Recently Popular Mac Apps (Issue #22)

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Welcome to Macmust’s new apps introduction column. Here, we will introduce to you the latest and excellent Mac App. We also hope that you can share with us in the comment section the applications that you are interested in or enjoy using. Here are this week’s recommended new apps. The recommended apps will mainly be free apps.

1.Pearcleaner – A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner

A free, source-available and fair-code licensed mac app cleaner inspired by Freemacsoft’s AppCleaner.

Features

  • Signed/notarized
  • Swift/SwiftUI
  • Small app size (~4MB)
  • Leftover file search for finding remaining files from previously uninstalled applications
  • Sentinel monitor helper that can be enabled to watch Trash folder for deleted apps to cleanup after the fact(Extremely small (210KB) and uses ~2mb of ram to run in the background and file watch)
  • Mini mode which can be enabled from Settings
  • Menubar icon option
  • One-Shot Mode
  • Can drop apps to uninstall directly on the Pearcleaner Dock icon or the app window
  • Optional Finder Extension which allows you to uninstall an app directly from Finder by right click > Pearcleaner Uninstall
  • Theme System available with custom color selector
  • Differentiate between regular, Safari web-apps and mobile apps with badges like web and iOS
  • Has clean uninstall menu option for the Pearcleaner app itself if you want to stop using it and get rid of all files and launch items
  • New feature alert on app startup
  • Condition builder to easily include or exclude files from searches when file names don’t match the app name/bundle id very well
  • Export app file list search results
  • Optional Homebrew cleanup
  • Include extra directories to search for apps in
  • Exclude files/folders from the leftover file search
  • Custom auto-updater that pulls latest release notes and binaries from GitHub Releases (Pearcleaner should run from /Applications folder to avoid permission issues)

2.AudioZap – MP3 converter

2.AudioZap – MP3 converter

AudioZap – MP3 Converter converts any video to MP3 audio and saves it on your phone so you can listen to it anytime and anywhere.

Features:

  • Convert video to MP3.
  • Very fast and easy to use.
  • Supports most video formats.
  • Supports most audio formats.
  • Share your mp3 files via other apps.

3.NotepadEE – Simple notepad for unix systems

Simple notepad for Macs

System requirements:

Apple Silicon Version: macOS 11.0 or above

Intel Silicon Version: macOSX 10.4 or above

4.Notesnook – An end-to-end encrypted note taking alternative to Evernote.

Notesnook is a free (as in speech) & open-source note-taking app focused on user privacy & ease of use. To ensure zero knowledge principles, Notesnook encrypts everything on your device using XChaCha20-Poly1305 & Argon2.

Notesnook is our proof that privacy does not (always) have to come at the cost of convenience. We aim to provide users peace of mind & 100% confidence that their notes are safe and secure. The decision to go fully open source is one of the most crucial steps towards that.

5.Browsers – Open the right browser at the right time

Browsers is an intuitive context menu that pops up when you press a link in an app other than a web browser.

  • Non-obtrusive design, looking more like a context menu
  • Supports opening popular desktop applications directly, e.g Figma, Linear, Notion, Slack, Spotify, Telegram, Zoom.
  • Supports user profiles for browsers based on Chrome and Firefox

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