Swift Shift - A Free Tool to Move and Resize Windows
Using keyboard shortcuts you define, Swift Shift allows you to easily move and resize windows without searching for the title bar or waiting for tiny...
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2024
Musebox - A Photographer's Bargain
Musebox, a digital asset (photos, graphics, videos) management application by brushedpixel is a remarkable and affordable (one-time purchase of $15 for now) substitute for multi-featured...
Karabiner Elements to the Rescue
After an unexplained failure of a previous workflow, I used the free keyboard mapping utility, Karabiner Elements, to reenable my hyperkey and turn of CapsLock...
WordService - Another Free Utility from Devon Technologies
Devon Technologies charges a pretty penny for their signature app, Devon Think with a standard license going for $99 and a pro license for $199....
Rocket - Free, Slack-Style Emoji Picker
Rocket, by indy developer Matthew Palmer is a free app to help you quickly insert emoji into your typed communications via Slack style shortcuts. By...
TripMode - Data Usage Monitor and Control
Every once in a while, we are going to find ourselves in need of the Internet in a place where there is no Wi-Fi and...
ReiKey and Task Explorer from Objective-See
Objective-See is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation that develops free and open-source security software for the Mac. Two of its better-known programs are BlockBlock and KnockKnock,...
Witch - Multi-Featured Window Switcher
I've been on a hunt to find the best application switcher. I've used Keyboard Maestro's for a while and I like it because it shows...
MenuWhere, Simple, Cheap and Useful
MenuWhere, a utility from versatile indy developers, Many Tricks. Menuwhere's single purpose is to pop up the frontmost app's menus at the current mouse location....
focusedOS - Distraction Free Workspace
Indy developer Michael Tigas has a productivity boosting app, focusedOS that combines elements of other productivity enhancers into one app. The app is focusedOS and...
Things 3, Maybe the Pinnacle in App Design
I've tried a variety of task manager apps over the years: Omnifocus, 2Do, Evernote, Apple Reminders, Remember the Milk, ToodleDo, Wunderlist/Microsoft To Do, Google Tasks....
Qspace
The macOS finder is a decent enough file manager, but there is a considerable market for file managers with extra features. I've been a dedicated...
TRANSNOMINO - Free File Renaming Utility with Pro Capabilities
For years I used A Better Finder Rename from Public Space for renaming jobs of huge amounts of photos and other industrial sized tasks. It's...
DockDoor Adds Functionality to macOS
In Windows, when you hover over an app on the taskbar, the operating system shows you the open windows for that app, a useful feature...
Later - Free and Open-Source and a Security Risk
Later is a Mac menu bar app that saves and restores any workspace easily. You may want to save a workspace for several reasons: •...
Updater Apps
I run several updaters regularly as part of my maintenance routine. It may seem redundant, but even my favorite updater doesn't pick up 100% of...
Unite 5 and Coherence X 4 - Site Specific Browsers
I make use of SSB (site specific browsers) for several websites: Gmail, YouTube and most frequently, Inoreader, the great RSS provider whose web site is...
Little Tagger - Wait for An Update
I have long relied on the Mac power user's file management automation app Hazel by Noodlesoft to handle tag related tasks for me, but at...
Cryptomator Free and Open Source Cloud Encryption
Each of us gets to decide how to protect our privacy on the Internet, and no one's opinion matters but our own. If you are...
Lots of Choices for Text Expansion
When it comes to text expansion, the apps I use regularly provide me with a lot of choices. Native ExpansionThis isn't an option for me...
