Setapp Goodness and Tips
Setapp
is an app subscription service ($9.99 a month) owned by the Ukrainian
company Macpaw. It has approximately 1 million subscribers, which is a
good testament to its usefulness. Here are some of the things I've
learned in a year and half of being a customer.
Unfortunately, Macpaw is a frequent target of Russian trolls because of the ongoing war between the two countries. Macpaw also makes the utility suite, CleanMyMac, which some people confuse with an older Mac malware program, MacKeeper. The two are not related. If you read the tech press, you'll see good reviews of Setapp. If you rely on Reddit or anonymous online sources, you are likely to run into those pesky Russians I mentioned.
I get tremendous value from my Setapp subscription. The numbers fluctuate a bit, but I currently have 42 apps from the service installed. More than a dozen of those apps are login items that are always running on my Mac. Obviously, they play a vital part in my workflow.
Anyone can try Setapp and all of its app for free for seven days, however if you use my referral link and code PLUMMER you will get 30 days free instead of seven. Also if you are a student, you are eligible for Setapp at 50% off. And, finally, anyone who pays by the year gets a 10% discount.
One tip I can offer is to get your own API key from Open.AI for use with AI apps like Typing Mind or Elephas. It is much cheaper. In a year of constantly using my API with multiple apps, I've spent $15.
If you have any apps from Setapp that you have already purchased, consider using the Setapp version while you have a subscription since it adds to the money that the developer make. It's just a nice thing to do. Brett Terpstra wrote a script and an automator workflow that will tell you if any of the apps on your computer are also on Setapp.
One last thing - I tried the iOS add-on and didn't get that much from it. I do have the add-on to run the apps on a second machine though. It doesn't add that much and it comes in handy.
Here's a List of the Login Apps I Use
- PopClip - A Must Have Productivity App | AppAddict
- Bartender - Still Best in Class | AppAddict
- AlDente Pro - Charge Limiter | AppAddict
- 24 Hour Wallpaper from Jetson Creative | AppAddict
- Better Touch Tool Favorites | AppAddict
- CleanShot X | AppAddict
- Clop - Copy Big, Paste Small, Send Fast | AppAddict
- Dato - A Full Featured Menu Bar Calendar | AppAddict
- Default Folder X an OG App For Mac Power Users | AppAddict
- Disk Drill Revisited - Recovering 87K Files | AppAddict
- Dropzone 4 - A Little Pricey But Versatile | AppAddict
- QuitAll - Amico Apps
- Start from Innovative Bytes | AppAddict
Other Setapp Offerings I Have Reviewed
- Permute - Powerful, Easy to Use Media Converter for Images, Video and Audio | AppAddict
- TripMode - Data Usage Monitor and Control | AppAddict
- Downie - Video Downloader | AppAddict
- Trickster - Manage Your Files Like a Pro | AppAddict
- TextSniper | AppAddict
- Unclutter - Clipboard Manager, File Shelf, Floating Notes - All in One | AppAddict
- MarsEdit - Making Blogging Easier | AppAddict
- SnapMotion - High Quality Image Captures from Video, Made Easy | AppAddict
- Presentify - An App for the Future | AppAddict
- Elephas Did What Others Wouldn't | AppAddict
- Keysmith - Record Automation Macros With Ease | AppAddict
- Noizio - A Background Sound App for Mac | AppAddict
- Widget Wall | AppAddict
- Almighty - Tweaking and Utility Collection | AppAddict
- Paletro - Add a Command Palette to Any App | AppAddict
- Unite 5 and Coherence X 4 - Site Specific Browsers | AppAddict
- An Unemotional Look at Clean My Mac X | AppAddict
- Plus AI from MacPlus - A Convenient and Well Though Out App | AppAddict
- Pie Menu | AppAddict
- Pathfinder by Cocoatech | AppAddict