FSNotes - A Free and Open-Source Successor to NValt
FSNotes is a plain text note editor with the two-pane interface of Brett Terpstra's classic Nvalt, which ceased development in 2017. FSNotes has an extensive...
Universal Apps
2025
Cheatsheet - Mac, iOS, WatchOS
I have hundreds of contacts and I know almost no phone numbers. My job requires me to gain entrance to numerous rooms secured with keypad...
Resilio Sync - Secure, Private Peer-to-Peer File Sharing
The easiest way to share files between computers or with other users is through a commercial cloud service like iCloud, Dropbox or Google Drive. The...
Making App Wishlists
Because I like checking out new to me software and writing about it, I usually install something new just about every day. Reading r/MacApps and...
Quotemarks - Quote Notebook
I have collected quotes for years. When I'm reading a book, watching a movie or listening to music, if I come across a line I...
2024
OpenVibe - Free Social Thread Aggregator
OpenVibe is a social media aggregator for some of the decentralized networks that use Activity Pub, Blockchain and the AT protocol. In this case, that...
Bridges Link Sharing
For anyone who collects and shares links regularly, Bridges Link Sharing is a great tool to increase productivity by making the process easier. If you...
Universal and Cross Platform Apps
The apps on this list are either free or buy once and use on multiple platforms with just a couple of exceptions. The links are...
Flyleaf - An Elegant Read It Later Solution
There are lots of read it later apps and services available for Mac users. Some, like Instapaper and Pocket require you to create an account...
Drafts Pro 50% Off for New Users
For new users, Drafts Pro is 50% off the first year. Drafts was the first app I installed when I became interested in iOS and...
Access: Secure Passwords Companion
One big feature missing from Apple's new Passwords App is secure notes to store data besides passwords. While you can make notes within the app,...
Cronica - A Free, Privacy Focused Media Tracker for Mac and iOS
There are many paid options to discover and track movies and TV shows, most of them being subscription-based. Cronica, donation-ware from Egger, Inc., full-featured right...
Ente Auth - The Free Authy Replacement for Your Mac and iPhone
If you miss the Authy 2FA desktop app, and you would rather not use Apple Passwords, since if you were to lose access to your...
Language Tool - Free is Good, Paid is Better, but Expensive
Mac apps have had rudimentary built-in grammar checkers for a while. Grammarly was the first well-know commercial product to elevate the capabilities of that tool...
Black Friday Software Sales
It's time for all the AppAddicts out there to load up during the yearly bargain day called Black Friday. The sites listed below have some...
Notesnook is the Best New App I've Seen in a While
There are many, many notes apps available for Mac users, from simple plain text notebooks to complex PKM managers. I thought I was familiar with...
Bluesky Apps for Mac Users
The social media platform, Bluesky, has been getting a lot of press lately as a mass migration from X has taken place over the past...
Fedica - Post to Multiple Social Networks at Once, On a Schedule - For Free
There's been a great deal of buzz recently about an iOS only app called Croissant that can post to X, Mastodon and Bluesky all at...
The Best App for Subscription Tracking
For many, the consumer landscape today includes subscriptions in lots of areas, for news. TV channels, music services and software. Was life better when we...
Redact Privacy - An App for Cleaning Up Your Internet Presence
If you've been online for a long time, you very well may have accounts on dozens of services, including social media platforms. Despite your best...
