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Today on App Addict - MacUpdater is Multifeatured - One thing I know about apps designed to identify and download updates for the applications on your Mac, none of them are 100% effective. I use a combination of MacUpdater, Latest, CleanMyMac and Topgrade to come as close as possible to updating my Macs. Of those four, MacUpdate has the… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/macu… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - EagleFiler - I wanted to create a central repository for all the personal data I’ve generated over the years in one location, searchable within a single program. I have a Gmail account that’s 19 years old with 144K messages. My Evernote account goes back to 2008 and has over 7K notes. In… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/eagl… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Opening Batches of Apps, Documents, Folders and Web Pages - There are several ways to batch open workspaces for various projects. The built in Apple tools, Shortcuts and Automator can do it for you if you know how to use them and don’t mind doing a bit of fiddling. Commercial apps like Workspaces ($19.99) have lots of features and a… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/open… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Permute - Powerful, Easy to Use Media Converter for Images, Video and Audio - Permute by Charlie Monroe (developer of Downie) makes media conversion simple regardless of whether you need to manipulate images, video or audio. Its simple drag and drop interface instantly identifies the media you are working with and uses presets to convert the file to the format you want. Permute does… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/perm… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Four Mac Firewall Apps
Today on App Addict - Two Apps for Presentations, Screen Cature Videos or Screen Sharing - German developer Martin Lexow who recently released Polycapture has a couple of other interesting apps for some niche use cases such as screen recording videos for tutorials or other training materials. They may also be useful for anyone doing presentations or extensive screen sharing via Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/two-… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Quitter - A Free Utility That Works - I was happy when Raycast implemented a feature that would automatically quit apps after a specified period of inactivity. I was not happy when I found that the feature didn’t work reliable on either my M2 MBA or my M3 iMac. Although I had certain apps set to quite after… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/quit… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Two Apps for Apple Reminders Users - Reminders Menu Bar Access your Apple Reminders from the menu bar without having to open the app with this free attractive Swift app that looks like it’s a native. β’ All interactions happen through the menu bar interface β’ Instantly sync with Apple Reminders β’ Choose the list you… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/two-… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Sleeve Heads Up Music Player - If your music provider is Spotify, Apple Music, or Doppler, you are in luck because those services are compatible with a delightful heads-up display music player called Sleeve for macOS. Sleeve is an extremely customizable floating interface for controlling and configuring your music playback. When your music is playing, Sleeve… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/slee… #Mac Apps π
Does anyone know of a way to get the new Apple passwords app to generate a suggested password without having be in Safari? I’d like a way to get a popup within the browser I use or when setting up a new app that wants a password. Mac and iOS.
Stop macOS 15 Sequoia monthly screen recording prompts - There may be a way to stop the new macOS madness! h/t to @drdrang@mastodon.cloud
Today on App Addict - Polycapture a New and Affordable Next Generation Recording App - This morning, I got a tip from Carlo Zottmann, the developer of Actions for Obsidian. He let my know about Polycapture, a new app he’d just discovered. Instabuy: βPolyCapture for Mac lets you to record webcams, microphones, screens, and apps β individually or simultaneously.β
Record webcams, capture cards, iOS devices,… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/poly… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Dato - A Full Featured Menu Bar Calendar - Dato by indy developer Sindre Sorhus is a powerful multi-featured menu bar calendar app that complements full featured calendars like Fantastical or Busy Cal. Like most apps by this developer, it is remarkable for the customization options and the way it fulfills so many needs. You have your choice of… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/2024… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - IINA - Free and Open-Source Video Player - I have been installing VLC on computers at work for over 20 years, it’s been a standard part of the image in K12 and higher ed schools for such a long time because it just works. You can throw just about any type of video file at it and… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/iina… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Neat Download Manager - When it comes to downloading from the internet there are several different scenarios. There is downloading torrent files and their payloads which requires a special application like Folx or qbittorrent to manage. Then there are specialized downloaders for video/audio content like Downie and ClipGrab. Then there are the run of… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/neat… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - The Time Machine Mechanic - I have been using a Backup Status widget to keep track of my Time machine backups but with the release of Sequoia it has stopped functioning. The next best tool in my arsenal to monitor backups is The Time Machine Mechanic, a free utility from the Eclectic Light Company. The… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/the-… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Whatever Happened to Evernote - Evernote was once a giant of an app, beloved by millions and one of the first cross platform tools to achieve widespread use. The productivity culture adored it and people like Tiago Forte, the author Building a Second Brain, made it central to their methodology. The company was sold to… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/what… π
Today on App Addict - Cork for Homebrew - I’ve been experimenting with GUI apps for Homebrew this year. Whenever I’ve posted about them, other have encouraged me to try Cork, by independent developer David BureΕ‘, and so I purchased a license a few weeks ago and I have been using it ever since. Installation was straightforward but I… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/cork… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - iTerm - You Don’t Have to Be a Developer to Use It - I’m not a developerΒ but I do like to use Homebrew and make tweaks to my system that require frequent use of the Terminal. I’m a long-time user of iTerm 2 which is perfect for a user like me.
Some of the features I enjoy are: β’ Finder integration via… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/iter… #Mac Apps π
Today on App Addict - Five Free Single Purpose Apps - β’ Dockey is an app that controls a few dock preferences: position, show/hide, animation speed, show/hide speed. Some of these choices are available in System settings. Others require you to run a terminal command unless you use something like Dockey. β’ Hyperduck by indy developer Sindre Sorhus is an app… - apps.louplummer.lol/post/five… #Mac Apps π
