Apple hasn’t implemented an optional dual-pane interface in Finder. But if the goal...
March 5th, 2026

NeoFinder: The Mac App That Makes Offline Drives Searchable

[Image]Why NeoFinder MattersNeoFinder is a macOS app that catalogs disks and media, creating a searchable database of your files no matter where they live: internal drives, external drives, NAS volumes, shared network drives, removable media (CDs, DVDs, USB drives), and even inside archives. The real magic is its ability to search offline drives; drives that aren’t currently mounted. NeoFinder does this by maintaining an inventory of file names, folder structures, and a surprisingly deep set of metadata. It can even generate thumbnails and previews for many media types, so you can visually identify files without connecting the original drive. For...
March 4th, 2026

A Deep Dive on Rocket Typist

Every text expansion app promises the same core trick: type a short trigger; get a longer block of text. What actually matters is reliability, friction, and whether the app helps you build real workflows instead of just automating ⌘V. Rocket Typist is a one-time purchase Mac text expander from Witt Software. It focuses on dynamic snippets built with simple macros, all managed from a centralized library that lets you preview exactly what will be inserted before you commit. It’s normally $19.99 for the Pro version; it’s currently on sale at BundleHunt for $3.50. It’s also available through Setapp, although some...
March 3rd, 2026 Mac Apps

I'm Glad I Revisited Typora

Typora is a long-established Mac Markdown editor that renders as you type; no dual-pane preview, no “toggle to see what it really looks like” mode. It’s especially strong with tables and code blocks. If you write with math, it’s one of the cleanest LaTeX experiences on macOS. Mermaid diagrams are also straightforward. It doesn’t try to be everything. It’s not a platform. It’s not a note system It’s not an IDE. It’s a text editor for creating production ready documents. What It DoesTypora is a Markdown editor built around a single-pane, live-rendered approach. You write Markdown You see the formatted...
March 2nd, 2026 Mac Apps

Octavo: Real Booklet Imposition Without the Pro Print Tax

Veteran Mac developer Amy Worrall of Double and Thrice Ltd. recently released Octavo, a focused macOS app for booklet printing and imposition. If you’ve never dealt with imposition, here’s the short version: it’s the process of arranging individual pages on a larger sheet so that, once printed, folded, cut, and bound, everything lands in the correct order. When you see a press sheet with page 1 next to page 16 and page 2 upside down on the reverse, that’s not chaos. That’s math doing its job. Historically, tools that handle this well have been aimed at print professionals and priced...
March 2nd, 2026 Mac Apps

OCR Options in macOS

When you're faced with text that you can't select in the conventional way on your Mac (meaning with the cursor), there are several options. They all work in slightly different ways, and I use the one most appropriate for the task.   Live Text RecognitionThe operating system has a feature called Live Text Recognition , an on-device computer vision feature that detects and extracts text from images and video so you can interact with it like normal text. It uses Apple’s Neural Engine to perform optical character recognition; OCR, directly on your Mac. That means you can: • Select and...
February 28th, 2026 Mac Apps

Droppy - Updates and New Features

I have tried a variety of notch apps, and I haven't been truly happy with any of them. I am not sure whether the novelty of the interface is the problem, or if it's the design of the apps I've used that bothers me. I recently installed Droppy, an app built entirely with Swift for speed and stability, and I like it more than the other notch apps I've used. I don't say this lightly, but it could be the best $7 you ever spend on software. It isn't overloaded with superfluous features, and the features it does have can...
February 27th, 2026 Mac Apps

MacPilot Tweaks Some Hard to Get To Settings in macOS

On Sale at BundleHunt for $3.99 MacPilot, a customization and utility app from Koingo Software, normally sells for $29.95 but it is currently $3.99 on  Bundlehunt. There are similar apps like Onyx and Tinker Tool out there that are free, but for the price I thought I'd take a look. Applications Mac Pilot contains settings for several system apps. Here are just of the few things it can control. • Calendar - change event duration • Disk Utility - modify core storage • Dock - single app mode, enable window previews • Finder - enable "Quit Finder" • Help Viewer...
February 27th, 2026

Trace Helps You Make Informed Disk Management Decisions

Unless you’re seeing severely degraded performance during large writes, or macOS is actively warning you that you’re out of space, you can usually let the system manage storage. It does a solid job. If you do need to step in and make selective deletions, a newer app from Switzerland—Trace—offers genuinely informed assistance. When it was introduced on Reddit, some commenters dismissed it as yet another vibe-coded “optimizer.” That assumption doesn’t hold up. Trace has thorough documentation and a deep feature set. It’s not a one-click wrecking ball, a “system optimizer,” or a fake RAM cleaner. It’s a disk analysis tool...
February 25th, 2026 Mac Apps

Disk Maintenance Mythology

When it comes to disk management, old myths die hard. Many of us remember when hard drives were tiny and expensive. My first PC had a 140 MB drive. I was furious that the WordPerfect executable alone was 12 MB. One app. Twelve megabytes. That felt criminal. Those early experiences left a mark. Even today, people worry about “memory” when they really mean disk space. Years ago, I jokingly told a user she should stop using large fonts because they were filling up her drive. She believed me. That’s the level of mythology we’re still dealing with. The reality: macOS...
February 24th, 2026 Mac Apps

Lingon Pro Now on Sale, Fluent's Last Day at $4.99

I'm a big fan of BundleHunt, the quarterly software sale website. Lingon Pro, app app I've covered several times went on sale today for $4.00. It is also the last day to get Fluent at the sale price of $4.99. Fluent Fluent, by presents a smart panel you interact with directly. That panel can stay persistent or disappear depending on your preference. The experience feels less like firing off commands and more like working alongside an assistant. Fluent is context-aware, supports back-and-forth conversation, and allows chaining actions together into something closer to a workflow than a single command. Fluent also...
February 23rd, 2026 Mac Apps

Desktop Workflow Apps

There are a number of apps that can help you incorporate your Desktop into your workflow in useful ways. You can adapt your desktop to be an information dashboard, a centralized launcher for applications, shortcuts, folder access, and bookmarks, and a space for multiple project-based setups with access to relevant folders, files, and applications. Here’s how it works. Accessing the DesktopAlmost everything I do can be triggered with a hotkey. I use so many hotkeys that I have trouble remembering them all, so I use ExtraBar to keep a handy menu of them that I can access from anywhere if...
February 23rd, 2026 Mac Apps

Small Apps That Remove Friction

I'm currently covering apps on sale at BundleHunt. A lot of these are new to me, and the steep discounts make it a good time to fill gaps in your Applications folder without paying full retail. I've never understood why, given its resources, Apple still leaves obvious friction points in macOS. Take battery levels. Most of us are running Bluetooth keyboards, mice, trackpads, and of course battery-powered laptops. Yet macOS still makes you dig around System Settings to see what's about to die. That feels like a solved problem. Or window management in Mission Control. I use it dozens of...
February 20th, 2026 Mac Apps

Developer Spotlight - Ryan Hanson

Most Mac power users recognize Ryan Hanson's apps, even if they don't know his name. Hanson's portfolio of Mac interface enhancements has earned him a reputation as the editor in chief of the UI improvement cohort. His apps are a staple of how I use my Mac. His most recognizable work is Rectangle/Rectangle Pro, regarded by many as the pinnacle in Mac window management. Rectangle Pro / Rectangle Rectangle Pro is the full-featured window manager powerhouse, and Rectangle is the free open-source version that many Mac users still recommend as a must-install tool for arranging windows quickly. Basic overview: free/OSS...
February 19th, 2026 Mac Apps

A Good Dictation App with a Terrible Name

I'm currently covering apps currently on sale at BundleHunt . Many of these are new to me and taking advantage of steep discounts provides anyone interested a chance to add missing tools to their Applications. The Mac ecosystem is currently awash in vibe-coded throwaway apps, especially in categories like window managers, clipboard managers, and dictation tools. The problem isn't just volume — it's durability. Many of these apps come from inexperienced "developers" who can't realistically maintain or evolve the software long-term. The result is often a quick version 1.0 followed by silence. That said, I'm not going to stop looking....
February 18th, 2026 Mac Apps
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