There are several terrific writing apps available on the Mac App Store for focused writing. But if you don’t want to shell out the cash just yet, try one of these free tools for capturing your articles, stories, or essays.
Writing with a distraction-free tool allows you to concentrate on what’s most important, your words. So whether you’re just giving this a try to see if you like it or don’t need extra features that the paid apps provide, this list of free focused writing apps is for you.
When you work from home, there are a lot of distractions. And while you certainly have interruptions in a physical office or workplace, those you have at home are just a bit different. So if you aren’t used to working at home every day, you need to prepare for these disruptions.
To help you readjust after an interruption and concentrate better on your work, we’ve assembled a list of Mac apps to help you focus. These apps use different techniques and combinations of them such as the pomodoro timer and Eisenhower Matrix methods.
If you need some assistance getting used to working in a home office, these apps should help.
Universal purchase support for Mac apps that was announced on February 5, 2020 is now officially available, Apple announced yesterday via a blog post on its developer portal.
The Activity Monitor on your Mac is one of those tools that you should become familiar with. You by no means need be an expert on it, but you should know the basics. Why, you ask? Because the Activity Monitors shows all the processes running on your Mac. It’s like a task manager, so you can see how those processes affect your Mac and close any if needed.
Whether you’re new to Mac or simply new to the Activity Monitor, we’ll walk you through the basics you need to know.
Learn how to selectively exclude specific fields before sharing a contact via your iPhone, iPad, or Mac to avoid accidentally sending unwanted information.
Learn how to customize the built-in TextEdit app to efficiently create and edit both plain and rich text documents on your Mac.
Learn how to use the built-in Dictionary app on your Mac to define words or phrases or even search for topics on Wikipedia.
Learn how to enhance your text documents on Mac by creating tables or lists in Apple's TextEdit app.
Learn how to add, edit, and annotate images within Apple's built-in TextEdit app on your Mac to liven up rich text document with some visuals.
Alto's Odyssey, the award-winning endless sandboarding journey for the iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Android, is now available on the Mac for $9.99.
SwitchGlass is a new project from John Siracusa which brings a dedicated application switcher to the Mac with tons of customization options.
A new piece of software for the Mac, called StatusBuddy, reveals the status of Apple's various services such as the App Store and Apple Music with a click of the mouse, providing additional and more timely details than the company's own service status webpages.