Hi guys.

I use SwordSoft on Windows, and it’s an incredible tool that lets me record keystrokes and display them as overlays on the screen. It’s super customizable, I can filter which keys to show, and it even highlights mouse clicks, has focus point features, and allows drawing on the screen. It’s really an all-in-one powerful utility.

Unfortunately, SwordSoft is Windows-only, and I’m looking for a similar tool for mac. Are there any utilities you guys use that serve the same purpose? Something with the same versatility would be amazing. If you know of any, please let ne know . it wuld help me a tone

thanks

I guess it maxes out. Couldn’t add DuckDuckGo

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I’m competing my very first macOS apps.

Where do you guys normal go to to learn of new apps? How do you discover them? Which mac websites do you take recommendations from?

I need some help in the marketing side, any ideas that could help…

Looking for quick note capture apps for macbook.

Tried Capture - Quick Notes by Furkan Simsir

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/capture-quick-notes/id6458535284

Pros:

• Adding notes is quick and easy .
• Activated by keyboard shortcut commands
• appears in the center of the screen

Cons:

• editing the notes require to go into its main app.
• during adding of quick notes, can only add to a inbox list, hence cannot select preferred list

Is there any recommended quick note capture apps that can do the following

• Activated by keyboard shortcut commands
• appears in the center of the screen (preferably in the center else by the side also can)
• have some sort of "Tabs" of my list to put my notes in as well as to view the previous notes in the selected list (without having to go into the main app)

Thanks

I had this working really well, keyboard shortcuts connected to streamdeck and everything but recently the layouts I built for Finder arent working anymore. I select the and I get this message. I have tried saving a new finder layout and get the same message. Using other apps works fine.

Has there been an update to OSX that has broken something, am I doing something wrong?

I really don't want to pay for Word. Are there any other lightweight competitors that could replace it, and potentially open .docx files as well?

Hi everyone! I've created a shortcut that fetches the URL from Firefox and adds it to the reminder notes. You just need to add the title, and you're done. You can change the reminder app to Things3 since Things Helper doesn't work with firefox. I created this for Reminders because I switched back from Things to Reminders.

https://www.icloud.com/shortcuts/cd8c21edbe4e41f2be74fe0ab6921826

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I've had my computer for close to two years now. I'm a freelance photographer and graphic designer and use this heavily every day. It's an Apple M1 Max Chip (16-inch, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage), and I got an amazing deal when I bought it. Should I begin looking into a new battery? If so, on average, what should I expect to pay (USD)?

I opened up Aime this morning to check my schedule and to-do and they've now ended their free plan, which is so heartbreaking.

Are there any other apps in a similar vein to Aime that are free or relatively low cost (the USD to NZD conversion always kills me).

Thank you so much in advance!

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In my day job, I provide IT support at a small private university. Because I have a good boss, the computer I use as a daily driver is an M3 iMac. Most of the users I support are using Windows 10 and 11, however. Microsoft doesn't make a version of server tools for ARM processor-based computers. This means that I am unable to use a VM to run Windows apps like Active Directory Users and Computers or SCCM. On my Mac, I can use browser-based tools like InTune and Entra, but for other apps, I rely on a remote connection to a Windows machine for access to the tools I need.

My solution is the lite version of the app, Royal TSX. This free version lets me use up to 10 connections to remote computers and 10 sets of credentials. I primarily use the RDP plugin, but Royal TSX also supports:

• TeamViewer sessions
• Apple Remote Desktop and VNC
• Terminal sessions
• File transfers
• VMWare connection
• HyperV connections
• Running PowerShell scripts on remote computers

When I have issues using the new Windows app for RDP for unknown Byzantine reasons, Royal TSX comes through and allows me to connect. It's a neat tool to have in my bag. The paid version is $53 and allows unlimited connection and unlimited credentials.

I use VS Code, but that's not its focus, but I like to use it because of its features

Having multiple tabs and using them as notes

Being able to replace text

Using Regex

And many other text manipulations

However, consumption is something on my Mac and I want to use another app that has these features above or better.

Just found out that the Shottr extension is live in the Raycast store. Shottr is a screenshotting tool similar to Cleanshot X but cheaper (or free). It was announced to be released a few months ago but I never saw any announcement when it was finally released. Thought to share with Raycast + Shottr users!

Edit: Here’s a link to the extension on the Raycast store.

I work on my Mac practically 24/7 as both my work as well as most my hobbies are done in front of the screen. I've reverted to setting up a Gruvbox inspired theme for basically any app that allows it.

I've yet to find a PDF reader that supports custom themes and retains original media. I work in EE and many PDFs I read have graphs where the color coding is essential so simply going monochrome is not an option.

My best option so far has been Margin Note.

It's been a while since I added any new major features to LookAway. I was mostly busy fixing annoying bugs. Another reason is that I got a laser eye surgery recently and I was supposed to look away from the screen as much as possible (pun intended).

I've recovered well now, so without further ado, let me share two new major updates I've added to the latest version of LookAway:

Custom backgrounds

LookAway has always been using your wallpaper as the break background, but now you can change it to whatever image or photo you like.

https://preview.redd.it/dkgcjdakn05e1.png?width=1384&format=png&auto=webp&s=dd66de40efd643c11e20491d01a2f59d8414641f

There's also a curated selection of beautiful gradients you can choose from if you're feeling lazy.

Head over to Settings -> Customization to get started.

More sounds

Not everyone enjoyed the default break sounds. So in this update, I've added more sounds to choose from (Tibetan bells sound is my favorite - thanks to Cat and James for suggesting this).

https://preview.redd.it/d2katcbln05e1.png?width=1376&format=png&auto=webp&s=fb30ce6696bd6eb54aff75a333ba9256068a7c13

Keeping the spirit of high customizability alive, you can upload your own sounds too! Also, you can now adjust the volume of the sounds.

https://preview.redd.it/ox7q060mn05e1.png?width=1166&format=png&auto=webp&s=6d88f84d3183392b1c3a2f22093995b74fac946c

Smaller fixes and updates

• You can now change the break countdown from 5 seconds to 10 seconds
• The cooldown period after a meeting or video playback has been extended from 20 seconds to 1 minute, giving you more breathing room before your next break
• Previously, LookAway would prevent idle detection during video playback. This has been fixed.
• When you upgrade your license, the new updates expiry date now reflects correctly in the manage license window

I'm constantly improving LookAway with your feedback in mind, so stay tuned for more updates soon! If you encounter any issues or have suggestions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

I’ve been looking for a calendar app that allows me to directly include links to Google Meet, Zoom, etc., in the events I create. I know Fantastical and BusyCal can do it, but I find the price too high to justify buying or subscribing just for that feature. Do you know of any app that lets me do this? It could even be a menu bar app.

Shot in the dark, posted this to r/macOS as well. I'm looking for a very particular GUI customization, I'd like to be able to double or triple click my mouse button and have a selection appear over my pointer, like a ring of apps or commands, that I could potentially customize based on how frequently I access them, for greater ease of use. One double click, and a circle opens around my pointer where there's an icon for notes, safari, downloads folder, etc.

Is there any software available for MacOS that serves this function?

Can anyone tell me a video player that works like movist but with a beautiful interface?

I have the non-pro version of movist from the app store and it perfectly displays any HDR. but I would like her to look like macOS.

https://preview.redd.it/ueyxe3ruwz4e1.png?width=2852&format=png&auto=webp&s=59ee458d50493a48cee2860ca45712599b91e0b8

Hey, Mac users! 👋

We've just rolled out a new feature for 1001 Record (Mac screen recorder) - Screenshot like a Pro! 🖼️✨

Now you can easily customise:

• Backgrounds 🖌️
• Spacing 📏
• Watermarks 💧
• And much more! 🤩

1001 record screenshot feature

Perfect for making your screenshots look polished and professional without any hassle. Whether you're creating tutorials and guides or just want to level up your screen grabs, 1001 Record has got your back. 🙌

Already using 1001 Record? Try it out, and let us know what you think! If you haven’t yet, grab it now and take your screen recording to the next level. 🔥

Let’s go! 🚀 (There are 10 free screen recording times for all users; you can try it for free to see if it's good for you.)

Hi all, been looking for an ad-blocker for safari (on Mac). I have read some threads and tried to do some digging bug could not really find satisfying intel. I want to block ads while browsing the internet somewhat reliable and it should not be „too heavy“, because I do not want to slow the browsing experience too much. I would like to know if you can individually configure any settings (excluding certain domains/sites or similar). I do not want a subscription based service, I would rather go for a one-time payment.

Is Wipr 2 the way to go? Or any other suggestions suiting my needs?

Thank y‘all!

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https://github.com/zaps166/QMPlay2

I've tried so many video players, both free and paid, and most of them were just terrible, they were slow, they LAGGED, they didn't even play a lot of codecs, they were too bare-boned... etc.

While this QMPlay 2 just plays everything perfectly, and it's very snappy and fast. My only gripe with it is that for some reason, the mouse wheel scroll doesn't work properly on the video screen, and it doesn't remember file position. Other than that it's very close to MPC.

I'd be happy to know if there are other video players like this.

Hello! About to start a PhD but need to buy microsoft word (not excel/powerpoint, just word) (the apple apps are better)

Is there a cost-effective way to buy it on mac? Say, a permanent licence?

I'm a little confused by the whole thing, advice mucho appreciated!

Thanks!!

I made an app that transforms speech to text in 100+ languages on your Mac. It all runs locally so your data stays private. Check it out and let me know what you think, if you love it or hate it or any feature requests. https://www.dial8.ai

For many years I used Display Fusion on windows and one of the best things they had (apart from hundreds of other amazing things) is the fact that there was a keyboard shortcut that moved the whatever the current window was to the next monitor and it would just loop through all the monitors each time you pressed the KB shortcut.

I have 4 screens and its hard to move the windows at times and its a lot of mouse dragging which hurts the wrist over time.

Q: Anyone know how to do this on a mac?

From what I can tell, window managers is by far the largest category of Mac apps. I regularly see new window manager apps on r/macapps and simple searches can show posts listing a whole bunch of different ones. I was very overwhelmed with the list and downloaded several to try. Months later, I'm not just using Rectangle free version to show windows on the right or left half of the screen, either full-sized, half, or 1-2/3rd. Only a few different hotkeys for position and sizing windows. I only have 1-2 windows focused at a time and have hotkeys set with Hammerspoon to switch between frequently used apps. I feel like a lot if not most of these apps are for fine-grained control and niche features which the vast majority of users would never need.

Still blown away by the response to my MeetingMenu menu bar app free app giveaway post in this sub on Cyber Monday—it got 23,000 downloads! 🎉

I’m itching to build another menu bar app since I absolutely love them! They’re perfect for developers like me who aren’t big fans of user interface design but still want to create something super useful.

This time, instead of falling into my usual trap of building something I want but no one else needs, I want to hear from you:

• What’s a menu bar app that doesn’t exist but would make your life easier?
• What’s already out there that could be made better?
• What’s a menu bar app you’d happily spend a couple of bucks on?

Drop your ideas below, and as a thank-you to this awesome community, I’ll build one and do another giveaway right here when it’s ready. Let’s make it happen! 🙌