The Top 25 Most Downloaded Mac Apps
I looked at the list of the top 25 most downloaded apps as compiled by MacUpdater, who I figure are as good a source as...
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Mac Apps
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Using Supercharge
Although I use a lot of apps that have a menu bar interface, most of them are hidden by Bartender. An app has to be...
Mac Compression Utilities
When it comes to opening compressed files in just about any format, the most downloaded utility is The Unarchiver from MacPaw. There's not much you...
MarkEdit - A Pure Markdown Editor for Free
Markdown documents are written in plain text and generally saved with a .md file extension. Various apps like Obsidian and Bear use Markdown by default....
Recents App for Mac - A Free Intelligent File Launcher
The Recent Items section of the Apple Menu lists your 10 most recently opened documents. There are some apps that let you increase that number,...
Two Free Apps for Mac OS Installation Ease
On most modern Macs, the later Intel builds and all Apple Silicon models, you can boot into recovery mode, access disk utility and download and...
Shareful - A Free App I Use Every Day
There are certain apps that really should be incorporated into the operating system. One of those is Shareful by Sindre Sorhus. The share menu on...
Another Curated Collection of Free Software
Here's a list of free software that I've tried and liked since the last time I posted a similar collection • ClipGrab, a free alternative...
Search Selected Text with Snapsrch
Snapsrch is a utility that lets you conduct searches on selected text in a convenient popup. Out of the box, it is preconfigured to search...
Three Free System Utilities
DeeperIn the spirit of old standbys like Onyx and TinkerTool, Deeper provides a GUI to tweak multiple system settings, including a few I haven't seen...
Raycast New Notes Feature Available Now
One of the most popular features in Raycast, the extensible keyboard launcher, has been its floating notes feature. Using a quick keyboard shortcut, users have...
Scheduler for Mac - Free Automation Utility
If you are into Mac automation, you have probably invested in tools like Keyboard Maestro or Shortery which let you launch apps, run scripts, display...
Dockside - A New Shelf Utility
There is a new player in the category of apps that includes Yoink, Dropover and Dropshelf. Dockside, from Hachipoo Apps is a shelf utility that...
Mail Archiver X - Give It a Pass
I bought Mail Archiver X by Moth Software at a discount from Bundlehunt a few months back and didn't have to pay the full $49.95...
Task Til Dawn - A Free Mac Automation App
One of my favorite parts of using a Mac is making use of all the automation apps, including the built in ones, Automator and Shortcuts....
An App to Copy an Image and Paste It as a File
A free app by a developer who goes by INCHMAN1900 on Gumroad can provide an easy way to manage images if it fits your workflow....
A Different App for Managing Background Items
I posted yesterday about an app I'd tested called StartupManager that helps control the login items on your Mac by reordering them, starting them hidden...
Free Startup Manager with Many Options
macOS doesn't make it easy to manage your startup options anymore. The app, Startup Manager, by developer Arie van Boxel brings back some of the...
Virtual Buddy - Run Mac and Linux VMs with Ease on Apple Silicon for Free
If you want to test out betas without endangering your primary machine or if or if your a developer looking to test backwards compatibility with...
Mouse Boost - Right-Click Powerhouse
One of the most useful features of Finder replacements like PathFinder or Qspace Pro is the enhanced right-click menus they offer with features like cut,...
SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba
The default Mac controls for audio aren't that great if you have multiple sound outputs, laptop speakers, Bluetooth earbuds or external speakers in a docking...
Good Old Time Machine Editor - A Useful Free Utility
By default, the built-in macOS backup utility, Time Machine, makes a new snapshot on your designated backup disk once an hour. This can be problematic...
Encrypto - Free File Encryption App
Sharing sensitive data via email or cloud services is risky without using encryption. Advanced users can use Disk Utility or a compression app like Keka...
Duplicati - Free Encrypted Offsite Backup for Your Mac
I am a firm believer in establishing a backup routine with multiple failsafes. I've managed to hold on to some of my data for over...
ClicKnow - A Different Kind of AI Tool
Most AI tools on the market these days fall into one of two categories: • Writing assistants that correct spelling and grammar or do other...
