Macos
The Mac Menu Bar App Stack: Small Tools That Stay Out of Your Way
A rundown of genuinely useful macOS menu bar apps: a to-do list, an audio router, a white noise player, and an eject-blocker fixer. What each one does and who it's for.
Best macOS Network Utility Alternatives, Compared (2026)
Apple removed Network Utility years ago. Here's an honest comparison of what replaced it: native GUI apps, a traceroute specialist, and the command-line standard. Tested by a developer who builds these tools.
Apple Rejected Enormo Twice
This week's app, an AI photo upscaler for Mac called Enormo, is built and ready. Getting it past App Store review has been the hard part.
StemSplitPro Is Live
Announcing StemSplitPro, a Mac app that splits any song into clean vocal, drum, bass, and instrument stems entirely on your machine.
This Week: Conjugo and ContactPDF
Two new apps in review this week: Conjugo, a Spanish verb conjugator, and ContactPDF for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Plus iPad updates for Pacesmith and Gratuity.
TodoBar Is Live
Announcing TodoBar, a menu bar to-do tracker for macOS with natural-language due dates, a global hotkey, and iCloud sync. One-time $9.99.
Portie Is Live
Announcing Portie, a native macOS app that shows every open port on your Mac, identifies which app owns it, and lets you kill it with no terminal required.
TypeSnap Is Live
Announcing TypeSnap, a privacy-first text expansion app for Mac with one-time pricing and full TextExpander import.
Network Utility Was Removed in macOS Ventura. Here's What to Use Instead.
Apple removed Network Utility from macOS in Ventura, leaving a gap for developers and power users who relied on it daily. Here's the best replacement.
Soundshine Is Here
Announcing Soundshine, a macOS menu bar app that routes your system audio to any app as a microphone input.
I'm Shipping an App Every Tuesday
Announcing my new challenge to finish and ship one macOS app every week.