Lockdown Privacy Desktop
Most knowledgeable Mac users run multiple layers of protection on their devices from custom DNS configurations, custom firewalls, VPNs and ad blocking software in their...
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2024
MusicBox : Read-It-Later for Music
We all have our ways of discovering new music, friends, blogs, magazines - but what do you do when you hear about a new tune...
Omnivore, a Free Open-Source Read It Later App
When you're reading on the web and you're short of time and want to save an article to read later or you want to save...
Bebop Quick Notes
Bebop Quick Notes is a simple to use and configure app that allows you to quickly capture information via the keyboard or share sheet. You...
Two Recommendations for Syncing Utilities
When it comes to file syncing utilities, people have wildly varying needs. They may have a USB drive with a set of files they need...
Velja Browser Picker by Sindre Sorhus
Back in the olden days, lazy vendors of things like security cameras used to have websites and software that only ran on Internet Explorer because...
Zavala - Free, Open-Source Outliner for Mac, iPhone, iPad
If you use an outliner to plan, sketch out ideas or help you write and you don't need the bells and whistles required for heavy...
MarsEdit - Making Blogging Easier
As more and more people grow tired of corporate controlled social media they are turning back the clock to the early days of the web...
CleanShot X
There are a lot of options for screenshot utilities on the Mac, from the built in ability to capture images that's built in to the...
Maestral, an Open-Source Dropbox Client
If you have a Dropbox account, even a basic free one, you'd be well served to install Maestral, an open-source Dropbox client for macOS. It...
Dropzone 4 - A Little Pricey But Versatile
One of my favorite utilities, one I've used through several version is Dropzone 4 from Aptonic. It is a menubar app that performs a variety...
Bean - A Free, Lightweight Word Processor
For years, Bean, a free word processor for macOS has been my go-to when I needed to create a document with rich text, tables and...
FreeTube - Maybe the Most Underrated App
YouTube in undeniably a force in the modern world. My 77-year-old father watches it daily as does my four-year old granddaughter. If you watch YouTube...
MusicHarbor - The New Release Finder
If you are an Apple Music subscriber, you know it's not the best at letting you know about upcoming new releases. If you are really...
RapiDMG - Automating Downloads and Installs
On Macs, the default app for opening disk image files (DMG) is the native DiskImageMounter.app. You are not limited to using this app, however, you...
Blip - Free Cross Platform File Transfers
When you need to share a file with someone, or maybe get a file from you home computer to your work computer, you have a...
ProNotes Markdown Plugin for Apple Notes
If you have a lot of date saved in the default Apple Notes app and you aren't interested in migrating to Obsidian, Notion, Joplin or...
Battle of the Clipboard Managers
It's universally agreed upon, even by the most rabid of Mac Fanboys, that Apple has dropped the ball by never providing anything more than basic...
BBEdit - It Doesn't Suck
In the world of text editors for the Mac there are lot's of choices. I come to the decision making process as a non-programmer who...
AlDente Pro - Charge Limiter
The battery on my M2 MacBook pro routinely keeps me going more than 14 hours on a single charge. Because replacing batteries is environmentally disruptive...
