128 Must-have apps for Mac and ios
EACH OF UShas a core set of apps we use all the time, but what if you haven’t discovered the one app that’ll totally improve your Mac or iOS experience? How would you like 128 of them? When we started making this list, we were adamant no entries should be from Apple, as you likely know its apps well already. (Apple then bought one of them, but that shows how good it is.) So, here are 64 must-have Mac apps, and starting on page 46 you’ll find our picks for iOS.
TWEETBOT $9.99
I use Tweetbot to keep up with Twitter largely to use its ability to keep multiple columns open for saved searches, direct messages, and multiple accounts’ timelines. I also love its features for muting topics that are getting in the way, by hashtag or keyword, the latter of which can be an explicit phrase or a matched pattern.
BOOM 2 $19.99
I expect many of us play a lot more media outside of iTunes than in it these days – YouTube, Facebook videos, Spotify, and TV services – so the lack of a system-wide equalizer that affects all Mac apps, rather than just Apple’s jukebox and video player, is important. That’s what Boom gives you.
TONALITY $24.99
Even in the colorsaturated modern world, there’s something about the strong reactions that black and white photography can invoke that keeps the style fresh and appealing. Simply desaturating an image is rarely effective, so I use this app’s presets and manual controls to make my mono images look their best.
AIRMAIL 3 $9.99
AirMail offers neat ways to deal with messages that Apple Mail does not. We’re fond of its ability to “snooze” messages to help focus on the things that need immediate attention. Also notable are the ability to block senders with two clicks (instead of setting up rules), a customizable delay before messages are sent, and exempting an account from Do Not Disturb.
PASTE $9.99
This Clipboard enhancement keeps a history of whatever you copy – text, pictures, links, files, and more – and you can save items as snippets for reuse. Apps can be excluded to keep sensitive info private. Paste syncs its history and snippets across Macs, so you won’t lose out on the convenience of macOS’s Universal Clipboard if you’ve gotten used to it.
LAUNCHPAD MANAGER $7.99
Launchpad is a fast way to open Mac apps, without the clutter of irrelevant results and the slight pause you can get when searching for them in Spotlight. However, if you like to browse its iOS-like arrangement of icons – rather than just using its search bar – getting them in the order you want, one icon at a time, gets tedious. You can speed up the process dramatically by using this tool, not least because it enables you to quickly group multiple apps.
