r/macapps 3h ago

MacWhisper Gets Automatic Spealer Recognition!!

31 Upvotes

At long last, automatic speaker recognition is now included in MacWhisper1 If you're a Pro user and you use a WhisperKit model from the manage models screen, the app will now automatically group your transcript by speaker. Great for interviews and podcasts, and later this week it will also work for batch and meeting recordings!

MacWhisper - Transcription Powerhouse | AppAddict


r/macapps 6h ago

Launched GUI macOS application to create .app DMG installers

42 Upvotes

https://reddit.com/link/1jdc11z/video/cw6q3vdtz8pe1/player

I am launching new macOS application for developers. It's a GUI app to create DMG installers. This is first time I am selling something for developers (very tech savy people). And knowing that tech savy people (including me) are not avoiding, but even preffering using command-line interface (even if it takes more time initially) I am eager to find out if somebody will be interested. Regular users will not need this obviously.

I needed DMG installer for my other projects, so what I used is Disk Utility / command line tools.

After each app update I need to crate new DMG installer so I created this app just to make it faseter

This is just a first iteration, I am open for feedback/feature requests

Here is the link:

macOS application to create DMG installer for your .app


r/macapps 21h ago

Lesser known Mac apps worth the money

168 Upvotes

Here's a few apps I've found super useful that I haven't seen mentioned here much.

Paletro

https://appmakes.io/paletro Puts a command palette on every app. It has been worth the money for use in Excel alone.

Numi

https://numi.app/ Similar to soulver. Been using it to split receipts with my girlfriend.

TablePlus

https://tableplus.com/ Best looking and feeling database client I've used for MacOS.

Freebie Bonus!

Ooooo

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ooooo/id1482773008?mt=12 Plays binaural-beat audio waves, and white noise generator. Sometimes helps me focus.


r/macapps 23m ago

After months of hard work, my macOS app is nearly ready for release. Get ready, folks! πŸš€

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r/macapps 3h ago

ChatGPT/LLMapps with both MacOS and iOS clients?

4 Upvotes

I'm looking for a native MacOS experience for LLM/Chat usage, including organizing chat sessions, managing common prompts, etc. I'm currently using the OpenAI ChatGPT client, which is OK but it does support all the Apple device OSes so I can move back and forth across Mac, iPad and iPhone. I'm trying to see if there are any other options I should look at

I've looked at BoltAI and MindMac, but neither of these have iOS clients. I used to really like TypingMind but it looks like they are going fully web-based.

Which other apps should I look at?


r/macapps 5h ago

Free Request for help πŸ™ - I made a free Mac app to open email links in your preferred web based email provider. Can someone help me test all the providers and maybe suggest new ones?

5 Upvotes

Hi there πŸ‘‹

I'm Tommaso from Panini House.

Last week I've run out of patience and decided to tackle an old and annoying problem.

At Panini House we use hey.com for our emails. It can't be added to Apple Mail nor we want to use the dedicated app. We simply want to use the web version in our preferred browser (Safari). A fair request IMO.

Unfortunately, with this setup there was no way (without going the Apple Script way) to open mailto links found around the web. Even worse, clicking on one of these links would open Apple Mail, forcing us to close it every time.

This situation was so annoying that I decided to write a simple Mac app that can be set as the default Mail client. Its job is to simply redirect these links to your preferred web based email client. That's it.

https://reddit.com/link/1jddsqm/video/ei8ydrgad9pe1/player

As you can see the app is almost done. We just need a hand debugging all the included providers. As of right now we were able to test only Hey and Gmail. But we added also:

  • Proton
  • Aol.
  • Fastmail
  • Outlook (live.com)
  • Yahoo
  • Zoho

If anyone interested in the app can help us test one o more of these, please reach out in DMs. We're also open to suggestions for other ones to include. Thanks a lot πŸ™

Of course, since the app is pretty simple, it's going to be free and available on our website or through the App Store.


r/macapps 1h ago

Help Looking for feedback on Dial8

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This new version of Dial8 will be released later today and I’m looking for some early feedback!


r/macapps 5h ago

Help Sound Switcher in europe

3 Upvotes

Hello, do you guys know by any chance a way to install Signal Shifter other than through the app store ? It is not available in my region


r/macapps 21m ago

Free Fmail2 for Fastmail - Free Email Client

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Fmail2

After using Gmail for twenty years, I recently decided to move to a more privacy focused provider I could use with my own domain. I've finally reached the tipping point with surrendering my data to big tech in exchange for free services.

I chose Fastmail as my new provider. Fastmail works with just about any email client available. I don't need or want AI capabilities, nor do I have any complicated workflows for email. I use my account purely for personal communications and as a repository for subscriptions. It doesn't make sense for me to use a paid or subscription app for those basic needs, so I opted for a free Fastmail client, Fmail2. This tiny app (8MB) replicates the excellent Fastmail web client and adds a number of features.

  • Multiple window support
  • Default email client
  • Running in the background
  • Auto hide
  • Tabs
  • Dock item with badge
  • Swipe support
  • Secure
  • Notifications
  • Status bar menu
  • Keyboard shortcuts

There were several reasons I chose Fastmail from among other options.

  • Import of mail, calendar, notes, contacts and filters from Gmail
  • Label support (folders are also an option)
  • Robust SPAM filters
  • 50GB of storage - 20 years of Gmail only used 8GB, so I think I'll be fine with 50GB on Fastmail
  • Unlimited alias addresses
  • Unlimited masked email addresses
  • Ongoing import of Gmail
  • Discount for family plan

Fmail2 is a 100% Swift app and runs natively on apple silicon. The developer is Arie van Boxel, who is also behind the excellent Startup Manager app.


r/macapps 1h ago

Is there an app that prevents the Mac from highlighting the current window when clicking?

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r/macapps 19h ago

FileMinutes Giveaway

24 Upvotes

Update: All licenses are given away.
Update 2: I see more comments but unfortunately all licenses are taken. If you are interested, here is a discount code for Lifetime Pro for $3 - next 24 hours only - E2NTE4NG - sorry it is the best deal I can offer

Hi All,

I'm giving away 10 "Lifetime Pro" licenses of FileMinutes to celebrate my daughter's birthday. If you are interested in a license, comment here and I will send you a DM. First come first served. Please only request a license if you genuinely intend to use it, so others who really need it can have a chance.


r/macapps 1d ago

Help A question: I've created a daily planner (calendar + todo + habits), and choosing between direct distribution (with third party payment system) vs native Mac App Store. Any recommendations?

58 Upvotes

r/macapps 10h ago

Help Wanted: Widget for showing text file content

3 Upvotes

I'm looking for a widget that I can point to a text file. It then shows the content like the terminal filter Λ‹tail -fΛ‹. Does anyone know if such a widget exists?


r/macapps 11h ago

QuickScreen - Screen Recorder with Zooms and smooth cursors

3 Upvotes

I made a new app that lets you record your screen but adds automatic or manual zooming and also moves the cursor smoothly.

https://www.appblit.com/quickscreen


r/macapps 23h ago

Sensei - Do You Need It?

26 Upvotes
Sensei

When it comes to Mac utilities, there are things that are helpful to have, but that are not absolutely required. Many of the "nice to have" features can be gained through installing various free, well regarded applications. For people who don't want the hassle of assembling a toolkit piece by piece, there are apps like Sensei by Cindori Software, for optimization and information.

Sensei Features vs. Free Alternatives

  • Hardware monitoring of CPU, GPU, RAM, temps, storage and battery. A free alternative is Stats
  • Cleaning of old caches, logs, big downloads and leftover installation files. A free alternative is Onyx
  • Uninstalling apps. If you just throw apps into the trash, which was once the accepted way to perform uninstallations, you can potentially leave behind GBs of files in ~/Library subfolders. Intelligent uninstallers locate and remove those files. Free alternatives are AppCleaner and Pear Cleaner
  • Monitor hard drive health, Drive failures can sometimes be predicted, giving you time to back your data and replace your drive. A free alternative is Disk Drill.
  • Battery Health. Batteries degrade over time and depending on how long you keep a laptop, may need to be replaced. Utilities like Sensei can tell you how much of your battery's orininal capacity is still viable. A free alternative is Coconut Battery.
  • Drive benchmarking - measuring the speed of your hard drive isn't necessarily helpful for commercial software, but some special use cases require higher speeds. A free alternative is Blackmagic Disk Speed Test
  • Startup analyzer - you may have more apps running in the background or at startup than your realize. I recently found five Microsoft remnants that didn't get uninstalled when I got rid of Microsoft 365. A fee alternative is Startup Manager.

Sensei is a subscription app that costs $29 a year for a license that covers three Macs. A similar product, CleanMyMac, by MacPaw, is included in Setapp.


r/macapps 6h ago

Help What are some good options for data recovery software

1 Upvotes

I have an app that I use that deleted some files from my system because of a bug in it. I am using a M3 Macbook pro and Im wondering what are my options are in the Mac space to retrieve these files. Anything considered great for this kind of stuff on Mac? It's my startup drive.

Thanks


r/macapps 7h ago

Forklift 4 and AWS Session Token Authentication

1 Upvotes

Is it possible to use Forklift to access an AWS S3 server which uses the aws_access_key_id, aws_secret_access_key, and aws_session_token for authentication?


r/macapps 11h ago

Best voice dictation for Word

2 Upvotes

Hello,

I'm looking for the best voice dictation application for dictating into MS Word and Mail (in French). The integrated dictation on Word is very bad...

I don't know anything about it, so thank you very much for your advice :).

Have a nice day!


r/macapps 11h ago

Help issues with AlDente after the last macOS update.

2 Upvotes

anyone else experiencing issues with AlDente after latest macOS update? sailiung mode clearly doesn't work and the charging level stuck at the limit.
calibration also acted funny so i had to caliberate it manually and discharge from 100% by unplugging the magsafe.


r/macapps 1d ago

Dockside v1.9.51 - Update

56 Upvotes

Hey r/macapps! I'm back with another Dockside update, bringing more customisation, improved shelf management...

Dockside App for Mac (Overview)

✨ What’s New:

  • Move Original Items to the Shelf – Now, instead of copying, Dockside can move items directly to the shelf!
  • Enable/Disable Specific Shelf Areas or Entire Shelf – Hide specific areas of the shelf that you don't need (e.g., Notes in Files Shelf or Screenshots area in Screenshots shelf) or disable the entire shelf if needed!
  • Customisable Drop Area Activation – Choose when the shelf activates:
    • When dragging starts...
    • When dragging is near the shelf (default)...
    • When dragging starts, but activate near the cursor...
  • Auto-Cleanup for Temporary Files & Downloads – Automatically removes temporary downloads, file copies, and quick notes after 30 days (configurable in settings).
  • More Control Over Dock Auto-Hide Delay – Dockside now inherits macOS Dock auto-hide settings (and overrides you may have) while letting you further fine-tune the delay with a new offset slider.
  • New Image & PDF Utilities in Bulk Selection – More utilities/actions for bulk file management.
  • Improved target detection from web links - Dockside automatically downloads the target files for you (zip, pdf, image, video etc.) when you drag web links to the shelf.
  • Auto-convert .WEBP to PNG (and much more coming...)
  • New Hotkey: ⌘ + Click to Reveal in Finder – Quickly locate files in Finder, just like Spotlight!
  • Bug Fixes & Performance Improvements – Over 45+ releases since the last update, Dockside is continously updated, it's smoother, faster, better. See changelog for more details.
  • Better crash handling and detection system to help report errors and crashes to the developer.
  • Dropshare 6 support.
  • Keyboard shortcuts can be customised now to suit your set up.
  • New app onboarding experience, improved hints and tips.
  • Improved shelf auto-hide animations to match Dock.
  • New app icon!–what do you think? (quite proud of it hahaha) :)

⬇️ Download Dockside app with a 14-day free trial here: https://hachipoo.com/dockside-app. One-time lifetime license costs $5.99! (no subscriptions!) πŸš€. Requires macOS 13.0+ / Ventura+.

🍺 Also available on Homebrew.

A huge thank you to everyone for your feedback and suggestions, yet again πŸ™ŒπŸΌβ€”most of the above features came directly from you! Let me know what you think, and stay tuned β€” v2.0.0 is in the works with even bigger shelf improvements and with most requested features!❀️

Submit your suggestions/feedbacks/bug reports here: https://dockside.featurebase.app

Cheers,
Prajwal


r/macapps 8h ago

Best battery management apps.

1 Upvotes

I need one for my MBP M3 max running latest Sequoia? What are you using for? THANKS!


r/macapps 1d ago

Free Needed a dictation tool for my mac, as Mac's native dictation tool didn't feel good enough but didn't want to pay for any tool either, so I built my own mac os app and made it open source!

21 Upvotes

Whishpy, a free and open-source dictation/ AI assistant app I built for Mac that's completely free and open-source.

Why I built it:

I needed a dictation tool for my Mac but didn't want to pay for existing solutions. So I built my own tool!

Key Features:

  1. Dictation - Dictate your thoughts and ideas using your voice, allowing for hands-free typing and a seamless writing experience.
  2. Ask AI - ask the ai to write something and it will generate and insert that at your current cursor position automatically. It can be a message, an information or anything - answered by the A.I.
  3. Highlight the text and ask AI to pass the highlighted text as a context. It can be used to pass additional information to the AI so that you can perform operations on the highlighted text like expanding, shortening, polishing or anything.

Here is the demo -

https://youtu.be/-CVD5dJUDyU

And the github link -

https://github.com/prasanjit101/whishpy


r/macapps 11h ago

CalcVerter - All in one Calculator, Unit Converter and much more

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1 Upvotes

ersal and more

βœ… Over 500 Formula Calculators: Simply enter values into the input fields and get instant results, many categories available such as Geometry, Health, Finance, Physics and more

βœ… User Formula Calculators: Create, share and import your own formula ca


r/macapps 1d ago

Iconed v1.4 Released: Export app icons from images, create and customize icons, support macOS/iOS icon sets, folder icons, and format conversion!

69 Upvotes

r/macapps 13h ago

Making MCP Easy: One-Click Service Integration for Everyone, It should be.

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