MagicMenu from iBoysoft - Not Recommended
I recently saw a recommendation for MagicMenu from iBoysoft on Reddit and decided to try out the app. According to my records, it's the 1663rd...
Mac Apps
2024
What Is Your ALT+TAB Solution on Your Mac?
In Windows, when you press the ALT+TAB key combination, you are presented with all of the open windows on your machine, and you can cycle...
Applite - An App Store for Homebrew
Applite is a free application manager using a graphical user interface for apps installed using the CLI Homebrew package manager. Applite allows you to download,...
EtreCheckPro, System Report on Steroids
EtreCheckPro is an app that displays important system configuration details and allows users to copy that information for analyzation and use elsewhere. It helps identify...
Dropover, Best in Class
There is no shortage of shelf apps for the Mac. With popular apps like Yoink, Unclutter and Dropzone in the mix, Dropover Pro, a $4.99...
A Privacy and Security Toolkit
In the modern age, it takes a real strategy to protect yourself from invasive mega-corporations who want to track you, bad actors on the malware...
Apps That Do One Thing Well
One thing that happens to some apps over time is bloating through feature creep. Customers demand constant updates to justify subscriptions or to satisfy some...
Default Folder X an OG App For Mac Power Users
Most long-term Mac users have at least heard of if not used Default Folder X (DFX). The program traces its roots all the way back...
BlockBlock and KnockKnock from Objective-See
Anyone who tells you that Macs don't get viruses is misinformed, and you shouldn't rely on that person for computing advice. Mac malware exists. Having...
Five Homebrew Favorites
For true App Addicts, even the ones who don't spend a lot of time at the command line on their Mac, exploring the Homebrew universe...
Lingon X Finds All the Junk
Troubleshooting a misbehaving Mac can be tough at times when the problem is caused by a background process that keeps failing and being restarted by...
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...
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...
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...
