If These Apps Are Missing My Mac Feels Broken
Some small utilities become so embedded in my workflow that they start to feel like part of macOS itself. When I sit down at someone...
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Mac Apps
2026
Resurf – A Well-Designed (Almost) Everything Box
Resurf is a clever new app, currently in beta, with a lot of potential. This is one of those “I needed an app to do X,...
Octarine: Powerful, Sophisticated and Easy to Use
I’ve been hearing about Octarine for a while. It’s one of those apps that people whose opinions I respect talk about with a certain level of admiration....
Setting Up a New Mac the Easy Way
[M4 Mac Mini]When I bought my last new Mac two years ago, I set it up the way I had been setting up my personal...
Four Indie Mac Utilities That Quietly Improve Your Workflow
Independent developers continue to build some of the most thoughtful utilities on macOS. These are small, focused tools that solve real workflow problems instead of...
Developer Spotlight: The Low-Tech Guys, Maker of Clop, Lunar, rcmd, Pipiri and Crank
It’s always such a pleasure to find out when one of my favorite developers has released a new app. That’s how I felt recently, when...
ScreenFloat is a Different Kind of Screenshot App
I only recently realized that my use of screenshots falls into two very different categories. On one hand, I use screenshots to illustrate blog posts...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
Writing Apps: Fluent vs. Rewrite Bar
I’m currently covering apps on sale at BundleHunt. Many of these are new to me, and steep discounts are a good excuse to try tools...
BundleHunt's First Sale of 2026 Is Live - Lifetime Licenses Only
The first BundleHunt sale of 2026 kicked off today. This round is focused entirely on lifetime licenses - no one-year subscriptions or short-term trials disguised...
Turning AppAdddict into a Fully Searchable Archive with Integrity, Raindrop, and EagleFiler
As an App Addict, I enjoy testing new tools and watching indie developers invent clever ways to get things done. But collecting apps isn't the...
Extra Bar Gets Extra Features
Since I installed Extra Bar on New Year's Eve, I have been systematically going through my automation apps, like Raycast Keyboard Maestro, Better Touch Tool,...
Automounter Feels Like it Should Be a Part of macOS
I recently discovered an interesting utility called Automounter over at the always-useful Mac Menu Bar website. As the name suggests, Automounter connects you to network...
Stop Making CRON Jobs!
Cron Was Made for Always-On Unix ServersEarly in my career, I used to get annoyed when the old hands would wave away every automation problem...
