Five Free Single Purpose Apps
I've been making my way through some of the recent additions at thriftmac and testing some of the most useful looking apps. Here are five...
.svg.png)
Archives
2024
Gladys - Free Shelf Utility that Syncs With iOS
I recently discovered Gladys, a free app that allows you to stash a variety of data types an a shelf on your computer display to...
Mac Pilot for Customization and Utilities
Mac Pilot, a customization and utility app from Koingo Software is currently $3.00 on BundleHunt. There are similar apps like Onyx and Tinker Tool out...
Switch Glass - A Configurable Application Switcher with Per Display Settings
If you are one of those Mac users frustrated by the fact that the default dock is only visible on a single display, or you...
Yonks - A Well Designed Day Counter
Yonks is a well-designed iOS app that works quite well as a standalone app on Apple Silicon Macs. It's a day counter that determines how...
Marta - A Free Dual Pane File Manager
Marta is a free, dual-pane file manager for macOS written entirely in Swift, making it fast and responsive to both keyboard and mouse commands, although...
Keysmith - Record Automation Macros With Ease
Keysmith is an automation app that works in any other app on your Mac to record actions you can later trigger from a menu or...
Licensed - A Nice Single Purpose App for Keeping Track of Your Software
One of the reasons that I go to r/MacApps every single day is the prospect of discovering news apps and developers. This week I found...
The Zen Browser
I've found myself in a small and unpopular minority over the past couple of years as user and sometimes advocate for Microsoft Edge, mostly because...
CurrentKey Stats - A Triple Threat App
CurrentKey Stats has several target audiences. • Time tracking your app usage and time spent working. Unlike Apple's Screentime, CurrentKey Stats only tracks an app...
Apple Password App Is OK I Guess
I have been using the Apple Passwords App instead of a third-party alternative for a few weeks. I've managed to get my work done and...
Daily - A Dead Simple Free Task Manager
The Mac ecosystem is not at a loss for task managers. Apple's own Reminders app has steadily added features over the years, incorporating things like...
Surfed - Fell Off, Drowned
I recently saw an announcement for the release of version 3.0 of the Internet history and bookmarking tool Surfed. Previous app store reviews of the...
Find Usernames from 400 Different Social Networks
The username I employ here on Reddit is one that I first used on my AOL account back in the 90s before you could even...
Notenik - A Well Designed Plain Text Notes Plus App
Anyone looking for a well-designed notes app that's free and open source, native to the Mac platform and based on plain text files would be...
A Folder Plugin for Quicklook
I've previously covered Quicklook plugins that let you use your spacebar in Finder to view things like package contents, videos, source code, compressed files and...
MacUpdater is Multifeatured
One thing I know about apps designed to identify and download updates for the applications on your Mac, none of them are 100% effective. I...
EagleFiler
I wanted to create a central repository for all the personal data I've generated over the years in one location, searchable within a single program....
Opening Batches of Apps, Documents, Folders and Web Pages
There are several ways to batch open workspaces for various projects. The built in Apple tools, Shortcuts and Automator can do it for you if...
Permute - Powerful, Easy to Use Media Converter for Images, Video and Audio
Permute by Charlie Monroe (developer of Downie) makes media conversion simple regardless of whether you need to manipulate images, video or audio. Its simple drag...
